Decisions

I spoke with my nephrologist in Charlotte this morning. He agreed that I go ahead with transplant and skip the dialysis. That's 3 docs now that agree (well really 4 because my pulmonary transplant doc suggested this a month ago). I'm really feeling like this is where God is leading me. I have peace about it, as do my husband Jason, daughter Casey, my mom, and the rest of my family.

I know that this transplant will not be nearly as traumatizing to my body as my double lung transplant. It's still a major surgery of course, but I keep telling myself that I've been through worse and survived, and I'll come through this just great too. I couldn't be in better hands than the docs at Duke.. that's for sure!!

I will talk with the transplant coordinator on Monday. She is out of town the rest of this week. We will then set a date. I am thinking the first or second week in November (I really don't want to do it on Halloween). I think that should work for them according to my conversation with her the other day. I'll post the date as soon as I have it.

I will have to go into the hospital in about 2 weeks for desensitization to some IV antibiotics that I will be on for several weeks prior to the transplant and about a week following the transplant. I still have bacteria (related to Cystic Fibrosis) in my sinuses that could potentially cause a problem during and immediately following surgery, so they want to make sure I'm covered with some pretty strong antibiotics to keep these at bay. I'll only be in the hospital for this for about 3 or 4 days, and then I can finish the IV's at home.


I want to thank everyone for your prayers, comments, and good thoughts! They mean so much.