Liver Transplant? Please answer.?
A match for a liver transplant requires that a person be a compatible blood type and body size. That's really all that is needed. It's not as complicated for getting a match like other transplants. Anyone needing a transplant can get one with no age limits. Small children can get them done. To be a donor, you must be at least 18 years old, be in excellent health, and you must pass a very intensive evaluation process that requires a lot of medical testing. Then the doctors will determine whether or not you can donate. You will need 3 months of recuperation time as long as everything goes well. A liver transplant is the most serious of all transplants, even more serious than a heart transplant, so it cannot be taken lightly. Both the donor and recipient will grow back their missing half organ in about 6 weeks since the liver does regenerate. Now about the drug use thing. No, you cannot donate or receive an organ and use drugs or alcohol. If a person is on the waiting list and they find out you are taking drugs or alcohol, that person is immediately taken off the list to receive a transplant. Anyone serious about receiving a transplant knowing it is the only option left to save their life would be totally stupid to even consider using any kind of drugs. Finding her a compatible liver should not be that difficult and she should be able to get her transplant very soon if that is the case. People at the top of the list usually never have to wait very long at all. She will most likely have a donor organ before anyone would be able to go through all the testing and other stuff it requires for someone to become a donor. The one thing that doesn't make much sense in your story is that you are so close to this friend that you are thinking about giving her part of your liver that will scar you for life not to mention put you out of commission for at least 3 months and risk your life, yet you seem to know so little about what she has gone through to get to the top of this national waiting list. Wouldn't her friends be checking in with her and following her throughout this whole ordeal? It took a lot to get placed on this list and you know nothing about it. Wouldn't she even talk to you about it?
Liver transplant a big deal?
My uncle has one month to live and I want to be nice and donate my liver to him. I am going to college and will run track. My parents don't think I should donate liver because they said it woud interfere with my health & sports. They said its best for me to worry about my own health problems & that my uncle would also want me finish my life. Its like if I donate my liver , I'll die. Is that even true? I'm willing to sacrifice my life for my uncle. Is this a big deal for me or should it be?
Can you get a liver transplant if you have a tattoo?
Yes, you can get a tattoo and still receive any kind of transplant. Having a tattoo will have no effect on getting a transplant. In the past, there have been a lot of tattoos done that were not done with clean equipment and this was the way hep C was spread to quite a number of people. When one person would have hep C and gets a tattoo, then another person comes along and the same dirty needle is used on the next guy, then that guy gets hep C. I'm sure this is still happening today, so you have to make absolutely sure that the place you get your tattoo is using clean needles. I'm not sure how it's done, but I'm thinking they have disposable things now which is packaged and nothing is shared between the customers getting tattoos. Reputable places no longer run the risk of giving hep C to any of their customers. I assure you though that getting a tattoo will have no effect later on of receiving a transplant should you need one. If they deny you, it won't be from having a tattoo.
Question about organ donation on driver's license?
I received a kidney and pancreas in 2005. I now volunteer to promote organ donation. It will vary state by state, but most states now have legal organ donor registries. Once you are an 18, and have signed up on your state's registry, your family cannot override your decision. (If you are under 18, your parents still have to grant permission). In states that have a legal registry, your decison is final. No one has to be asked for approval. In my state, if you signed up on the DMV after our legal registry started, that is also a legal document that can't be overruled by family. There are not 2 registries; whether you sign up online or at the DMV, they are the same list. To see exactly how your state handles this, go this site and select your state. You might or might not need to sign up online to make it a legal document. http://donatelife.net/register-now/
Can alcohol damage your liver if you have liver transplant?
I have a friend he has liver problems. He had a liver tranplant when he was 9 month old but that was 18 years ago. And now he needs to take medicines for life so that his liver doesn't get rejected. I was wondering if he can drink alcohol if so how much or what is the percent of alcohol can he drink?. Do you know anybody that has liver tranplant and drinks alcohol?