New Transplant Blog Posts

@kequick That's a very good article but I find the results to be very predicable, basically an "of course"! I was fortunate in that I felt well enough up until the last month and a half prior to transplant to continue doing pool exercises and I was eating well and healthily because I was determined to lose some weight prior to transplant. I knew that being in decent condition going into surgery would improve my recuperation. I think this is true of any surgery. I had a knee replacement about 4 years ago and wished I had done more prior to surgery. My post surgery recuperation has been rapid and better than anticipated.
JK

@contentandwell, thank you for sharing your experience! That's great to hear you were able to eat well and stay active leading up to your transplant, and that it paid off in your recovery. I'm sure your doctors were very pleased!

@kequick I do think my doctors really have been pleased by my rapid recovery and progress. My husband thinks the surgeon takes my whole appointment rather than having the NP take the beginning of it because I'm his star patient! I feel incredibly fortunate to have been well for so long prior to transplant and to have recovered so well after. So much to be thankful for. So many people were praying for me it's incredible, even my son's ex-wife (She's a very nice woman but they never were well-matched,and a whole chain of nuns were praying for me too).
JK

Today's blog post covers a "fast track" recovery protocol being used for liver transplant patients at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville. Be sure to check out the YouTube video of Dr. Taner, chair of transplant surgery in Jacksonville, discussing the benefits of this unique recovery practice. Here's the link: http://mayocl.in/2psxeMF

Hope everyone is having a good week! There's a new transplant patient story up on the blog today. Check it out! http://mayocl.in/2q3rfwi

Good morning! Today our new blog post is entitled "Preparing for Surgery: Tips to Help you get Ready for Transplant". In this blog post we give some tips for getting ready - ready to be away from home, logistics for packing, and tips on being emotionally ready for the journey. For those of you who are post-transplant, feel free to leave your tips and comments on the post too! If this week's discussions are any sign, it sounds like you are all having a busy week!
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- Kristin

Good morning everyone!
In this week's blog post, we talk about how to begin the process to be a living donor for someone in need. With over 118,000 people waiting on the transplant list, we hope this information will encourage someone who was considering living donation to take that first step towards being evaluated. Feel free to share this blog with anyone you think might benefit from an explanation of the living donor process.
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Have a wonderful day!
- Kristin

Morning! Did you miss our webinar, "Transplant 101: Preparing for Your Journey" at the end of March? If so, this quick read covers the top takeaways Dr. Douglas, chair of the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic's campus in Phoenix, Ariz., and Beverly Hansen, M.S.W., L.M.S.W., Social Work Manager, covered during the session. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.
http://mayocl.in/2rW9xgU

Good morning everyone! Today's blog is posted! The blog talks about Mayo Clinic's experience with paired donation kidney transplantation. Feel free to share this blog with those you know who are waiting for a kidney. This could be their solution to avoiding a long wait for a deceased donor.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
- Kristin
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Hi, everyone,
Today on our blog, we’d like to invite you to “meet” one of our wonderful Mayo Clinic transplant social workers, Danielle Peabody Reuss. Learn about what she does day-to-day at the transplant center, what motivates her in her work and also some fun tidbits about Danielle, such as her love for wearing the colors orange and blue, her passion for the outdoors and her recent marriage!

Here’s the link: http://mayocl.in/2tjGLIS.

Have you ever gotten the chance to meet Danielle?