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My wife and I met with Dr Gores at the Mayo Clinic, (Rochester), and she was considered for a liver transplant before they discovered that the tumor had spread to the portal vein. I found him to be excellent to deal with. He was straight forward, but very caring.
I know that he mentioned that your blood type is the one thing that determines how quickly you are likely to get a transplant. Type A is normally a bit quicker than type O. (I guess there are more livers available that are type A). I don’t recall any specific comments about B or AB blood types.
Hopefully that helps.
My wife Tammy has also had several blood clots due to her CC. They were in the area around the portal vein, and 2 other areas as well. This caused her a great deal of discomfort and helped the doctors diagnosis her CC. She has been on Fragmin every day since February 2007. Once they got the situation under control, (about 2 weeks), the pain has subsided. Her body created many hundreds of extra pathways for the blood to travel and this is causing additional difficulty to see the area around the portal vein and the actual area of the CC tumor. Just a few weeks ago she had to go for a special test (Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound), where they inject air bubbles into her veins so they stand out on an ultrasound.
I understand that this is quite common with CC as well.
Thank you Stacie, Joyce & Jeff. I already feel like part of the family. I strongly suggest that any one else who has not introduced themselves do so…
I managed to get myself into trouble with my posting. I know my wife is only 46, but somehow I managed to put down that she was currently 47, (which is my age). I thought I was so careful with the details. I also can’t edit the title so I am stuck with this…. Oh well.
Ron
