My mother has undergone liver transplant at the age of 63 and it has been 31 days post surgery. As of now she is all fine. How is her life ahead?What all precaution she needs to take ? Is she out of risk now? What are the complications that could happen? What is the life span after this? How much more time does she be very cautious?

Ans: Liver transplant has been taken up well and many are doing good in India. The problem is post transplant lifestyle modification needs a lot of will power. At 63 yrs is she flexible in her thinking and willing and how is her quality of life affected now and how does she sees the change going to help her

Ans: yes it is advisable , If the liver specialists have advised it. 63 is not a very old age

Ans: Hello. This is an unusual problem. Typically, before transplant doctors run a very extensive battery of tests to understand the function of the donor liver as the surgery is very complex and should not be done without all parameters being met. I'm quite sure in this case also a similar level of due diligence would've been performed. It is possible that the liver of the donor remained normal and functioning well despite the fact that the donor consumed alcohol. Every liver behaves differently with alcohol, and it is only if the alcohol consumption was very high for a long time that the liver gets affected. Also, some people naturally are protected against liver damage. It is likely that this person was one such who could metabolize the alcohol very well. So, please reassure your mother that she is very safe and has recovered well from a very complex surgery. There are some medications and care to be taken but she's over the most complicated part. She can be comfortable with the knowledge that this liver is very strong and will work well for her as well. All the best!

Ans: It is quite normal for the AST, ALT levels to fluctuate for a few months. However, if they are elevated and continue to go up, please see your hepatologist.