The liver problems could have come from other things. Often HIV patients have forms of Hepatitis. They won’t be eligible for a transplant. From http://www.emedicinehealth.com/liver_transplant/article_em.htm
Who may not be given a liver: A person who needs a liver transplant may not qualify for one because of the following reasons:
Active alcohol or substance abuse: Persons with active alcohol or substance abuse problems may continue living the unhealthy lifestyle that contributed to their liver damage. Transplantation would only result in failure of the newly transplanted liver.
Cancer: Cancers in locations other than just the liver weigh against a transplant.
Advanced heart and lung disease: These conditions prevent a transplanted liver from surviving.
Severe infection: Such infections are a threat to a successful procedure.
Massive liver failure: This type of liver failure accompanied by associated brain injury from increased fluid in brain tissue rules against a liver transplant.
HIV infection
I am so sorry. It will be terminal. People suffering from this liver disease can live for quite a while and are often sent home with nursing care coming in. It’s horrible. With the added HIV, perhaps the trip will be quicker if infections create breathing difficulties and the patient can be kept in the hospital.