it is called a living donor liver transplant ( ldlt ) , which is more complicated than a normal transplant , but the chances of rejection , or complications for me were greatly reduced , and within four to six weeks robins liver should have returned to full function , and finally , before sewing me back up , the plumbers moved in and did some fancy knife-work on my kidneys and a few other bits and pieces that they found lying around inside , and once they had finished the needlework ( millie would have been very proud of it ) the machines were unplugged and hey presto , i worked .