I had my liver transplant 17 years ago when I was 3 years old. I was part of the Birmingham Childrens Hospital and have now just moved over to the QEH. I have never had any issues with rejection and have recently been told I would be a good candidate for tolerance i.e. slowly come off my medication although I think this would be many years down the line if ever. I was given 1 week to live and was put on the top of the UK emergency transplant list. Just goes to show that everyone can live a full life after transplantation. Its websites like this that help people through the process! :)

Hello there my name is Ged.I am currently waiting for Transplant surgery at the Freeman Hospital.I am very glad to know there are survivors out there willing to share their knowledge.I must admit I
am having a tough time with things,the side effects of my malfunctioning Liver are now getting more and more apparent.I have
chronic Constipation,I take Lactulose to help me out.Also my memory
is not at all what it used to be.I find I can no longer be expected
to assimilate information as I just forget most of what I have just learned.Also the depression gets me down and the sleeplessness and the constant Tiredness.I am sorry to go on but I have no-one to relate to.Anyway I am glad I have found this site,thanks for starting it.Regards *GED*

An extremely interesting website which has answered many of our questions. My wife will shortly be attending Kings College Hospital for her final transplant assessment. She has autoimmune hepatitis which has extensively scarred her liver where a transplant is her only option.She has been very well looked after by Drs Mitchell, Cramp and Cross at Derriford Hospital Plymouth whom we have nothing but praise.

hi alan! i had a liver transplant oct 2005.I went in2 QE hospital not knowing what was wrong with me i just know i was very ill.everything in my body was shuting down and the doctors told me i needed a liver transplant i was only there 3 weeks i was just so ill.I was very lucky that i didnt need to wait to long.after i had the transplant they told me i had pbc.Im feeling alot better now i take my tablets to keep everything under control.I would love to hear from people with pbc.

Thanks Alan, I had a liver transplant in Feb of this year. I concur with all you say. I wish I had known about this before hand. The one thing to say is there is life after and it can be wonderful. 21.11.2008
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I would like to invite you to a group of people who have cirrhosis of the liver...your site would be a great help to those there:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/ 21.11.2008
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