What is liver transplant success rate when donor has hepatitis C?
What is the success rate with a liver transplant when the donor has Hepatitis C
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What is the success rate with a liver transplant when the donor has Hepatitis C
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Hep C is treatable today's medications. See link below as an example.
https://www.hepatitisc.uw.edu/page/treatment/drugs
Most treatments take 12 weeks of taking a pill.
I had been diagnosed with Hep C in early 2000. I had a rare genotype 3 and meds back then only treated genotype 1 & 2, 3 through 6 were untreatable. I has my first transplant in later 2000 and still had my original Hep C. I was treated periodically with older meds to help reduce the viral load. In 2014/2015/2016 new meds came out and I tried a couple treatments. Finally the virus was eliminated from my body in early 2016.
However, I needed a second liver transplant because of my Hep C. So it was kind of like your question of receiving a Hep C donor liver. It can be treated post transplant today. The liver is the only organ that can regrow in us. So you only need a smaller piece transplanted and it will grow to full size in a few months. So treating Hep C is a viable way to get a donor.
Thankyou so much!
What is the status of my liver, post transplant, hep C?
What care do I need now? Please advise.
@bonusroundbrown79, @antonetz11,
I have locate some additional links with information about transplant and Hep C to add to the link that @bobweller posted. Thank you, Bob, for sharing your experience! It is amazing to hear how you have benefited from medical advances in the trearment for Hep C.
- Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Expanding the donor pool – hepatitis C no longer a barrier to transplant
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-expanding-the-donor-pool-hepatitis-c-no-longer-a-barrier-to-transplant/
- Hepatitis C livers now usable for transplant into patients uninfected with hepatitis C
https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/transplant-medicine/news/hepatitis-c-livers-now-usable-for-transplant-into-patients-uninfected-with-hepatitis-c/mac-20509828
@antonetz11, Have you had a transplant? or are you considering a transplant?
@bonusroundbrown79, Am I correct that you have received a liver transplant? How long ago? And what kind of follow-up is your transplant team ordering?
No transplant yet. My son was offered a transplant with a Hep C liver. He freaked out and said no. That he wanted to do some research first.