What is liver transplant?
Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is a surgical procedure performed to transfer a healthy liver from a donor to replace the diseased liver of the recipient.
How do members experience liver transplant?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with liver transplant*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Drowsiness
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for liver transplant*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
251
Tried for
liver transplant
(6)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
39
Tried for
liver transplant
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
58
Tried for
liver transplant
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
153
Tried for
liver transplant
(1)
*Data from patients with liver transplant, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with liver transplant*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
liver transplant
(6)
Perceived effectiveness
for liver transplant (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
liver transplant
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
liver transplant
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for liver transplant (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
liver transplant
(1)
*Data from patients with liver transplant, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has liver transplant on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 6 | |
| 20s | 18 | |
| 30s | 89 | |
| 40s | 114 | |
| 50s | 155 | |
| 60s | 252 | |
| 70+ | 232 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 402 | |
| Female | 458 |