What does weight gain in person with liver problems indicate?
Patient: my boyfriend of 10 years has alcahol cirrohis, he was yellow, bleeding from everywhere, severe drinking for alot of years (a gallon or more a day, for the last few years) swollen everything, urine was bloody, pnumonia, etc. he was hospitalized 2 years ago and was not supposed to live. He stoped drinking, (has had a few slip ups) but the doctor said he would eventually die that his liver is pickled, im not sure what score she was talking about but she said it should be in the 100 s and his was only an 8. He is starting to look really good? he has sick spells off and on during the day (maby 5-10 a day, where he doubles over in pain and nausea) and still takes meds, he has ghal stones but they said they will not remove them because of his liver he could die during operation. He is now starting to gain alot of weight a bit fast. I wonder if his end stage liver is healing or is this a calm before a storm? Doctor: Hello,1) Unfortunately, present condition of your boyfriend is irreversible2) The main reason for weight gain in end-stage liver disease is accumulation of water in body (mainly abdomen and sometimes chest)3) The score you mentioned is CTP score for end-stage liver disease; less the score more chance for survival (Maximum score is 15).4) With score of 8, chance for 2-year survival is 55-60%