@contentandwell I don't think MELD score necessarily correlates with level of cirrhosis. A little over 2 years ago, when I found out I had liver disease, my MELD was 40. My last blood test prior to transplant (10 months ago), my MELD was 14. But I was still getting 7-8 liters of ascites fluid drained per week, so obviously, my liver was still not good.

I think that the fact that creatinine is a factor in the MELD calculation is where some of the disconnect happens. To test my little theory, if my creatinine was at the same level today as it was when I was first diagnosed (over 8), and my sodium, bilirubin and INR were what they are today, my MELD score would be 21. As it is, with all 4 MELD factor in "normal" range and a new liver, my MELD score is 9.