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.
After a very busy week in Cleveland we have arrived home victorious. Here's a silly video that provides some highlights, and/or you can read a recap of our events below (click on photos to make them big): Password: livelifegivelife https://vimeo.com/171320199 Friday We got up bright and early to fly out to Cleveland. Luckily the lines were …
When I was in the hospital waiting at the top of the liver transplant list, no one thought it would take three weeks to find an acceptable donor. One surgeon had worked in Florida and told us that in that state, I would have been almost guaranteed a transplant the same day. I found out first …
Our friend Jim Dowd is racing for a great cause this August: The Chris Klug Foundation. Here's a link to his fundraising page and keep reading for all the details! Jim's CrowdRise Fundraising Page: Leadville Somewhere in the neighborhood of 14 years ago, I met our good friends Jim and Sandi. Our mutual friends, Bruce and …
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Apparently when you write a comprehensive post about mean waiting times for patients with a virtual MELD score of 40, you get to have a new liver. At 5:00 am Derek was wheeled into surgery by his surgeon, 12 hours after we were given an inkling that a viable liver was in play. We were …
It's about 30 hours since a new liver was put inside me - I'm writing this post Tuesday night. Things were a little crazy. I'm going to be very brief in this post, but we're so happy things are going well. Both of us are in a little pain from the stitches and liver mid-sections, …
The Derek Janiak Hepatobiliary Forum 