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@gammie8, I want to comment both of you for building a relationship with the liver care...
for building a relationship with the liver ... Before/during/after the transplant. ... due to suspected cancer in bile ducts ... to Mayo from ICU and did not have cancer ... , and was reactivated on the liver
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jun 11, 2022
Oh there’s nothing like well-meaning relatives, LOL. I could have avoided chemo altogether and had my...
altogether and had my mutation-caused cancer ... a friend who was my buddy while I lived ... Transplant was 5 days of chemo with ... It’s not a picnic but I lived through ... respected for its ability to kill cancer
I realize I am late to this discussion, apologies. Please read about the benzenes that have...
are metabolized by our kidneys and liver ... you know that I got my first kidney transplant ... countless Squamous and Basel Cell Cancers
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Dec 9, 2021
My mother had CLL at 50, and my niece was diagnosed with ET at 15….then I...
But I too have an oncologist and transplant ... early diagnosis(40’s) and long term living ... I had prostate cancer at 50 and know
Posted: Nov 30, 2021
Hi @mtoyne2021 Golly, my heart stopped a little when I saw your posting. Your daughter is...
Children should never have to suffer from cancer ... I’m 2.4 years out from AML/Transplant ... and the day of transplant. ... Usually the day after transplant, she ... One of my fellow mentors,who had a liver
@gphetteplace - Gaylene, Congratulations on receiving your liver transplant. Your generosity is commendable, and it sounds...
Congratulations on receiving your liver ... transplant. ... are doing very well with your new liver ... or long-term cancer treatment. ... , the transplant social workers offer
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Nov 8, 2021
Hi Rosemary....its amazing how quickly time passes...my journey started in 2014, and here it is two...
I'm a Kaiser patient, but my transplant ... No one on my transplant team has seen ... I had a video appt with my liver Dr ... I get an MRI every 6 months...no cancer ... I belong to the liver/kidney support
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Oct 9, 2021
@cjgarrison1289 As this article states, the process starts with the doctor providing care. He/she will know...
He/she will know the stage of the cancer ... there is always the possibility of the cancer ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/organ-transplant-waiting-list-requirements ... going to ask @rosemarya , who is a liver
Support Group: Liver Cancer
Posted: Oct 8, 2021
No matter how hard we try, I think we’ll always be defined somewhat by our transplant....
always be defined somewhat by our transplant ... My AML-transplant life all started the ... Not living in fear, just educated caution ... pulling into the parking lot of the cancer ... Hopefully more SCT and other transplant
@duckduck2020 Oh my gosh, in that case do it! Have that ileostomy done so you can...
right direction again to getting your cancer ... ileostomy part, but I had a very serious cancer ... journey and a bone marrow transplant ... But they were short-lived moments as
Support Group: Cancer
Posted: May 12, 2021
@caretakermom You may find out from your medical team that the heart surgery is not optimal...
I cannot be transplanted due to that ... would attack a new kidney, and I am a cancer ... There are many people who live well ... Some opt to not consider transplant, ... My husband had his transplant at Scripps
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Nov 28, 2020
Hi - I am a living kidney donor. I posted on another thread in this Group,...
Hi - I am a living kidney donor. ... talk with any former or prospective living ... Because I lived in Kansas City and my ... recipient lived in Ft. ... sick for surgery; our procedure was cancelled
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Oct 30, 2020
@contentandwell PSC is a progressive rare autoimmune disease of the bile ducts where the ducts become...
The bile builds up in the liver which ... developing cholangiocarcinoma & cancer ... ducts, replace a stent & check for cancer ... husband & I would love to be his living ... Have you been transplanted or still
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Apr 19, 2020
Hi @richardsville, your doctor is right. Lung transplants are usually done with deceased donor lung or...
Lung transplants are usually done with ... lobe of a lung can be taken from a living ... Mayo Clinic does not perform living ... donor lung transplants for this reason ... mentioned that his appointment was cancelled
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Apr 16, 2020
I wouldn't fear the anti-rejection drugs. They can have some side effects but generally they are...
I have had 3 kidney transplants spanning ... count and platelets, numerous skin cancers ... It's good you have a live donor. ... If your live donor isn't a match ... I had my transplants in Rochester, and
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jan 31 11:20pm
Hi Different situation very similar feelings. About 3 years ago I was told I had liver...
About 3 years ago I was told I had liver ... cancer and my only hope was a transplant ... has my immune system rejecting my liver ... After my successful transplant in early ... cancer (or kidney issues).
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jan 30 1:48pm
Hi there. I was diagnosed with AITL in early October last year. I was so sick...
weeks later, an autologous stem cell transplant ... easy, but oh my goodness, it saves lives ... Had my stem cell transplant March 18 ... hard time eating during my stem cell transplant ... Neill the actor has the same blood cancer
Posted: Dec 12, 2025
@alicat60 Of course, you are feeling frustrated and discouraged. I felt the same way when I...
the same way when I was listed for a liver ... transplant in 2008 and had to be &#39 ... ;inactivated' from the transplant ... deceased donor because of possible cancer ... after being tested and cleared of any cancer
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Nov 21, 2025
@ Good morning @altabiznet. Finally getting a chance to catch up with my messages on Connect...
Your doctor suggested the transplant ... Before the transplant, you were able ... that would kill off any remaining cancer ... underlying disease and treatment, the cancer ... tests you’ve had, does your team run a liver
Hi, @lmkmom. I know it’s alarming when blast cell numbers escalate. From what you’re saying with...
clean so that I could go ahead with my transplant ... little setback in the timeline for your transplant ... by making sure the cancerous cells ... , the cleaner we go enter into the transplant ... So please try not to live in fear.