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What is the Living Donor Process Like?
Transplants | Last Active: Aug 9, 2021 | Replies (119)Comment receiving replies
@marvinjsturing I am amazed at the difference in the wait times! I thought all of the kidney wait times were longer than that in Nebraska. A relative had a kidney transplant last summer and he had been listed in two locations but it took 4 or 5 years. So will you be listed at both?
I presume that wait times, as with liver transplants, are based on how much the person is in need of the transplant, not on how long they have been listed. I guess all you can do is check the statistics for all of the kidney transplant centers available to you and choose where they have the most success, and the shortest wait times. If you are not familiar with the SRTR.ORG site, it has all of that info.
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@contentandwell If Nebraska Medicine approves me, I will be listed at both. The system is designed to give the sickest people a greater chance for a transplant, but length of wait time still plays a significant role. Mayo has 800 people on their wait list. Nebraska has 200. I got that information from SRTR.ORG. Also from that website, the 2 major transplant centers in my area are Mayo and Nebraska Medicine. I know I've looked at that website before, but thanks for reminding me to review that information.
During the transplant education appointment on Wednesday, the nurse shared the story of a gentleman who received the call just months after being listed. He said it was too quick for him and he was too busy at the time. Now, 4 years later, he is still waiting for the second call.