by taking all these medications to protect the new liver, they come with side effects like high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.. I would like to know how you or any members handle this situation. How they get by?
2006-11-15 07:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by DC 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I had a transplant last Dec, Except for the fact that I received a liver with only one hepatic artery and it took them a while to figure it out, I'm doing alot better than before the three yrs I waited. After you get off of the Steroids alot of the side effects have diminished with me. I no longer have to check blood sugar, thus no more insulin shots. My blood pressure is still high but I think the finally got me on a blood pressure pill that is going to work for me.
The big benefits are I'm not in the hospital all the time now, I have to have my blood checked once a month, and basically I would be down to just three pills a day but they are still tinkering with me a little because of the missing artery, but the donor I received this liver from lived with it his body was born with it so mine will adjust, I guess before I was full of all the scarey questions, but as an after thought what I was taking while I was waiting compared to what is happening now as time passes the pills get less and less. I know I will be on at least two the rest of my life but its better than the alternative.
2006-11-15 07:51:28 · answer #1 · answered by rdyjoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I look at it like this, coming from a medical field and loving the Lord.
Because of some stranger's ultimate gift to you (unless it was shared by a family member) you are alive.
you can see the sky, smell the flowers, tell stories to your family of your childhood, hug and love and be loved in return. You have another day to say thank you to God for giving you another chance.
The side effects will always be there to some degree.
A transplantee once said, every time he has to go through one of these effects or take a medication, he said thank you to the person he will never know for what he did for a stranger, and that every time his own life got hard, he would go and help someone less fortunate. He has a joyful life, has given so much, and still bares his crosses yet he is one of the most loved people in the world. He wasn't before the transplant, he is now.
I can't help but be humbled by him and the heroic things he has done.
Be someone's hero, I know the world is in short supply o them and you have been given the chance to change the world, one person at a time.
God Bless, I would have answered medically, but I wanted you to know how special you are and how you can start to change your world and those around you by bringing hope, love, kindness and giving. Look for the broken people, when you find them you will know what to do and the thanks you get from these wounded, damaged, precious people will make it all worth wile to you.
Happy Thanksgiving and a blessed Christmas.
2006-11-15 08:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by wildmedicsue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father is a 14 yr heart transplabt recip. And yes the drugs are very powerful and can make you feel like hell. but... the side effects do get less and less as time goes by. He plays golf 5-6 days a week and my mother and him travel still. So hang in there it will get better. Also talk to your doctor about all the new anti rejection meds available. Maybe youll be able to find one mire suited for you. Good Luck!
2006-11-15 07:37:01 · answer #3 · answered by GI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
64years old Had a liver transplant jan 21 st 2015 tough time with the meds . Feel really tired, lot of ups and downs badandy492000@yahoo.com
2015-05-06 05:59:28 · answer #4 · answered by steve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