Transplant readiness

Berriosa1234

Hi Gang, I have a question/statement. As you all waited/or are still waiting for an organ transplant, When you were getting wait listed for your organ transplant, what barriers did you face as you were getting ready to be waitlisted? did you find it easy to go through the process? did you encounter any barriers? did you feel "ready" to start the evaluation process? did all your questions get answered? if there are barriers in your eyes what do you think were the most important barriers that need to be discussed?

Workgirl1982

i was on the waitlist for a year and half . i went to process easy i went to a clinic in manhattan where nurse and doctor came in to talk and to my whole family and i ahd to do some testing , and we had to sign paper work, i didn't encounter any barriers. i was little nervous to start the process. my whole family ask questions and listen to all of nurse and doctor and my cousins. i was ready for the evaluation process On july 12 2024 my cousin got a call from the hospital and they got a deased donor my age, it was reliable , and my cousin call me to to pack overnight bag, my other cousin drove me to the hospital and they put me in a room where they rook blood from me. ask me question. and I waited until 5:00 pm and and my cousin walk down with me to operate room and i was very nervous. it took 5 hour in operate room to new kidney transplant. whe i woke up in recovery room . a doctor came in to do a ultrasound of my adbomen and they got a room i had no roommate.i had physical therapty came to help me walk around.