what is the life expectancy of a person who has sever ere serosis of the liver?

Answer 1

The best person to tell you an estimate of how long a
person may have to live, is the patient's doctor. There
are many factors that have to be considered in this, but
the major ones are his medical tests results, that may
include blood work, film testings, and biopsies.
Their age and what other medical conditions they also
have, is a factor. I think you are talking about the very end stages of this disease...if this is the case, it can depend on
how strong their body is, whether they are mal-nourished
or not, it they have been active all their life or sedentary
and even more than that.

Usually, a patient in the early stages of this disease, can
be helped and at times the liver can heal. The liver
doesn't usually show any bodily symptoms until it gets
to the point that the functions that it does to keep the
body healthy decline. The very first symptom that
appears, usually but not always, is the yellowing of
the whites of the eyes, mucus membrances, and skin.
Then they may notice the palms of their hand and soles
of the feet turning red. They may also notice spider like
veins appearing on the chest and neck area.
When the liver goes into failure (which means it isn't
able to perform the functions that it does well), you
may notice toward the last stages of this disease that
the patient may be confused and not able to think as
clearly (encephalopathy), they may develop fluid
retainment in the abdominal area (Ascites) and also
the legs and other area (edema). The fluid in the
abdomen can be relieved by the doctor in a procedure
known as paracentesis.

Here is an article on cirrhosis of the liver that will
answer many questions you might have:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cirrhosis/DS00373

If their cirrhosis is severe, it may be good to have them
placed on the transplant list. Here is a very good place
to start to know the process of being placed on the
list and to learn more about the liver itself:
http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/hep/patientguide/
The best doctor they can be with now is a Hepatologist,
liver specialist.

Hope this has been of some help.

Answer 2

Cirrhosis of the liver will eventually kill a person by not filtering enough oxygen into the system. If the person is an alcoholic, and continues to drink, it will speed the process definitely. Avoiding crappy food, exercise, green tea, eating organic and lots of fruits and veggies may help. Each case is different, though.

Answer 3

My cousin lived for 12 years after being diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. I'm not sure how severe hers was when she was diagnosed though. She was 28 when she was diagnosed. She went through alcohol rehab at least 3 times, she could never stop drinking for very long.

Answer 4

nicely, it truly isn't person-friendly to assert, b/c the liver actual regenerates. If the 20% of the liver it truly is left is healthful, then it would desire to at last regenerate surprisingly much back to finished-length and the guy would go through no ill effects.