Personal Narrative: My Experience With Invasive Surgery
not what I had hoped for, after such an enormous and invasive surgery.
Steve was immediately tested to see if he could be a match for me to have a second kidney transplant. He returned in tears, saying we were not a match. And so began our search to find a compatible kidney for me.
Desperate to end the nightmare that faced me, we looked in every direction and followed every possible lead in our search for a compatible kidney. I was first listed at the University of Minnesota, after the enteric conversion. The next hospital I was listed at was Emory University Hospital, where I received all my care. I was told by both hospitals that the wait was approximately two to three years.
On April fifth th 2006, I had my first dialysis treat-ment. This
Steve was immediately tested to see if he could be a match for me to have a second kidney transplant. He returned in tears, saying we were not a match. And so began our search to find a compatible kidney for me.
Desperate to end the nightmare that faced me, we looked in every direction and followed every possible lead in our search for a compatible kidney. I was first listed at the University of Minnesota, after the enteric conversion. The next hospital I was listed at was Emory University Hospital, where I received all my care. I was told by both hospitals that the wait was approximately two to three years.
On April fifth th 2006, I had my first dialysis treat-ment. This