I had a TIPS procedure to correct bleeding from my stoma. It was terrible. I got 26 units of blood last June and was in the hospital for the whole month while they tried to stop the bleeding. Then at the end of February, I got another 11 units, and they performed a TIPS procedure which involved going in my jugular vein through a portal to my liver and a bypass was put in to relieve the pressure in my liver. (Look up TIPS). But I finally decided to do some research on this and found that I now have an expiration date on living! Basically, a 90% chance to make it to two years and a 65% chance to make it to 5 years! They also say no one lives long after the 5-year period. Has anyone had this procedure? I'm scared and about to spend all my savings to enjoy life till I can't! In all honesty, I've never been afraid of death till now. I'm very scared and feel all alone. My wife is playing it off like it's nothing and won't talk about it or listen to me. I've been living on borrowed time for years and joked about dying, but now that I have a use-by date, I'm in a panic. If anyone has had this, I would love to hear from you.
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