Hubby's list of symptoms are getting worse. He is an alcoholic, has Cirrhosis, Peripheral Neuropathy, Osteopenia, Hiatus Hernia and possible Hemochromatosis (still awaiting blood test results).
Over the past few weeks he is becoming more and more short of breath, i.e. getting dressed, walking up or down the stairs or just sitting on the sofa? The CT scan in November showed some small lymph nodes in his lungs. Following recent blood tests 5/1/2021, his doctor surgery sent him for another CT scan 18/1/2021, as the doctor said he is really worried about hubby's lungs now as well. I am guessing its a combination of all of the above that is causing him to be so short of breath?
Hubby is also struggling to sleep and is awake and up and down like a yoyo during the hours of 1am and 4am. He has also now taken to laying in bed until lunchtime and tells me, 'well there is nothing to get up for'. He then gets up potters around doing the washing and the dishwasher, as it makes him feel useful. By about 2pm he is sat on the sofa in the lounge with the log burner roaring, as hubby is also always cold. He stays watching tv for the rest of the day and evening, but may go and get more logs from the garden. He may also fall asleep on the sofa during the day, where he is so tired. He comes to bed about 1am ish and then tosses, turns, gets up, sits on the edge of the bed, chats nonsense for the next few hours?
He barely eats so the dietician has put him on meal replacement type drinks twice a day. He is continuing to drink his cans of cider.
He says that if the Liver Specialists tell him to give up when he has his first face to face appt with them 28/1/2021, then he will have to. However the doctors have been telling him for years to stop or slow down his drinking and he hasn't managed it yet.
Last night he apologised for keeping me awake and then told me that he did not feel right, but he did not want an ambulance. When I asked him what he wanted me to do, he said nothing. He then said "just in case I dont wake up in the morning, you know that I love you loads and loads dont you".
This is so hard to watch and I don't see it getting any easier at the moment. people thought 2020 was tough, however I think that 2021 might be a tougher year for me and my family x Lisa
Vomiting and shortness of breath..
