The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum
The liver is the largest internal organ in humans and the only one that will grow back if part of it is removed. It is responsible for over 500 different functions in collaboration with other organs. Pfft. Overachiever.
CKF just posted their year in review video which you can watch right here: http://youtu.be/s5B-4ngNniM Derek and I are excited to start doing more outreach by sharing our story with others. In February we're going to Derek's high school to talk to two classes for two hours (!). The two classes are the anatomy and physiology class …
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In 2014, after 10+ years with a ticking time bomb of a liver, Derek bid his faithful abdominal companion adieu. Meanwhile, I readied sixty percent of my own liver to take up residence in my better half. That was supposed to be it, we wanted to fix this ourselves like so many broken things in our life. We replaced …
https://vimeo.com/104944363 On Saturday we went to the lake to visit with Derek's snow bird grandfather before he heads south and hang out with the Janiaks and Aunt Barb. It was chilly on Saturday so most of the day was spent trying to get some warmth from the sun. Derek and I played with the new …
Logan and I were pretty disappointed that the surgeons didn't take any pictures or videos of our surgery. I guess they had more important things to concentrate on. I recently found The Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas, and Transplant Surgery. This site has videos detailing the procedure done on a live donor, like Logan had, …
Logan and I are heading to the hospital today for another checkup. We're happy to go to a place with air conditioning, and we'll share the results from the visit tomorrow. I don't expect any major news, hopefully just a discussion of the blood results and how I'm gaining weight and muscle. A little over a …
