Liver Transplant: The Surgery, Recovery and Quality of Life | Q&A

[@blissfularrogance3529]

I had a liver transplant 4 months ago .I had encelopathy , acites ( 27 liters removed in the days 10 days before surgery) , a huge blood clot in my hepatic artery and they found cancer when they dissected the liver .I lost 90 pounds and couldn't eat for 6 weeks I had dialysis for my kidneys and several blood transfusions but now I laugh every day I'm so happy and grateful . Thank you God .Thank you Dr.Florman .Thank you Dr. Chang ,Thank you every single person who helped me.

[@alejandromendez488]

May I ask if not to invasive, how much did the procedure cost and or what insurance helped you?

[@Erica99-ps1sv]

Brian Toal hi Brian, how long ago was your surgery? And did you have a living donor?

[@chandusingh7883]

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[@fredwhaley274]

I’m 10 months out transplant surgery. Was out of hospital in 1 week. Now walking two miles a day and feeling better than I had in years. Was on list for 3 years. Thanks so much to the great team at the Cleveland Clinic!!!

[@shakazulu365]

After waiting/suffering for 4 years I received a liver transplant. I was on death's door when I feel a miracle took place. I am post surgery 45 days and still weak but it saved my life, thankful for everyone involved and it's going to be a great summer!

[@timmysheehan4735]

Wow . Great to hear . My dad has been knocking death door these past couple months . Just got a call today they got a liver for him . He goes in tommrow am for surgery

[@veenasingh520]

@@timmysheehan4735 how did it go????

[@gokanapallianusha8947]

Does it work after transplantion and is there’s any side effective

[@Joy-ps2yc]

@@timmysheehan4735 how much did you spent in the hospital sir? I just wanna know because my mother has liver cirrhosis. Thanks

[@timmysheehan4735]

@@veenasingh520 my father is doing great

[@nedradonnpickens]

My husband was just put on the liver transplant list so I’m doing research! This video is scary!

[@string_]

He should be ok I was 12 when I got my liver transplant and I feel completely normal now I’m 15 and can do pretty much anything

[@glibbergloop]

Don't be scared! They just have to explain it clearly and plainly so there's no surprises

[@JohnsHopkinsMedicine]

@gratefulhead1 Great to hear from you and know that you are doing well!

[@gloriaterpstra6829]

Out of the ICU in 2 days? Back to 'normal' in about 3 months? You don't even mention anything about complications. What you describe in this video is a 'perfect' experience with transplantation. What about the huge risk of bleeding/coagulopathy? What about rejection? Or hepatic artery thrombosis? And the need for a second transplant because of these complications? I am an ICU nurse and I see liver transplants every day. We have many liver transplants still in our unit 3 months post transplant because of complications from their liver transplant, including neuropathy, sepsis, ARDS requiring long term ventilation because they can't wean from the vent, and renal failure, requiring dialysis. I'm sorry, but this video paints a very rosy picture for a potential liver recipient, when, in reality, it is very different than this experience for most liver transplant recipients.

[@sanitary103]

Gloria Terpstra yeah he's just trying not to scare people off I suppose and make his facility look good.

[@normaatchley7235]

I had my transplant 8 years ago and you are so correct I had a hot headed doc and had a huge infection he got on top of me and pushed so hard I exploded on his face it hit the proverbial wall I too am a nurse I laid back and said oh shit I fell so much better I holdnothing but love in Heart and soul for him thanks too all my village I spent 15 month in hospitals

[@saddleridgearmory4675]

DR. Cameron did my liver transplant 03/26/2014

[@Shorties-ps5st]

Saddle Ridge Armory how do you feel now?

[@haaris8108]

How are you now ?

[@donb3st]

"you're going to go fishing again." but forget about watching the Ravens games

[@ggrandpa1]

I too think he needs to talk about how the first year can be HELL. Many things can happen after transplant. Mine was two years ago, just now feeling better. Lots of rejection !!

