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Current wait times for a cadaveric kidney transplant
Transplants | Last Active: Jul 10, 2022 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
I am 6 years out from my kidney transplant. After being wait listed for a kidney in OK I was shocked to find out the wait time for a cadaver kidney was estimated to be 5+ years.
In order to reduce wait time I was listed at 4 different kidney transplant centers and was working on the 5th when I got the call from a transplant center in TX.
My wait time was less than 10 months from listing at the first transplant center to my transplant. My transplant was done less than 3 months after being listed at the transplant center where the transplant was done. My transplantedkidney was also a 100% match.
I would encourage anyone waiting on a kidney to consider multilisting.
This website
txmultilisting.com
Will provide average wait times for every transplant center broken down by blood type and other factors.
The website will provide all the information you need to select multiple transplant centers, get multilisted and decrease your expected wait time.
I would not be alive today if I had not been multi listed.
My first transplant center discouraged multilisting and even threatened to remove me from their wait list if I pursued multilisting.
My advice to everyone waiting on a kidney transplant is to BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE.
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So good to hear about multi-listing at several centers. I am in the process of doing this but needed a list of transplant centers to see if I had support near the center to plan on. Do you have to be 1-2 hours away from the center in order to get there in time? Can't they share their testing results so you don't have to travel for a day or so of testing? What states have the shortest wait list and what are the criteria for moving to the front of the list? Thank you again for this website and I will check it out. It took me almost a year to get on the list of UC Davis due to testing requirement changes. Hope to share in the future about me getting a transplant like you. Blessings, BB
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@frayfl Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Your transplant story is inspiring to those who have not considered multi-listing. And, wow! what a quick turnaround for getting your new kidney!
When my husband multi-listed, he had to pay $500 out-of-pocket, as insurance would not cover that. I think it was to get his foot in the door of the additional center. Did you experience that?
Yes, being your own health advocate is important. How are you doing these days?
Ginger