Liver transplant - Let's support each other

@racing212, It is good to hear that you are being monitored for this while it is a 'could be' tumor. My Mayo experience is that they will keep a close watch on it for you. I know that this is not a comfortable position to be in. I was believed to have cancer tumors in my bile ducts and my local transplant hospital was unable to get tissue samples so they had to inactivate me from the transplant list until they could get me to the Mayo team in Rochester for the tests. I did not have cancer and was able to be activated again. Rodney, I will be thinking of you during this time.
When you return in December, do you know what kind of tests they will do?
With an increased score, have your symptoms changed any?

Im on the list for liver transplant...went to Rochester last week for more tests and found out there's 3 spots that could turn into a tumor. My meld score also went up from 3 months ago. I go back in December for more tests..... Chuck

@racing212 When you go back for more tests will they determine if the “spots” are benign or malignant? I had malignant lesions and they did an ablation to get rid of them. That was more than a year before my transplant which occurred in September 2016.
JK

I just had a liver transplant in August at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona everything went well it's taking a little longer to get back on my feet and I thought ,I guess I had great expectations I'll have the great expectations for you too so congratulations on your liver transplant and the doctor had me go ahead and get a dermatologist in my local community look at Maya dark spots all over my body and give me a plan to move forward with him to make sure that I wore sunscreen. Thank you

I am 6 months post transplant and am scheduled to see a dermatologist next week. I use sunscreen regularly but not sure what to expect.

@rodney9999 Because organ recipients are on immunosupressants, there seems to be a higher incident of them developing skin cancer. A visit to the dermatologist will include a visual check by that person, to check for any signs of skin cancer. They will advise you to have a yearly or even semi-annual check. Congratulations on your successful transplant! How are you feeling these days?
Ginger

@rodney9999 Because organ recipients are on immunosupressants, there seems to be a higher incident of them developing skin cancer. A visit to the dermatologist will include a visual check by that person, to check for any signs of skin cancer. They will advise you to have a yearly or even semi-annual check. Congratulations on your successful transplant! How are you feeling these days?
Ginger