Quality of Life is Good for Living Donors Following Liver Transplantation

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 20 Dec 2013

My experience is similar. The liver donors do enjoy an excellent quality of life after donation. I specifically remember a young man from Pakistan who became a national level body builder after donati...

Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure Fosters Excellent Survival Rates

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 20 Dec 2013

Agree. Our survival rates for acute liver failure who undergo live related liver transplant are excellent too, and better than those quoted for deceased donor transplant. One reason is that the time f...

Aging Hepatitis C Patients Demands for Liver Transplantation

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 18 Dec 2013

Not surprising as most baby boomers acquired Hepatitis C in the 70s and 80s before it was discovered/recognized in 1989. Since the virus takes 20-35 years to damage the liver and cause cancer, there w...

Chances Of Relapse Reduced By Alcoholism Treatment Before, After Liver Transplantation

Posted in Alcohol abuse / Alcohol dependence / Alcoholism Support group on Wed, 18 Dec 2013

This Boston study rightly emphasizes the importance of treatment of substance abuse prior to liver transplant. Among 1500 recipients of living donor liver transplants in our series, the 330 transplant...