Kieron Dyer must have a new liver.
The England World Cup player says he is getting more tired every day.
“I thought it was over,” Dyer told the Daily Mail.
Kieron Dyer, 43, has had a long career in Premier League Before he put his shoes on the shelf in 2013.
The off-field midfielder also made 33 caps for England and one of the highlights of his career was the World Cup in 2002, when he was replaced by national team captain Sven-Goran Eriksson, among others, in the quarter-final against a Brazilian.
Kieron Dyer har PSC
That same summer the tournament was held, Dyer was diagnosed with a liver disease. Doctors didn’t think he’d need a new liver for many years, but last year he suddenly found out he had serious chronic liver disease PSC, which causes scarring in the bile ducts.
– I’m just grateful that they found out what was wrong with me. I realize that I am counting on someone else’s misfortune to give me the opportunity to live a long and happy life. “I hope the person I live with feels proud,” Dyer told the Daily Mail.
He has now been on a waiting list for his vital six-month liver. Therefore, he should not be more than two hours from the hospital in Cambridge and should always have his mobile phone with him.
– I’m getting more and more tired but I’m not in the “very urgent” category. So I might have to wait a few months for my liver to really deteriorate before calling in, Dyer says.
“really scared”
The former football star – who has represented Newcastle, West Ham and Ipswich among others during his career – is tired all the time and is looking forward to the transplant.
– I was really scared when I got the message that I needed a liver transplant. I think it was over. But then the surgeon and the great transplant team came along and I met the people who ran the process. It’s routine for the hospital, Dyer says.
– The record for discharge from hospital after this type of operation is nine days and I want to beat it.