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Waiting for an altruistic donor

Transplants | Last Active: Feb 19, 2019 | Replies (11)

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@morty

Your transplant coordinator can answer your question and will likely have the most up-to-date stats. That being said it isn't quite as simple as that (what in the transplant world is) so many things come in to play like antibodies, blood type, donor body size etc. so things get a little complicated.

I had my kidney transplant at Mayo in Rochester by the time I qualified for the list my function was dropping so quickly I would have been on dialysis before my turn came up. I was terrified, I felt unworthy, I prepared for the worst and eventually I got around to the difficult task of telling people I was sick and needed a kidney, for me it got easier the more I did it. After a meeting at work one day I told a co-worker (who I was not close to at all) and she offered me a kidney on the spot. Six weeks to the day later we were in surgery and I've been healthy ever since. Anyting is possible, be bold!

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Replies to "@morty Your transplant coordinator can answer your question and will likely have the most up-to-date stats...."

I have been bold. I have posted on social media and made flyers.
They have been “talking” to a person of interest since November. I have two back ups. It’s taking so long that I was wondering what the hold up is. That is why I was wondering how many others are waiting.

I would hope if there isn’t movement on the one at hand, they would continue to the next on the list.