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So I've had cirrhosis of the liver for some time now. I'm on the liver transplant list at Vanderbilt, but unfortunately, no matches yet. I went for a routine visit last Tuesday. The doctor said I have about a year to live. He said either they find me a liver, or, as he put it, Heaven. Being religious, I look at it as whatever happens is God's will. But I'd be lying if I said this hasn't created a high level of anxiety within me. I'm not really scared, which is odd, I just find myself highly nervous.
I'm hoping talking about it might help those nerves, but I'm not sure if it will work or not.
For the record, I have the NASH form of cirrhosis, meaning it wasn't caused by alcohol. I had a fatty liver that turned into cirrhosis.
One other note, my dad died less than a year ago from liver cancer, which started out as NASH before turning into cancer.
I'm hoping talking about it might help those nerves, but I'm not sure if it will work or not.
For the record, I have the NASH form of cirrhosis, meaning it wasn't caused by alcohol. I had a fatty liver that turned into cirrhosis.
One other note, my dad died less than a year ago from liver cancer, which started out as NASH before turning into cancer.