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Has anyone heard of an artificial kidney being made?

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jul 1, 2019 | Replies (51)
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@marvinjsturing A mechanical kidney! Wow, that sounds like a great step forward. As one who is on immunosuppressants after my liver transplant, I know how great it would be to not have to be.

I hope your sister will be approved and that you can move forward. If you have a living donor do you still have to wait to reach a certain level of lack of function?

For those of you who are familiar with living donors for livers, is there a certain MELD that has to be reached before you can get that transplant? I presume insurance will not pay for it until you do reach a level of malfunction.
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marvinjsturing | @marvinjsturing | Jun 15, 2019

@contentandwell JK, kidney function is measured by GFR. You have to have a GFR of 20 or below to qualify for a transplant. In the last 4 years, my GFR has ranged from 10 to 17. When I had my initial evaluation I asked Mayo about the insurance I had and was told that they typically cover the transplant so I'm hoping things go through quickly.

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