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When liver is available for transplant how much time to arrive?

Transplants | Last Active: Jan 22 5:03pm | Replies (9)
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@granamom

Hi vera77
I am on the transplant list at Duke hospital and they require about a week of onboarding, regular blood tests and return doctor visits, bone scans, liver scans, etc through the process. I have to be able to get there within 8 hours of a call, and if fortunate enough to get a liver, must stay within minutes of Duke for a month, then regular checkups and med adjustments again. It is a long. long process, and you would have to live near your transplant center for months or even years.
I have had two calls so far but on our way to the hospital were called with the news that the livers were bad in some way. Hoping for another call and a good one!
Best to you in this journey,
Blessings,
Granamom

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Jan 22 10:42am

@granamom, Welcome to Connect. I am a transplant recipient, and I want to say that I am happy to hear that you are on the liver transplant list! I hope that you do get your liver transplant soon. I can understand how disappointing it is to get the call, and then to turn around to return home. When I was listed at UofKY, I lived 45 minutes away, so I was given a 45 minute - 1 hour window of time for arrival. I also had a bag packed and we kept gas in the car for a quick get-away. Then when complications developed, I was flown to Mayo in Rochester where I did receive my liver and kidney transplant. At that time I lived only 7 blocks away from the hospital and was able to ride the patient shuttle from the Gift of Life Transplant House to the clinic for my transplant.

It is amazing how different we each experience the entire process, isn't it? Does Duke have lodging for transplant patients? Or is there a nearby motel where you can stay after the transplant until you are discharged from outpatient care?

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