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Liver disease itching: What helps?

Transplants | Last Active: Oct 4 1:28pm | Replies (157)
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@bikermike

Rosemary, Thanks for the welcome.My bile duct issue was post transplant. I hav a blocked right hapatic artery that was caused because the donor liver had a larger connection where it was attached to my body. They considered might have to do another transplant. Liver was functioning so well that they waited to see how I would do. It created it's own path of new blood flow so liver was good but bile duct suffered. They continue to put stints in but recently I had ERCP #10 or #11. They said if they cant get it stretched they might have to open me up again and do repair surgery to duct. We are hoping it doesnt come to this.

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jeanne5009 | @jeanne5009 | Mar 13, 2019

Heres hoping everything settles in and you can avid the surgery..

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gaylea1 | @gaylea1 | Mar 13, 2019

@bikermike I am going through the exact same thing. My transplant was Nov 2018. They have been unable to place a stent in my bile duct after several attempts. Right now I have an internal and external drain. I also had to be opened up and reoperated on due to an artery that need to be regrafted. I'm hoping next ERCP will be successful.

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 13, 2019

@bikermike Hopefully they will be able to stretch the ducts to avoid another surgery. I imagine that's the last thing you want, to have to go through surgery again. I know it would be for me.
JK

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Mar 14, 2019

@bikermike
I hope that you won't need a second surgery. But if you do need it, take comfort in knowing that at least there is an alternate plan for your recovery. I do not have a bile duct due to my bile duct related liver disease. My surgeon performed (in my laymans terms) creative plumbing that connects to my intestines. It works very well. At 1 year post transplant, I did need and to have a surgical repair because it got kinked in a small gap in my intestines. I don't know what your surgery would be like, but for me that repair surgery was much easier for me.
I am happy hat you saw this post, @gaylea1. I am sending my strongest wishes your way for successful results when you have next ERCP. Are you at home now? Do you know when you will have the ERCP?

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