Back from the dead!

Poirot,

You made the right choice - for so many reasons as you already know.  My father-in-law passed away a few months ago from cirrhosis of the liver that became HCC.  We contemplated transplant but then trusted that a resection would cure him.  We were wrong - and we wish so much that we had chosen transplant. 

God bless you and your family, so glad that you are well

Sharmin

Thanks, Sharmin.

Sorry to hear about your loss - pls pass on my condolences to your husband, too.

I did so much research on my options re: liver cancer  - resection, SIR spheres, TACE, etc - but, given that this was cancer in a cirrhotic liver, every top specialist I spoke with was adamant that a liver transplant was my only option. It took a month for that to sink in before I started the process to get ready for a transplant. After that, I was really fortunate to get a transplant so quickly.

For persons with liver cancer/end-stage cirrhosis below the age of 65, I believe that a living donor transplant is a really viable option now - since this is easier if you have a blood group matched healthy donor - that's all it takes.

Poirot

Thank you Poirot,

It has been very heart breaking and shocking for our family.  My husband and I are both born and raised in Canada - but our parents are immigrants of Indian decent.   They worked very very hard to educate us and to give us a good life.  It breaks our hearts that shortly after his retirement - when it was time to reap the benefits of his labour and watch grandchildren grow - this disease took him. 

I am now a strong advocate of transplant for advanced HCC caused by cirrhosis.  God bless you with s long and healthy life.  I hope the cure will reach everyone everywhere in the near future.