My daughter passed away,Someone found her lieing out in in a strange neighborhood,we don`t know how she got there.someone called 911.The tests at the hospital showed her liver enzymes to be 3000,they said they were supposed to be 50.What I won`t to know is what would her state of mind be in that condition?Would she have felt pain?She was 2 miles from where she was suppose to be,could she have walked that far,with her liver dying?Help me!Please and Pray!
2006-09-02 15:15:02 · 6 answers · asked by pumpkin 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Pumpkin, please accept my sincere condolences and prayers for the loss of your daughter.
My husband is dying from the same disease your daughter had and I may be able to shed some light on why your daughter "took off" the way she did...
When livers begin to fail, the toxins that used to be disposed of by the liver begin to enter the blood stream and causes ammonia levels in the brain to increase. The name of this condition is called hepatic encephalopathy (en-seff-a-lop-a-thee).
Symptoms of HE (for short) are: lack of concentration, irritability, impaired short-term memory, confusion, disorientation, slowed reaction times, and dementia. Some people experience personality, mood, or behavior changes. Motor symptoms can range from muscle tremors to altered reflexes. Changes in consciousness may occur, progressing from decreased alertness and daytime sleepiness to lethargy and stupor.
The previous paragraph mentions dementia and disorientation which would be the symptoms your daughter had before she was found. While her liver was shutting down it's more than likely the dementia had her mind so occupied that she felt little if any pain at all.
Dementia is a mind boggling condition (no pun intended) that allows the sufferers to accomplish amazing physical feats and walking 2 miles in her condition would be considered "normal". How many times in the news do you hear about Alzheimer's patients in their 80s who are found miles and miles away from where they started out from? Those people don't feel cold or pain or much of anything except the need to keep on walking.
Although you're aching from your loss, your daughter truly is in a better place now and I hope that gives you some comfort.
I'd like to leave you with this verse as a reminder that better days are to come:
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. Isa 60:20
2006-09-02 18:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by Buddelia 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not a doctor or a forensics expert, just someone with some science and chemistry background, and this is just a guess. Abnormal liver eyzyme values could be the result of toxic exposures (something she consumed or came into contact with accidentally - there are some solvents which, if inhaled, do horrible things to the liver) or any of those diseases that affect the liver, such as hepatitis C, a disease that many people have...and do not know that they have it. A person whose body chemistry is in an abnormal state may become very confused and lose her way, perhaps wander into a strange neighborhood.
If you want specific information, you should get the medical records from the ER where she was taken. Then sit down with your doctor and ask him or her to translate the medical jargon into plain language. Ask all the questions that you need to ask. If knowing the details helps, you have every right to that information.
One specific thing you may wish to ask is if your daughter had any trace of Rohypnol in her blood. Rohypnol is a drug that a criminal or predator puts in a victim's drink. It makes the victim lose all memory of the encounter. It is a dangerous substance that could cause a serious toxic reaction. If there were any traces of it, it is likely that a crime took place and the police should pursue possible perpetrators.
I hope this helps. You have this stranger's sympathy for this terrible shock and loss that you have experienced.
2006-09-02 15:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am so sorry for your loss. Tehre is no way that I can understand your pain but I will try and help with your question.
She would have most certainly have had some pain with a failing liver. But the underlying cause would determine how much pain and for how long. If this was due to hepatitis it may have been fairly long. If this was caused by a massive overdose of tylenol then it would have been fairly quick. Being a few hours verses few months.
So unless you know exactly what the specific cause for the enzymes to be elevated that high then it is reallyt hard to say how long she was in pain.
This is a website that has some really good info an a lot of things.
WWW.WrongDiagnosis.com
Again I am terribly sorry to here of your loss and I wish you all of Gods love and care.
Jerry
2006-09-03 00:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is so sad. I am so sorry for your loss. I wish I could help you understand but I just don't know anything about it. I just wanted to let you know that you will be in my prayers.
2006-09-02 15:22:53 · answer #4 · answered by dawn_ch_believes 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Pumpkin,
I don't have a medical answer
for you, but I will pray and know
that someone will give you the
answer you are seeking.
God Bless you.
2006-09-02 15:22:33 · answer #5 · answered by vim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unforntunetly i dont know the answer to your question , i just wanted to tell you that my thoughts and prays are with you
2006-09-02 15:22:09 · answer #6 · answered by sindi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