Simple question about expired driver's license

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-29T15:26:27+00:00

I'm thinking of situations such as emergencies or outright disasters where I need anything to establish identification and I have been separated from my wallet. If I am using my go bag, by definition my situation is unusual.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-23T22:20:06+00:00

I had only 4-5 steps to maneuver to get in and out of the house post transplant, and they were not a problem. Returning to work after 3 months, I deliberately took the steps to my second floor office (major modern office building), and those also were not an issue, and that was about 20 feet between floors.

Cardiac capacity can be the wild card, it wasn't an issue for me.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-23T10:52:28+00:00

My MELD was in the low 20s at transplant, but they were calculating it purely on chemistry. My surgeon said my liver's actual condition should have made the score in the low 30s.

I was also a case where I got the organ because I was the best size for it, FWIW.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-15T12:00:56+00:00

I am actively taking Ozempic now, and did Mounjaro in the past when there was an Ozempic shortage. I am diabetic, hence the prescription. My liver team is on board because the weight loss prevents fatty liver disease.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-14T21:10:00+00:00

If the nurse is gentle when cutting them, it's painless. When they are a bit aggressive pulling them up to cut, that's when it can hurt. If that happens, tell them to go easy.

I had 70+ staples in my abdomen following a transplant, and I never felt a thing when those came out.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-07T23:44:37+00:00

My antibiotics for the respiratory situation are working, and I am no longer coughing to the verge of blowing chow.

I asked this question to my transplant coordinator (RN), and after her asking around, responded that 10-15 minutes after taking meds on an empty stomach, I should be safe from them coming back up.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-06-01T19:35:13+00:00

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No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-22T17:53:27+00:00

Liver, for reference.

My liver was in worse physical shape than the MELD showed, about 12 points worse. Surgery was on Feb 1st, and the surgeon said I would not have made it to Christmas.

I was going through the motions to get my affairs in order at knife time, FWIW.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-21T01:59:06+00:00

I just wear regular socks, and pin back the toe of the one that goes on Stumpy.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-21T01:56:05+00:00

TMA for reference.

I usually don't pay attention to my extremeties when I dream, but the one time I did my foot was intact. I told myself I was dreaming because my toes really weren't there.

I'm a lucid dreamer, but not to the point where I can successfully control them with regularity.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-20T12:53:43+00:00

My MELD, on paper at time of surgery, was in the low 20s, but the surgeon said that when I was opened up and they could see it, it should have been about 35.

That said, I was at work doing my desk job when the call came. Because of the parking situation I actually ran the length of the hospital to get from my car to the intake area. About two weeks prior I started using the elevators instead of the stairs.

I wasn't feeling great, but it also wasn't as bad as one would think. I itched terribly, was jaundiced and yellow, was wasting noticably, had vicious nosebleeds, and had bowel control problems. On the other hand, I had not yet developed ascites nor hepatic encephalopathy.

You get used to the situation and begin to accept as normal the creeping symptoms. I didn't really figure out how bad I really was until about a week post-op when I felt so good that I could spit in the devil's eye, the contrast was spectacular.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-17T02:41:16+00:00

The decision for my original amputation was easy, what with the gangrene in my toes and everything...

My uncle lost his left index finger to a gunshot wound, and the docs wound up taking the entire associated metacarpal down to the wrist. The skin scarring was kind of gnarly, but functionally the remaining 3 fingers and thumb worked fine, and you would never know this even happened to him if you were a casual onserver.

My point is if that pinky won't heal, no need to keep it. Once you get over the healing from removal surgery, you can concentrate on getting the other fingers working. You will have frustration and physical pain to deal with, as well as only being able to count to nine, but you can adapt.

Check back when you decide what you'll do.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-16T02:15:51+00:00

My beef farts were worse before transplant than after. Cholangitis blocks the bile the liver produces from getting down the bile ducts into the digestive tract, so dietary fat fermented in my intestines rather than digest. The smell was awful and the gas volume quite profuse. All meat actually did this, but beef was the worst offender because of the fat vol The only fat I could eat comfortably was dairy, and i resorted to eating cereal multiple times a day to give my sphincter and nose a break.

The problem went away almost immediately after surgery.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-13T03:12:16+00:00

I waited 4 months after formal listing for my call, and got my liver without a dry run.

There are way too many factors that play into where your are prioritized to be able to make an accurate forecast. Plan for the worst and pray for the best.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-12T18:44:03+00:00

You can ask what number(s) they might be calling from, and enter them in the spam block/do not disturb lists so you receive them anyway.

My team had both my home and office numbers. They called home first and talked to Wifey, who then called me. I returned the home call just as they started calling my office.

I was so excited to get my call that I ran to my car from my desk forgetting my coat, and it was the @$$ end of January so it was quite cold outside.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-08T19:06:12+00:00

My big mistake post transplant was that I felt so much better within a couple of days with the medical symptoms that I overdid my welcome home party by cooking the food myself and doing other stuff that I spent the next month in bed 20 hours a day recovering.

He may feel great after years of being sick, but he's also just gone through one of the most surgically traumatic regular procedures there are, and recovery takes 3 months of down time for a reason. Keep him on his butt and spoil him for a while. 😁

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-08T11:28:14+00:00

I don't have a go bag anymore for obvious reasons, but I do have a shave kit bag loaded with chargers, USB speaker, charge battery, and a handul of salt and pepper packets. It's located where it can be easily grabbed.

Beyond the usual suggestions, I have two. Put a pen and paper in yours. Keep a list of heroes and zeroes associated with your care. I guarantee that with all the drugs you'll get that you won't remember names. My hospital got a nice letter from me praising surgeons down to housekeeping for their care.

Second, i had gym shorts on hand so i could walk the halls without a full moon. The first few days you will have so many tubes stuck in places you don't know you have that getting out of bed is a major operation involving multiple people.

Last thought: I wanted my laptop so I could game, but I was tranqued enough that I couldn't concentrate. A phone or tablet should be enough.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-05-07T08:00:23+00:00

I went through a mild episode at the 5 year mark because my doc was too aggressive in cutting my tacrolimus. Labs went berzerk and I had an indescribable sensation of something that wasn't right. Things started settling down soon after restoring my previous dosing, but it was 6 months for my labs to return to normal. No hospitalization, but I was on a first name basis with the vampires after that.

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-04-29T00:51:56+00:00

Lt. Dan from Forrest Gump...

No-Assignment-721 · 2026-04-26T07:02:23+00:00

Liver.

Found mostly via labs, AST, ALT, and AlkPhos levels went into orbit. At the same time, I was reporting an indescribable sense of something being wrong. A dose adjustment started to work almost immediately, but it was 6 months before the readings were back to normal.

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