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Title: DONNIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: kellyt on June 02, 2008, 11:37:11 AM
The 5th is just around the corner!!!  Are you excited?  Are you ready?  Wednesday is your last dialysis  date, right?

I can't wait to here your transplant story!!!!!  :yahoo;   I'm thinking about you and praying for you, Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!    :bandance;
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Post by: monrein on June 02, 2008, 04:01:00 PM
I second that thought Kelly.
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Post by: kimcanada on June 02, 2008, 07:20:30 PM
 :bandance;  it is getting SO close!!!!  My God I get so excited everytime someone gets one!!!
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Post by: Sluff on June 03, 2008, 05:26:40 AM
I can feel the tension and the excitement.   :2thumbsup;
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Post by: 2_DallasCowboys on June 03, 2008, 05:45:52 AM
Donnia,

Us Cowboy fans here in the Garden State
will be rooting for ya! :clap; :clap;

So  so happy for you, girl.  I cannot imagine
how excited you have to be.

Anne and Les
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Post by: Psim on June 03, 2008, 09:43:16 AM
Go go!! :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
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Post by: okarol on June 03, 2008, 10:46:09 AM
I just got word from Donnia:

"We are in Lubbock. We just got back from seeing the urologist.  He has cleared us for transplant.  The only thing that could postpone the tx is that both of us had white blood cells in our urine.  That could be normal for me because of my kidney failure.  It could also be normal for Joyce because the time of the month it is (or was last week).  He is running a culture to make sure we dont have infections.
 
Soooo.... that is all the info I have for now.  We will be admitted to the hospital in the morning and I will update again.
 
<3  Donnia"
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Post by: monrein on June 03, 2008, 11:07:10 AM
Man that's exciting (not the white blood cells part) and I hope everything checks out so they get the go-ahead.
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Post by: kimcanada on June 03, 2008, 11:35:24 AM
oh so exciting!   ;D
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Post by: Lori1851 on June 03, 2008, 11:39:09 AM
 :yahoo;  :bandance; :bandance; :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
I am sure praying for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori/Indiana@hotmail.com
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Post by: kellyt on June 03, 2008, 11:40:26 AM
No infection!  No infection!  No infection!    :clap;   We're pulling for you, Donnia!!!
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Post by: paris on June 03, 2008, 03:39:52 PM
We are all crossing our fingers and praying all goes smoothly :grouphug;
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Post by: donnia on June 03, 2008, 03:47:25 PM
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!

So far so good..... just please pray for no infections!!!  I will update tomorrow from the hospital.  If I don't have time to update here then I will at least try to email Karol.

 :2thumbsup;
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Post by: okarol on June 03, 2008, 03:49:16 PM

Fingers, toes and eyes crossed, praying, chanting and sending positive thoughts and wishing you good luck!  :thumbup;
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Post by: RichardMEL on June 04, 2008, 01:14:00 AM
Very exciting!! we all want it to work smoothly!!!!
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Post by: tamara on June 04, 2008, 02:30:26 AM
oooooooooooh the excitement !!!!

Very Cool ....................  :yahoo;  :clap;  :yahoo;
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Post by: okarol on June 04, 2008, 10:35:04 AM
From Donnia:

"Well, Joyce and I are in the hospital.  She is in room 1067 and I am in 1079.  So far they have done chest xrays on us and drew blood from Joyce... and tried to draw blood from me twice..... still no luck.  Everyone is very nice though.  Wouldn't you know it, my nurse is from Wall!  I will be  posting pictures on my  care page soon so be waiting for an update notification.
I'll update more soon.
<3  Donnia"
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Post by: Earlinda on June 04, 2008, 10:47:24 AM
Saying prayers for you and for Joyce.  Hope to hear great news soon that all went well and you both are doing great.   :grouphug;

