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Offline Barbara S

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #30 on: August 18, 2011, 08:20:45 PM »
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick NJ
good experience (in 2003)
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Offline rdr321

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2011, 09:52:57 PM »
Riverside California. Riverside Community Hospital
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Offline joshua_david

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2011, 01:26:51 PM »
Toronto General Hospital.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Would do it again in a heartbeat if I could (donated 30% of my liver to my son who was 1 at the time).
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Mother to Joshua: Joshua was diagnosed with Stage IV Hepatoblastoma at the age of 9 months (Feb.26/07).  After 5 rounds of chemo, I gave 30% of my liver to Joshua (Aug.2/07).
Joshua is 3 years cancer free and is a happy 5 year old.

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2011, 05:51:24 PM »
University Of MD Medical Center, Baltimore MD.  Surgeon was Dr. Cooper.  Excellent surgical and support staff.


Lee (donated July 2007)
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Offline Prelude_Sarah

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #34 on: September 14, 2011, 01:49:04 PM »
Denver Colorado, University of Colorado Hospital, May 10th 2011
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Offline Scott337

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #35 on: September 17, 2011, 10:17:01 PM »
University of Minnesota - Fairview,  Minneapolis, Minnesota  October 22, 2010      BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!!


Scott    8)
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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #36 on: November 06, 2011, 10:56:55 AM »
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Wonderful experience...had the best care ever!!!
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Offline Donna Luebke

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #37 on: November 07, 2011, 10:37:00 AM »
Cleveland, OH  Cleveland Clinic  8/26/1994
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Kidney donor, 1994    Independent donor advocate
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2003-2006:  OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors, Ad Hoc Living Donor Committee, Ad Hoc Public Solicitation of Organs Committee, OPTN Working Group 2 on Living Donation
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Offline jatopa

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #38 on: November 07, 2011, 10:52:56 AM »
Approved for donation to my brother, who has now been cleared for surgery.  Anxiously awaiting an OR date at UCLA, the best in the region.  My nurse coordinator is a gem.  Very professional and kind.  She always responds to my emails. 
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Offline mom2three

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #39 on: November 08, 2011, 09:29:33 PM »
Cleveland Clinic.  June 2010.  Top notch care. Great doctors and excellent donor coordinators.
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Offline lawphi

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #40 on: November 09, 2011, 04:40:59 PM »
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.  Traveled from out of state. 

I had a good experience with my pre-donation coordinator.  She was very good with answering emails and hand holding.  Sherri from this board also put up with me :) 

My husband's coordinator arranged for my kidney to be shipped and gave actual additional updates to my family.  She came by to visit twice afterwards.  His transplant nephrologist also inquired about my recovery at the six month appointment and put a note in my husband's medical records. 
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john78259

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #41 on: November 23, 2011, 04:36:45 PM »
San Antonio, Texas (Texas Transplant Intitute/Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital)
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Offline hawkeye74

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #42 on: November 23, 2011, 11:43:04 PM »
Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado.  Great experience.
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Offline Linda

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #43 on: November 24, 2011, 04:46:13 PM »
Birmingham Alabama, UAB.  The hospital experience was mostly positive.  But I didn't meet my surgeon until the morning of the surgery and was told he would "Probably" be able to see me before surgery.  I informed them there would be no surgery if I didn't meet him so for them to convey that to him.

My living donor coordinator was a nightmare from beginning to end!  Incredibly frustrating experience.  I have not had access to my surgeon after the surgery to answer questions and the coordinator made many mistakes, causing weeks of delays.  My recipient had a useless coordinator as well.  Communication is a MAJOR issue at this transplant center and it needs to be fixed. It should not have been such a negative experience dealing with the person who is supposed to be my coordinator. (sorry for the rant).
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donated kidney to dear friend Oct. 2011

Offline james

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Re: Where did you donate?
« Reply #44 on: November 24, 2011, 07:50:29 PM »
Toronto, Ontario Canada, St. Michael's 
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