Prayers for Crossroads/Karen?

[Dee1956]

Hey there, Crossroads/Karen a long time member here got the call early this morning for her liver transplant.  She is in the hospital now, the surgery will take place any time today.  I posted this on the cirrhosis forum, then thought that I should post it here too.
Not everyone from the HCV forum is on the Cirrhosis forum.  Karen is a loving, giving, caring woman who helped many of us through the awful Incivek tx, Then she was x with cancer, she has been fighting that while she waits for her transplant.  (I am hoping no one will mind me asking for prayers for her)

I know she would appreciate your prayers as she would gladly pray for you.  I am posting her information in case anyone might want to send her a note or message.  Understandably she is very afraid.

http://www.medhelp.org/personal_pages/user/1654058

Thank you for your help, bless you
Dee

[Dee1956]

Hello there, thank you all so much for your prayers.  I know Karen will be so appreciative.  Though she says she is a happy chick, I think she is a real tiger, helping others all the time.  She calls it "thriving with cirrhosis"  I don't know where she gets the energy to do all that she does for others.
I just heard from her husband, the surgery just started about an hour ago.  I think that there may have been a problem with the size of the liver from yesterday.  She mentioned it on her FB page.  She is such a tiny thing I am guessing it might have been too large.
Again, thanks so much.
I really appreciate your support so much.  Words can't convey how choked up I am as I write this.
Bless you all so much!!!
Dee

[Dee1956]

First report from operating room, ahead of schedule, going well.
Thank you again

[jules2551]

Wishing Karen the best!!

Thanks for the heads up Dee :)

jules

[Dee1956]

Hey there!  Thanks so much for replies.  Karen has had it rough.  After killing the HCV in 2011. She had to have the banding of her varices, then she got liver cancer, they did the TACE which helped for a bit, then more recently she had an ablation.  I know she has so much more to give to people, I am very happy that she finally got her liver.

I heard from her daughter last night, she was in ICU and the surgeon said she had done very well.  Her surgery started about 8 and was over by 3:30.

Thanks again for replies, I hesitated to let people know but I was greedy for the prayers :)  The first liver on the 12th did not work out so they had to wait til yesterday morning.
Thank God for the donors

My best, Dee

[Dee1956]

I think I got it wrong, her liver started to decompensate before she found out she had HCV.  She has been through hell and back like others on here.
Here is her story if anyone wants to read it

http://www.ihelpc.com/about-2/my-story-of-hepatitis-c/

She is my shero
She is already online telling people how well she is doing.  She started to feel better 2 hours after transplant was over.
I am amazed.  I am also grateful to MH for allowing me to post this information.  MH is the best
Cheers!
Dee

[dontworry_behappy1]

That really great news.   I'm so happy for her.   She really deserves this second chance.   With her additive she will live till 100.