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Renal/Pancreatic transplants

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SWEETPEA1970

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I was one of the lucky people to receive a transplant in May 2007 which has so far proved to be successfull in (temprarily) curing me of Diabetes Mellitus. So far, touch wood, I have had no hypos/hypers and the complications I suffered whilst diabetic have reduced in severity or disappeared altogether. I know that this is not available to everyone as transplants are few and far between but I feel so grateful to the donor and their family for the precious gift I received that dramatically changed my life in ways I could not have imagined. Part of the complications was chronic renal failure which started in November 1997 and progressively got worse as time went by. After being on the combined transplant list for just over a year and on Peritoneal Dialysis for only 3 weeks, I received the call I never expected to receive, to tell me I had a transplant.

I had the first Renal/Pancreatic transplant in Bradford I was told by my consultant, but I just felt special for receiving this special gift. :wink:
 
Welcome to the forum .Sweetpea.Congratulations on your transplant and it is so good to hear that it has been successful and that you are getting your life back to normal.
I'm sure this will give hope to many diabetics also on the waiting list.Thank you.
 
How wonderful!
I hope the donor's family can feel the thanks or can they be thanked via the transplant team?
I hope too that they feel that their loss is lessened by their gift. and that knowing how well you are helps ease their pain
Hana
 
When you receive a transplant and wish to thank the donor family, it is done through the transplant co-ordinators. You can write a letter giving them a bit of information about you but nothing too specific at first, only first names and general location. Your full details need to be enclosed separately so the donor family can follow your contact up if they wish (no pressure). I wrote to my donor's family but heard nothing back so far. The co-ordinators forward your letter when they think a suitable time for grieving has passed, so it can be sometime before anything happens (if it ever does). I know how grateful I feel for this gift and have expressed as much to the donor's family. :)
 
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