With a MELD score of 39 in late December of 2018, I was told I was at the top of the list but was also experiencing kidney failure. My MELD was brought down to 34 and was released from Mayo Florida’s Hospital by the end of January 2019. Strangely I was happy to hear about my place on the list but also was very ill. I was readmitted a week later in very poor condition with a MELD of 44. Later that night my MELD was 47 and was extremely ill with terrible fatigue, chills, and was unable to eat much. Then received the news that a liver was available and I would have a transplant during the night into the next morning. I was not afraid but glad that I had the chance of getting a new liver. Initially I thought it would take about 2 years to possibly get a transplant when my MELD was only a 10. It actually turned out to be 8 months from the diagnosis and 1 month after being listed. Thank you Liver Teams for a chance of a longer life!

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