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What is the Living Donor Process Like?
Transplants | Last Active: Aug 9, 2021 | Replies (119)Comment receiving replies
@tasher3433, I want to make sure that @ek101085 gets your message, so I have included her @name in this message.
I know she will welcome your happy message, and your helpful experience. Thank you for sharing. When members like you share, we all benefit.
As a transplant recipient, I am thrilled that your husband and daughter are doing well! However, I absolutely cannot visualize you dancing on the ceiling!
What was the most difficult part of caregiving from your point of view?
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Hey there! I wrote a little, and it’s still floating, probably because I hit the wrong button😂
Yes,there were difficult times, but they don’t seem as difficult once you get past them. I still prefer to do the daily drugs myself, ensuring my husband gets the correct dose. That, I can control. There are moody days, which I cannot control, but it doesn’t last more than a day. I chalk that up to the drugs. Some days there is discomfort caused by the nerve bundles which were cut during placement. Knowing this is common ( which I didn’t til the 1 year checkup!) helped immeasurably as I have a vivid imagination, and my husband doesn’t share his feelings well.
If you can laugh every day, if you can remember to be grateful, if you take some time for yourself, you will be in a good place. Every day is a new day ( sounds like a song, huh?) and every one is a gift. We are grateful he was able to skip dialysis, and eternally grateful for our daughter, the donor. Very best wishes to you both.