@tokunbo7 My initial consultation for a kidney transplant is this month, January 2026. My husband offered a kidney but we have to be evaluated first. I'm going to Northwestern Memorial Hospital as it's closer to home than Mayo in Rochester. I've released all my medical records to NW, so they have them before we get there. If our blood type does not match, they have a program where he can donate a kidney to someone else and I would be bumped up to get a matched kidney. And I'm interested in the stem cell research program to receive stem cells so I could possibly avoid anti rejection drugs for the rest of my life.
My kidney disease is somewhat unusual, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus which caused scarring from long term lithium use.