This was hard for doctors to explain to me (around 19 years ago). No hepatitis, no drinking… it had to be the ARVs that I had been taking religiously since late 1991. The rubberbanding was unsuccessful and had to be redone with the TIPS. Thank you Massachusetts General Hospital IR. I had no idea that my liver was so sick and the bleed happened so fast. I got on the floor and called 911. I felt very faint. While monitoring my TIPS, they found cancer and treated me twice while waiting for a liver transplant. Now 8 ½ years post op and testing HTLVIII negative, I wonder why I tested positive and was given killer toxic medications that nearly killed me and almost nobody wants to listen.
This video should also indicate other causes for cirrhosis. Many people with cirrhosis do not have alcoholic, cirrhosis or hepatitis. People can be mean and are misinformed. I am 44 years old. I have cirrhosis and I do not have appetitis and I never been an alcoholic
@Nicole-ir6mk You're absolutely right! Cirrhosis can be caused by a variety of factors beyond alcohol or hepatitis, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune conditions, or genetic disorders. It's important to raise awareness about these other causes to combat stigma and misinformation. Thank you for sharing your story and spreading knowledge!
my father just died last feb. 2020 because of ruptured GE varices.He vomited large amount of blood..I was so shocked. I thought I could only see that kind of scenario in movies..We were both covered with his blood..the room became red...We were actually in the hospital when that happened.. Everything was very sudden. He just got up and went to the toilet to cough and then the coughing didn't stop..the blood came out from his mouth and nose like running water in the faucet..The last words he said was "I can't breathe" (gasping for air...I can see to his eyes that he was so scared) then he fell in my arms unconsciously..the even the nurses panicked...I and my mother was crying..The floor was like flooded with blood (literally...LOTS OF BLOOD😢😢)... Now, everytime I close my eyes, I can still remember that scenario that my father looked at me, spurting blood from his mouth and nose, gasping for air, fell in my arms..and died in arms...I Love Him so much😭😢
@S. A. He seemed so fine before it happened..Last Feb.10,2020 we even had dinner at a restaurant. We were laughing, enjoying the foods. That was the first time he spitted blood ( about half empty glass)... I was alarmed so the next day (Feb.11) I told my mother to have my father checked to a doctor coz we thought it was his lungs... The doctor just prescribed antibiotics...The following day (feb 12..the date he died) we allowed him to bring the car to the shop because he was so eager to customize the car and he told us he is fine..while I was in school (coz im a teacher) , he sent message to our groupchat that we must fetch him from the shop coz he spitted blood again including now from his nose... He sent photos to our gc...That time (2:00pm) I was going to my next class when I checked my phone.. As I have read it, I frantically rushed to our department, asked permission from my dept.head, told him what happened and if I can go get my father... So I hurriedly drove to get my father, but my younger brother already fetched him and brought him to our house.. When I saw him he was acting fine but I know he's not... he even opened a can of sardines then told me "oh , you're here! you're still in uniform common let's eat" ...then i told him that he must be brought to the hospital coz he was a kind of person who doesnt want to be seen like he's weak...but still, i convinced him.... so we drove for 1 hour to the hospital..we were even laughing inside the car, but i know his condition was getting serious....then as we reached the hospital (4:00pm) we brought him to the emergency room, there he was being taken care of the nurses... HE EVEN TOOK A SELFIE..he was smiling..... That night (7:00pm) he was brought to his room ( it took 2 hours for him to stay inside an isolation room before he was brought to a private room bcoz the hospital thought his condition was infectious..you know spitting blood thinking t'was TB..) Everything seemed fine..we were watching TV..laughing....then at 8:00pm, he coughed...and he wanted to spit..so i assisted him to the bathroom... as he spitted, he coughed again..and that was the time lots blood spurted from his mouth and nose ( gallons of blood) as i said, i thought i could only see it in movies😢...everything was so sudden..he fell in my arms..he died..the doctors were trying to revive him..but it was too late... It was a Sudden Massive Blood Loss.. .Pls. have your friend checked by a doctor ..I hope he will be okay..I dont know if he has the same condition like my father's...but it's not normal to just spit blood😢...i think it's still better to have him checked..My father was also alcoholic..
@S. A. he had also somewhat a bloated belly... but we didnt find it suspicious coz he always had that bloated-looking belly...but one thing that he was complaining about was the recurrence of cramp on his abdomen...on the diaphragm area and the lateral portion of his belly...
Your comment made me cry. It's a shame that doctor just gave antibiotics and didn't performed gastroscopy. I am amazed at that person. Must be a fake certificate doctor. Even an intern would understand the severity of the situation. I am greatly sorry for your loss.
I had pain on my left and lower most side of abdomen( may be area of uterus) then I saw a red swollen vein below the skin of abdomen. What is this . What should I do. I am also having pain in legs and lower back
I ve had 3 catastrophic varices bleeds, the blood was pouring out in projectile vomit and huge blood clots they looked like black current jelly coming from my bum,i collapsed on 2 of the bleeds, all because of my addiction to alcohol x
This was hard for doctors to explain to me (around 19 years ago). No hepatitis, no drinking… it had to be the ARVs that I had been taking religiously since late 1991.
The rubberbanding was unsuccessful and had to be redone with the TIPS. Thank you Massachusetts General Hospital IR. I had no idea that my liver was so sick and the bleed happened so fast. I got on the floor and called 911. I felt very faint. While monitoring my TIPS, they found cancer and treated me twice while waiting for a liver transplant. Now 8 ½ years post op and testing HTLVIII negative, I wonder why I tested positive and was given killer toxic medications that nearly killed me and almost nobody wants to listen.
