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@amandajro

Hello @hello1234. Can I ask you to share a few more details that may help others share their experience with you as it relates to what you are going through?

What is your particular reason for the local nephrologist needing to reach out to the transplant coordinator, if you don't mind sharing? Are you experiencing a lack of response that has you wondering who may be dropping the ball in this information exchange?

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Hi @amandajro
Yes, you are correct. I am a two year post transplant patient and my blood work came back BK Virus positive on Monday. When I met with my local nephrologist on Tuesday morning, the last thing he said was that he was going to reach out to my transplant coordinator to speak with a transplant doctor to discuss the plan for BK. (This was the first time he ever said he wanted to speak with a transplant doctor). He told me that he would be calling me in a day or two to share what he learned. The week passed and I received no call back from my local nephrologist.
My saving grace is that I am physically going to Mayo for my annual visit this week and I will be able to ask all of his BK questions, share his thoughts, and get the treatment plan directly.
Anyway, I look at this experience as a "drill". If it's important to have coordination between your local doctor and transplant doctor, how is it supposed to work? For the last two years, I have been the go-between person making the calls, and keeping both sides in the loop, this is the first time he said he wanted to call.
I am just a little disappointed.