[header] How to recover from a liver transplant at home [title] Prevent rejection of the donor liver by taking immunosuppressive medications. [step] Take these as prescribed by your doctor. [substeps] Immunosuppressive medications lower your body's natural resistance to foreign substances, like your donor liver. 
In most cases, immunosuppressive medications have to be taken for the rest of the patient's life. However, as the body adjusts to the new liver, dosage amounts may be decreased, and a few patients have been able to stop taking the medication completely.