Two centers, Minnesota and Boston were interested and I was on the list for both of them. In late 1995 I received a call from Boston offering me a 2-antigen match, but I turned it down and the organs were donated to someone else. I was very sick immediately after the transplant and threw up the 60 plus pills of medication constantly. For the longest time I had little. The fog gradually lifted so that now, a year and a half after the transplant, I am back to playing tennis at least two times a week, putting long hours in at work, training a new puppy, and socializing every weekend.
Life is better than fine again.
Thank you Dr. Wadhwa for supporting me though my first day of dialysis, my many failures as a model patient and compliant diabetic, my fears and setbacks, and my medical and personal successes. Carol can be contacted through Fairview-University of Minnesota Hospital .