When I was in the hospital waiting at the top of the liver transplant list, no one thought it would take three weeks to find an acceptable donor. One surgeon had worked in Florida and told us that in that state, I would have been almost guaranteed a transplant the same day. I found out first …
One Month Donor Check-up
Yesterday morning I had my one month check-up with my surgeon. This involved blood work, an ultrasound and a meeting with my surgeon and the live donor coordinator. The blood work was the typical jamming of a needle in my arm and removing a few vials worth of blood. The ultrasound was pretty comprehensive. The technician took …
Reality Hits You Hard, Bro.
Logan posted our schedules for yesterday's Lahey meetings, and did a good job of making it sound like it would be all Sunshine and Rainbows. Remember it went something like this? AM: General poking and prodding, blood work, with some chit chat and head nodding, plus mmmhmmm’s thrown in for good measure. PM: Ooo! More poking and …
Pre-Op Appointments
Today, Derek and I will head down to Lahey bright and early for pre-op meetings and updated tests for Derek. It's going to be a very long day, but we will try to give an update on what happens for Tuesday's post. Here's a breakdown of what we'll be up to: Derek AM: General poking …
What Rhymes With Surgeries?
April surgeries, bring May...? Man, if you thought it was hard to find something that rhymes with orange... April showers, apparently bring May flowers. And so, we have chosen April for our surgical odyssey. (For those of you who follow the blog regularly, you may recall that a couple of days ago I said, "Why …
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