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@colleenyoung

Hi CJ, I'd like to add my welcome. I'd like to bring @digibson @mudshark @duckduck2020 into this discussion.

I can see that you are trying to research all possible treatment options for your father. And you'd like to know more about Y90 treatment and to find out if liver transplant is a possibility.

To learn more about liver transplantation and eligibility, you may wish to contact the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center - Living-donor transplantation: https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/living-donor-transplantation/gnc-20203911
This information includes a link to start a donor evaluation.

Here's a Mayo Clinic Q and A about living liver donation that offers more information: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-living-liver-donation/

Before you start a donor evaluation however, it seems that it would first be important to establish if your father is a candidate for transplant. You can contact Mayo Clinic to learn more.

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digibson | @digibson | Oct 8, 2021

Hi CJ. I think Colleen is spot on. Mayo Clinic is the best place to be but I know many people can't get there to get treatment but its a great place to start. There is a lot to 1) if he needs a liver transplant and 2) if he qualifies for one. I had Hep C that lead to cirrhosis of the liver that spun off three cancerous hepatocellular carcinomas on my liver that they treated twice with Y90 Radioembolization (I think you said your Dad had y90) Radioembolization that are now gone. I'm lucky to be close to the University of Colorado Medical Center and have a Hepatologist, Interventional Radiologist, and Primary Care doctor there. They also do many liver transplants. My Hepatologist has advised against a liver transplant for now because my liver enzymes, MELD score (6) and CT scans continue to be so good. A MELD score is a rating system runs from 6 - 40 with 6 being the best. You have to have MELD score of about 15 to qualify for a liver transplant from an unknown donor. I'm not sure about a known donor.

In follow closely to the advise hepatologist and interventional radiologist for treatment. I don't have an Oncologist because I've never been treated with chemo.

Please know I'm no medical professional just wanted to relate my experience to you. Mayo will have answers to all of your questions.

Blessings to you. Diane

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