Thought I'd kick off a straw poll to see how long, after going through assesment , is the typical waiting time for a new liver... of course I understand there are many reasons for waiting times but thought this might be interesting, not least because I'm close to assesment!
Time waited in months....?
Written by
hawksey
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Hi there. I was extremely lucky as I waited only three months and so relieved when the call came at one thirty am. It was the first night in subsequent weeks that I had forgot I was expecting a call from Queen Elizabeth hospital Birmingham. Hope it goes well for you.paul
The average waiting time is 135 days but it depends on various factors, including your blood group and frame. I am type B blood and this group has a shortage of donors, my wait was 19 months.
Wowee Hilary - that was brave of you not to mind waiting! I couldn’t get it done soon enough but I guess if you were really feeling ok ish then 👍 good on you!
When they say make sure you have all your affairs in order they mean it 🤣🤣.
NHS Blood & Transplant actually produce an annual report setting out average wait times for each transplant centre, organ and blood type, amongst other things. Its freely available on their website.
I did have a link somewhere to the relevant document but dont have it handy.
Hi, my first call was 5 days but they hadn’t got enough ICU beds so it was released for another patient elsewhere. Second call was19 days later and I was transplanted next day. Hope your wait is not too long x
Thought I would elaborate 🤣 6 calls were all false ones where you get called and get to hospital and they then find liver not suitable - could be for loads of reasons but sometimes that’s just the way it goes 🤷♀️ in April we also had 3 in one week (that was a bit of a nightmare 😢 - his transplant was end of May) also he had his next liver appt at the end of June and consultant was preparing to remove him from list as he was deteriorating fast and they were thinking the ‘balance’ was not in his favour - so he’s a lucky boy that he’s managed 5 years after transplant 🥰🥰🥰
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.