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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:52
AM
Subject: outcome of abnormal
LFT's.
Thanks to all for the responses re this woman.
I passed on all the information which was passed on to me and also all the
stuff that came from recommended websites etc.
I remained very apprehensive about this lady,
because despite my best efforts to convey the serious possible outcomes of
her symptoms she chose to take no further action.
I still don't know what was going on in her
system because the steattoreah subsided, her urine cleared, and she refused
any further blood tests to recheck lft's or to do a hep screen.
She finally gave birth to a baby girl,
liveborn, on 26th Nov at 0920, at home without any complication. She carried
this baby to 41 weeks.
I now have many more gray hairs, less
syntometrine and vit K. I was at least able to persuade her to take the side
of caution in the course of her 3rd stage and giving of vitamin
K.
I will still be trying to get her to have
follow up LFT's now that her child is born.
The lesson for me in this has been to learn
more about cholestasis, but also that you can give information in the best
intention, but ultimately the decisions lie with someone else. Trying to
still give support can be challenging, especially in this environment of
uncertainty re insurance etc.
Thanks again to all for your
support.
Lyn.
