Ex-Lap recovery time?

Posted by terribwyo @terribwyo, 6 hours ago

Hello— my husband is scheduled for an exploratory laparascopy tomorrow as (hopefully) the final step in being placed on the UNOS list for a liver transplant. What is the recovery time, in your experience? How many days in hospital, staying around Jaxville, etc. before you were able to travel back home and resume a somewhat more normal life? Thanks!

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craigcraig | @craigcraig | 5 hours ago

That surgery was np for me. Went home the same day. Fully recovered about a week. Now the liver transplant was another story but well worth it. Live in CO. Mayo wanted my wife and I to move to AZ while waiting for a liver. Said it could be around 6 months (it was much less) . We had to much going on here and declined but committed to getting to AZ from CO within 24 hrs when they found a liver for me . And they found one, wife and I caught the first red eye out of DIA to Scottsdale and it all worked out great. Time in AZ for the actual transplant and recovery was a little over 2 months. Could not leave till they released me. But again well worth it. Hopefully you guys make the list ! Best of luck !!!