The head transplant surgeon, Dr. Stock, just came down and spoke with us. We will possibly be able to see Mom in about half an hour. The breathing tube is out and she is coming back to consciousness.
Surgery went well. The new liver seems to be functioning fine. Mother lost 400 cc of blood, which is very good. Her own blood is being returned to her.
The doctor said he "heparinized" her. Not sure what that means, but I guess is to help with coagulation of blood. Apparently, it comes with a slight risk of bleeding, which means they will monitor her closely for the next 24 hours.
Going forward, the antirejection drugs may really impact the remaining kidney function she still has, but Dr. Stock said that it will be days, weeks and months before they "see if we can nurse her kidneys back."
The domino operation is a couple of hours behind. It is really touchy to ask about the recipient of the liver because the hospital enforces strict privacy rules, but the doctor disclosed that the recipient was a 62-year-old female. That operation is going very well. It is a separate surgical team.
We will update the blog when we see her.
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