How often do I need blood tests after a liver transplant?

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  1. Columbia University Department of Surgery
     
    Columbia University Department of Surgery answered:
    Although you might be feeling great, especially after your liver transplant, we need you to have blood tests on a regular basis. For some of you this might be every two weeks, for others every two months. Two months is the upper limit and nobody should have his or her blood tested less often than two months. With your nurse practitioner's guidance you will work out a blood test schedule that is convenient and safe. Always ask your nurse practitioner or doctor if you do not understand a test.
    Although you might be feeling great, especially after your liver transplant, we need you to have blood tests on a regular basis. For some of you this might be every two weeks, for others every two months. Two months is the upper limit and nobody... More