Mayo offered me a new kidney 2 novembers ago and I declined it. That would be bizarre to many.
In 60 seconds with the offering coordinator, I had visions of thought....do I want 6 months of incessant diarrhea, no white cells, tacrolimus total body tingling, a thousand follow up appoints, staples, J-P drains, icu, propofol, icy shivers, cold sweats, cystoscopies, stents, etc
They give you ONE hour to think about it.
I passed that organ up, kept this one, for now.
Seldom is a transplant like a hallmark movie. Youre not back in game in the bass boat slayin crappie with your bestie Fat Freddy the volunteer firefighter. It’s a rough road.
