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Suggest Treatment For Ascites & Swelling Of Legs & Feet

I have a friend who experienced ascites and swelling of the legs and feet - had lost alot of weight over short period of time and looked as if he lost muscle mass. Took him to hospital and diagnosed with Stage 4 liver disease. It has been about 5 months and he looks good and appears perfectly normal and mobile. What do you believe his life expectancy will be? Don t know resluts of any lab work...
Mon, 25 Jul 2016
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Hello. The liver has the ability to regenerate itself, so if it was s problem with hepatitis, he may, with treatment, live for ten years or longer. And, if the damage continued, a liver transplant would possibly extend his life for more than twenty years.
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Suggest Treatment For Ascites & Swelling Of Legs & Feet

Hello. The liver has the ability to regenerate itself, so if it was s problem with hepatitis, he may, with treatment, live for ten years or longer. And, if the damage continued, a liver transplant would possibly extend his life for more than twenty years.