One More Thing

If you have ever seen Sandy during her periods of jaundice, and particularly if you saw her in the last several weeks before her transplant, you may have been startled by just how yellow she was. At its peak just before surgery, her bilirbin level was 27.5. For reference, your bilirubin level probably sits in the normal range of .1-1.2. That's one-tenth to 1.2.

Shortly after the transplant, her color had improved dramatically and Sandy's bili fluctuated in the range of 10-12. Way better than it had been, but, technically, still in liver failure. This morning, her bilirubin sits at 2.5 and there is not even a hint of yellow in her eyes!