I Passed!!!! Now on to more testing.

Well I got a call from the nurse in charge of my case at Vanderbilt to tell me I have passed every requirement so far.  I still need to take the urine test again but all the other tests from the 19 of July came back good to great.  Here are a few of the "results".

• My BMI is 10 under highest allowed.
• My glucose was good
• Chest x-ray OK
• EKG normal
• BP good
• CT scan good
• two artery on left kidney
• one on right kidney
• right has some complexity
• left okay'd by recipient's surgeon
• no sign of tumors anywhere
• Blood labs all good
• good cholesterol high
• bad cholesterol low
• combined high but only because of good cholesterol
• good immunity for some diseases
• negatives on all other disease
• not pregnant
• no tumor markers
• Hemo A1C excellent
• no diabetes in future ?
• tested negative for every recreational drug
• Dietitian approved me
• Psychologist approved me
• Donor advocate approved me
• Physician approved me

If I pass the retest on my urine it is on to a colonoscopy. Then on to the board for a vote.

I find it so hard to believe I am so blessed to have this opportunity. I have called and told the recipient's wife about the results coming back, they are so thankful.  It is strange to be thanked for something I haven't done yet.