This video should also indicate other causes for cirrhosis. Many people with cirrhosis do not have alcoholic, cirrhosis or hepatitis. People can be mean and are misinformed. I am 44 years old. I have cirrhosis and I do not have appetitis and I never been an alcoholic
@Nicole-ir6mk You're absolutely right! Cirrhosis can be caused by a variety of factors beyond alcohol or hepatitis, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune conditions, or genetic disorders. It's important to raise awareness about these other causes to combat stigma and misinformation. Thank you for sharing your story and spreading knowledge!
my father just died last feb. 2020 because of ruptured GE varices.He vomited large amount of blood..I was so shocked. I thought I could only see that kind of scenario in movies..We were both covered with his blood..the room became red...We were actually in the hospital when that happened.. Everything was very sudden. He just got up and went to the toilet to cough and then the coughing didn't stop..the blood came out from his mouth and nose like running water in the faucet..The last words he said was "I can't breathe" (gasping for air...I can see to his eyes that he was so scared) then he fell in my arms unconsciously..the even the nurses panicked...I and my mother was crying..The floor was like flooded with blood (literally...LOTS OF BLOOD😢😢)... Now, everytime I close my eyes, I can still remember that scenario that my father looked at me, spurting blood from his mouth and nose, gasping for air, fell in my arms..and died in arms...I Love Him so much😭😢
@S. A. He seemed so fine before it happened..Last Feb.10,2020 we even had dinner at a restaurant. We were laughing, enjoying the foods. That was the first time he spitted blood ( about half empty glass)... I was alarmed so the next day
(Feb.11) I told my mother to have my father checked to a doctor coz we thought it was his lungs... The doctor just prescribed antibiotics...The following day
(feb 12..the date he died) we allowed him to bring the car to the shop because he was so eager to customize the car and he told us he is fine..while I was in school (coz im a teacher) , he sent message to our groupchat that we must fetch him from the shop coz he spitted blood again including now from his nose... He sent photos to our gc...That time (2:00pm) I was going to my next class when I checked my phone.. As I have read it, I frantically rushed to our department, asked permission from my dept.head, told him what happened and if I can go get my father... So I hurriedly drove to get my father, but my younger brother already fetched him and brought him to our house.. When I saw him he was acting fine but I know he's not... he even opened a can of sardines then told me "oh , you're here! you're still in uniform common let's eat" ...then i told him that he must be brought to the hospital coz he was a kind of person who doesnt want to be seen like he's weak...but still, i convinced him.... so we drove for 1 hour to the hospital..we were even laughing inside the car, but i know his condition was getting serious....then as we reached the hospital (4:00pm) we brought him to the emergency room, there he was being taken care of the nurses... HE EVEN TOOK A SELFIE..he was smiling..... That night (7:00pm) he was brought to his room ( it took 2 hours for him to stay inside an isolation room before he was brought to a private room bcoz the hospital thought his condition was infectious..you know spitting blood thinking t'was TB..) Everything seemed fine..we were watching TV..laughing....then at 8:00pm, he coughed...and he wanted to spit..so i assisted him to the bathroom... as he spitted, he coughed again..and that was the time lots blood spurted from his mouth and nose ( gallons of blood) as i said, i thought i could only see it in movies😢...everything was so sudden..he fell in my arms..he died..the doctors were trying to revive him..but it was too late... It was a Sudden Massive Blood Loss..
.Pls. have your friend checked by a doctor ..I hope he will be okay..I dont know if he has the same condition like my father's...but it's not normal to just spit blood😢...i think it's still better to have him checked..My father was also alcoholic..
@S. A. he had also somewhat a bloated belly... but we didnt find it suspicious coz he always had that bloated-looking belly...but one thing that he was complaining about was the recurrence of cramp on his abdomen...on the diaphragm area and the lateral portion of his belly...
@S. A. Im glad to help..@S.A. ..Thank you also...I hope and pray he'll be given an immediate medical attention...
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Your comment made me cry.
It's a shame that doctor just gave antibiotics and didn't performed gastroscopy. I am amazed at that person. Must be a fake certificate doctor. Even an intern would understand the severity of the situation.
I am greatly sorry for your loss.
Thanks this was very helpful!
It's difficult to explain the amount of blood you lose, it really is like a horror movie x
Hi docter, what risk factor varices esophangeal bleeding? Thankyou docter
I had pain on my left and lower most side of abdomen( may be area of uterus) then I saw a red swollen vein below the skin of abdomen. What is this . What should I do. I am also having pain in legs and lower back
I have also an appearance of vein which can be seen in the surface of abdomen except all of your symptoms,,
I would have it checked, but seems unrelated to this video.
I m scared 😭😭
I ve had 3 catastrophic varices bleeds, the blood was pouring out in projectile vomit and huge blood clots they looked like black current jelly coming from my bum,i collapsed on 2 of the bleeds, all because of my addiction to alcohol x
How old are you if you dont mind me asking and are you getting better?
I had the same thing happen to me i Have Two weeks of no more alcohol i was near death thank God For his Mercy🙏 how was your post after care?
My brother died in this deses 1991
I nearly died but the hospital saved me. Had I not gone in, I’d be in heaven too. I’m so sorry. He must have passed out from blood loss 😭
Very sorry ❤️