20 year Anniversary today for hubby double Transplant (Kidney and Pancreas)
09-18-2010, 11:23 AM
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Celebration today, hubby got his new kidney and pancreas transplant 20 years ago today
What a great day to celebrate. He was a severe diabetic since he was in 4th grade and was on 3 shots of insulin a day.
In 1989 both kidneys failed and was on home dialysis for 1 year and still worked a full time job
On September 18, 1990 he got a new chance in life! He got a new kidney and pancreas transplant at Indianapolis, Indiana.
He is no longer a diabetic and no longer on insulin!
He was one of the patients that made history for Methodist Hospital as the did the following transplants within 24 hours at the hospital and cancelled all other surgeries
1. my hubby got kidney and pancreas
2. guy got other kidney
3. guy got heart
4. lady got lung
5. another lady got lung
all of these organs from the same donor (he was drinking and riding his motorcyle and was brain dead) we are so thankful that he donated his organs for others
also skin, eyes, bone marrow was donated to other hospitals
(when the donor, Peter got his drivers license he told his parents he wanted to be an organ donor) we are so blessed that he was as he has helped out alot of patients
What a great day to celebrate. He was a severe diabetic since he was in 4th grade and was on 3 shots of insulin a day.
In 1989 both kidneys failed and was on home dialysis for 1 year and still worked a full time job
On September 18, 1990 he got a new chance in life! He got a new kidney and pancreas transplant at Indianapolis, Indiana.
He is no longer a diabetic and no longer on insulin!
He was one of the patients that made history for Methodist Hospital as the did the following transplants within 24 hours at the hospital and cancelled all other surgeries
1. my hubby got kidney and pancreas
2. guy got other kidney
3. guy got heart
4. lady got lung
5. another lady got lung
all of these organs from the same donor (he was drinking and riding his motorcyle and was brain dead) we are so thankful that he donated his organs for others
also skin, eyes, bone marrow was donated to other hospitals
(when the donor, Peter got his drivers license he told his parents he wanted to be an organ donor) we are so blessed that he was as he has helped out alot of patients
09-18-2010, 12:10 PM
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Thanks everyone!
We had a Dr. appt. last month and as we was walking down the hallway we ran into his surgeon. He was so happy to see Reggie and there was another Dr. with him and he sure talked about the double transplant to the other Dr.
It made our day!
We had a Dr. appt. last month and as we was walking down the hallway we ran into his surgeon. He was so happy to see Reggie and there was another Dr. with him and he sure talked about the double transplant to the other Dr.
It made our day!
09-18-2010, 02:10 PM
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Congrats and many more years to come. YOu are an encouragement to me and my DH. Thanks for our many chats about this and give hubby a big hug. Now go celebrate.
Angel on your shoulder.....
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