Liver transplant - Let's support each other

I want to say thank you to all of the members who are so graciously sharing, asking questions, and supporting other transplant patients and loved ones. I wish I had known you when I was going thru the transplant experience!

I have recently scheduled my appointment for my annual evaluation at Mayo. I can hardly believe that this will be my 11th year since my transplant surgery. In some ways it seems like just yesterday and yet it also feels like a lifetime ago. Every year at this time, I am faced with the memories of my own difficult phase in my own transplant journey that included: being inactivated from the transplant list from mid January 2009 until March 13, 2009; acute kidney failure and dialysis; emergency transport and critical care in regional ICU; medical flight to Mayo Rochester where I found out I needed a kidney transplant in addition to liver transplant; in April 2009 got a simultaneous liver and kidney transplant.
By now, I am familiar with the scheduled tests and protocol procedures, so there is less stress. I chose to share this part of my experience to let you know that anything and everything is possible even when it appears hopeless.

I have spent the greater part of my afternoon viewing the posts in this support group discussion. Wow! I am so amazed at the vast amount of kindness and support that has occurred here. . @frankw54, @jerrydrennan, @calikellyw, @calikellyw, @mego2k, @rodney9999, @christinelouise, @luckonetj, @tr1pol1sue, @danab, @des46893, @jim1208, @flagal22, @livertrex, @wildcat, @benlam11, @tayloryvette, @racing212, @leahd, @skipmarsliver, @tgshomes, @mostlybill, @slslape56, @jws10, @gaylea1, @jeanne5009, @jodeej, @stella25 - Won't you drop in to say, "Hi"?

This is a support group - let's keep it going - What do you want to talk about? How are you getting along? What would you like to ask? What would you like to share?

The trip was a slow one. Slippery roads. But i made it there and back
I got the results back Tuesday and the blood work was better than last time. And the ct scan showed no evidence of a mass thist time

The trip was a slow one. Slippery roads. But i made it there and back
I got the results back Tuesday and the blood work was better than last time. And the ct scan showed no evidence of a mass thist time

@racing212, Good Morning and Happy New Year! Did the weather cooperate with your travel for the appointment? Is there any update that you are comfortable to share? What is the next step?

Hi all it's been awhile since I've been here.... I go to st.cloud mn . monday for ct scan to see if the three spotz are still there or have grown and blood work.. Depending on the weather. Expecting up to a foot of snow.

racing212, Hi, Chuck. I will be happy to call you Chuck🙂
One question - If the appointment has to be cancelled due to the weather, do you know if you will be able to reschedule it soon?

It's just a one day event...... Please call me chuck.

@racing212, Thank you for caring enough to share your update on Connect. As a transplant recipient, I am always very much interested to to hear from other transplant patients. Especially those, like you, are in the waiting process, because I remember that my own waiting experience . Rodney, I hope that the weatehr is cooperative so that you will be able to safely travel to St Cloud.
I live in Kentucky and if we got a foot of snow, we would have to shut down! We just don't get that kind of snow and so we don't have the equipment to deal with it.
I want, and I hope for you to get a good report. Is this a one day trip? Or with an overnight? When do you expect to get the results?

Hi all it's been awhile since I've been here.... I go to st.cloud mn . monday for ct scan to see if the three spotz are still there or have grown and blood work.. Depending on the weather. Expecting up to a foot of snow.