Guest guest Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 To athan - 4/23/2007 From the archives of 2007: From: " D " To: Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:20:29 -0500 Subject: athan G's transplant Dear friends, This is , athan's sister, writing to let you know that athan has a new liver! The transplant took place during the night last night and took about 7 hours. He came into the recovery room about 6:00 this morning and the surgeons said the whole procedure went extremely well. They said the new liver was a good one and the old one was terrible - completely worn out. He went downhill rapidly in the weeks before the transplant, with this MELD score jumping to 32 and his bilirubin to 20.1 the day of the transplant. His breathing tube came out this morning and his nasogastric tube soon after that. He was able to eat a whole meal of clear liquids this evening. He was in great spirits throughout the day and said that he is hurting some but doesn't feel sick anymore. In fact, he said he could tell right after waking up after the surgery that he didn't feel sick anymore. He asked me to send this update to his support group. Please keep him in your thoughts and/or prayers this week! He has done really well but it is only the first day. We, his family, appreciate your support of him through the years. He will probably type the next update himself, as soon as he is able to get on a computer. Blessings, (for athan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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