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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation Forum => Topic started by: Amberwoo on February 04, 2014, 07:30:08 AM
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So I received a call yesterday where my Coordinator gave me an update on all the testing I did about a week and a half ago. She said everything looked good, but she was still waiting to hear from the cardiologist about my EKG, and I would need an additional blood test because my mom has lupus. She was not worried about anything coming back unusual with the EKG and wanted to talk Dates! I said I wasn't concerned about dates and it looks like it will be sometime early to mid march. They were going to contact my recipient to see what was best for him and I think he wants the first week in march. He should be calling them today to confirm.
I'm excited, and anxious, and worried all at the same time! I know this is what I am supposed to do and what I want to do but never having had surgery before having a date set makes me nervous. Plus I know I don't have enough time saved up at work (really almost no time due to being grant funded and not getting a lot of days off to begin with) but I am trying to stay calm and know that everything will work out.
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Best wishes!
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That's great Amber. May I ask, how long did it take between first contacting the transplant center and the go ahead?
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I contacted them a little bit before Christmas, and I just found out that the date is going to be the 6 or the 7th of March depending if they decide to take out my recipients kidneys (which they will decide after his CT scan on Feb. 10). So not even a full 3 months, they were pretty quick.
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Dear Amber,
I wish a successful surgery and many years of health for you and your recipient!
Read prior posts here about preparing for surgery. You've got some time to prepare. It's a good time to pay all your bills, clean the house etc. to get ready for a couple weeks off!
Love, elephant
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This was postponed but it has been rescheduled for May 15th (just found out!). This gives me a bunch of time to get ready and save up the last little bit of time off at work that I will need for the recovery period. I'm just hoping there are no more surprises that postpone it between now and then.