Meet the transplant Doc today
 

They are seeing if I am able to get a transplant. They took 17 bottles of blood today! The Doc stated that a person that get dialysis lives about 10 years and a transplant about 20 years.
That said he adds that the amun drugs that I have to take for the rest of my life after transplant will cause infections amnd maybe cancer.
So do i die of kidney failure or infection, or cancer?? thats a hell of a choise! I have so much cancer in my family that I might get it any way? so I will go for the transplant if I can get one? worth the risk for a extra 10 years.
I still have a ways to go, as it will be at least 3 months before I will know if my brother can donate, then 3 to 6 more months to do the transplant. So its going to be a tuff 2014 thats for sure.

Hang in there Joe , we are all sending prayer's and good thought's for you and your's . Keep your faith thing's will work out

Joe,
You are always in our thoughts and prayers.
Hope everything works out and this New Year brings good things for you and your family.

Said a prayer for you bro. Hang in there.

Hang in there MJ

Thanks guys, I am hanging here is not much els to do.

Good luck Capt..

There's only one who knows how long any of us will be around, but with that said I think you are right about going the transplant route. Very best of luck to ya big guy. Hope you get it and it goes perfectly.

my brother in law is on his 12th year of his transplant, he's in as good of heath as he's ever been( a whole lot better shape than I am). he still rides his bicycle in limited competition, he does 100 plus miles each Sunday

Like Spare, I know several people that have had transplants. Two of them are well past their ten year mark. Don't ever listen to what a doctor tells you as far as longevity goes. The answers you get from them are just general statements and have nothing to do with an individual persons ability or willpower. We'll send the prayers, you just get better.