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Posted 2012-09-26T00:44:08Z

post hospital update

Once my mom was discharged from the hospital she was staying with Shauna. Shortly after that she came to stay with me. She will be here for about a week and then back to Danville for some follow-up appointments.[...]

Posted 2012-09-19T19:12:38Z

This is what has happened so far....

On Saturday the 8th of September, my Mom was rushed to the ER because she had pain and discomfort due to constipation. The hosptal ran a bunch of tests and found out that she has stage 2 borderline stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver. It was clear that her alcohol consumption over the years was the cause. The hospital kept her because the withdrawl symptoms of alcohol can be deadly (tremors, nausea, vomiting, and seizures). The hospital performed 2 procedures: endoscopy (upper GI tract) and a colonoscopy (lower GI tract) to ensure she did not have any other illnesses (cancer, tumors, etc.). When doing the colonoscopy the Dr. found a polyp and removed it for biopsy. The biopsy came back as cancerous. But since they removed the polyp and found it at an early stage it is not an issue at this point in her life. [...]