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Is It Safe To Go For Liver Transplant While Suffering From Congestive Heart Failure?
My sister was told she needed a liver transplant about 6 months ago. She is extremely over weight. She has congestive heart failure, her pancreas has shut down, and she's a diabetic. She has been passing blood thru her bowels. The family was wondering what we can expect next and if we are losing her. If so, how long till this happens?
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Fri, 17 Jan 2014
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Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Hi. IN liver failure the only chance is liver transplant. Diabetes can be controlled well with Insulin ( as pancreas has shut down), Her ecocardiagraphy will guide the Doctors whether she can be subjected to such a major surgery. So in this patient it is basically a multispeciality treatment module and if all Doctors come together to decide what is best for the patient.
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