Department of Transplantation Dept. of Transplantation

Liver Transplant - Recipient

As a transplant recipient, you’ll have to go through several steps before receiving a donated liver. Click on a box below to view that section of the transplant process.

Transplant Basics

1.
Transplant Pros & Cons
2.
Financial Details
3.
Do you Have a Donor?

Pre Surgery

4.
Be Referred to Lahey
5.
Pretransplant Evaluations
6.
Evaluation Decision
7.
Be Added to Liver Waitlist
8.
Regular Clinic Visits
9.
Monthly Labwork
10.
Coping with Stress
11.
If you Have a Donor
12.
Available Liver is Found

During Surgery

13.
Surgery Preparations
14.
Transplant Surgery
15.
In-Hospital Recovery
16.
Possible Complications

After Surgery

17.
At-Home Recovery
18.
Medications
19.
Follow-up Appointments
20.
Contacting Donor Family
21.
Patient Stories