Re: My First Annual Inspection

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jing. I hope yours is even better.

Jing son wrote:

,

I hope to make the same report in 9 months! I'm so happy that you are doing so

well. Congratulations again!

Wishing you the best,

Jing

Cohen wrote:

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jing. I hope yours is even better.

Jing son wrote:

,

I hope to make the same report in 9 months! I'm so happy that you are doing so

well. Congratulations again!

Wishing you the best,

Jing

Cohen wrote:

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so our

whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Lynne:

Thank You. Your e-mails last year were an inspiration to me. I remember reading

about your boys getting ready for Christmas right before I went in. That was

very calming.

Lynne wrote:

Way to go ! We celebrated Brent's transplant anniversary on Thanksgiving

Day. His results were almost the same. He entered the hospital with a

creatinine of 9.1 and left with 1.3. At one year he was still 1.3. Soooooo

happy things are going well.

Lynne (Mother of Brent)

My First Annual " Inspection "

Hi All:

Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the hospital

with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is for my

annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

drumroll please.............

1.3!

Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant, so

our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx day. I

cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two things in the

coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those who are stable

remain that way.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Well said !

Marcia

Cohen wrote:

Bart,

I had a living related donor, my sister. She was a 1 of 6 match, and yes, you

are right: a 0 of 6 living match is better than a 6 of 6 cadavaric match

(slightly).

There have been cases of people having a tough time dealing with the fact that

their organ came from a person who died so that they could live, or waiting,

hoping that they get the call from the transplant team because an organ was

found. But the way I see it, you personally had no hand in their death (or I

hope they would not give you the organ!) and this person or their family has

decided that they would like to " do the right thing " , and give someone else the

chance to experience life. I think it turns tragedy to good. I think you are

only wishing someone to die if you name them personally. Death is a natural part

of life, and although it can be tragic and unexpected in many cases, there is

nothing we can do to stop it.

I carry a donor card, not that they want all my pieces, but I do having

functional organs and tissues that could be used for another person. When I

think about my meds, well, I guess they'll be taking the same drugs I am (or

similar), so I was told that's not an issue. I think it's best that if something

does happen, that a trained medical person can make the decision whether or not

to recycle me.

" Barton K. Hawkins " wrote:

,

Was yours a living donor or cadaver situation?

Living donor kidneys, depending on your age, can last literally a

lifetime....25 years +.

Cadaver kidneys tend to last on the order of 10 years or so, though many do

not survive long at all, and some seem to last much, much longer.

However, what I can state is my own nephs are highly in favor of a living

donor transplant...even though I am unrelated to anyone now living (I have

11 brothers and sisters....but, as they say, I was born on the wrong side of

the blanket).

Interestingly, they tell me that even a completely " poor, " match from a live

donor is " better, " than a 6-point match from a deceased one. In large

measure, something to do with ischemia (that is, lack of blood flow through

the organ as its being flown about, waiting in OR, and so on).

Also, the nephs are highly in favor of my being proactively

transplanted...before I require dialysis.

Quite frankly, and I don't know how to broach this here, but I am having

severe moral issues surrounding, effectively, praying for someone unknown to

me to die so that I might live. Does anyone else here feel this? Am I just

off base here? It seems hard to me.

Bart

Re: My First Annual " Inspection "

Thanks, Pierre. I know that the long haul looks good, but I was hoping I

could find some stats on the web. Do you know any sites?

PS - when is the donations link coming back?

Pierre Lachaine wrote:

Wow, that's pretty good news for you ! I still find it hard to believe

it's been a year already since your transplant. It's amazing how time flies.

If your new kidney is working that well after a year, you're in pretty good

shape for the long haul.

Pierre

My First Annual " Inspection "

>

> Hi All:

>

> Well, 364 days ago, I had my transplant, and 361 days ago I left the

hospital with a creatinine of 1.3. I had bi-monthly appointment (this one is

for my annual), and had a creatinine of.........................

>

>

> drumroll please.............

>

>

>

> 1.3!

>

> Yeah! I am so excited. And to top it all off, my magnesium was 1.8! As the

coordinator I spoke to said, " Your labs are perfect. Right down the middle. "

Double Yeah!

>

> Due to the leap year, my kidne-versary will be 366 days from transplant,

so our whole family will be celebrating this Thursday, 12/9, the actual tx

day. I cannot believe it has been a whole year (almost). I hope for two

things in the coming year: those in need of kidneys get them ASAP; and those

who are stable remain that way.

>

>

>

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