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Originally Posted by Quixote
I have a friend who waited and waited for an organ transplant. Was promised one—and the promise was broken! Waited and waited again, more frustrated than ever. Then out of the clear blue, a friend offered to donate—and everything worked out great! Hang in there; one never knows....
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That was a blessing.........but we only have one liver, right?
So, it would have to be from a newly deceased person.....right?
As far as livers go, our niece's mother in law was treated for the past five years at Duke University in North Carolina.......she had liver cancer.
She is still alive and was given a clean bill of health. The treatment was state of the art with all types of nuclear inplants, then sectioning the liver, then more nuclear type treatment........but never chemotherapy. They would slice off sections during surgery. Not sure what it is all called, but she'd end up feverish......and then was sent home. She's alive and well and has lived to see two grandbabes born and one enter school.
I'm thinking "nuclear isotopes"......but not sure. Something was implanted into her diseased liver.........and she's really good today.
She also had tumors in her appendix, pancreas, etc......all over the abdomen. Duke Univ. is a top knotch teaching hospital/medical school, etc. I believe Teddy Kennedy went their for his brain tumor.
Years ago, liver cancer was not treated so successfully......as we knew a few who had it who did business with us.....but I do remember speaking to them and their children right before the end.........which was painless in all cases.
I realize there are all types of liver issues that are not cancer; just stating a positive outcome in someone we know.........normally, there is no five year prognosis...........but she's done it. One fallback of the state of the art treatment.......and they told her this........she has early onset dementia in her early 50's.