__ORGAN DONATIONs SAVE LIVES___

HollisBrown

Hope everyone is signing up to be a donor. Now more than ever organs are needed.

SVRDhand13

Happy to hear you're doing well Bathgate :thumbup:

Bathgate66

Hey everybody

My kidney is doing great holding a steady 1.5-1.6 creatnine level,
and I can pee now ! Most importantly, no more dialysis.

My recovery from the failed pancreas transplant is going slowly, but surely.
Any infection is long gone and my incisions ,alltho concealed , have all healed up niicely.

I will maintain my 'spot' on the new pancreas list,
and if and when I become 'ready' to try
it all over again, i'll jump on the chance.

This summer was great ,
where I got to see Pearl Jam in Philly,
and went to see Springsteen 2 x .


Thanks for the kind words and thoughts and prayers.

I hope everyoe out there will consider organ donations
and impact someone elses life in a major way.

All the best
:thumbup:
Andrew
http://www.UNOS.org

BLACK35

Just read this entire thread..........wow :shock: I'm glad to hear you seem to be doing good, hope you can get pancreas transplant soon.

I have been signed up since I got my driver's licience to donate my organs
A buddy of mine died suddenly when I was 16 and he had donated his organs (it is because of him why I decided to donate) I had heard his lungs and eyes were definately given to someone who needed them and all things had worked out. Never sure about the other organs

Best wishes

he.who.forgets

This is also my first time ever seeing this thread, not sure how it's eluded me all this time. I'm so sorry for all you've been going through, but it's wonderful to hear that everything is going well right now. I am a registered organ donor and pray that they are healthy enough to be used when I kick the bucket. Sending my very best to you!
Jamie

Bathgate66

he.who.forgets wrote:

This is also my first time ever seeing this thread, not sure how it's eluded me all this time. I'm so sorry for all you've been going through, but it's wonderful to hear that everything is going well right now. I am a registered organ donor and pray that they are healthy enough to be used when I kick the bucket. Sending my very best to you!
Jamie

thanks jamie. black35.
:thumbup:

Pearl Jam fan community is tops!

norm

this is an awesome story

KROQ’s Bean On “Why I Am Giving Up A Kidney”

I’m going to be away from the Kevin & Bean show a few days here and there over the next two weeks as I prepare for and recover from a surgery to have one of my kidneys removed.

I am donating it to a friend of mine, and maybe one of yours if you are a long time KROQ fan, named Scott Mason. Scott has worked for the station for a very long time, at one time as a DJ and programmer, and in recent years as the head of engineering.

Scott has had medical issues for much of his adult life, including his kidneys failing, and that led him to have a transplant from a cadaver back in 1999. Well, now that one has failed too and Scott is back on dialysis for many hours a week. The kidney processes waste out of the blood and without one your body is being poisoned all the time. The dialysis helps but is a temporary solution. You only get off the machine if you get a new kidney or you die.

You may know I live in Seattle and do the Kevin & Bean show from my house. Scott visits once a year to do maintenance and upgrades on my studio equipment and it was during his most recent visit last spring that I noticed how unwell he looked.

He explained his situation and that he was about six years out on the waiting list for a new kidney. That was inconceivable to me, to imagine that all over America there are people like Scott, who are very sick and might die, waiting for organs at the same time that literally of thousands of them are being buried every year.

If nothing else, I hope everyone reading this will double check that their wishes are known and that they will make their liver, lungs, eyes and whatever else can be harvested after their death to help another human. (Here is one resource for more information on that)

On November 13th, I will become a living kidney donor, (I hope!) Despite all the jokes from the guys on the air over the years about my lack of exercise (okay, it’s true) I have always been in excellent health. I don’t drink or smoke or eat meat. My blood pressure and pulse are excellent and I am young enough to contribute a very healthy working kidney that should last more than 15 years in Scott.

This decision was a no-brainer for me. The disruption in my life should be minimal. There will be some discomfort for a few weeks after surgery but after that my life should go on almost exactly as before. One of the things I’ve learned is that we have two kidneys and when one is removed the other one steps up and works harder so that instead of the expected 50% remaining function I should have about 80%. Scott will go from nearly 0% to that same 80% and that will improve his quality of life dramatically.

I have every confidence in the surgical and recovery team at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. They have been wonderful in educating me about organ donation and preparing me for what is ahead. They are available for anyone to contact for more information at Cedars-Sinai’s Kidney Donor site.

We’ll be talking about this on the air this morning on the Kevin and Bean show for the first time and in the days to come as we get closer to the surgery date. If you are lucky enough to be healthy I hope you will consider sharing your good fortune with others, whether that means donating blood (literally the least you can do to save a life), being on the bone marrow transplant registry , or volunteering to be an organ donor.

Thank you.

-Bean
http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/11/01/kro ... -a-kidney/

DS1119

Geez. I never saw this thread either. My Dad who passed away in January 2011 was a two time kidney transplant receipient. The first one he had only survived for a little under a year but his second one gave us almost 22 years before he succumbed to a weak heart. Of course there were bumps in the road over the 22 years but I can't say enough about modern medicine.


