He took an overdose on Saturday.He is in intensive care and on dialysis because he has kidney failure and his liver isn't functioning well. Do you know of anyone who came through this?
2006-07-27 07:48:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Thanks everyone. I was dreading getting some really cruel answers. You know how some people are.
2006-07-27 07:54:55 · update #1
sorry to hear... i know how this must be for you , a good friend of mine took an overdose .. paracetamol... same thing happend kidney failure , liver started to fail , he was realy ill didnt think he would live but he managed to pull through ,so it can be done ... hope alls ok
2006-07-27 09:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by tom 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I betting he took an overdose of tylenol....but any OD that causes the organ damage you describe isnt very good...if his liver can survive it then he may make it but be on dialysis all his life....but if the liver doesnt do well and gets worse then Im sorry to say that he probably wont survive...if it was tylenol and the docs werent able to get a certain med into him due to the ingestion timeline his liver will completely fail and then end is very near...but if they did get that medication into him he has a little better chance of surviving...I have assisted in treating many types of OD's in the ER and tylenol is one of the worst...you dont die right away but days later in pain...the liver doesnt take kindly to tylenol or any other drug in mass quanitites...Im sorry to be so blunt but I dont think its right to pussyfoot around an issue as serious as death...if you have any other questions contact me....and I hope your cousin does pull thru this and be able to leave the hospital to tell his tale....
2006-07-27 14:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by minx64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing this was a major over dose? The chances are he'll be on Dialysis for a very long time, if not life. Ask the Doctors for more detailed advice. Hope he makes a good recovery! x
2006-07-27 14:55:38 · answer #3 · answered by Fluke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the form of OD, if it was a paracetamol based drug, it will depend on how much as the liver will not recover as it cannot break down paracetamol well, and damage is irreparable, with kidney failure to boot his other organs may fail,It's in the lap of the gods, the medical team will do all they can though so i wish him well.
2006-07-29 13:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by DOC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend's nephew. He took an entire bottle of Tylenol. He was critical for a while, and was on the liver transplant list. BUT,they caught it in time and gave an antidote - which doesn't always work - and his liver healed itself.
The human body is a mysterious thing. Things that should kill people, they come thru fine and what look like minor things cripple or kill them.
I hope your cousin recovers fully or doesn't linger in pain. (Because anywhere in the middle is horrible for both him and the family.) Good luck!!!
2006-07-27 14:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats like asking how long a peice of string is.
It all depends how much damage is done,, every organ in the human body has the ability to heal except the teeth so there is ALWAYS hope.
I do hope he'll be ok.
2006-07-27 14:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by India 55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the thing is that the longer he stays alive the greater the chance of a good recovery. Years from now you will be able to grow new organs etc, so don't worry. [Hard to say I know, but all the same ...].
2006-07-27 15:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by Ian H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a couple of weeks ago i had a friend that overdosed and he came through just keep on praying for him
2006-07-27 14:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope he will be ok.If he can hear you talk to him,tell him he has loads of people rooting for him.I do hope you have a happy ending and he gets plenty of help when he recovers.
2006-07-27 14:56:31 · answer #9 · answered by Julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ouch.... sorry man, depends what he OD on.
unlikely with liver and kidney failure though.
2006-07-27 14:50:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