Looking for long-term Transplant success stories

@glm777, I feel certain that members will be able to share their post transplant stories here with you, but in the meantime I want to share the following 2 links where stories have been shared since 2020! As for myself, I am living a good life at 16 years after my simultaneous liver and kidney transplant at Mayo Rochester MN.

- Snapshots of hope: Life on the other side of transplant.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/snapshots-of-hope-life-on-the-other-side-of-transplant/
- Organ Donation and Transplant: What is Your story?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/organ-donation-and-transplant-what-is-your-story/

I had a kidney transplant 28 years old and I am doing well - 63 years old. I know its not the same but Drink lots of water, exercise and do your best.

How wonderful! Thank you for your reply-I pray for continued good health for you. This makes me feel so much better!

I was 56 years old in 2003 when I got my heart transplant at UMC Tucson. I was contacted several years later by the mother of the donor who finally read my letters I sent through the transplant center. We met in person a few weeks later. I have since met my donor's sister and her 4 boys.
After 22 years with no cardiac events, I experienced bracicardia this year (2025) and was taken off metoprol which was keeping my heart rate controlled, but now too low. I have been on various doses of cellcept, tacrolimus and prednisone. My current cellcept dose is 400 mg x bid, tacrolimus 0.5 mg bid. The prednisone was recently added back for a different condition. I get all my treatment and meds at the VA, which has been very good for me.
I feel I have been abundantly blessed, and pray that the blessing will continue for several more years.

I pray the same for you!

@glm777, how is your son-in-law doing? Any update?

Hi, Im not sure what type of transplant He had but I had a Heart in 2018 at Mayo Phoenix. Now coming up on my anniversary in January it will be 8 years and doing great. I have known others who were in the 20–25-year range so as time goes on the treatments for issues get better and better. I even know of one person who got a second heart after 25 years if I recall. So plenty of options. Have you gotten any updates as they look into the inflammation?