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Waiting for the Call: What needs to get done at home before you go?
Transplants | Last Active: Mar 6, 2020 | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
I respectfully asked for NO VISITORS at the hospital and when we got home. I felt very strongly that I owed it to my donor and all of the people who were waiting for an organ themselves to take the very best care of my new kidney from the start. Taking the BEST care of myself included resting and maintaining a germ free environment. I thought that my hubby posting to Caringbridge kept everyone informed and prevented disruption while I was healing. Asking for no visitors also prevents germs, colds, bacteria etc. from being passed to others in the hospital and transplant houses.
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We told people to not come to visit, too. I needed rest, and every day from 12 noon until 3 PM was my nap time. My husband took all phone calls so I could sleep or rest undisturbed.
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@jolinda I too discouraged visitors. I told both my son and daughter who live a distance, to not bother to come. I would be resting most of the time and it would not be worth their while. My son had flown home (NH) from CA when I was in the local hospital once, prior to transplant. It was such a beautiful gesture but I didn't want him to feel the need to do that. My daughter visited more frequently too while I was pre-transplant and that was more important than after I got my new liver.
JK