Mount Sinai consultation

We met the transplant team at Mount Sinai today and liked each doctor we met. The lead liver doctor was just back from vacation that day so the team had not had a chance to discuss Dylan prior to our getting there. They were bouncing ideas off of each other while we were there. One idea they have is having Dylan undergo a liver transplant first, allowing him some time to grow, and then doing a kidney transplant thereafter. The team likes this idea because then the anti-rejection drugs that will be given (and are very damaging to kidneys) will damage his "old kidneys". He would then undergo a kidney transplant at some point in the future when he is bigger and reaches the desired 20 lbs. weight that is ideal for transplant.

Dylan will have to undergo a cardiac catheterization soon to make sure his heart is strong enough to withstand the transplant(s). The team at Mount Sinai plans to talk to Dylan's specialists in Connecticut to make sure this is the best course for him. We have a follow up at Mount Sinai scheduled for January 16th where treatment plans will be finalized.