 [ Symptoms ] are eggs allowed in a lactose free diet [ Disease ] if chronic hepatitis c damages your liver so severely that it no longer works well end stage liver failure  you may need a liver transplant to extend your life liver transplants are not common surgery choices a liver transplant is the only surgical treatment that can help people with end stage liver failure what to think about liver transplantation is a risky expensive procedure and donor organs are hard to come by most of the time only people who are in good health other than having liver disease are considered for a transplant you will not be considered if you are using alcohol or drugs or have certain mental health problems after a liver transplant you will need lifelong follow up care by a specialist you also will need to take immunosuppressant medicine to keep your body from rejecting the new liver this medicine may cause other problems hepatitis c almost always infects the newly transplanted liver recurring liver disease after a transplant can be a serious problem and may cause the new organ to fail but most patients do very well after a liver transplant and are able to live normal lives webmd medical reference from healthwise this information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information © 1995 2011 healthwise incorporated healthwise healthwise for every health decision and the healthwise logo are trademarks of healthwise incorporated