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@shacquie
Hang tight and get to the right doctor my first one said I will never get a liver and go home and basically die my daughter was with me and equally appalled so a few days later something hit me so bad and called my girlfriend that lives in Washington state and said I’ll fly you down and you need me to take me to the hospital in Santa Barbara the next morning she picked me up at that point I couldn’t drive and was admitted immediately and was given 5 days to live at that point I realized this is serious. After many months in and out of ICU 7 months later I received my new liver. The whole time my acites was really bad. I wouldn’t put it off and hear the right thing from the right doctor they’re not all the same. 3 years later today I can actually do a freestyle stroke in the pool again, I always look at any gain is a big gain so get going on the road to recovery

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@pgruetz thats soo scary, it makes my stomach turn. I couldn't be happier to hear how everything fell into place. It reminds me to keep pushing and keep looking. Thank you for your story. Being in the right hands is my main goal and being able to find a place that will be that good level and still accept the insurance.