Feeling greatful ( so near )
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:17 pm
Hi hope everyone is well and is enjoying the weekend!
So on the 28th January out of the blue I got that call, asking if I could go to St Georges hospital as they had a kidney for me I was absolutely stunned as my GFR is 13% at the moment and I've been on the waiting list for less that year. I turned up got an Xray, ECG and loads of blood tests for the cross match. My Potassium was high so they gave me medication via a drip to flush it out as soon as possible. This worked if not they were going to put a neckline in and dialyse for a couple of hours. At 9.30pm in the evening I was wheeled down to the theatre waiting area. I waited and waited it seemed like ages then the doctor came out and said that they'd found two legions on the kidney to be transplanted, possible cancer and that they didn't want to risk implanting it. To cut along story short I was discharged the next day . I was in shock but I'm greatful that someone had decided to donate their organs. In the mean time family members have come forward to get tested. At the end of February I'm seeing my consultant and we will plan to get tube fitted to start PD all in all its been a whirlwind but at the end of day I feel positive about the future and hopeful . Sorry about rambling on but just wondering if this happened to anyone else?
All the best
Stephen
So on the 28th January out of the blue I got that call, asking if I could go to St Georges hospital as they had a kidney for me I was absolutely stunned as my GFR is 13% at the moment and I've been on the waiting list for less that year. I turned up got an Xray, ECG and loads of blood tests for the cross match. My Potassium was high so they gave me medication via a drip to flush it out as soon as possible. This worked if not they were going to put a neckline in and dialyse for a couple of hours. At 9.30pm in the evening I was wheeled down to the theatre waiting area. I waited and waited it seemed like ages then the doctor came out and said that they'd found two legions on the kidney to be transplanted, possible cancer and that they didn't want to risk implanting it. To cut along story short I was discharged the next day . I was in shock but I'm greatful that someone had decided to donate their organs. In the mean time family members have come forward to get tested. At the end of February I'm seeing my consultant and we will plan to get tube fitted to start PD all in all its been a whirlwind but at the end of day I feel positive about the future and hopeful . Sorry about rambling on but just wondering if this happened to anyone else?
All the best
Stephen