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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: Kitsune on August 12, 2008, 10:47:27 PM

Title: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Kitsune on August 12, 2008, 10:47:27 PM

About two weeks ago, an acquaintance of my mother's told her she was willing to try to donate a kidney to me because she couldn't donate to her late mother because she was too sick to survive the surgery, who was also on dialysis because she wants to save a young person from being stuck on dialysis possibly forever. I have not met this woman, who my mother says is 50 years old, O+ blood type, and a non-smoker/ non-drinker. Please pray to whatever God you believe in that this comes through and I don't reject when it does.

Thanks guys-

Chandi

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Kitsune on August 12, 2008, 10:48:06 PM

Sorry, hit the wrong button. Just wanted to edit my improper spacing.

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: rose1999 on August 12, 2008, 11:12:46 PM

Praying for you and for the wonderful lady who has offerred to donate. May everything go well for you  :cuddle;

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Kitsune on August 12, 2008, 11:26:49 PM

Here's to hoping. Thanks Rose, I'm hoping too, but not expecting. When you expect something, it quite often doesn't happen.

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Joe Paul on August 13, 2008, 12:42:20 AM

Hoping it all works out for you  :thumbup;

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: monrein on August 13, 2008, 12:46:44 AM

Hope that works out K.

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: circleNthedrain on August 13, 2008, 12:49:07 AM

Great news!!  Nothing's better than a working transplant...Good luck!

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Kitsune on August 13, 2008, 01:39:49 AM

Thank you all! My fiance wants it to go through so he doesn't have to see me suffer in that hellpit they call a dialysis center anymore. I want to go back to college where there are people my age and mental level rather thn that place where the only other young person is a mentally retarded 23 year old yonug man whose only interest is cartoons and coloring books. Doesn't exactly make for stimulating, intellectual disussion, you know? I would never say it was his fault that he is M.R or the old people's fault they are old, but being the only (mentally capable) young person there is a very lonely discouraging thing.

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Beth36 on August 13, 2008, 10:57:41 AM

Good luck!  I hope it all works out and you have a wonderful transplant experience!!

Beth

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: stauffenberg on August 13, 2008, 11:20:47 AM

If the potential donor is the right blood type and you don't have high panel reactive antibodies from a prior transplant, pregnancy, or multiple blood transfusions, then there is no reason the donor's kidney should not be a match.  With modern immunosuppressive drugs, even if there is a zero human leucocyte antigen match between your tissues and those of the donor, this will not be an important problem for the health of a kidney from a living donor. 

There are only two  possible problems. First, the donor is old and older people have fewer functioning nephrons in their kidneys. so the health of the transplanted kidney may not permit it to last as long as a kidney from a younger donor.  Second, the donor's health might not be found adequate for donation, since the medical exam to screen kidney donors is ridiculously stringent.   

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Lori1851 on August 13, 2008, 01:49:04 PM

 :clap;
I am so excited for you! Will be praying for you!!!

Lori/Indiana

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: kellyt on August 13, 2008, 01:54:27 PM

Good Luck!  Keep us posted!   :bestwishes;

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: donnia on August 13, 2008, 08:24:52 PM

You are in my prayers!!!  Keep us updated!   :clap;

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: MyRenalRomance on August 14, 2008, 12:16:24 AM

Best wishes to you!  Keeping my fingers crossed for you!!! 

What a generous offer your potential donor has made - hurray!

Title: Re: I may have a possible living donor
Post by: Sluff on August 14, 2008, 05:31:14 AM

I hope everything fits into place Kitsune.