[@thecommonsenseguy7935]

@@briantoal8872 I know I am two years late but how are you now because I currently have liver cancer I am 13 currently. How was it after the transplant like did it hurt days after the transplant. Also how is life like is it normal again. Also how long did you stay in the hospital after transplant.

[@DavidPearl23]

My question is why two hours anesthesia it doesn’t take that much anesthesia to put somebody out in a place where you can operate on them especially for long periods of time

[@hongkongsmartboy]

Can the right-lobe-of-liver donor keep a gallbladder?

[@markwoods6415]

I had a liver transplant at Mount Sinai and my liver failed so now I got to get put on a waiting list again for another one any suggestions

[@JohnsHopkinsMedicine]

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[@tomhennessy7276]

It is very curious, the diseases, which result in liver transplant requirement, are treated by simple phlebotomy. Nash, NAFLD, Hepatitis C, type-2 diabetes. "therapeutic phlebotomy to maintain low to normal body iron stores can prevent all known complications of insulin resistance-associated hepatic iron overload" "this pilot study suggests that iron reduction therapy by phlebotomy will be one of the promising therapies for NASH." "It has been approved that regular phlebotomy to remove excess body iron can improve ALT level among chronic hepatitis C cases , aid histological recovery in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD)."

[@nonitabreva7197]

We have multiple cyst in our liver..body fluid retention is our issue...liver transplant is the answer?and how much does it cost?

[@JohnsHopkinsMedicine]

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[@mohamedazarudeen4073]

I'm mohamed azarudeen from india , i'm a wilson,s disease patient i have been taking treatment in cmc vellore, my age is now 24. when that disease was diagnosed in 13 years old. now i have been taking life long medicine but i want to transplant my liver because often i affected problems so, please if anybody help me to transplantation or tell me how can i go to transplant my liver . And then how to contact leading specialist doctors ?. but i haven't affordable to pay higher amount for transplantation. pls help me or give guidance .

[@UdayRakshit858]

Hi I am also from India and getting from Cmc vellore

[@rafaqatali19800]

I am a living donor liver transplant (LDLT) donor for my father and we had gone through surgery in September 2012. From 2012 to 2016, I was living very normal and also play outdoor sports (cricket) occasionally. In July 2016, I lift about 35Kg (suitcase) weight and move this from the ground floor to the third floor of the building with stairs. From that time, I feel uncomfortable or little pain in my abdomen (around the area of transplant surgery cut). If I walk about 20 minutes, stay in a sitting or standing position for more than one hour then again I feel pain or uncomforted in my abdomen. I am using an abdominal support belt since that time but the pain is not getting better from 2016. I consult many times with physical therapist/orthopedics, but they say it's nothing but only muscular strain. Does It happen with any liver donor/recipient? What did they find its solution? Any valuable suggestions? Thank you

[@oraliapacheco903]

Hi Did anyone answer your question? I am considering donating a piece of my liver too and have been wondering what my life will be post surgery

[@rafaqatali19800]

@@oraliapacheco903 your life will be very normal just don't lift more than 20kg weight after surgery recovery.

[@Hallowsaw]

​@@rafaqatali19800you cant ever lift past 20kg. I need to be able to lift 50kg after recovery. My father in law is in end stage liver failure... 33 meld score and i was going to do a living donation since im O positive and live a very healthy lifestyle. My concern is the recovery. My job is extremely physical. I need to life 100lb regularly

[@RafiqulIslam-wn5nj]

my 62 years mom suffering chronic liver disease with features of portal hypertension,, can i get any advice ?

[@normaatchley7235]

Get on transplant list. Wait wait and it was so hard. I tried to have a baby and got a tubal and 9 units of hep c contaminated blood did not know our adopted daughter was 12 in 1996 Years passed O got sick I am a medical assistant I never knew a person could be so sick and live I am 63 now very healthy very white and a young black man who signed his DL. PLEASE SIGN YOUR DL

[@100tarver3]

I've had a large belly for 8 years after my transplant what can I do

[@JohnsHopkinsMedicine]

Hi, thank you for reaching out to us. Unfortunately, because each person’s medical situation is different, we are unable to provide treatment recommendations or second opinions via this form of communication. If you would like to request an appointment at one of our hospitals, please call 888-872-1408. Our specially trained medical concierges can arrange consultations or treatment plans with the most appropriate specialists.

