MELD Score Jump!

General
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Hello Folks,

Well I have some good/bad type news today I wanted to share with the group. I went for my transplant MELD labs yesterday at Duke. I have been holding at a MELD of 19 for several months now. Well, my transplant coordinator called today and my MELD has jumped to 33! I am now at the top of the list at Duke in my blood group. I could get a call anytime now. Please keep me in your prayers this week as we are hopeful in this matter. They had me re-run my INR again today to double-check the high reading. Still haven't heard back on that, but for the next 7 days at least I am at a MELD 33. Of course although this puts me at the top of the transplant list, it also shows my health is deteriorating rapidly as well. I'll post more when I hear back. Maybe this will be the week.

On a side note, I had been having some severe stomach related problems recently and my coordinator said that may have artificially drove my numbers up. Well, if that is what it takes to get a new liver as a patient with PSC, well I'm thankful for that as well.


Thanks all for your support!

Mark Wilson

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I hope it all works out the way it should! Good luck:)

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That's quite a jump in MELD! Thinking of you and hoping things will be fast-tracked now.

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Holy cow. That is a nasty jump.

I hope you get good news soon, and am glad your stomach is doing what it can to help the liver!

Good luck, Mark.

Jeff

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Thinking of you, Mark, and hoping that all works out for the best.

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Folks. I got the call today at 12 noon. Surgery hopefully at 9 pm tonight. We are hopeful. Thanks to all

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I got my fingers crossed. Lots of hugs sent your way.

Jeff

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Best of luck - you'll be in my thoughts and prayers!

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Hey fcm, best of luck on your procedure, hope to hear from you again very soon with excellent news. It's always a mood jump to hear a fellow PSCer have a successful transplant. It gives me hope for myself if and when its my turn.

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You're in my thoughts. All the best!

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Thanks everyone for your posts. Check out my new post from today. I got my transplant this week!!!

Mark