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A member asked:

If you're on the liver transplant list for liver failure what are the chances you can recover by your self?

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Unfortunately: Extremely slim, good luck.

Answered 2/14/2014

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Unlikely: Only people with end stage liver diseases will be on the list , if they have reversible disease will not be on liver transplantation list. This is one transplant living donor can give part of liver ( unlike kidney you loose one ).

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/15/2014

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