She needed the transplant because she suffered from primary biliary cirrhosis. Dr. Halff is pleased with the liver program's rapid progress. The Bexar County Hospital District has begun work on a new transplant unit projected to be complete in the next two years. In the meantime, transplant patients are housed in a special wing of the 12th floor of Medical Center Hospital. The program is the only civilian liver transplant service in the San Antonio, Austin and South Texas areas.
Patients can stay in town and be available for closer follow-up care.
Although the liver has one of the strongest regenerative abilities of any internal organ, certain diseases and congenital abnormalities can render it powerless to heal itself. Mrs. Glassman's condition was first diagnosed by Dr. Gary Gossen at the Diagnostic Clinic of San Antonio. He finally confirmed the diagnosis with blood tests and a liver biopsy. My cholesterol was getting way too high. While recuperating at Medical Center Hospital, Mrs. Glassman looked back on her life.