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Post transplant care giver Exhaustion

Transplants | Last Active: Jun 29, 2023 | Replies (7)

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@anthony1916 I want to also add my welcome to you and your wife. Congratulations on the liver transplant. Hopefully this will be the start of better times for you and your wife. I don’t know much about liver transplants. I had a pancreas transplant nearly 18 years ago. After care following a transplant presents its own challenges. Other members and mentors have recommended some great tips that will be beneficial. One thing I’d like to add is that within this site is a group & discussions focused on supporting Caregivers. There is another discussion within the Transplant group offering post transplant tips. I haven’t learned how to post links. Can you poke around in this site to find these helpful resources?

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Hi @anthony1916 Just popping into @cehunt57’s response to you about some other discussions here in the forum relating to transplant caregivers. My husband was my caregiver during my bone marrow transplant. He won’t admit it, but that experience aged him with all the worry and concern, the uncertainty, etc… I don’t have to give you the particulars…you’re living it. You’re doing an admirable job and it sure gives a new meaning to ‘for better or for worse’ right? But you do need to also take care of yourself. So hopefully some of these conversations will give you some guidance from people who have been there. Hugs.

Are there any transplant caregivers out there?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/are-there-any-transplant-caregivers-out-there/
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I’m a transplant caregiver. Let’s connect and share:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/my-post-from-joining-the-caregiver-group/
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What to expect as a transplant caregiver https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/what-to-expect-as-a-transplant-caregiver/

@anthony1916 - I located a few of my favorites about living with an organ transplant.

Here is a support discussion that includes many helpful/ real life suggestions by patients who have received transplants. I so much appreciate all members who so generously have shared their experiences to help others. I invite any and all members to join in the discussion with more ideas and questions.

- Living Life after your Transplant
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/living-life-after-your-transplant/
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The ideas shared in the above patient conversation were used to create a blog article (written by the Mayo staff) and newly updated here in this this Blog article.:
- Top Transplant Tips and Hacks https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/

Has anybody found one of their tips or hacks in the article yet?