Anna was born in January 2000 at home (not intended to happen). It was determined that she had polycythemia and she was put into intensive care. When she was released from the hospital her bili count was above normal, but it was thought to be due to the polycythemia. 

Anna was diagnosed with biliary atresia at 7 weeks, 3 days at Wilford Hall Medical Center. Naturally, this was about the time that success rates for the Kasai surgery begin to drop. She was operated on at Wilford Hall Medical Center at 7 weeks, 6 days. Afterwards, she was in intensive care for almost 2 weeks due to swelling and almost didn't make it (she coded but was resuscitated with an EPI and CPR).

Anna's Kasai was partially successful (her bili numbers went down to 6.0 total and 3.0 direct). Then, in June, some kind of infection blocked her Kasai. From that point her progress went downhill quickly. She was admitted to University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Her transplant took place in August when she was 7 months old. She received a split liver (partial lobe) transplant performed by Dr. Cigarroa. Both recipients of the liver, Anna and a lady with fatty liver disease, recovered quickly. Anna needed gancyclovir for an infection at day 7 which she recovered from. 

Since then Anna has had several infections that have given us scares, but nothing to where she's been admitted into the hospital. She is now 7 months post-transplant and doing well.

7/2002 Update: Anna is now 2 years post transplant and doing very well. She is taking Prograf for anti-rejection and is growing up very fast.