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Just wondering...sometimes after the call, it doesn't work out?

Transplants | Last Active: May 29 9:42pm | Replies (60)
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@jaimedavis93

I was put on the liver transplant waiting list 12/4/24… I received a call with an offer Wednesday 5/21/25… I waited for the call to tell me when to go to the hospital… Unfortunately, once they had the liver in the OR , the procurement team didn’t like what they saw and decided that was not the liver for me… I was obviously disappointed but I want the surgeons to be 100 % sure that the liver they transplant me with is the best for for me… I do know that I am at the top of the list and they feel they will have one for me very soon… I will continue to remain optimistic and patient… I think waiting and the chances of having a “dry run” is the worst!!!

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | May 23 3:39pm

@jaimedavis93, Hugs to you, dear liver transplant friend. Your experience is definitely disappointng and I can tell by reading your experience, that you understand the reason for this in your mind. However the emotional disapppointment is the worst, even though you are positively counting it as a dry run.

Had you already reported to the transplant center? Are you at a distance from the transplant center?

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pgruetz | @pgruetz | May 24 11:25am

Be patient trust me you only want to get this done once the doctors know what they are doing you want the best one possible, I waited a few months I was near death but after you get it done a huge anxiety burden will be gone hopefully you get it soon

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | May 24 7:40pm

@jaimedavis93 I am sitting here with fingers crossed the call comes in soon for you. The saying "all in due time" seems to fit here, doesn't it?!

My husband is a kidney transplant recipient. He was offered a kidney but had to decline it because he was on the last 3 days of a 14 day antibiotic regiment for a diverticulitis infection. So, someone else took his place. The nurses assured him he would be getting "the call" soon. He did, 2 weeks later! He and another patient received deceased donor kidneys from the same donor. That was 1 October 2016.

Gentle hugs being sent for getting that call soon, and patience!
Ginger

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