So, my transplant team coordinator sent me an email, asking me if I'd be interested in a new protocol that may cut my wait time for a kidney. She arranged a phone call that I got today from a transplant surgeon who is trying to preserve kidneys that were originally in the process of being transferred but were deemed unusable due to time constraints. The process has already been in use in Europe and Canada with very nice results. I'm going to go for it, if they call with an organ. I mean, why not?
The process starts off with a viable organ that was due for transplant, but was disqualified, mainly due to time restraints. This organization swoops in (for those of you who like to visualize,) and procures that kidney and puts it on a pump that they've developed. That pump caries fluid thru the kidneys and makes them do their job as kidneys, even if it's not currently for a human body. That usage is enough to extend the life of the kidney outside of a body. For how long? I don't know.
From that point on, the process of transplant is as it would be normally. I think. I'll be asking more questions in the next few days, I think.
Take most of this with a grain of salt substitute because I really don't know what I'm talking about, and it's all very new to me. Check it for yourselves and see if it's something you'd be interested in. Go to 34lives.com
Wish me luck
G
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Definitely go for it! My hubby agreed to a kidney that had issues, the type of kidneys that are often discarded. After six months or so, my hubby then received a call re a kidney from a deceased middle-aged man. Apparently the man was found already gone for a time, but they took the kidneys anyway, cleaned them up, and placed them on pumps. My hubby immediately accepted the offer. The new kidney immediately went to work - so my hubby never needed to go back to dialysis. Because the man also had a fungal infection, my husband was given meds for a short time to make sure that infection didn't resurface. So, here we are! Three years post transplant and all is well. We've noticed that the transplant centers doing the most transplants often "reclaim" kidneys that others wouldn't consider. They have the physicians with the skillsets, labs, and bravery to do these sorts of things. Our transplant center is Hume Center, Virginia Commonwealth University. In our opinion, all centers should consider doing this - but I think not all are capable. Based on our experience, you've made a great decision.
I'd definitely go for it. I just can't imagine living the rest of my life on dialysis even though it's not too bad I think maybe in a few more years it might be.
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