A friend and coworker Nicole Kelley has offered to do the blood test to see if she would also be a match. She is 24 years old and in good health. She called on wednesday the 6th and went through the phone questions and gave all her information. They sent out her a kit and she should receive by early next week. When she receives it, she will then go the lab and have all the blood drawn that is required. She will then ship it by fedex overnight. She will be able to call 4-5 days after she shipped it to get the results. Her blood type it A- which is a match for blood type.
She has offered to do this just incase my sisters dont work. Mayo will only allow 1 person to do the 2 day testing to make sure that there body is healthy enough to go through it. So I want more than just 2 people to test to see who would be the best. If for some reason, that 1 person goes through the testing and they find something else that would not let them go through the surgery then my insurance will cover for another to be check. My insurance will cover all of the blood work and testing that these girls are going through. My inusurance will also cover there surgery as well.
I am very thankful to all the people here that have offered to test. I already have been told by my surgeon that it would be best if I had someone within 10 years of my age to be a donor. I am on the waiting list so I can still get a phone call if someone in the region my age has passed away and they are organ donors and are a match I could get theirs. A living donor would be best but if the opportunity comes I will take it because I dont want to put my sisters or any ones else through the surgery and recovery.
I go on May 18th to see my specialist at Mercy to get my levels drawn again. I will know some of those levels at the office right away. I then have my last Chronic Kidney Disease class on May 28th. These classes give me all the information that I would need to get prepared for the surgery or if I ever have to have dialysis.
I am showing some symptoms of kidney failure but they are mild. Some signs are no energy, tired, some nausea, no ambition to do anything, and weakness at some point.
Friday, May 8, 2009
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