I am going to post a comment from Dave. His wife luckily in just the nick of time got a new liver. I found their blog through a yahoo group I have been reading of other Transplant stories... It inspired me to start this one. I will ask his permission to post a link to his if you want to look at it. We have chatted a few times on Yahoo IM and got some wonderful feedback and hope from him...Gotta love the power of the internet!
Nancy,
Wow to see what we had to do just a month ago but now for you is wild. They had all the teams come visit us because of the truly dire situation we were in. We did it in about 36 hours after arriving in Texas. The entire week before the hospital in Hawai'i had done a great deal of pre-work so it could go so fast. Let me tell you from experience, your liver is VERY critical. From the completion of surgery it was only a matter of hours and everything in my wife started coming back (BTW my wifes surgery was 7ish hours). From about an inch from deaths door to the surgery to walking was just under 3 weeks. A good liver does wonders. Take care of yourself, review those notes OFTEN and trust your support team. If your husband and friends suggest you do something, just do it. They are on the outside of your body and can sometimes see better than you what's going on with you. Just some advice, do what you think is right. Take care and have faith.
Dave
5 years ago
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Nancy,
Feel free to share our story. The blog is for our family and of course there are kids pictures and stuff that is meant for a wide "fan" base but the story of my wife's liver failure starts at the end of July. The blog is at www.daant.blogspot.com Enjoy.
Dave
Hey, guys this blog is really great. We will be checking in daily to see what's going on. The imput from everyone is very helpful. Sounds like you are getting lots of useful information.
Marilyn & Noel
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