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Humbled72Transplant Patient
November 2, 2026 in General

Hi everyone , thought I would introduce myself . My name is Todd , I am 54 years old and 2 months ago I received a wonderful gift of a liver transplant . My liver failed on August 14 of last year due to AIC as a result , I spent 10 days in the hospital and barely made it . It was an absolutely horrible experience as many of you knowπŸ™πŸ» I bounced back and fourth in and out of the hospital with various infections ( mostly E-Coli) . Initially was referred to UCSF and spent the next 11 months checking all the boxes for them but didn’t have a very good experience with them . I decided to call Stanford and long story short , within 2 months did all the required testing ,got listed and 2 weeks later got the most nerve racking call I’ve ever got . 🀣 very blessed . I was very lucky to have my wife and daughters take such wonderful care of my ( it was a lot) . Here I am 2 months post LVT and doing well β€οΈπŸ™ but very impatient to be active again .

What a wonder place for people to come togetherπŸ™πŸ»

Todd

1 - 9 of 9 Replies

  • TiaBeanTransplant Patient

    Welcome! I am Tia. Almost 3 years post. I am here I f you have any questions! We're so happy you are here!

    November 2, 2026
  • run_for_funTransplant Patient

    Hi Todd, welcome to the club. I’m 5 1/2 months post living donor liver transplant. I’m in Maryland. Take it easy, I’m impatient, too. Everytime I challenge my body it gets back to with a. Big fat ‘nope, not yet.’

    This is a good place of like minded, good souls.

    Happy healing,

    Andreas

    November 2, 2026
  • JBizTransplant Patient

    Welcome to the Club My Friend

    very happy things worked out and you got the transplant!

    I'm coming up in 2 weeks on a Whole Year since my operation, I was hospitalized for a few months, it was bad...first week was a nightmarish fever dream

    I got woken up in the middle of the night that they got the liver and was gonna get me prepped. it was already a stressful night for my surgeon, he was in the middle of back to back surgeries

    I miss my nurse Marie, so many great conversations and she was very sweet

    November 2, 2026
  • DomTransplant Patient

    Thank you for sharing and super happy to have you here 😊

    November 3, 2026
  • AliEm14Expert
    Transplant Patient

    oh hey! I'm 6 years out from my liver transplant, and I'm so glad you're here.

    November 4, 2026
  • KarinExpert
    Transplant Patient

    Hi!

    My name is Karin, and I am the founder of Transplantlyfe!

    I am so happy you found us!

    I have had two kidneys and a pancreas - I love life and I am grateful for every moment. I have a daughter who gets me up even on the darkest days.


    Your message resonated and this is the reason I decided to create a safe place to hang out and share as well as help..

    Welcome!


    Karin

    November 4, 2026
  • Humbled72Transplant Patient

    Thank you everyone , there is so many wonderful and helpful people here . I am glad I found you all πŸ™πŸ»♥️

    November 6, 2026
  • Humbled72Transplant Patient

    Thank you everyone , there is so many wonderful and helpful people here . I am glad I found you all πŸ™πŸ»♥️

    November 6, 2026
  • Humbled72Transplant Patient

    Thank you everyone , there is so many wonderful and helpful people here . I am glad I found you all .

    November 6, 2026
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