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What Is The Extent Of Life After Having A Liver Failure?

My father-in-law has liver failure. He has been fairly stable for a number of months (on an extremely modified diet). Recently, he has had to take some strong pain medications for complications of cancer and now he has become jaundiced and is slurring is speech just a bit and is a little "foggy-headed." I know that these are signs of toxins in his blood that are not being filtered by his liver, indicative of the level of liver failure. My question is, what is the general life expectancy of an individual in his situation. He's 65, slightly over-weight, male breast cancer, diabetic, and now advanced liver failure. Are we talking weeks, months, up to a year or more?
Wed, 22 Feb 2017
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Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist.

I can understand your concerns

Overall prognosis is poor. Less than 10% survives for 1 year

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What Is The Extent Of Life After Having A Liver Failure?

Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist. I can understand your concerns Overall prognosis is poor. Less than 10% survives for 1 year I hope I have answered your query and this will help you . Wish you a good health