John and Christine: Our Situation

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Our Situation

4 comments:

Karolipzo said...: I wish you both the best through this transition,
May your recuperation be fast and at ease, if you guys
Ever need anything know that I will be more than happy to help
I look fower to seeing you both healthy and grow old together
… love you Christine and john!!

-Yamilka; August 6, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...: I wish you both much luck. May all go well so that you are both able to go on with your lives together, happy & healthy!

Pam; August 11, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Anonymous said...: May you be calm in your hearts as you prepare for surgery and your recovery process.

Lots of positive energy heading your way!

Jerusha; August 12, 2008 at 9:11 AM
lostandconfused said...: I wish you the best during this time. How amazing that John was a match. =); September 18, 2008 at 12:19 AM

About Us

John and Christine's Story

Christine was born with Biliary Atresia as a baby on December 25, 1980 and she had a Kasai Procedure performed which allowed her liver to function normally until she turned 27 years old. In early 2008, She was diagnosed that her liver was failing and that she would need a new liver.

As luck goes, her husband, John was found to be a perfect match and the living Donor Operation was performed on August 14th, 2008. After the surgery, the doctor found out that Christine's old liver had Carcinoma (Cancer) and she would have eventually gotten liver cancer so she was medically cured of the "C" word.

Unfortunately, there has been some setbacks. Christine has had constant bile duct leaks that needed numerous procedures and metal stents to stop the bile leaks.

She recently felt some discomfort 6 months ago and it was discovered that the metal stents had mysteriously migrated from the bile ducts to her stomach. She was scheduled for surgery but was medically evacuated from NYU to Mount Sinai on Oct 29th, 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy.

After careful review, Mount Sinai informed us that her bile ducts are not currently flowing and connected correctly and that she will need a new liver transplant soon. Because of the high risk surgery, Mount Sinai feels that the safest way forward is to replace the faulty bile ducts with a new liver and remove the metal stents in one operation.

Christine was put on the Liver Donor List in November 2012 and she received a new liver on 27 December 2012. She has been recovering at Mount Sinai but she had a few complications that delayed her recovery.

She has just been released from the hospital on 18 January 2013 and is currently recuperating at home.

Thank you so much for checking up on us and we thank you all for your support throughout this delicate time.

John and Christine