What is the wait time for transplant testing?

Not exactly sure if this is what you want. Also every case may be different ? But for me after my local doctors found my liver cancer they refered me to the Mayo Clinic. Before I was accepted on to the transplant list I had to do about 60 (no joke) tests in Denver. Tons of blood tests, all sort of scans, tests, etc. That took over 2 months. After all was submitted to Mayo they agreed that I could come down to AZ for their tests. I came down and they did another dozen in the course of about a week. I was then added to their list. Them finding the right liver , wait time for that will very greatly person to person. Not sure if that was what you were looking for. Hope that helps. Best of luck.

@bbernadt Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.

Living in the Seattle area, let's first determine what organ are you looking for a transplant?
Here is the AI overview when I put in "transplant centers near Seattle, WA":
Top transplant centers near Seattle, WA, include the University of Washington Medical Center (largest in the region), Swedish Medical Center (specialized in liver/kidney), and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (leader in kidney/pancreas). Specialized care is also provided at Seattle Children's Hospital and Fred Hutch Cancer Center for blood and marrow transplants.
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Key Transplant Centers in Seattle:
UW Medical Center (Montlake & Northwest campuses): Offers comprehensive adult transplants, including heart, kidney, liver, lung, and pancreas, and partners with Seattle Children’s for pediatric cases.
Swedish Medical Center (First Hill): Focuses on kidney and liver transplants, boasting high survival rates and a multidisciplinary team.
Virginia Mason Medical Center: Known for kidney and pancreas transplants, and is a designated Donor Care Network Center of Excellence.
Fred Hutch Cancer Center: Specializes in blood and marrow transplants (BMT).
Seattle Children's Hospital: Provides comprehensive pediatric organ transplantation.
VA Puget Sound Health Care System: Provides transplant services for veterans.
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Have you been in contact with any of these places yet? They will be your best source of information specific to your situation. You may want to check with your medical team and get their take on the preferred transplant center they would like to use. As @craigcraig mentioned, each case can be different, with variables!

Looking forward to helping you more,
Ginger

From original diagnosis which didn’t take long because they said I had 5 days to live to receiving my liver took 7 months I was near death every case has it’s own issues but it could be 2 months to 5 years or more remember nothing in the medical world is on your time I called it hospital time and learn patience

FYI Mayo is the best! We live in Washington State and would come to Mayo in a heartbeat.

@bbernadt, welcome. As others have said - it depends. What organ do you need a transplant for? Are you referring to wait times at Mayo Clinic, specifically?

I need a Kidney Transplant Amy wife is a perfect match so scheduling should be easy.

How incredible! My wife is a perfect match as well!

@bbernadt, such incredible news that you have 2 people who are a match to enable a live kidney donation. Are you a patient at Mayo Clinic or elsewhere?

Just for clarification it’s only my wife who is a perfect match. I am not a patient of the Mayo clinic yet, but I have an appointment tomorrow for my initial intake.

@bbernadt, how was your appointment? How are you doing?