Can I donate part of my liver to a family member?

You stated that your grandmother does not qualify for

a liver transplant.

In order for your grandmother to have any kind of

transplant, she would have to be referred to a

Transplant Center by her doctor to go through an

evaluation process of much testing and seeing

many different doctors. Even though she might

have a living donor, this still has to take place and

she has to be listed on the Transplant list for

any kind of transplant to be done.

Why? the doctors have to be sure that mentally

and physically she would be able to have the

operation. If she has serious medical problems

where the doctor believe that she would not

be able to live through the long hours of surgery...

she may be denied placement...they don't want

someone to die on the table or cause the organ

to become unusable for transplant by being out

of the body too long. And there are other reasons;

like that fact that a living donor has the right to

back out of the surgery at any time.

You grandmother also has the right to refuse a

transplant from a living donor.

Those who want to become a donor, also have to

go through a similar evaluation process, including

see a physc. The doctors decide if the donor can

donate or not. You do seem to have some of

the requirements...but this has to be cleared

through the Transplant Team. You have to be

of a compatible blood type.

The part of the liver the donor gives and the part that remains

inside of them, will both regenerate new cells and

become a whole liver again, only structured differently.

They can take up to 60% of the liver for the recipient.

Best wishes

If your grandmother was accepted at a transplant center to be able to get a transplant, then you might very well qualify to be her donor based on what you say. But your grandmother has been denied getting a transplant you say for a number of reasons. Since she is not accepted, then it's impossible for you to be her donor since she does not qualify to get one. Everyone needing a liver transplant must pass a very extensive evaluation in order to qualify whether or not they might have a donor sitting in the wings waiting to donate to them. Many people are turned down for various reasons such as not being healthy enough or too sick for the transplant to be a success. It would be a wasted organ and surgery if the patient needing a transplant dies on the table since a liver transplant is the most complex and serious of all transplants done including a heart transplant. That's why everyone is evaluated to see if they can qualify to get one.

It depends on why your grandmother doesn't qualify for a transplant. If it's because the transplant center has determined that her heart is not healthy enough for surgery, or a similar reason, then you still could not be her donor.

Otherwise, you and your grandmother should contact her doctor, and ask about the possibility of you being tested to see if you are a match. You cannot do this without your grandmother being informed.

I hope it works out. So many people refuse to be donors, living or otherwise. Good luck.

Yes because your liver is the only organ that is capable of repairing itself so it would kind of grow back. You should talk to your grandmothers doctor aswell if you get a chance because they might be able to advise you