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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: susie q on June 28, 2006, 01:13:57 PM

Title: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: susie q on June 28, 2006, 01:13:57 PM

As of yesterday, hospitals in Ontario will be allowed to use the organs of
heart attack victims as well as those brain dead... Currently only kidneys are
going to be used as they can tolerate more than some other organs.
So far only one hospital is doing the op. but 6 more hopefully by years end..
It's a start..  :)

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: hyperlite on June 28, 2006, 01:25:39 PM

yeah definately good news for us in Ontario!  ;D

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: toad on June 28, 2006, 02:46:35 PM

i agree...hopefully it will speed my wait up on the list.....been on for almost 4 years now here in ontario

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: Rerun on June 28, 2006, 10:18:12 PM

Let's ALL move to Canada!  AYA?

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: hyperlite on June 29, 2006, 07:33:36 PM

AYA??? hahaha I think you meant Eh?

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: angieskidney on June 29, 2006, 11:10:56 PM

Quote from: toad on June 28, 2006, 02:46:35 PM

i agree...hopefully it will speed my wait up on the list.....been on for almost 4 years now here in ontario

Ya I have been waiting for 5 years myself and was told at a Kidney Symposium in Ottawa that the wait was up to 8 years back in 2001 ...  :'(

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: hyperlite on June 30, 2006, 01:01:08 PM

wow thats a pretty long time, what's your blood type?

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: toad on July 01, 2006, 01:26:22 AM

my blood type is o negative therefore a very long wait for me

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: hyperlite on July 02, 2006, 02:08:56 PM

really? That's kind of odd...I'm O as well and I got a call after 2 years (mind you I didn't end up getting it) but still...that means im close

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: Sara on July 03, 2006, 06:40:58 AM

Why were they not doing this all along? 

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: angieskidney on July 07, 2006, 07:12:29 AM

my blood type is O+ so I know what you mean about the long wait. Even though my first one I only had to wait 2 months. But with a 2nd transplant there are more antigens to match.. and harder to match .. so I feel I will be waiting a very long time. especially in Canada the wait is much longer than in the States.

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: coravh on July 10, 2006, 01:19:52 PM

Unfortunately, at this point it's only a very specific type of heart failure. But it will certainly improve the transplant stats somewhat.

The bad news is that the last I heard (last year) the wait in Ottawa and Toronto for a B kidney is about 12 years. The two cities share B organs because they are rare.

Title: Re: More Transplants .. Ontario Canada
Post by: angieskidney on July 10, 2006, 01:27:34 PM

Quote from: coravh on July 10, 2006, 01:19:52 PM

Unfortunately, at this point it's only a very specific type of heart failure. But it will certainly improve the transplant stats somewhat.

The bad news is that the last I heard (last year) the wait in Ottawa and Toronto for a B kidney is about 12 years. The two cities share B organs because they are rare.

When I went to an ottawa kidney Symposium I was told back in 2001 that the wait for O+ was 8 years back then ... :(