John and Christine: Another PTC Procedure on Wednesday

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Another PTC Procedure on Wednesday

5 comments:

Unknown said...: hi christine,

you know why your tongue is black/blue? well, didnt anybody tell you that you shouldnt be eating those 5 cents candies? and feeling lively after the transfusion? i got one word for you, "steroids".

all kidding aside, i wish you a speedy recovery and optimistic about what dr rosen said about the size of the leak.

take care.

-tony; October 16, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Karolipzo said...: chica.. your are strong!!!! good bless you..keep stong chritine

Yamilka; October 16, 2008 at 3:11 PM
J Dubs said...: You should have recruited my girl to put the IV in, it wouldn't have taken that many tries.; October 18, 2008 at 8:32 PM
SereNitee Dz said...: Hey Christine,

Your tongue turned black/blue? It wasn't because you ate blue laffy taffy right? Lolz, I'm glad to hear that everything is getting better and that you're looking healthier than you did before. I wish I was there by your side talking to you for hours like the last time I saw you. I hope for your fast recovery so that on thanksgiving we can beat the boys at taboo again!!

<3 Melissa; October 19, 2008 at 2:37 AM
Tanya Thompson said...: Hi Chris...I know it's been so long since we spoke but as you know I was recovering from surgery as well. I just had my 2nd surgery last week. So I know the feeling of what you're going through right now. But I've been praying for your speedy recovery and I will continue to keep you in my daily prayer. I miss you so much. Love you guys. Tanya; October 21, 2008 at 1:18 PM

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