I Hate Dialysis Message Board

Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: josie on August 20, 2009, 03:18:13 PM

Title: transplant update
Post by: josie on August 20, 2009, 03:18:13 PM

Well, I haven't posted in a while. Nothing really new going on. Day in and day out of nxstage home hemo. My labs are really good. The woman who was potentially donating me her kidney got bumped off the potential donor list for missing too many office visits. I was pretty sure she was not going to come through from the beginning, so I never really got my hopes up. My boyfriend/home hemo partner has always wanted to be tested, but I never really pursued it. He made me promise that by this July by his fifty first birthday if I had no potential donors, I would let him be tested. So last month he had his first colonoscopy which came back great, and then we called my transplant coordinator. His blood type came back a perfect match, and today we got the call that his antibodies are negative. So it looks like a go from here. I started to cry when he told me.....what a beautiful gift of love to give someone.

Title: Re: transplant update
Post by: okarol on August 20, 2009, 04:13:29 PM

 :2thumbsup; That's great to hear - I hope everything progresses smoothly!

Title: Re: transplant update
Post by: Romona on August 20, 2009, 04:38:13 PM

 :clap;   Best wishes Josie!





Edited:  Fixed smiley error - paris, Moderator

Title: Re: transplant update
Post by: willowtreewren on August 20, 2009, 04:48:45 PM

That is so sweet.  :clap; :clap;

Best wishes for a smooth transplant.

Aleta

Title: Re: transplant update
Post by: willieandwinnie on August 20, 2009, 05:20:41 PM

 :grouphug; Oh, I could just hug him.  :cuddle;

Title: Re: transplant update
Post by: monrein on August 20, 2009, 06:57:13 PM

That's wonderful Josie.  Keep us updated as things go along.  :flower;

Title: Re: transplant update
Post by: pelagia on August 20, 2009, 07:04:26 PM

great news!  :cuddle;