AboutLeslie Expertise I am a social worker in a dialysis unit. I can answer kidney transplant, Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis questions. I can aid in insurance issues, dietary issues, and almost every aspect of kidney.
I also have personal experience in these issues, having kidney failure since I was eleven, including three transplants.
Experience I have had three kidney transplants, and worked at the National Kidney Foundation and volunteered at the Gift of Life. I have signed up donors, and been a peer mentor since I was 13 years old (I am now 29). I am a kidney social worker at a well known company.
Organizations NASW
Education/Credentials Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Social Work.
Question my dad has hep C and he has cirrosis....because of that, can i still give him part of my liver and him at least partially heal or live longer? and how would this affect me later in life?
Answer Yes, you can. It may be the best way to ensure he live a longer life. There are a few things you can donate while you are still alive - a kidney, part of a liver (the remainder "grows back" or regenerates), part of a lung, and bone marrow. If you are healthy, you will live a normal life. If for any reason you need a liver transplant (or any transplant) down the line, you will be at the top of the list because you were a donor.
Good luck to you and your dad. You are a great person to consider this.
