Peritonitis and transplants

[Run8]

I am trying to decide if i should make a change from home hemo to pd, and i have one question. If a person doing pd comes down with peritonitis are they listed as inactive on the list until the peritonitis is gone.






EDITED: Fixed misspell in topic title line-kitkatz,moderator

[Restorer]

I think so. They're not going to put your through surgery and then disable your immune system if you've got an active infection. They might not explicitly make you inactive, but if you have peritonitis when you get the call, they won't go through with the transplant. You should still accrue time while inactive, though.

[Kidneymom]

yes, you are placed on the inactive list. If you are listed it is your responsibility to contact the transplant Coord. and inform them you have peritonitis of any illness. They also contact you Neph. if a kidney is available to see if you are healthy and infection free. Best of luck
 

[Jessmomto3]

If you are on inactive, you do accrue time and move up the list.  My little one is inactive but he is gaining time so that once he hits the magic 10 kg weight for transplant he will be pretty high up on the list, or low, whichever it is.

[G-Ma]

What a little cutie.

[petey]

Over all these years, my husband Marvin has been placed on "inactive status" quite a few times for various reasons -- peritonitis was one reason, MRSA another, staph infection another.

While on "inactive," your time does continue to accrue, but you are not called if a kidney becomes available that matches you while you're "inactive."