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Liver transplant - Let's support each other
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Hi, I’m new on here. My mom was given the gift of a liver August 4th and she’s been really going through it. If anyone can help with suggestions I can do to help her. She’s been having bad heartburn/nausea when eating and having abdominal pains. She’s been to the hospital for the pains already but they didn’t see anything worrisome. Her appetite is very low and was wondering if that’s common? Any suggestions can help, thank you in advanced.
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Congratulations. My husband is 9 months from his liver transplant. He started to feel so much better about 2 months after the surgery, then a month or so later started to develop more discomfort and other symptoms, such as itching. Tests do not indicate a major problem but his energy level and discomfort are very difficult. I think perhaps the worry that the problems are due to pending rejection or biliary shutdown only makes thing worse. We are having faith that if we can just struggle through this it will get better.
Tell your mom, and yourself, that you are not alone.
Hi @tinamarie10, I thought I'd check in. How is your mom doing this week? Are the stomach issues subsiding? What has helped if anything?
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Low appetite is very common. I went from 180 to 130. Your mom has to think positively, she a very major surgery and now she has to work through a major recovery. My advice is to thankful you are alive and take one day at a time. Tom