Sometimes things move quickly…
Got a call from my transplant coordinator and they believe I do not need to stay in the ICU post-transplant so a scheduler will call me and my sister to schedule the transplant surgery. Yay! The coordinator thinks it will be sometime in February. There is still one very minor issue regarding my blood thinner medication but my cardiologist already said it won’t be a problem to stop or change the medication prior to surgery.
We still have to visit UCLA for a pre-op meeting a few weeks prior to the surgery for a final final clearance. Like my nephrologist said, it’s not over until new kidney is in and you’re peein’.
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Aiya! More complications to consider. My sister talked to the donor coordinator who said we may want to schedule the surgery ASAP. My sister turns 50 in early February. The transplant center may require additional tests, specifically a heart stress test and colonoscopy(!) after you turn 50. That means if we want to beat that deadline, we have 4 weeks to plan, meet, coordinate calendars. Her coordinator also said the right now they’re having patients share a room instead of having private room. I don’t care… at this point, I’ll live in the dorms if I have to. We have a call at 2:00 pm tomorrow to discuss the possibility of getting the surgery done within 4 weeks.
Life with chronic diseases 