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How long can a person with liver cancer live once their kidneys are shut down?
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∙ 12y ago
People usually last around 3 days after the kidneys shutdown. An uncle of mine lasted for 5 [stroke]. My kidneys shutdown yesterday. I have been unable to eat any kind of food for the last 2 weeks, before the kidneys failed[liver cancer], and have only been able to drink water. I took DGL to reduce the GI pain. Once the kidneys stop working water will make you sick. I had a small 1 oz drink of water this morning, thinking it would be absorbed by the gut. I could tell that any more at that time would make me puke.
Not a pleasant way to go..... Besides the kidney pain, plain water will feel like poison.
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∙ 12y ago
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How long can you live with your kidneys and liver completely shut down?
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How long can you live when both the liver and kidneys shut down?
well if your liver shuts down that means that you are in drugs and you keep throwing up and throw up liver then you could die and the same with the kidney
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All About Liver Cancer?
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What happens to amino acids inside the liver?
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