Looks like we are back at the beginning again. I have no idea what he is drinking at the moment.
Hubby has increased his drinking again. Whenever hubby is having a bad time or when things go wrong, hubby always up's his cider consumption. Hubby is really annoyed with himself that he has started drinking more again. He says that he is going to get his head around it again, but says he is not sure if he will ever be able to give up completely.
Decompensated Alcohol Related Cirrhosis - Hubby spoke to his dr yesterday and she was really pleased with his latest blood test results, as they show a big improvement in all his liver related blood tests.
Ascites - The tablets they put hubby on to help with the Ascites have started to work, as hubbys tummy is getting smaller and he is losing weight.
Hepatic Encephalopathy - He spoke to the dr about the lactulose, as the 30ml three times a day that they had prescribed him had given him severe diarrhoea. The dr has reduced his dose to 1 tsp three times a day. The last couple of days his mood has been all over the place.
Neuropathy - This has been worse, his feet are very numb again and last night he was complaining of pain too
Insomnia - This is still really bad and hubby is awake for hours, which also keeps me awake. He spoke to his dr about it yesterday and she thinks that he may also be depressed, so she is going to prescribe him a months worth of tablet, which she says will also help him sleep. She is then going to review him again
Blackouts - Hubby has not had anymore. The specialist he was referred too has booked him a 24hr ECG and an Echocardiogram, as they want to check his heart before they blame the blackouts on his alcohol related symptoms
Counselling - Hubby is having weekly tel appts with an addiction counsellor. Hubby is starting to trust and open up to the counsellor. The counsellor is an ex-alcoholic himself.
The house move is delayed again, should have been this week, but now hoping it will be next week. Hubby is really struggling with this, as he has lived in this area all his life and he currently feels that I am forcing him to move. My girls and I are hoping that once we have moved and that we are much closer to our girls that hubby will be much happier. He definitely has empty nest syndrome and misses his girls like crazy. We have also had some very close family medical stuff going on, that has knocked hubby for six too.
