Re: living donor transplant

[Guest guest]

Kimber,

I had put this email aside until I could give it more attention and just

retrieved it. Sorry to have put it off so long. The good thing in doing so,

however, is that I have received some new information from Sutherland

regarding

the three types of transplants.

1) Whole pancreas transplant

a) Cadaver Donor

2) Partial pancreas transplant

a) Cadaver Donor

Living Donor

3) Islet cell transplant

a) Cadaver Donor

Living Donor

c) Auto Donor

I had no idea that they could do living donor transplants. Dr. Sutherland

performed the first living donor pancreas transplant in the world. I don't even

know where to start in sharing the information. There is so much. The

following website discuss the living donor transplantation program.

*http://www.fairviewtransplant.org/pancreas.asp

*http://www.fairviewtransplant.org/livingdonor.asp

*http://www.liveorgandonation.com/what_is_a_living_donor_transplan.htm

Let me know if you have a specific question. I am currently filling out the

packet for a living donor partial organ transplant from my father.

Karyn E. , RN

Exec. Director, PAI

Indianapolis, IN

The PAI serves as a means of support, information, and advocacy. The PAI

cannot offer medical advice or direction nor substitute for your health care

provider.

[Guest guest]

Karyn,

thanks for the websites. I'll be visiting them and checking

them out. I'll let you know if I have any questions after I

read the info on them.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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