A friend of mine who has had hep c for years now was very ill and went into the hospital and they said she had liver cancer. But it was inoperable and very progressed. They said she had 3-6 months to live. Last week I talked to her on the phone and she sounded fine she was complaining of feeling ill but thats its. NOw this weeks she is acting all loopy and like she doesn't know whats going on. She is using depends now. That was a very rapid change in just one week. Her husband says that she is only taking vikoden and that woudn't make her all that loopy. Has anyone ever dealt with anything like this. I mean with the rapid change and the bowel issues. I am in total shock how this came about. One week she was fine and the next its like she doesn't know me. Does anyone know anything about liver cancer. Does this sort of cancer consume your mind...is that whys shes acting crazy.
2006-09-13 05:28:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Kristen is right on target. Most folks with liver cancer will usually go into a coma prior to dying as the levels of toxicity rise due to failure of the organ affected. Her kidneys are working overtime and this will also be one of the reasons as the kidneys do eventually shut down as well.
Sorry to hear the news....I am a hepper to even though my HCV is cured. I do have a chance tho of still developing liver cancer.
My sympathies. Just be there for her regardless of her health, coma ect....the last thing to go is the hearing.
HUGS.
2006-09-13 06:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like her liver is shutting down and she has hepatic encephalopathy. It's a buildup of the ammonia level in the body. Tends to happen when people have end stage liver disease. Only way to help it some is to give a medicine called Lactulose which causes diarrhea - this brings the ammonia level down some. However, sometimes in these circumstances ignorance is bliss for the patient. If the ammonia level begins to rise she will slip into a coma a pass away peacefully.
2006-09-13 06:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It could be either the cancer or the hep-c. Or it could even be the meds used to control the pain. The liver serves a lot of very important functions, and if something goes wrong with it- well, a lot of other organs can get shut down too.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
2006-09-13 05:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be the cancer or the hep-c itself.
The cancer can metastisize to the brain quickly if malignant enough, and the hep-c infection in some cases if virulent enough can either invade other tissue, cause hormonal and chemical shifts resulting in neurologic dysfunction, or cause a systemic inflammation which may impact the brain.
Either way, it's a chicken and the egg kind of thing, but yes, it's most likely because of the disease.
2006-09-13 05:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by banzai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no cure for hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease in the U.S. today. At least 80% of patients with acute hepatitis C ultimately develop chronic liver infection, and 20% to 30% develop cirrhosis. Between 1% and 5% of patients may develop liver cancer. Hepatitis C is now the number 1 cause for liver transplantation in the U.S.
Please see the webpages for more details on Hepatitis C and Liver cancer.
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2016-09-30 22:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by greenwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother in law was told she had liver cancer and passed away three days later, although she was told she had several weeks "left." It can progress rather rapidly.
2006-09-13 05:37:33 · answer #7 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am so sorry and i dont want to be the bearer of bad news my best friend just died 4 months ago of this she was diagnosed on a friday the following friday she died, and it was exactlly the same i thought she was messed up on drugs and i told her mother she needed to be off of them to think clearly to make decisions and it apparently had gone to here brain, sepsis, i hope and pray thats not why but i asked her mother to get her off the drugs and it still didnt make a difference, i am so sorry it was the same situation, good luck and fod bless
2006-09-13 17:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by jen f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The drug she is on is highly toxic. I work with people with cancer
I may be able to help her. Get in touch with me.
2006-09-13 08:36:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