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@paragem

I had mine at Mayo Phoenix. I had been seeing a nephrologist at Mayo when my kidney started to give up fighting. At 20% he referred me for a transplant. It was nearly a year before I started the procedure. I was 66 at the time and had every test/procedure/interview known to man. Not sure if it was my age or if that is normal Mayo procedure. I did testing in Dec/Jan and got on the list in March. Out of the blue, I had a live donor (cousin) and did the transplant in July. In the hospital for two+ days (transplant Tues. am and discharged Thurs. noon. Lots of meds and appts at first and I stayed out of work for 6 weeks. Then lots more appts. Once a week labs and the occasional office visit for maybe 6 months or so. Then down to once a month labs. I’m 2 years post and still going once a month for labs. Maybe because I actually live near the Scottsdale clinic. From Dec pre-transplant to Dec post-transplant, I had 147 separate appts (that includes the transplant surgery which I only counted as one). No complications, great team, very easy to contact anyone on the team through the patient portal. Excellent care all the way. I’m grateful I had the chance to use Mayo. Over 2 years, I’ve probably paid about $1000 total for random things. Otherwise private insurance paid it all, including my donor’s testing and surgery at Mayo. He lives in CA, so his insurance has paid the follow up care (which has been minimal). I hope this helps. If you have the chance to use Mayo, you should. World class medical professionals, techniques, and care.

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@paragem Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, and congratulations on your successful kidney transplant! Thank you for sharing as you have. Would you mind telling me what the underlying situation was for you, that caused your kidneys to fail?
Ginger

@paragem your story gives me hope. Congratulations on your kidney transplant and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I have CKD stage 4 due to diabetes. I’ve been looking into this since 2016. I’ve been evaluated, approved and accepted for kidney transplant at Mayo in Rochester, MN. I’ve been looking for a living kidney donor since then. People who are willing have been excluded for one reason or another. Thank God my kidneys are still functioning somewhat. I have faith that if this meant to be, it will happen at the right time, in the right way that it is supposed to.