(I posted this under the wrong section, so here it is again. ) Our brother, half-brother to some of us, needs a liver transplant. He is 58. We are his full and half siblings ages 51-65 (there are 6 of us). Questions: Are we too old for one of us to donate a part of our livers? Also our blood types are different. Could some one explain which type can donate to which type? Who can AB negative donate to? We think he is A+, but are waiting for answers to this, so a complete run-down would be appreciated since we all have different blood types and his type is still unknown to us.
Also if someone has donated part of their liver out there, could you please share your experience with us. THANK YOU.
2007-04-10 20:24:56 · 2 answers · asked by Alea S 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Usually an adult needs a whole liver, we were told that a partial liver donation usually goes to a very small adult or a child. Ask the transplant clinic.
2007-04-11 14:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by endurance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-28 10:08:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