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Transplant AthleteWednesday, June 25, 2008I'll Bloody Well Walk Out Of HereI very nearly spent the night at the hospital and didn't get the surgery. I had blood drawn first and then went back to model the latest in hospital attire. The nurses were all expressing concern for my well being, above and beyond what I would normally expect. As I was getting an IV put in, the anesthesiologist explained why...My hematocrit is 16. No, there must be a
OUCH
Are you using a larger needle than normal for that IV?
Yes...In case we need to give you a transfusion.
Basically, they wanted to admit me to get my blood work back to some semblance of normal. I didn't want to stay at that hospital, it's an hour away from my house. The anesthesiologist said he'd get me an ambulance to transport me to another hospital. I had my HIGHLANDER moment...I walked in, I'll walk out.
In the end, they discharged me with instructions to take 2 doses of Procrit today, then follow up with Aranesp next week and for the next couple of weeks. After 4 weeks of blood boosters, I should be able to have the surgery.
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Comments: Post a CommentIn 1986, doctors discovered that my Kidneys were failing, they gradually got worse until September 25, 2000 when my mother donated a kidney.After the transplant, I felt like I needed to prove something to myself, so I took a bicycle tour(PACTour) across the US. I've competed at the US and the World Transplant Games as well as in Ultra distance events. My transplant will likely fail in the next couple of months and I'm currently preparing to go on dialysis.
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