TO those who aren't signed up as organ donors please consider doing so. I realize some people have their beliefs but it truly could be your greatest gift of your life for someone else.

Bathgate66

DS1119 wrote:

Geez. I never saw this thread either. My Dad who passed away in January 2011 was a two time kidney transplant receipient. The first one he had only survived for a little under a year but his second one gave us almost 22 years before he succumbed to a weak heart. Of course there were bumps in the road over the 22 years but I can't say enough about modern medicine.


TO those who aren't signed up as organ donors please consider doing so. I realize some people have their beliefs but it truly could be your greatest gift of your life for someone else.

:wave:



Sorry to hear about your Dad man,
I know those extra years and time with your family
addded to the quality of his life.

norm wrote:

this is an awesome story

KROQ’s Bean On “Why I Am Giving Up A Kidney”

I’m going to be away from the Kevin & Bean show a few days here and there over the next two weeks as I prepare for and recover from a surgery to have one of my kidneys removed.

I am donating it to a friend of mine, and maybe one of yours if you are a long time KROQ fan, named Scott Mason. Scott has worked for the station for a very long time, at one time as a DJ and programmer, and in recent years as the head of engineering.

Scott has had medical issues for much of his adult life, including his kidneys failing, and that led him to have a transplant from a cadaver back in 1999. Well, now that one has failed too and Scott is back on dialysis for many hours a week. The kidney processes waste out of the blood and without one your body is being poisoned all the time. The dialysis helps but is a temporary solution. You only get off the machine if you get a new kidney or you die.

You may know I live in Seattle and do the Kevin & Bean show from my house. Scott visits once a year to do maintenance and upgrades on my studio equipment and it was during his most recent visit last spring that I noticed how unwell he looked.

He explained his situation and that he was about six years out on the waiting list for a new kidney. That was inconceivable to me, to imagine that all over America there are people like Scott, who are very sick and might die, waiting for organs at the same time that literally of thousands of them are being buried every year.

If nothing else, I hope everyone reading this will double check that their wishes are known and that they will make their liver, lungs, eyes and whatever else can be harvested after their death to help another human. (Here is one resource for more information on that)

On November 13th, I will become a living kidney donor, (I hope!) Despite all the jokes from the guys on the air over the years about my lack of exercise (okay, it’s true) I have always been in excellent health. I don’t drink or smoke or eat meat. My blood pressure and pulse are excellent and I am young enough to contribute a very healthy working kidney that should last more than 15 years in Scott.

This decision was a no-brainer for me. The disruption in my life should be minimal. There will be some discomfort for a few weeks after surgery but after that my life should go on almost exactly as before. One of the things I’ve learned is that we have two kidneys and when one is removed the other one steps up and works harder so that instead of the expected 50% remaining function I should have about 80%. Scott will go from nearly 0% to that same 80% and that will improve his quality of life dramatically.

I have every confidence in the surgical and recovery team at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. They have been wonderful in educating me about organ donation and preparing me for what is ahead. They are available for anyone to contact for more information at Cedars-Sinai’s Kidney Donor site.

We’ll be talking about this on the air this morning on the Kevin and Bean show for the first time and in the days to come as we get closer to the surgery date. If you are lucky enough to be healthy I hope you will consider sharing your good fortune with others, whether that means donating blood (literally the least you can do to save a life), being on the bone marrow transplant registry , or volunteering to be an organ donor.

Thank you.

-Bean
http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/11/01/kro ... -a-kidney/

This is a great story.
I had been on hemo-dialysis for 2 + years before
I was fortunate to have a great friend at work give me one of his,
immediately and without any hesitation.

What a selfless & extraordinary human being.

:thumbup:

Bathgate66

Bathgate66

Today is my 2 year anniversary of
my great friend Kevin Lynch selflessly giving
me one of his kidneys , and saving me from dialysis ( 3 x week )
and essentially, saving my life.

What an extraordinary human being.

Anyone can be the difference,
so consider donating LIFE and your organs.

http://www.UNOS.org

prism

Bathgate66 wrote:

Today is my 2 year anniversary of
my great friend Kevin Lynch selflessly giving
me one of his kidneys , and saving me from dialysis ( 3 x week )
and essentially, saving my life.

What an extraordinary human being.

Anyone can be the difference,
so consider donating LIFE and your organs.

http://www.UNOS.org

Happy Donation Day!

hope you and Kevin had great fun celebrating...

and both of y'all continue to be well!

Bathgate66

Bathgate66

Bathgate66

Bathgate66

PureandEasy

inspirational . . .

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1614 ... ?hpt=hp_t5

Bathgate66

PureandEasy wrote:

inspirational . . .

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1614 ... ?hpt=hp_t5

:thumbup:

Bone Marrow is a tricky procedure.
God Bless his selflessness.

Bathgate66

dankind

Very effective NYC print ad:



Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyLOdAabR1w