Dan's liver transplant

It’s been a while since I posted mainly because there was nothing to say.

I’m back on the list, back being drained every two weeks with the added fun of being anaemic.

So the Docs referred me to the in house psychiatrist to talk to me and see how I’m coping. After going through my last 15 years of medical history she said I have suffered a lot of trauma and should be mindful of my mental health etc. for insight I’m going to list this trauma below.

Peritonitis

2 TIAs

Dislocated shoulder

Broken collarbone

Diabetic retinopathy

Frozen shoulder

Lost sight in left eye

Damage to sight in right eye

Kidney issues

Non alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver

Umbilical hernia

Liver transplant

Portal vein thrombosis

Relisted for liver transplant.

They say this is a lot of trauma and that I should by rights be curled up in bed all day crying. I’m not! I didn’t even consider it as trauma and honestly still don’t really.

It’s just life, you keep going till you can’t.

To quote Rocky Balboa ‘it ain’t about how hard you can hit! It’s about how hard you get hit and keep moving forward!’.

And to quote Granny Weatherwax ‘I ate’nt dead yet!’.