Homecare123 Asked December 2020
Is there a correlation between worsening neuropathy and liver disease?
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My mother is finally starting to eat a little more but her neuropathy is getting worse- difficulty using her hands always cold cannot feel heat too well and lots of pain. Her other symptoms, like ascites are “stabilizing”. I just so desperately want to understand what’s going on with her body but tired of reading overly clinical writing and vague mortality rates.
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His neuropathy was awful! I always felt it was attributed more to his diabetes.
He was alone, had been divorced for years.
I helped care for him, doing his shopping, helping him tidy up his apartment, doctor appointments, etc.
He would ask me to join him during his doctor’s appointments. His doctor referred to the diabetes as the main source of his neuropathy.
It’s interesting that the liver disease may worsen the effects of neuropathy.
My DH had a liver transplant 14 years ago and SIL has been a great source of quick answers to a ? that DH should ask his own doc, but forgets. Neuropathy is common, as sick livers often cause diabetic problems which often causes neuropathy.
As far as the mortality rate--well, technically it's 100% as we ALL will die one day--but as far as your mom, they probably are just taking it day by day. SIL says he's seen people linger for months, when they thought they'd only last a few weeks. And some, like one he had last week, came in to the hospital under her own power and had passed within 48 hours.
I'm sorry for the stress this is placing on you, the not knowing is awful.