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« Reply #75 on: November 18, 2015, 03:23:15 AM »
November 17, 2015: Received the phone call today stating Kaiser transplant committee approved my file to be sent on to UCLA transplant center.  One more step forward!
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« Reply #76 on: November 18, 2015, 07:54:43 AM »
That's brilliant, kitkatz!!!  :yahoo;
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« Reply #77 on: November 18, 2015, 01:49:05 PM »
That's good news! Today is a good day!
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« Reply #78 on: November 25, 2015, 11:19:33 PM »
UCLA called, I have my evaluation appointment on January 25th!
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #79 on: November 26, 2015, 08:44:37 AM »
 :bestwishes;
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« Reply #80 on: November 27, 2015, 01:25:35 AM »
Quote from: kitkatz on November 25, 2015, 11:19:33 PM
UCLA called, I have my evaluation appointment on January 25th!

That's great! Jenna is listed there, and my sister is going through the process to get listed at UCLA too.
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« Reply #81 on: November 27, 2015, 11:01:53 AM »
I'm looking forward to that day, too!  :2thumbsup; :yahoo; :bandance;

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« Reply #82 on: January 25, 2016, 03:28:49 AM »
Today is January 25th.  We will be on our way to UCLA for transplant evaluation today.  The next hoop to jump through.  Wish us luck.
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #83 on: January 25, 2016, 03:38:14 AM »
Hello kitkatz,
Good luck to you and I keep my fingers crossed for you !
Best wishes from Kristina  :grouphug;

P.S. I am "jumping" through similar "hoops" at the moment...
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« Reply #84 on: January 25, 2016, 06:16:57 AM »


Good luck Kit


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I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left

1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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« Reply #85 on: January 25, 2016, 06:42:40 AM »
Quote from: kristina on January 25, 2016, 03:38:14 AM
Hello kitkatz,
Good luck to you and I keep my fingers crossed for you !
Best wishes from Kristina  :grouphug;

P.S. I am "jumping" through similar "hoops" at the moment...

Hello again, kitkatz
... I have just been informed that my "hoop-jumping" through all these uncounted barriers and "hoops"
(because of former cancer-issues), has come to an end and I (finally) have been put onto the UK-kidney-transplant-list...
... But I still have to be patient, because waiting on the kidney-transplant-waiting-list here can still take up to 3 to 4 years...
I do hope you are very lucky today with the UCLA-transplant-evaluation and I keep my fingers crossed for you !
Best wishes from Kristina. :grouphug;
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« Reply #86 on: January 25, 2016, 07:23:11 AM »
Ooooh, good luck to you.  I am eager to hear your thoughts once you've returned home.
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« Reply #87 on: January 25, 2016, 09:46:52 PM »
Finally made it home.  I have been up since 12 midnight at dialysis last night and finally made it home around 9:30pm.
UCLA Evaluation Notes
I think I saw four doctors today, a social worker and a transplant coordinator.  All the doctors listened to my heart and lungs.
Everyone of the said I am going to be a complicated surgical case.  I started with a Surgical Fellow,worked my way up to the nephrologist, then the fellow's surgical boss, then the main surgeon guy.
They all seemed pretty positive that if I complete a few more things, I will be sent to committee for consideration.
Hoops:
1. UCLA consult with cardiologist and pulmonalogist about heart valves, and pulmonary hypertension.
2.  A Loopogram on the urostomy so they know where things are and if the bowel used is still all clear. Probably done through Kaiser.
3. Genetic blood testing

The off to their committee to see if I get listed.


We then went to see my 106 year old Godmother and visited with her and her grand daughters.


Exhaustipated tonight.
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #88 on: January 26, 2016, 04:21:40 AM »
Hm sounds positive Kit, 3 more hoops 'only'.

