Liver transplant - Let's support each other

@rosemarya @contentandwell

Jerrydrennan, I am happy to hear that you recieved your liver transplant. Your niece is an amazing person to have offered, and undergone the evaluation to be your donor. I have extreme respect and admiration for her.
Jerry, how are you doing since transplant surgery? Do you have to undergo any extra treatment because of the cancer? I don't know how that all works.

@stella25
When I was told that o needed a liver transplant for cancer. I could get a living donor and shorten the process. I would have to undergo unos protocol. Chemoradiation and brachey treatment be a accepted by unos as a candidate. My niece was the closest match after 5 days of testing at the Mayo in Rochester. They determined the liver size was not adequate for me. But if it was good we could of schedule surgery for transplant. I was at a 25 meld score. I was transplanted at 33 meld deceased donors.
Hope this helps.
God Bless

@stella25
When I was told that o needed a liver transplant for cancer. I could get a living donor and shorten the process. I would have to undergo unos protocol. Chemoradiation and brachey treatment be a accepted by unos as a candidate. My niece was the closest match after 5 days of testing at the Mayo in Rochester. They determined the liver size was not adequate for me. But if it was good we could of schedule surgery for transplant. I was at a 25 meld score. I was transplanted at 33 meld deceased donors.
Hope this helps.
God Bless

HI everyone! Thank you for your valuable sharing! My sister-in-law was flown to Florida for emergency care and found that she needs a liver. She is on a liver transplant list and like others was told, it would be a cadaver. She’s #30 on the list. They’re keeping her there at the hospital or the hotel since she needs to be no more than 30 miles away. She lives about 1100 miles away as we do. We’re going to fly down when she gets the word. We can’t afford 2 trips with hotel costs and plane fare, so as much as we would love to be with her now and then, then will be more important we felt. She is 59 years old. She’s very independent, but is welcoming us coming down when the time comes, so we know we need to be there. We would of been there no matter what anyway. Didn’t know anything on transplants and this site has helped us gain some insight. Thank you so much.

Thank you JoDee. Has your husband been transplanted or still waiting?

@stella25 when we were looking into my husband having a living donor, his doctor said they wouldn't transplant before his MELD was a 28. That was at Mayo, Rochester. I don't know what it is for other programs.
Blessings,
JoDee

@stella25
When I was told that o needed a liver transplant for cancer. I could get a living donor and shorten the process. I would have to undergo unos protocol. Chemoradiation and brachey treatment be a accepted by unos as a candidate. My niece was the closest match after 5 days of testing at the Mayo in Rochester. They determined the liver size was not adequate for me. But if it was good we could of schedule surgery for transplant. I was at a 25 meld score. I was transplanted at 33 meld deceased donors.
Hope this helps.
God Bless

I don't know what the MELD needs to be for living donor transplant...we will ask that question when we meet with the evaluation team. They have not calculated my son's MELD yet. He was in the hospital last week for an emergency ERCP due to a blockage. That's when his team of doctors suggested he is getting close to being evaluated. We should know more in the next few weeks.

I don't know what the MELD needs to be for living donor transplant...we will ask that question when we meet with the evaluation team. They have not calculated my son's MELD yet. He was in the hospital last week for an emergency ERCP due to a blockage. That's when his team of doctors suggested he is getting close to being evaluated. We should know more in the next few weeks.