He was hospitalized because of symptoms including nausea and yellow urine. After one month in hospital with no obvious improvement in his symptoms, he was discharged. In the subsequent years, liver imaging showed a fairly clear trend toward cirrhosis.
Liver function remained persistently impaired, with a trend toward cirrhosis appearing several years later.
First, during the hospitalization, no standard liver-protective treatment was provided. Commonly used liver-protective medications worldwide, such as silymarin or steroids, were not administered. Therefore, the progression of liver damage over the following years was foreseeable. Second, after consulting this website, the patient decided to leave the hospital. Third, what is truly valuable is that the medical records for this case span several years.
It was a wise decision for the patient to contact this website during his hospitalization and leave the hospital promptly. However, after discharge, he had little further contact with the website. He only reached out when he felt his symptoms were obvious. Yet the compensated stage of cirrhosis can last a long time. During this period, patients may not sense any sudden downturn. So he does not currently feel any urgency.