Dan's liver transplant

Hi Nicky here (the wife!)

What a busy week we’ve all just had. As Danny said drain last Friday back to Watford general hospital Saturday transfer to Royal Free Saturday night hernia op Sunday.

I went up to see him Sunday night wasn’t going to as I knew he would need his rest but he was ok and wanted me to come up so I did he was looking so much better than he did Saturday!

Went up again Monday and Tuesday after work took the kids up and they were happy to see him and he was to see them. Was thinking he could be home by the weekend as the doctors were happy with him.

But no Wednesday came and it really went crazy. Doctors came to see him transplant team came to see how he was and then they said “oh we have a liver for you, it will be here in an hour!” Turns out the liver was too big for the first person so Dan was next on the list. I get a call from Danny to say this (I’m at work and needed to leave my manager is very cool with it as I’ve kept them updated) so I go home drop my work stuff off and the puppy as he came to work with me! And off I go to the Royal Free.

I get there and Dan is just sitting on the bed waiting to see what’s going on lady comes in about taking the liver for research we I say we it’s Dans liver but we both have the same views if it helps then take it.

The transplant team come and say 95% match and they can’t see why it shouldn’t go ahead so can you please put the gown on and I’ll come back for you at 6.

And that’s what happened I walked to theatre with Dan had a cry said I love you and good luck then it hit me HE’S GETTING A LIVER!

I went home after confirming with family it really is happening. Had dinner way too much to eat and with that and the worry I was ill. Jack and Sarah looked after me told me off a lot and said I should go to bed and get some sleep.

Midnight I get a call it’s taken longer than what they had hoped to get the liver out of Danny due to the op on Sunday but it’s out and they are half way so to expect a call in a few more hours. 3am all done the doctor called me to say all went well and they would keep him sedated till the morning (it’s safer and were expecting this)

Part 2 to follow