Earlinda
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Post by: KR Cincy on June 04, 2008, 11:00:36 AM
Good luck Donnia and Joyce!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: rose1999 on June 04, 2008, 11:14:42 AM
Good luck and positive thoughts for both of you. :grouphug;
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Post by: kellyt on June 04, 2008, 11:58:38 AM
That's wonderful news!      :bestwishes;
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Post by: charee on June 04, 2008, 04:12:30 PM
Thinking of you both :grouphug;
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Post by: donnia on June 05, 2008, 04:43:49 AM
Well.... here goes..... shoule be leaving for the OR in 45 minutes  :yahoo;
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Post by: monrein on June 05, 2008, 05:03:37 AM
Wow.  Good luck Donnia and Joyce.  It gave me goosebumps to think it's finally happening. :cuddle; :grouphug; :cuddle;
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Post by: kimcanada on June 05, 2008, 05:06:26 AM
Its here!!! Awesome!!!
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Post by: Laurie on June 05, 2008, 08:23:41 AM
Good luck. I will be thinking of you and Joyce today. Can't wait to hear an update.  :grouphug;
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Post by: 2_DallasCowboys on June 05, 2008, 08:33:30 AM
Best of luck, Donnia!!  I will be thinking
and praying for ya!

Anne
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Post by: MyssAnne on June 05, 2008, 08:37:03 AM
OH!!!!!! Donnia!!!! PRAYERS!!!!! Let us know how it turns out!!!

This is so exciting!!!!!!
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Post by: okarol on June 05, 2008, 09:31:41 AM
 :yahoo; She's got her kidney!!!

I just got a call from Donnia's husband Juan. He just got word that the kidney is working immediately and that everything went great! He says that Donnia will be out of it probably for awhile due to the anesthesia, but as soon as he sees her he will give her our good wishes. Hopefully later he can give us an update!

I am crying. This takes me back to the day of Jenna's transplant and remembering the emotions. As Juan said, he doesn't know whether to jump for joy or sit down and cry!

Happy dance!!   :bandance;  :bandance;     Yay Donnia! Keep on keeping on!!     :bandance;  :bandance;
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Post by: kimcanada on June 05, 2008, 09:54:33 AM
<----------------------cryin like a baby, awesome Donna! One down, many to go!!!
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Post by: KR Cincy on June 05, 2008, 10:33:28 AM
That's awesome...THIS is a good day. Can't wait to get further updates...thanks Karol for typing through the tears!  :cuddle;
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Post by: okarol on June 05, 2008, 10:57:05 AM
Just got this email from Donnia's friend Pam:

Hello to Donnia’s friends and supporters!

I just spoke with Juan (11:50 a.m. Thursday)

Surgery went exceedingly well, and Donnia’s new kidney started producing urine IMMEDIATELY!!!

He expects to see Donnia in about an hour. Joyce’s surgery also went perfectly and she was out of surgery about 45 minutes before Donnia. Juan was jubilant. So, now we all need to praise God for this incredible gift for Donnia, and for both surgeries that couldn’t have gone any better.

Pam Holubec

 
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Post by: monrein on June 05, 2008, 11:01:23 AM
How awesome is that.  I'm feeling over the moon at this news Karol.  I've been thinking about them all morning and now I'm relieved and ecstatic.
 :wine;  Here's to Joyce, Donnia and all their support team.

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Post by: xtrememoosetrax on June 05, 2008, 11:05:35 AM
 :yahoo; :yahoo; Wow! Success at last! Wonderful news!! Sending love and hugs to Donnia, Juan, Joyce, et al.  :grouphug; :grouphug;
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Post by: kellyt on June 05, 2008, 11:07:29 AM
Excellent!  I'm so happy for you, your family and your wonderful donor, Joyce.  It's good to get good news!!!!!  :bandance; :clap; :yahoo; :2thumbsup;
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Post by: pelagia on June 05, 2008, 11:32:14 AM
Fantastic :yahoo;
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Post by: MyssAnne on June 05, 2008, 11:40:56 AM
YAY!!!!!!!!  This is a WONDERFUL WONDERFUL DAY!!!!!!   I am so pleased, ALL are doing so well!!!!!!

 :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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Post by: rose1999 on June 05, 2008, 01:13:16 PM
 :yahoo; :yahoo; delighted for you  :grouphug;
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Post by: angellady07 on June 06, 2008, 01:46:36 AM
Thoughts and prayers are with you.  :2thumbsup;
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Post by: 2_DallasCowboys on June 06, 2008, 05:28:21 AM
Wonderful news!   So happy to read this!
 :clap; :clap; :yahoo; :yahoo;

Anne
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Post by: charee on June 06, 2008, 03:57:54 PM
 :yahoo; great news :clap;
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Post by: Laurie on June 06, 2008, 07:03:39 PM
 :yahoo; Congratulations Donnia. Wishing you and Joyce a speedy recovery.  :grouphug;