Re: Transplant eval on Monday - nervous!-relax. Everything gonna be alright!

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Dear ,

Congrats on getting your evaluation!

I have a motto which goes like this...

" why worry? To worry is to imagine a negative outcome, and it is just as easy to

imagine a positive one. Therefor, worrying is just a waste of good imagination. "

I hope the very best for you. Love, Bobby

 

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To: livercirrhosissupport

Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:09 AM

Subject: Transplant eval on Monday - nervous!

 

Hi all,

I'm going in for my transplant evaluation at MassGeneral on Monday. It's all I

can think about! I feel so anxious about it. I've been told I'm a very good

candidate for transplant, but I have this persistent worry that there'll be some

reason they'll deny me. Maybe silly and irrational, but much of my life does not

feel very rational right now.

I'm 24 and acquired cirrhosis through years of undiagnosed autoimmune hepatitis.

My MELD was 17 when I was diagnosed in November; I'm not sure whether it's

changed.

I've also been warned that I may have to wait a long time for a transplant,

which I'm also nervous about. I already feel so sick of being sick! I'm on such

a host of medications to control complications of one kind or another. I keep

feeling like I just want to get this over with and get back to my life! I'm sure

you all can sympathize...

A living donor might be a possibility for me; my whole family (mom, dad, and

brother) has stepped up and offered to undergo evaluation. Does anyone know more

about that part of the process, and what they look for? I've already read

everything I can about living donor liver transplants, but there's nothing like

firsthand experience. They're all in excellent health, and if I remember my

biology correctly, our blood types should all be compatible; we're all either

Type B or Type O.

That's all for now. Wish me luck?

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