[@madygullu]

I got it done in India at the age of 40. All is fine after a year and half.

[@abhijitjadhav202]

Where please suggest

[@pobandeori4486]

Me too have done 8 months back...am time feels a bit dizzy, but everything is fine..lft regularly positive, so hw are you doing sir..

[@suryakorlepara8905]

Where you have taken surgery

[@pranjalsaikia8502]

@@pobandeori4486 where have done yours transplant

[@Limit233]

My father is little bit week now . He need to be strong as he used to. I just wanna see my father and mother live happily .so can u please pray for my father . I love him so much❤️

[@TXSpineChnl]

Played int the Olympics after a liver transplant! wow!

[@rockystanco4271]

Is it normal to be fatigued 2-3 weeks after plant?

[@FrogyFan]

The first year will honestly suck. I didn't start to feel normal until about 2 years after my transplant. Though, my body was very stubborn and rejected the new liver a lot. But it ended up good after everything.

[@3OldSchool2Soul3]

@@FrogyFan how did u know your body was rejecting your new liver? My wife is going to have a liver transplant soon.

[@abelflores3752]

Please be a organ donor, you may save a life, I know I'm still alive.

[@trishoconnor4149]

Only seeing this in 2019.i have to have a liver tranplanand i'm waiting 4 a doner.ive always carried a doner card without realising that one day i'd be in need of a kind doner to pass the gift of life on to someone.xx

[@sudiptachakraborty6627]

@@trishoconnor4149 I want to donet living liver ( [e-mail]) from india

[@burtonh1]

I have no one to financially support me for 3 months and I don't work for an understanding company? My choices are either homelessness or death.

[@jessymode]

im going through this dilema with my father he had full liver transplant now hes on meds and is so different im scared hes going to start making bad decisions hes taking 46 pills a day and a shot he dosnt live in the same city i dont know what to do

[@pinkymixology4965]

I'm in week 6 and I'm not exactly having fun.

[@faisalmasroor1042]

How many years person can survive after liver transplant(maximum)

[@TOPTRENDING10M]

The longest ever survival recorded after liver transplant is 60 years.

[@DP-eo5xd]

Depends on how sick you were before. If the disease was localized to the liver and transplant was successful you may be able to live a totally normal life thereafter

[@05udc08097]

My dad had liver problem,but is stable as of now,but just for the curiosity i asked the doctor who conducts liver transplant,he said after liver transplant,a man can live up to 15 years more,but at the same time he had to maintain his health,he should avoid alcohol,salt and post transplant every 3 months the liver receipant has to undergo triphase CT scan as well as liver function test,so that before any complications any kind of liver issue are treated with minor surgery or medicines,post transplant the patient's life won't be normal,and if the patient leads a casual life like drinking alcohol, eating oily food, tobacco products after liver transplant,then the patient will not even survive for 2 years,so to live 15 years more,you have to be very careful and every three months he should consult with the doctor

[@jaredreyes2907]

Im 20 yrs old in take anti-rejection meds... Would my med be removed sometimes in the future ?

[@JohnsHopkinsMedicine]

Hi Jared, thank you for reaching out to us. We’re very sorry to hear about what you’re going through. Unfortunately, because each person’s medical situation is different, we are unable to provide treatment recommendations or second opinions via this form of communication.If you would like to request an appointment at one of our hospitals, please call 888-872-1408. Our specially trained medical concierges can arrange consultations or treatment plans with the most appropriate specialists. Johns Hopkins USA can also provide language interpretation, financial counseling, assistance with travel arrangements and anything else to help make Johns Hopkins feel as close to home as possible.

[@dukatiwho]

Hi, I’m 20y/o as well and just had my liver transplant 4/13/23. As of now there’s no replacement for the anti-rejection meds, but we have a long life ahead and who knows what viable advancements in medicine will come from the future. It’s possible.

[@seercapital]

he said 2 weeks