Good luck, keep strong and lots of love, Cas
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1983 high proteinloss in urine, chemo, stroke,coma, dialysis
1984 double nephrectomy
1985 transplant from dad
1998 lost dads kidney, start PD
2003 peritineum burst, back to hemo
2012 start Nxstage home hemo
2020 start Gambro AK96

       still on waitinglist, still ok I think
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« Reply #89 on: January 26, 2016, 04:57:24 AM »

Hello kitkatz,
I shall continue to keep my fingers crossed for you
and send you my good luck wishes
from Kristina. :grouphug;
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« Reply #90 on: January 26, 2016, 08:30:38 AM »
"exhaustipated".  That pretty much says it all!
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« Reply #91 on: January 27, 2016, 08:34:21 PM »
Wow! Remarkable everything and how many doctors one must go through to be listed. I am in awe of your willpower and appreciate that you share every hoop, loop and hurdle with us.
Since you're a fan, You deserve to blare some OOPS sorry forgot, it's Barry Manilow Elton John in your car. Oh heck, blare it out the windows of your house!  :guitar: 
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« Reply #92 on: January 28, 2016, 10:09:33 AM »
You CAN jump those hoops! And then...... the real wait begins.  :2thumbsup;

Godmother is 106???? Wow, I want some of those genes.  :shy;

You are on your way, Kit!

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« Reply #93 on: January 28, 2016, 10:29:51 AM »
What a day you had! Will the other tests be quicker to complete?

What's the genetic testing for? It seems like that would just be a blood test, wouldn't it? If so, it should be quick to check off your list.
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1994: Diagnosed with FSGS
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« Reply #94 on: January 29, 2016, 09:49:04 PM »
So UCLA called. I have cardiac and pulmonologist appointments set up for March 2nd 10:00 and 1:30 respectively.
Hopefully transplant coordinator at Kaiser has notes and can set up the loopogram for me soon.
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #95 on: January 30, 2016, 01:31:31 PM »
I had no idea about the process. It's incredibly difficult and time consuming. You are awesome and thanks for sharing your journey. Wishing you tons of patience and approval for your transplant SOON.
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March 8, 2016 GFR 11 :(
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« Reply #96 on: January 30, 2016, 11:03:21 PM »
We hope and pray that you will successfully pass all your tests and evaluations.

We pray for your successful transplant soon.

Thanks for sharing us your story.
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« Reply #97 on: February 15, 2016, 05:37:22 PM »
I called my Kaiser coordinator the other day to get updated on stuff rom the UCLA evaluation.
SO...I tell her I have appointments made with cardio and pulmonary already at UCLA and she says to me..."I need to know these things." 
I am like...."This is why I called you, to keep you updated."
Why is that my responsibility? Sigh.  I thought coordinators were supposed to coordinate.
I try to keep on top of things with these people, otherwise getting lost in the system will happen.

I have cardio and pulmonary appts on March 2.
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #98 on: February 16, 2016, 07:54:12 AM »
 ::) to your coordinator who apparently thinks you should be doing her job for her.

Good luck on 2 March!  I look forward to hearing the results!
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« Reply #99 on: February 16, 2016, 10:17:20 AM »
I hope it all goes perfectly for you! March is just around the corner.

From my experience with my coordinator, I learned I needed to leave her voice messages about everything. When I scheduled things, when I completed tests, when I completed vaccinations ... And I learned that she would NOT call me back unless SHE wanted something. They seem to be frustrating people to work with. I suspect they're really just glorified paper-pushers. If we don't give them paper to push, they don't think for themselves that they need to take action.

It's probably a good idea to call her about everything anyway. If your cardio people neglect to leave her in the loop, she could leave you hanging forever, thinking that the ball is in your court. If you initiate the call and the cardio people don't send your results over, she'll know she has to follow up with them.

By the way, as soon as you finish these tests, don't be surprised if they suddenly decide they want another test that they could have told you about weeks ago. That happened to me several times. It was incredibly frustrating when I knew I could have completed Test B while I was waiting for my Test A appointment date.
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1972: Diagnosed with "chronic kidney disease" (no specific diagnosis)
1994: Diagnosed with FSGS
September 2011: On transplant list with 15 - 20% function
September 2013: ~7% function. Started PD dialysis
February 11, 2014: Transplant from deceased donor. Creatinine 0.57 on 2/13/2014
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