Any Short or Long Term effects for living liver donors

[Guest guest]

I have a few queries about living donor transplants. I will appreciate

if you have any information or articles you may have come across.

1) Are there any short or long term side effects for a living donor

for Liver Transplant.

2) What is the recovery period for a living donor.

3) Can he/she donate more than once.

[Guest guest]

Great question- I am looking forward to reading the

responses you get! Sorry I can’t answer any of them for you.

Blessings for the journey,

Jeannie in Cincinnati, OH

[Guest guest]

Hi Sam;

Please take a look at this article:

http://www.livertransplant.org/livedonorlivertransplant.html

The illustration shows how half the liver is taken from the donor.

Although the remaining half will regrow within 6 - 8 weeks, it is not

clear to me that the type of regrowth would permit its re-use in a

second living donor transplantation. Perhaps others could comment on

this, but I don't think you would be allowed to donate more than once.

This is major surgery for the donor, and the post-operative period can

be substantial: " The donor is usually in the intensive care unit for

about 24 hours and in the hospital for 5-7 days. Most patients are up

and out of bed (with assistance) by the second or third postoperative

day. It is usually necessary to stay off work and usual home activities

for a month full time and 2 to 4 weeks part time, depending on the

rapidity of the recovery. "

" Side-effects " can occur in a small percent of donors including bile

leaks, infection, sepsis, and in the worst case scenario, even death:

Coelho JC, de Freitas AC, Matias JE, de Godoy JL, Zeni Neto C, Parolin

MB, Okawa L (2007) Donor complications including the report of one

death in right-lobe living-donor liver transplantation.

Dig Surg. 24: 191-196.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17522466

I hope this answers your questions.

Best regards,

Dave R.

(father of (22); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03)

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> I have a few queries about living donor transplants. I will appreciate

> if you have any information or articles you may have come across.

>

> 1) Are there any short or long term side effects for a living donor

> for Liver Transplant.

> 2) What is the recovery period for a living donor.

> 3) Can he/she donate more than once.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sam,

Those are all great questions in

considering LDLT.

My son donated to my younger son in 2003. We

were told (donor) would NOT be able to donate again. The way I

understood it was that the lobe that remained regenerated in approximately 6 weeks,

but he would no longer have 2 lobes. Also I don’t think as a mom I

could handle another transplant having 2 children in the transplant operating

room…it was a very difficult time for all of us. Something that we

didn’t give much thought to was the emotional effect it would have on

when Todd (recipient) had a complication and lost his brother’s

liver and required another transplant only 10 days later. That was a

short term side effect, but was remedied with a lot of love and support.

healed marvelously physically…5 weeks after transplant he went back to

college 1000 miles away and managed to finish his college career in the 4 years

he had planned. He noticed for a year or so afterwards he could not eat

greasy foods the way he did before and that was because of the loss of the gall

bladder during the surgery. But he has since regained his love for pizza

and chicken wings. J

Joanne (mom of Todd, PSC 01, Crohns 02, TX

Twice 03, rPSC 05, Diabetes 06, living life to the fullest in 08)

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[Guest guest]

I have read several stories good and bad about living donors. Some

have had terrible complications while others have not. Just like

with any surgery there are always risk involved.

PSC5/07 Listed

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> Hi Sam,

>

>

>

> Those are all great questions in considering LDLT.

>

> My son donated to my younger son in 2003. We were told

(donor) would

> NOT be able to donate again. The way I understood it was that the

lobe that

> remained regenerated in approximately 6 weeks, but he would no

longer have 2

> lobes. Also I don't think as a mom I could handle another

transplant having

> 2 children in the transplant operating room…it was a very difficult

time for

> all of us. Something that we didn't give much thought to was the

emotional

> effect it would have on when Todd (recipient) had a

complication and

> lost his brother's liver and required another transplant only 10

days later.

> That was a short term side effect, but was remedied with a lot of

love and

> support. healed marvelously physically…5 weeks after

transplant he

> went back to college 1000 miles away and managed to finish his

college

> career in the 4 years he had planned. He noticed for a year or so

> afterwards he could not eat greasy foods the way he did before and

that was

> because of the loss of the gall bladder during the surgery. But he

has

> since regained his love for pizza and chicken wings. :-)

>

>

>

> Joanne (mom of Todd, PSC 01, Crohns 02, TX Twice 03, rPSC 05,

Diabetes 06,

> living life to the fullest in 08)

>

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