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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Spouses and Caregivers => Topic started by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 05:23:39 PM

Title: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 05:23:39 PM
Daughter just texted me, she and her fiance are both matches for my hubby! she said living donor nurse said has to talk to surgeon but so far everything looks very good!

of course this nurse is going on vacation and won't return until august 1.

i asked her how she felt..waiting on reply.

we are dumbfounded, thats all i can think to describe!!!
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: Pam on July 21, 2011, 05:39:19 PM
 :clap;Great news! Let the testing begin. Good luck to all of you.
Pam
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: lola on July 21, 2011, 05:54:09 PM
 :bandance; :bandance;
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 05:56:45 PM
ok, now whats left? all hubbys stuff is done. daughter and fiance had all labs done. they are both young and strong and healthy. my future SIL kept saying all day at the eval, "i hope its me!"
i told him he was a nut! LOL
truly you all, i am just dumbfounded. had to come here and share. hubby called and left message for her, she is at work.
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: jbeany on July 21, 2011, 06:10:19 PM
 :bandance; :bandance; :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: willowtreewren on July 21, 2011, 06:13:38 PM
 :clap; :bandance; :cheer:

Your husband is very fortunate, and so are you!

 :beer1;

Aleta
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 06:19:03 PM
ok, they had their labs, did the eval, they are both young, strong, healthy no worries of any medical problems.
they went with us to eval and spoke with doc, nurse, social worker, all that. niether smoke or drink, finance is obsessed with health.
help me out yall, what comes next? hubby is A+, they are both O+. all have CMV positive.
what else to do? 24 hr urine, ekg, xray, ultrasound of kidney?

heres the twist, they live ONE MILE from the transplant center..LOL

should add too: hubby had colonoscopy and nuclear stress test this past 2 weeks and they were perfect.
he is down to one small dose of coreg twice a day.
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: cariad on July 21, 2011, 06:35:37 PM
help me out yall, what comes next? hubby is A+, they are both O+. all have CMV positive.
what else to do? 24 hr urine, ekg, xray, ultrasound of kidney?

Yes, probably all of those. The centre is going to tell you what they require to have one of them medically cleared for transplant. O+ can donate to any blood group, so as long as the crossmatch is negative for both (and it should be unless your husband has had transfusions in the past) then daughter and fiance might want to discuss with each other who would be the preferable donor. They will almost certainly only go forward with one of them from here, test until they are cleared or excluded, and then move on to the other if necessary. Does your daughter have kids? She will likely be the better antigen match, but if they want to have (more) children, the fiance would be the safer option. Women can definitely have children after donating, but there is always that possibility that some complication will arise that will delay or prevent this. Not so big a risk with men.

Great news, and good luck to all.  :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: okarol on July 21, 2011, 06:38:21 PM

Yes, ultrasound, ekg, chest xray I think, that's what Jenna's donor had after the tissue matching stuff.
Good luck! I hope all goes well!! :clap; :clap; :clap;
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 06:52:23 PM
i'm sorry to sound so goofy! LOL thank you so much.
ok, the crossmatch for both was negative. all have CMV positive (including husband).
no bad health, no bad history. both are slim and trim and very healthy.
i told hubby he just won the lottery!

this is too funny, right at the same time we got this call, i was secretly waiting the last 7 mins on an ebay bid for a laptop for my huby for his brithday which is the 28th. i won! when i paid, i sent note to seller of the good news..
ok, i know.. :yahoo;

this is my daughters stepdad, no blood match. his own 5 kids never even asked, though we supplied the donor nurse number.
they aren't married yet, no kids. taking college courses off and on and working. i too am thinking the young man is best, and he said same thing.
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: MooseMom on July 21, 2011, 07:12:04 PM
How wonderful!  You really deserve a break, and so does your hubby (is his birthday July 28?  So is mine!).  I can't wait to hear more good news from you!
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 07:22:30 PM
MOM! yes he will be 58 on the 28th. he keeps telling me NO, he will be 56!
 :rofl; can't knock em fer tryin'

Happy Birthday Mom  :cuddle;  :guitar: :bestwishes; :birthday; :cheer:



ps: my birthday is a week later..cool
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: Ang on July 21, 2011, 07:38:15 PM
 :thumbup; :thumbup; :thumbup;


just or going through the testing process, let alone donating
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: The Noob on July 21, 2011, 07:47:18 PM
Amen Brother! :grouphug;
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: Poppylicious on July 22, 2011, 01:49:54 PM
Yay!  How fabulous. 

 :yahoo;
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: billybags on July 24, 2011, 10:34:28 AM
Noob, that is wonderful, keep us posted.
Title: Re: This just in from my Daughter!!!
Post by: willowtreewren on July 24, 2011, 01:43:05 PM
 :2thumbsup; :clap; :2thumbsup; :clap; :2thumbsup; :clap;

How wonderful for all of you!

 :yahoo;

And regarding your hubby's natural kids....what can I say, but - families!

Aleta