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« on: August 03, 2010, 07:05:41 AM »
Marvin got his call last night. The surgery went well and the kidney is slowly waking up but he is producing urine, so things look good.   Always good to know when someone gets their gift.    :thumbup;
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2010, 07:09:26 AM »
 :bandance; :cheer:

I am SO happy for them.!!
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2010, 08:53:01 AM »
 :2thumbsup; Long may he pee!!!  :clap;
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2010, 08:55:41 AM »
 :bandance; :bandance;

Go, bean, go!
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2010, 09:05:20 AM »
FANTASTIC!!!  :grouphug;
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2010, 09:34:10 AM »
That is purrfect... he certainly deserves it.    :clap;  :clap;
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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2010, 02:32:44 PM »
Congratulations Marvin and Petey!!!!   What wonderful news!!!   :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2010, 02:57:17 PM »
Wonderful news! :clap;
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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2010, 05:58:35 PM »
That's fantastic...here's to more waking up of that kidney and a long healthy life of the transplant.  It's been a rough time and Petey and Marvin both deserve this.   :grouphug;
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New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
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« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2010, 08:01:53 PM »
I am so happy for Marvin and his spectacular caregiver Petey! :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;

Wasn't Marvin highly sensitized? I seem to remember this being near a one-in-a-million sort of chance. Either way, my best wishes to both of them!  :beer1; :flower;
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2010, 10:47:56 PM »
Great news :bandance; :bandance;
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2010, 01:16:31 AM »
That is such great news!!!! Petey wont know what to do with herself now, and that is awesome.    :bandance;   :bandance;
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« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2010, 09:16:33 PM »
Another IHD kidney transplant! That is so awesome!!!!! I am a bit behind here, but hoping all is going well.

 :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :yahoo; :clap; :clap; :clap;
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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2010, 02:21:35 AM »
yea :yahoo; such great news.
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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2010, 04:09:21 AM »
Brilliant news.
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« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2010, 11:31:47 AM »
A note fom Petey:

Karol,
I would like to share some good news with IHD. My husband Marvin got a kidney transplant early Tuesday morning; he is doing wonderfully well. We plan to leave the hospital today (Saturday).

Marvin started on dialysis 15 1/2 years ago. With one short transplant in the middle of this, he had been on dialysis and on the waiting list for the last seven years (this last time). All total, he has had a little over 2,400 dialysis treatments. His PRA was 98% and his doctor told him he stood a much better chance of winning the MegaMillion lottery than he did of getting another transplant. We didn't give up hope, but we did come to terms with the very real possibility that it would be dialysis for the rest of his life.

The kidney Marvin received on Tuesday was a 4/6 match, and the doctors said it would be comparable to a donation from a sibling. All cross matching was perfect! It all happened very quickly, and we were quite surprised. The surgeon told Marvin that he had been "blessed with the miracle of a lifetime."

I want to send a message to the ones on IHD who are waiting and who are wondering if "the call" will ever come for them. Yes! Hold on! Your time will come! And, when it does, it is the BEST feeling in the world. Keep your spirits up and your hope alive. Take care of yourself and be as healthy as you can for when the time comes. Don't give up hope!! Don't ever give up!
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2010, 01:00:11 PM »
 :yahoo; :yahoo; WONDERFUL NEWS! :bandance; :bandance;
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« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2010, 01:14:45 PM »
Great news, Petey.....

Hope it all goes very well......

Good to see you.....

Love to Marvin.....

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« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2010, 10:45:12 PM »
Tell Marvin to have a peeing good time.  :clap;  :2thumbsup;  :yahoo; 
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« Reply #19 on: August 08, 2010, 11:49:40 AM »
Quote from: paris on August 03, 2010, 07:05:41 AM
Marvin got his call last night. The surgery went well and the kidney is slowly waking up but he is producing urine, so things look good.   Always good to know when someone gets their gift.    :thumbup;

YAY MARVIN!! YOU GO BOY!! :yahoo; :bestwishes; WOOT WOOT!
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« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2010, 06:37:32 PM »
Really wonderful news and gives so much hope to so many.  I'm so happy for both Petey and Marvin....long may the pee flow strong!!!!   :flower;
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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