Liver transplant operation on, Friday 10/24/08. Current status is no signs of rejection (using Tacrolimus and Prednisone) considerable pain and peripheral edema.
About Me: Male, 54, Houston - TX, member since Mar 2008
Previously -- Hepatitis C type 1b and stage 4 level 3 cirrhosis. Diagnosed for HCV on my birthday in 2003. Vietnam-era veteran US Army. Currently employed as a Senior Network Analyst. I have been disabled and unable to work for the last few years. I am a three time non
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[More]-responder to anti-HCV treatment. I recently got a new liver (Oct. 24th 2008) and all is going well so far.
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I got a new liver and it was transplanted in my body last Friday, Oct. 24th, 2008! I am handling the anti-rejection drugs quite well. This transplant is made possible fr...[more]
I am home and awaiting for the hospital to page me for the transplant operation They have given me a pager and if it goes off, I must get to the St. Lukes' hospital surge...[more]
Ok, so I left the hospital and went to a physical rehabitation facility to get my arms and legs working again. I spent less than two weeks there. I started having sever...[more]
