Kidney failure and transplant in Trinidad.

[blacklancer]

A couple years ago my wife was diagnosed with renal failure and has been on dialysis since however she has reached the astage where she needs a transplant urgently. I am now faced with the reality that I have to ask and use any means necessary to try and get a donor for her as such this is me asking if anyone would like to be a donor please pm me or call 7249884. This is something that has always eaten away at my mind as to how do you ask someone to donate a kidney to a stranger and I have finally come to the conclusion that after all else has failed and your loved one is suffering you just have to.

[kerwindaboss]

A couple years ago my wife was diagnosed with renal failure and has been on dialysis since however she has reached the astage where she needs a transplant urgently. I am now faced with the reality that I have to ask and use any means necessary to try and get a donor for her as such this is me asking if anyone would like to be a donor please pm me or call 7249884. This is something that has always eaten away at my mind as to how do you ask someone to donate a kidney to a stranger and I have finally come to the conclusion that after all else has failed and your loved one is suffering you just have to.

My uncle died last year from renal failure. If I was over 18 I would definitely donated mine. Hope you and your wife get through

[bluespeed]

blacklancer sorry to hear that bro, I myself had to deal with renal failure in my ex-wife family.If you are a person with lots of money you can purchase one in India. My ex-fathering law had the opportunity to buy one from a healthy donor, but he had to go to india for the transplant.

everything from flight to after-care for 4months was coming up to 80k US.

[nervewrecker]

Ouch.

Best of luck op.

[janfar]

Dad almost came to complete failure before a stroke took him.

Not wanting to sound like an ass but, can't you donate one? Or are their special criterias to meet in order to donate.

[pete]

Janfar https://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/transplan ... tible.html

[ztune]

Dealing with this can be difficult. My dad has renal failure and is currently on dialysis. There is a list/waiting list at Mount Hope in the Organ Transplant Unit

[Kenjo]

blacklancer sorry to hear that bro, I myself had to deal with renal failure in my ex-wife family.If you are a person with lots of money you can purchase one in India. My ex-fathering law had the opportunity to buy one from a healthy donor, but he had to go to india for the transplant.

everything from flight to after-care for 4months was coming up to 80k US.

Don't forget cost of immune suppressor medication for the rest of your life to prevent rejection

[Dizzy28]

My yard has three households and up to Jan of this year there were two persons requiring dialysis. Then in Feb my Uncle died so its down to one. Diabetes and Hypertension were the causes in both cases. Pretty glad the two members who got it are family through marriage and not blood.

Still wouldn't wish dialysis on even my enemies though.

[Yeo]

There are actually three tests that are done to evaluate donors. They are blood type, crossmatch, and HLA testing. This blood test is the first step in the process of living donation and determines if you are compatible or a “match” to your recipient.

Blood Typing
There are 4 different blood types. The most common blood type in the population is type O. The next most common is blood type A, then B, and the rarest is blood type AB. The blood type of the donor must be compatible with the recipient. The rules for blood type in transplantation are the same as they are for blood transfusion. Some blood types can give to others and some may not. Blood type O is considered the universal donor. People with blood type O can give to any other blood type. Blood type AB is called the universal recipient because they can receive an organ or blood from people with any blood type.

If your blood type is:
TYPE O can donate to TYPE O, A, B, AB
TYPE A to TYPE A, AB
TYPE B to TYPE B, AB
TYPE AB to TYPE AB

HLA Typing
HLA typing is also called “tissue typing”. HLA stands for human leukocyte antigen. Antigens are proteins on the cells in the body. Out of over 100 different antigens that have been identified, there are six that have been shown to be the most important in organ transplantation. Of these six antigens, we inherit three from each parent.

Except in cases of identical twins and some siblings, it is rare to get a six-antigen match between two people, especially if they are unrelated. The chance of a perfect or six-antigen match between two unrelated people is about one in 100,000. Kidneys are commonly transplanted between two people with no matching antigens without a rejection episode. In other cases where all six antigens matched, recipients have suffered from rejection. There is no way to predict who will experience a rejection episode. Living donors with a 6 antigen match do allow the opportunity for decreased immunosuppression.

[Yeo]

Parents, children, husbands, wives, friends,co-workers--even total strangers--can be living-donor candidates.

Living donor candidates should be:
in good physical and mental health.
free from high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, HIV, hepatitis, or organ-specific diseases.
at least 18 years old.

These medical/physical criteria are very important for organ donation, but there are others. They play a critical role in finding good candidates for transplant. A good donor should also:
be willing to donate: No one should feel that they MUST donate.
be well informed: A good donor candidate has a solid grasp of the risks, benefits, and potential outcomes, both good and bad, for both the donor and recipient.
have good support: Significant others should support your decision.
have no alcohol or substance abuse problems.
have psychiatric diagnoses well controlled over an extended period of time.

[RIPEBREDFRUIT]

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/med ... transplant

One recipient was a trini couple

[blacklancer]

Thanks for all the info and support guys, I have offered to donate and so to have people we know, friends and family but no one was compatable. This problem of kidney failure is increasing daily and the health institutions in trinidad is barely keeping up with the demand for treatment. Strange thing about my wife case is that up to this day the cause of her kidneys failing is not known. Samples from her biopsey was sent abroad but were inconclusive. I have also looked into going abroad to source one but were warned by her doctors about the risk factors involved such as lack of proper testing for compatability although we have heard of success stories such as what bluespeed spoke off.

[janfar]

It may help your cause to state her compatibility index just in case someone were to be willing to assist.

[bluespeed]

Thanks for all the info and support guys, I have offered to donate and so to have people we know, friends and family but no one was compatable. This problem of kidney failure is increasing daily and the health institutions in trinidad is barely keeping up with the demand for treatment. Strange thing about my wife case is that up to this day the cause of her kidneys failing is not known. Samples from her biopsey was sent abroad but were inconclusive. I have also looked into going abroad to source one but were warned by her doctors about the risk factors involved such as lack of proper testing for compatability although we have heard of success stories such as what bluespeed spoke off.

by chance is your wife diabetic? reason i asked is that 60% of diabetics in this country die of kidney related compilations.

I also read that diets high in sodium destroyed kidneys, don't know how true that is, but since the rise of fast foods, we are seeing alot of this.

[supercharged turbo]

Best of luck OP..uncle had one of his kidneys removed awhile back.His situation improved and of recently the other one started to deterioate:roll: Some people hadda start to take better care of their self if they know they have kidney problems or diabetes...myself included

[Greypatch]

talk to family and friends....and go to mount hope

[pugboy]

I know someone how gave his wife a kidney,
but it had to be done via a 3way as his was not compatible

btw a kidney lasts about 9-13 years