Mom was taken to the hospital last Friday due to the concern that she was experiencing congenital heart failure. She has been swelling in her extremities. After some time at UT and an x-ray, they concluded that the swelling is around her liver, and that the heart is o.k. There wasn't enough fluid on the liver for them to be able to draw it off, so they gave some medication and some physical things to do at home to keep the swelling down.
This isn't the best news, but it sure beats admittance into the hospital. It tells us that the liver is struggling, and shows another of the signs of the last stages of Hepatitis C. This is a challenge, as she is more and more tired and finds it harder to get around.
In an appointment with the Radiologist this morning, he is having her do some physical therapy, and is confident and encouraging even about the swelling, feeling that it can be "re-routed."
It's the little things,
-n
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