Cherie I'm very sorry to hear this. Your daughter will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Let's hope it clears soon and doesn't require anything major.

Cherie, I can understand your worry. I hope your daughter will turn out to be all right or at least easily treatable.

Thanks everyone. I will post as soon as there is news.

Cherie,
Hope your daughter is home
ASAP & she is well.
Sending my thoughts & prayers
your way.

Hi Cherie, I hope your daughter's illness turns out to be something that clears up soon and is not dangerous. It sounds very scary.

I had a scare with my 23-year-old daughter this summer when one foot swelled up for no reason--after all the testing, turns out it is idiopathic lymphedema, which is not fun, but at least my fears of cancer (there IS a downside to the Internet!) were not borne out.

Sending positive thoughts your way and hoping for the best for your daughter,

Nancy

Well...this morning's ultrasound confirms the blood clots in the liver but also picked up a problem with the circulation going to and from the liver which appears to be long-standing. They don't seem to be asking why or what the underlying problem is. Are talking about starting her on heparin to break up the clots but she's telling them she's not spending another night in the hospital. No one is on this weekend who knows her...just covering physicians. And she will not let me ask questions or see her chart at this point.

Cherie, Being the mother of adult children is the hardest job in the world !!!! I'm constantly telling myself " keep your mouth shut, butt out, they have to make their own decisions "

It's just so hard when we want only the best for our families. I find that droplet therapy works best. Just one little suggestion at a time. Anything more sends up a wall from the adult child unless they ask for my help. They only want you to agree with their plan etc. Best of luck and many prayers as you deal with this medical problem. Betty

BLOODY HELL! I was hoping I would come here to read that the equipment was malfunctioning and that yesterday's results were false positives. I don't suppose that she's ever had any problems with Biliary Atresia since you've said she's always been healthy?

Interesting choice with the choice of Heparin. I would think they would want to prevent more clots from forming with something akin to Lovenox rather than Heparin which has the potential for the clots to start dissolving within her liver and thus start internal bleeding within the hepatic region.

I can understand her not wanting you to ask further questions or see her chart. When I was diagnosed, my Father in Law who is a Pulmonologist at the hospital where I was admitted wanted to read my chart and discuss my case with my treating physicians. My husband vehemently objected and told him he wanted him to be "just a family member". I'm glad he did. He's been a great support to us. I know the outcome wouldn't have changed, and it was good for us to see him in "another light" other than being a physician.

I continue to wish you all well.

Chris

I'm also sorry to hear this. I hope it becomes and easy "fix" for her and a quick one at that. Tests are tough enough, without the worry! Have the doctors offered any hints of what they think it is? TC of yourself now... stress makes everything worse. (((hugs))) JD

This has an unexpected blessing attached. This girl, from the time she was a toddler , was fiercely independent. Now she is finally asking me for information and help. I was with her just before her water broke for the first child and sensed she was in early labor. She denied it. They lived 4 houses away. I found out the next morning that my first grandchild had been born several hours earlier and she was in labor when I saw her the evening before. They wanted to do birth as a couple with no one else involved but the doc and nurse.

For the past week, I've been getting at least a call or two a day to ask questions about meds or lab values or contagion or asking me to look up things on the net or care for my grandson (love that!). Pain sometimes has purpose and we are blest when we can see that purpose. I feel as if I am on the receiving end of some of that blessing.