Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The End Is Near

FINALLY, after 10 months, NAT has a new, approved kidney donor-ME.
My transplant coordinator called today and said I don't need the final test. My results have been so good that they approved me to give a kidney today with no further visits on my part required.
Now, we're back to NAT. He has to call his coordinator, see if another, fnal, round of blood work will be required, (He may need the blood work done again because of the recent transfusion. That means I may have to get a little blood done too but that's all minor medically.) While there, we'll visit the post-op guest house (mandatory), and he needs a final dental check since it's been over 6 months. Those 3 things being done, all that would be left is to schedule the transplant.
We hope to schedule his blood work and the visit to Mayo Guest House next week. When the date is set, he'll get the final dentist checkup and we're off to the races! That may not be as soon as we'd like. We have to set it around my work schedule and I'm working a LOT the next few months. Maybe the end of November or so, looks good. We'd be there thru Christmas but, hey, what a wonderful Christmas present for him! I won't even have to go shopping, I've already got what he needs.