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What to expect going into a transplant consult?

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@jamesduaiswamy

Hi
I had a liver transplant about five years ago and still breathing.
In my instance, it was more of a presentation session as they met with other people who had liver-related issues.
They walk through every step of the procedure the hospital uses to help patients get transplanted.
It is important to realize that there are certain requirements to be placed on a transplant list.
All of these will be thoroughly explained throughout the meeting. Kindly pay close attention to what they say, then decide how to proceed. After you are approved for treatment, a Coordinating Nurse will be assigned to serve as your point of contact. They are a pleasure to work with and well-educated.
The hospital will often locate a liver for you, assuming all conditions are normal.
Everything will depend on the patient's condition.
There are two methods for obtaining the liver. Either from a living individual who is eager to assist or from a deceased someone who has donated one.
Mine was a transplant from a live donor.
Make sure you have adequate insurance to cover these kinds of procedures. In my instance, it came to close to a million dollars for both my donor and me. Unsettling, but true.
It is a really sad thing to have to endure, but since liver damage cannot be repaired, the only choice is a transplant.
The duration of the process may vary between nine and twelve months, contingent upon the patient's condition.
Please keep your hopes very high and be positive.
God helped me and he will help you too.

All the best

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Did your insurance cover it? Part of it? How did that process happen? Thanks for your thought!

Hi. I just joined. I am 33 years post cadaver liver transplant. Emergency transplant overnight when I was 27. I have issues but one yr of recuperation gave me chance to marry, travel , and have a successful career. I am now 60 and have NASH, taking tacrolimus. Is there anyone decade's post transplant?

@jamesduaiswamy
My wife is in need of a liver transplant more than likely this coming summer. We have had our consult and done all the tests. She has one more PRRT treatment for NET, then we wait 90 days, for the radioactive material to clear her body, and she will be on list. My question or concern is our transplant team doesn’t do live transplants, only donated livers. The more I research it appears the live donor livers have less issues after transplant. I see your was a live liver donation, was the recovery any easier than what was told during the consult? Any and all info you can share is most appreciated.🙏