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~DF~ — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:41:54 +0000

Visitor Map as from 27th July 2010

Summary of Living Kidney Donor evaluation and kidney donation

~DF~ — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:29:28 +0000

Evaluation process to be a Living Kidney Donor – finding a recipient – laparascopic surgery to remove kidney – my recovery Having donated a kidney – even though the process was not without its frustrations and last minute blips – I would not hesitate to donate a kidney all over again if I could. For [...]

Recovery at home after Kidney removal

~DF~ — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:24:08 +0000

My Recovery at Home I was allowed home 2 days after the operation. The journey home was okay. Couldn’t avoid all the bumps and potholes in the road so had to support my abdomen during the journey. It was good to be home. Own bed, own bathroom etc. Couldn’t keep my eyes open so had [...]

My Hospital Stay after Kidney Removal

~DF~ — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:47:29 +0000

After Kidney Removal – Recovery in Hospital Same day as operation: My bed in the transplant ward was going to be ready at 5pm so my family had been told to give it until 6pm to allow me to be settled etc. It was actually 6.15pm that we heard my bed was ready and as [...]

Recovery Room after Kidney Removal

~DF~ — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:36:10 +0000

Recovery Room after operation to remove kidney Next thing I could hear a voice saying my name and asking me to wake up. It is strange but you can hear the voice perfectly but for a short while you can’t move or speak. It was not that I was even trying to. I was just [...]

keyhole surgery to remove right kidney

~DF~ — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:57:50 +0000

Laparascopic Nephrectomy (Keyhole surgery) Laparoscopic surgery is performed by inflating the abdomen with gas, usually carbon dioxide, which creates a space between the wall of the abdomen and the organs inside. Using short incisions instruments can be inserted to perform the manoeuvers necessary for the operation. All this is viewed directly on a video monitor [...]

Heart ultrasound prior to kidney donation

~DF~ — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:16:42 +0000

Sorting out last minute hitches i.e. Heart ultrasound I had to wait a few days before an appointment was given to me. Before I heard, I emailed my co-ordinator a couple of times, flapping around a bit with meaningless questions! lol … Finally the ultrasound department rang me with an appointment for 2 days before [...]

Living Donor Pre Assessment Clinic

~DF~ — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:56:54 +0000

Living Donor Pre Assessment Clinic By law you have to have some medical checks done within 2 weeks of the operation. This is to ensure that you are fit and healthy just prior to the operation. Some of the evaluation tests were done a few months ago, so up to date ones would be required. [...]

A Recipient for my kidney

~DF~ — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:44:44 +0000

HTA approval given to donate a kidney – Finding a recipient My transplant coordinator asked if there were any dates I may not be available for the operation and when was best for me. Once I was registered at UK Transplant things could happen quite quickly so it was important I was not registered at until [...]

Conclusion of Evaluation tests & HTA (Human Tissue Authority) approval

~DF~ — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:14:48 +0000

It has been some time since I posted re my final evaluation test, the CT Scan (October 2009). Following that I got HTA approval and I donated my kidney. Here is an account of that and the operation and my recovery. There is quite a lot to comment on so I will do it in separate posts. It may take [...]