Still Fighting & Hoping for that Liver Transplant
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Hi Houston Mom, I am praying the right liver comes along very soon! So glad you are a good candidate. Sounds like you have the right attitude so keep that chin up and keep smiling, it has done you well so far. Nancy
Fight, Fight, Fight! You sound like a strong woman with a great attitude. Something good is going to happen!!! I have everything I own crossed for you!
Houston Mom….the anticipation and subsequent disappointment seem to go hand in hand with those awaiting a liver transplant. I agree with Pam, keep on fighting.
I wish for strengths to continue to guide you in this journey.
All my best wishes,
MarionI haven’t posted in while, but want to give you an update of my status.
I learned in October that my cancer had returned (for a second time) and started another IV chemo regimine in addition to Tarceva. It was brutal and after one treatment of Cisplatin, I had to stop. I continued with Gemcitibine through the holidays, but due to complications I knew it wasn’t something I could continue into the New Year. Then, another miracle, I had a clear CT!I continue to have blockages, and have had a total of eleven stent exchanges (seven internal, four external). The external biliary catheter seems to be doing its job, and has eliminated the attacks of pancreatitis I was having after my ERCPs.
The other news is that after six months of deliberation, Methodist Hospital in Houston agreed to list me as a liver transplant patient. I was called-up twice in January, but in each situation the liver had been deprived of too much blood and oxygen. Because the drain keeps my liver numbers in safe range, my MELD score is low. Accepting an
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