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What to Expect as a Transplant Caregiver Jan 5, 2021 | By Kristin Eggebraaten (@keggebraaten)Comment receiving replies
@mrimler: I'm a bit confused. I'm hearing that a caregiver would be necessary for several months, 6 or more. And, if there's an infection or any sign of rejection the number of months a caregiver would be needed could be months longer for a variety of reasons.
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@actsoflight I can't speak for others and between different types of transplant can be quite different. I am a heart transplant and most of the people you see here are kidney and liver which unlike Heart can get a organ from.a living donor. Actually that is a popular way which can be more scheduled. @mrimler was a liver of kidney so it may have a quicker recovery. With a Heart the surgery itself is different as it's open heart so there are additional healing issues with the chest verses the adomine. I won't speak for them since I don't know what there surgery is like. If you click on a person's name in a post it will take you to there page and you can see more information on them. I hope that helps.
Dana