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Kidney transplant - The Journey from the Donor's Side
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Hi, I was excited to read your post, I'm just beginning my 3 days of testing on Friday 1/11/19. I will be thinking of you on the 12th and praying for a smooth surgery and recovery. I am hoping I will pass all of the tests and be able to donate by the middle of February. Does anyone know if this sounds possible? My last day of testing is 1/18/19. I do not have a recipient yet but I think that shouldn't be a problem. I have thought and prayed about this for a year and am excited to be at this point.
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This Kidney Transplant Discussion - "The Journey from the Donor's Side" has generated the following informative blogs by the transplant staff at Mayo Transplant Dept. I want to share them with you. ❤
-What to Expect During a Living Donor Evaluation
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/transplant/newsfeed/what-to-expect-during-a-living-donor-evaluation/
-Countdown to Living Donor Surgery: Key Steps
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/transplant/newsfeed/countdown-to-living-donor-surgery-key-steps/
-Living Kidney Donation Surgery Play-by-Play
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/transplant/newsfeed/living-kidney-donation-surgery-play-by-play/
Hello hopefulgirl. I can't answer your questions but wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your selfless act of organ donation! I wish you all the best. The world is a much better place thanks to wonderful people like you!! Keep us posted on your journey. God bless you.
@hopefulgirl I wish you the best on your journey!
@rosemarya gave some helpful links on the process and we (and Mayo) can help fill in the blanks.
My answer to your timing question is maybe. My evaluation was Dec 12 & 13. I received the green light from the donor board a week later and donated Jan 12. It could have gone faster but for my family I needed to wait until after Jan 3. I had a recipient but don't know how much that factored in to timing.
If your evaluation is like mine, you will have a doctor at the beginning and end of your looooong days of appointments. He or 1 of the social worker nurses will be able to help you with timing.
If you started reading at the very beginning of this post, you'll see I'm very wordy and pretty much live blogged my way through this. I received so much helpful information and encouragement that I greatly appreciated coming from "real people". The staff at Mayo was wonderful every step of the way but it helped so much to hear from the non medical side.
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Good Morning, @hopefulgirl. Welcome to Mayo Connect. I am a recipient from an anonymous deceased donor. My own experience as a recipient tells me that your generousity and willingness to be tested as a living donor is a gift that someone will cherish for life. You are already a genuine hero by your actions. I send you my thoughts and my prayers as you undergo your testing.
I think that you may have been addressing your reply to @mauraacro who introduced this Discussion as a Living Donor. It sounds like you and she have a similar journey.