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Nov. 1979 - Diagnosed with glomerulonephritis of unknown origin by Dr. Robert Hickman Dec. 1979 - Diagnosed with Viral Pneumonia Late Dec. 1979 - Emergency surgery to place a Scribner Shunt in left arm for dialysis Jan. 1980 - Start hemodialysis until recovered from viral pneumonia Feb. 27, 1980 - Receive 5 antigen living related transplant from father Mar. 3, 1987 - PTH removed and part of one placed in left arm. Fistula also placed in right arm. Sept. 1988 - Start hemodialysis Feb. 4, 1989 - Receive 6 antigen perfect match cadaveric transplant Jan. 1994 - Return to hemodialysis Oct. 18, 1996 - Receive 6 antigen perfect match cadaveric transplant Nov. 22, 1996 - Emergency surgery to repair aneurysm to artery in kidney Dec. 20, 1996 - Emergency surgery to repair aneurysm. Kidney removed due to infection which has spread down right leg to abt mid thigh. Apr. 1997 - Arterial bypass surgery to restore arterial blood flow to right leg July 29, 1998 - Receive 6 antigen perfect match cadaveric transplant Sept. 6, 2002 - Return to hemodialysis Dec. 7, 2002 Sm. intestine ruptures while home alone. Still conscious upon arrival at hospital. Dec. 8. 2002 - Surgery to repair ruptured bowel. The prognosis is not good. Surgeon tells family to prepare for the worse. Spend a week in a coma and 3 months in hospital. Takes abt a year and a half to completely recover.
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