Meet the transplant Doc today

macojoe · #1 12-31-2013, 06:26 PM

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.

GREYWOLF · #2 12-31-2013, 08:29 PM

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

inaforty · #3 01-01-2014, 07:30 AM

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.

bradford · #4 01-01-2014, 04:53 PM

Said a prayer for you bro. Hang in there.

Well20F · #5 01-01-2014, 07:38 PM

Hang in there MJ

macojoe · #6 01-01-2014, 07:59 PM

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