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An overview of living-donor kidney transplant for donors and adult and pediatric patients. The Q&A featured Mayo Clinic Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program Surgical Director Mikel Prieto, M.D., Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program Medical Director Carl Cramer, M.D., and kidney donor and pediatrician Phil Fischer, M.D.. Dr. Prieto and Dr. Cramer explain the advantages of living donor transplantation, preemptive kidney transplantation, paired donation and donor chains, the kidney transplant operation for donors and patients, how potential donors can be screened, and what patients can do to be in the best possible condition for surgery. Dr. Fischer discusses his experience as a donor. After the presentation, the doctors answered questions.
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Jo-Ellen, generally speaking none of your conditions should be a contraindication for a successful transplant. If your brother is an active alcoholic and unwilling to quit, he will not be able to donate. He can call to ask to be evaluated: http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/kidney-transplant/contact-us.
Judy, unfortunately we'd need more information to answer your question. Having a rejection usually doe not mean losing the organ. You can call us to discuss, if you'd like: http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/kidney-transplant/contact-us.
Yes, you can.
Best of luck, Jo-Ellen! Let us know if we can do anything for you: http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/kidney-transplant/contact-us.
Thank you for your questions! We will try to answer the questions that were not answered during the webinar in the next few days. If you have additional questions, please contact our program: http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/kidney-transplant/contact-us.
I think Mayo will be my first choice..as usual Jo
Jeff, I'll send you an email with contact information. Thanks for offering to help!
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Let me start by introducing myself for those who don’t know me, my name is Angela and i’m 42 and my husband is Santos and he’s 42 we’ve have been married for 20 years and have raised and still raising 3 wonderful children my daughter who is 25 years old and two sons 18 and 12. My husband is a wonderful and loving husband and father and we look forward to being able to growing old together and seeing are children succeed in their lives and being grandparents some day my heart is so heavy these days knowing that we may have to live life without my husband and my children dad it just kills me. I know that life isn’t ever promised to us here on earth but God willing we believe it is possible we are very grateful for our lives we have now. Unfortunately, My husband has suffered from Diabetes since he was in his early adolescents and has been fighting this disease and is continue to fight. So now he is fighting a kidney disease that come along with diabetes and Now needs a kidney transplant. He is in stage 4 kidney failure which means he only has 10% kidney function and here soon we will be going to get dialysis here soon and in need of a new kidney If there is anyone out there who can help us or think about helping anyone please go get tested my husband is A positive i have a lot of information on how you can help. Please help my family keep their father. I know asking someone to donate is not an easy thing to do nor is asking for someone to help I am deeply sorry if i offended anyone by asking… By donating there will be no medical costs to the person who donate it is all paid for in full also there is lodge and board for that donor if from out of state and it could be totally anonymous if you prefer. Please contact Renal Transplant Services at 505-563-6472 or toll free@ 1800-597-7217 email: mroberts@phs.org or you may contact me at angiegq59@gmail.com 505-339-6559 Thank you and God Bless
The Garcia Family
Hi I'm new here. The space said "you can ask questions here" Is this where I can ask questions about my cancer? Thank you