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Liver transplant - Let's support each other
Transplants | Last Active: Dec 15, 2024 | Replies (1623)Comment receiving replies
Hi @vera77, you are asking very good questions that will need careful consideration for doing a transplant in US when you live elsewhere. There is a period of time directly after transplant that you as the caregiver and your husband would need a short-term stay near the clinic where you get the transplant as well as regular follow up appointments.
Mayo Clinic staff have written these blogs that outline a bit more detail about liver transplant at Mayo.
- Liver Transplant at Mayo Clinic https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/liver-transplant-at-mayo-clinic/
- What to Expect: Post Transplant Care https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/what-to-expect-annual-post-transplant-follow-up/
- What to Expect as a Transplant Caregiver https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/what-to-expect-as-a-transplant-caregiver/
@rosemarya @jerrydrennan @amyintucson @arqui02000 @2ndlvrxplantmom @karen51 @parrot53 @eparker6 and many others can share their first-hand experiences with post liver transplant care and short-term stays.
Are you thinking of applying to Mayo Clinic for transplant?
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Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. We dont know yet which clinic we will apply for transplant. My husband from Michigan n he was having some tests done n small operation on his asofagus in Henry Ford last winter n then we left back. My husband retires after two month, so we will decide by that time where to apply for transplant.
Thank you.
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@vera77, I had my simultaneous liver and kidney transplant at Mayo Rochester MN in 2009. My home is 800 miles away. We stayed at the Gift of Life transplant House during my time there. Due to my condition we arrived in late February. My transplant was on April 22, and I spent 7 days in the hospital. At discharge, I went back to the Gift of life House and had frequent labs, and tests as outpatient. I returned home in mid May to continue my recovery and healing.
After transplant there are regularly scheduled labs that begin weekly, and gradually are spaced farther apart. Labs are drawn locally and results sent to Mayo. I returned to Mayo after 4 months, and again 1 year after my transplant. I was given the option of being transferred to my local transplant center for monitoring, but chose to continue with Mayo and I return annually.
My Primary Care Doctor takes care of me locally, and he is willing to follow Mayo's follow-up plan for me. I've only had one emergency hospitalization here, and the hospital and doctors were in contact with the transplant doctors at Mayo during my stay.
Vera, this is just a snapshot from my perspective. I hope that you will look at the links that Colleen has sent to you. I also want to let you know that Mayo does have an International Department.
Here is the link to the Liver Transplant Department and Contact Information
- Liver Transplant Program / Contact
https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/liver-transplant/home/orc-20211818