LiverSpotMark Fussell
«In March of 2021, I was admitted to Stanford Hospital. A few days later my mind was gone and the rest of my body was following. Five years on, I am still alive and have most of my mind and body back. Or more accurately, mine and another’s. »
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Stories
| Story | Date | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Getting on a Transplant List ↓ | 2024-03-03 | Mark Fussell |
| Post Transplant Drug Regimen ↓ | 2024-02-29 | Mark Fussell |
| Understanding your Dialysis Machine ↓ | 2024-02-27 | Mark Fussell |
| Acceptance, Suppression, and Infection ↓ | 2024-02-25 | Mark Fussell |
| Proving Sober ↓ | 2024-02-23 | Mark Fussell |
| MELD Score Explanation and Real-World Example ↓ | 2024-02-19 | Mark Fussell |
Excerpts
Getting on a Transplant List
Soon after I woke up from a coma in 2021 I was told I needed to get on a liver transplant list.
Post Transplant Drug Regimen
I was discharged from Stanford after the liver and kidney transplant with a new Drug Regimen
Understanding your Dialysis Machine
If you do dialysis in a clinic you spend many hours a week sitting next to a dialysis machine.
Acceptance, Suppression, and Infection
After getting a liver and kidney transplant, most of my prior bloodwork continued.
Proving Sober
Doctors commonly ask patients how much alcohol they drink.
MELD Score Explanation and Real-World Example
In 2021 I went to Stanford Emergency after several months of getting progressively sicker. Ultimately I had both liver and kidney failure when in the hospital,