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@tjgisewhite

Hi Karen. My name is Tammy. On December 16th, 2019, I had a liver transplant at the Mayo facility here in Jacksonville, FL. In FL, your MELD score has a lot to do with you being qualified or not for a liver transplant. My MELD score was 23. Of course, that is not the only thing they base it on, but it is certainly factored in there. I wish you the best of luck.

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khh | @khh | Mar 14, 2020

Thank you for your input. I hope you are doing well.

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 14, 2020

@tjgisewhite What else do they base who gets the next available liver besides MELD? Of course I know blood type and size, but are there other things? If so I was not aware of them but I found it surprising that I got my transplant at MELD 28 when they were generally transplanting at MELDS in the 30s in my region.

@racing212 Good luck with the testing. Please let us know how it goes.
JK

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