RE: Re: **THANK YOU** - AMI

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BTW - do you happen to know how long the longest surviving liver

tx graft is so far? Just curious about what I can hope for with .

Thank you Ami for asking this question! Here is what I found – (I was

amazed at the numbers!)

http://www.unos.org/data/default.asp?display=liver & displayType=internationalData

Barb (Proud mom of Ken) in Texas - Together in

the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (34) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas

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-----Original

Message-----

BTW - do you happen to know how long the longest surviving liver

tx graft is so far? Just curious about what I can hope for with .

Thank you Ami for asking this question! Here is what I found – (I was

amazed at the numbers!)

http://www.unos.org/data/default.asp?display=liver & displayType=internationalData

Barb (Proud mom of Ken) in Texas - Together in

the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (34) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas

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The longest liver is 31 years!!!! The longest double lung (so far) being 17 years. That makes me feel hopeful for . Sounds a lot better than seeing that the 5 year graft survival rate for double lung transplant is only 48.6%, and patient survival is only 50.3%. I don't much care for those odds. Barb Henshaw wrote: -----Original Message-----BTW - do you happen to know how long the longest surviving liver tx graft is so far? Just curious about what I can hope for with . Thank you Ami for asking this question! Here is what I found – (I was amazed at the numbers!) http://www.unos.org/data/default.asp?display=liver & displayType=internationalData Barb (Proud mom of Ken) in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (34) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas Ami - Migraines, FMSmom to - 10 yrs - Double Lung Tx 2/26/2006, PSC - Tx 7/16/2007, Diabetes, Hypothyroid, GERD, ADHD, Osteopenia http://caringbridge.org/visit/seanfoxmom to Emma - 14 yrs - Migrainesstepmom to - 15 yrs - ADHD, ODD~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~

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