@skipmarsliver I am so glad that you went to a major medical center, Mayo, and that you will now be a patient at another one. I too learned how important it is to do that and went to Mass General where I eventually had a liver transplant.
I am looking forward to hearing how things work at Duke, and what they determine your MELD to be.
When I first started at Mass General mine was 11 but it quickly went up to 18 and then in about another 9 months or so it was 28, the MELD at which I received a transplant in September 2017.
It really such a relief to be a patient at a medical center where they are knowledgeable about your condition.
JK