MikeD
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This morning I got a call at 7:00 that there was a pancreas available and I was number one on the list! I was told to eat a really big breakfast and to stay at home and wait for a call this afternoon.
So that's what I am doing. I am surprised to hear about eating but apparently *now-a-days*, that's how they do it. I have a lot of time before the surgery. I won't even hear from them before noon and then it will take at least an hour for us to get to the transplant center in Fairfax, Va.
They mentioned that the donor was in good health, which they did not say last time I was called. I mention this because last time, I was offered a pancreas from a Hepatitis B positive donor, which I turned down.
This donor died from trauma, which could be anything from a car wreck (most likely) to a gun shot.
Update: I got a call at 1 pm telling me that everything was still "a go" but that they didn't have a room at the hospital for me yet and hadn't taken (harvested) the organs from the donor yet. They matched our blood samples and there were no bad reactions, so that's good. I am supposed to eat another big meal!
Mike D.
So that's what I am doing. I am surprised to hear about eating but apparently *now-a-days*, that's how they do it. I have a lot of time before the surgery. I won't even hear from them before noon and then it will take at least an hour for us to get to the transplant center in Fairfax, Va.
They mentioned that the donor was in good health, which they did not say last time I was called. I mention this because last time, I was offered a pancreas from a Hepatitis B positive donor, which I turned down.
This donor died from trauma, which could be anything from a car wreck (most likely) to a gun shot.
Update: I got a call at 1 pm telling me that everything was still "a go" but that they didn't have a room at the hospital for me yet and hadn't taken (harvested) the organs from the donor yet. They matched our blood samples and there were no bad reactions, so that's good. I am supposed to eat another big meal!
Mike D.