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So my mom has liver cancer; her third cancer diagnosis in two years--she's already had non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and breast cancer. I don't know if she's going to live long enough to qualify for a transplant, since she'd have to be in remission from the breast cancer and lymphoma for 5 years, and her doctors would have to shrink the liver tumors/reduce their number first, as well. Although there are lots of hopeful noises being made about cancer vaccines, genetically modified viruses used instead to chemo, and even stuff like 3D printing organs, her best shot is still a transplant.

Our blood types don't match, or I'd give her part of my liver, which is apparently possible. It's also possible for two pairs of non-matching kidney donor/recipient pairs to match up, so that if Anna and Cindy need kidneys, and Anna's friend Beth is not a match for Anna, but Beth is a match for Cindy, whose friend Dawn is a match for Anna, Anna and Cindy can both live. (Confused yet?)

Has anyone on FS gone through this or known anyone who has? Does anyone know if it's possible with partial liver transplants, or only kidneys?

maybe try asking here? https://www.reddit.com/r/transplant

The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate OP. Don't give up hope. I don't have personal experience with organ transplant but I know this fact about the liver does make it easier to find transplants (although it's still difficult).

Partial liver transplants are usually very successful, but you still have to have a donor.

Unfortunately, finding living donors is actually usually far more difficult than deceased ones since it requires someone to go through a battery of medical testing and a serious surgery. Most of the time if family isn't a match, then realistically it's not something you should be placing your hopes in.

However, circumstances might change and you may find that someone is willing to come forward.

The best advice I can give you right now is to try to take it day by day. Worry about kicking cancer's ass first, then concentrate on what she'll need afterward. There's a chance she might not even require a new liver if chemo is successful, after all.

Best of luck, OP.

OP here--thanks for the good wishes. I know finding a living donor is a long shot--my mom living to qualify for a transplant at all is a long shot. What I was hoping was that I might offer myself as a living donor for someone else, who, in turn, might have family willing to be a living donor for my mother. (Her brother shares her (unfortunately for them) type O blood type, but he has hepatitis (not C, but still). I don't smoke, drink, take other drugs, or eat meat, and although I'm overweight, I get a lot of exercise and could probably lose enough weight to get that concern out of the way. (Surgery is easier with a middling BMI, right?)

Try asking around family, friends, colleagues, anyone you know. Maybe you can start a campaign of sorts to find someone who is compatible like people do for bone marrow. The scenario you've described sounds possible but I have no idea about specifics, maybe you'd do that through a support group. Ask a doctor, they're qualified to give you better answers.

Yes, it's a tough surgery and lots of testing etc. is involved but some people might be willing to come forward even if they have nothing to gain.

That might well be a possibility if you have a support group attached to your local transplant agency, but again, it's a long shot. I'm not trying to discourage you, just trying to give you realistic expectations.

And yes, the fitter you are the easier it is to undergo surgery. If you are overweight to obese, the chances of complications are much greater.

It's prudent of you, if this is an eventual goal, to work on that weight loss starting now. Obviously you needn't shoot for anything too drastic, but a healthy weight would make the process much easier.

Again, I really do hope it all works out for you. I know what it's like to take care of a parent with cancer; it's not an easy task. Remember to care for yourself once in a while as well.

I don't know if it helps at all but I donated a kidney to my mom a couple years back, so I might be able to answer some general questions?

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