@shogg, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am happy to meet you this morning and reach out across the virtual miles as you and your daughter begin a new life journey toward a possible liver transplant. On Connect, we are patients and we can offer our companionship and share our own experiences as a means of support for both of you. We are not medical professionals, and so we cannot make a diagnosis or prognosis.

I had a liver and a kidney transplant in 2009 at the age of 60. I was near the age of 50 when my own PCP sent me to a gastroenterologist (GI) for a consult after he became concerned about y routine annual labs. So I was around your daughter's age when my own journey began. I can still remember the fear and the uncertainty of it all. One of the first things I learned was that with liver disease, there are many causes and everyone and every person reacts differently - there is never going to be a one-size-fits-all. However, as you move thru this process with her, you will gain information from her transplant team.
Your daughter has cirrhosis. and so her MELD score will qualify her to be placed on a transplant list after she goes through an thorough medical evaluation by the transplant team. This evaluation will provide the team with information and to treat any potential conditions that could interfere with surgery.
Does your daughter have a diagnosis for her liver condition? How does she feel? What questions would you like to ask while she is waiting for an appointment to be scheduled?

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