My sister just called me. She went in for a CT scan today to check on her kidneys. She was ready to donate about two years ago but UCLA rejected her because the CT scan showed a shadow, and a biopsy attempt failed to get a sample. After two years, the shadow on the scan has not changed much. The radiologist diagnosed the shadow as a benign cyst, not a legion or tumor, and said no further follow-up is necessary. All this was sent to UCLA this afternoon.
Hopefully, UCLA will accept my sister as a donor. After all, she is a perfect organ donor match to me so that should reduce the amount of immunosuppressive drugs needed after transplant surgery. Fingers crossed!
Life with chronic diseases 