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Steps a potential living donor goes through? Need help explaining....

Transplants | Last Active: Aug 1, 2022 | Replies (7)
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@cehunt57

@gingerw and @colleenyoung thank you for all the helpful links and information. I have been looking for a living kidney donor also since 2016. I would add some information about the paired exchange program for people who have willing donors but encounter incompatible blood types. People who are working with the Mayo transplant system should know that there is an added benefit to be had in that the three campuses are affiliated (Rochester, MN ; Jacksonville, FL and Scottsdale, AZ).

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 25, 2022

Great suggestion @cehunt57. I hope this will also encourage more discussion about paired exchange experiences.

From the Transplant blog:
- Your Living Kidney Donor Isn't a Match - Now What? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/your-living-kidney-donor-isnt-a-match-now-what/
- Kidney Paired Donation and the Mayo Clinic Experience - An Update https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/kidney-paired-donation-and-the-mayo-clinic-experience-an-update/
- Donation Chains Save Lives https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/donation-chains-save-lives/
- Nondirect Donor Q&A with Kay Kosberg, R.N., C.C.T.C. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/transplant/newsfeed-post/nondirect-donor-qa-with-kay-kosberg-r-n-c-c-t-c/

And first-hand experiences in the discussions:
- Anyone have any experience with Paired Exchange vouchers? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/paired-exchange-voucher/
- It's getting real... found a living donor https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/its-getting-real-found-a-living-donor/

@keggebraaten @danhoe and @2gallonhabit may have more to add to this discussion too, especially regarding paired donation exchange.

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