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@tjgisewhite

@contentandwell They also base it on how many people are on your list according to your blood type.

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@tjgisewhite As I said, I do know of course that blood type is part of the screening of whom gets an available liver, but I thought from your post that there might be other criteria that transplant centers can be a bit subjective with. My MELD would probably have gone into the 30s within a few weeks of getting a liver, I had taken a serious turn for the worse. I always wonder if even though my MELD did not reflect that, they could make that decision. When my liver was dissected it was approaching being totally non-functional. Something that was said made me wonder if they did have some leeway there.
JK

I am A+ and I think that’s pretty common. I wouldn’t think that would be a huge deterrent in my case. What is your experience with this?
Karen