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What Is The Possible Level Of Liver Damage In An Alcoholic, Had Stroke, Being On Level 2 Diet?

My life partner of 14 years who is an alcoholic, had a stroke on November 25th. He is 50 years old. He has been hospitalized since that date. Today, he walked with the aid of a walker, passed a scope swallow test and they aer starting him on level 2 diet. I felt elated, then the attending told me that I might want to consider Hospice. I was floored. No gastro MD has seen him to determine the liver damage level. Am I missing something? After the discussion, the MD admitted that he had not reviewed my partners records in a couple of days.
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Hello,

Thanks for posting on HCM,

It is actually not easy to exactly provide the level of liver damage but all I can say is that given his risk factors i.e age, alcohol and current medical history, I can say that it is possible for him to have a liver problem which obviously might not be serious given he is not presenting with any obvious symptoms. I am pretty sure while on admission, they have run some essential tests including liver function (which often is considered as routine test) but in case it has not been done, I am sure your partner's doctors are better placed to know why it has been excluded.
So saying, your partner might have liver injury but that could only be determining by running the necessary tests.

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What Is The Possible Level Of Liver Damage In An Alcoholic, Had Stroke, Being On Level 2 Diet?

Hello, Thanks for posting on HCM, It is actually not easy to exactly provide the level of liver damage but all I can say is that given his risk factors i.e age, alcohol and current medical history, I can say that it is possible for him to have a liver problem which obviously might not be serious given he is not presenting with any obvious symptoms. I am pretty sure while on admission, they have run some essential tests including liver function (which often is considered as routine test) but in case it has not been done, I am sure your partner s doctors are better placed to know why it has been excluded. So saying, your partner might have liver injury but that could only be determining by running the necessary tests. Hope this helps