Pacie's transplant

A little over a year ago plans were begun for the possibility that Pacie would need a Kidney transplant. At that time Aliza decided that she would be the donor. Although I had prepared myself to be the donor for Yehudah I wasn't in as good shape as Aliza to be a donor at this time so I agreed to her wish. We always prayed that Pacie's condition would stabalize and that a transplant would not be needed but alas G-D had different plans. On Chol hamoed Succos the doctors informed us that Pacie's condition had come to the point where he would need to be dialized. Here is a small video of Pacie being dialized.

That was the signal that we needed to make a date for the transplant. After consulting with our calanders and those of the doctors and surgeons November 29 was chosen.

The three weeks of dialysis have been uneventful. The surgery to implant the catheter
went well and the dialysis so far has been without a hitch. Pacie was nervous about the surgery and treatment but he overcame his fears and has been in a good mood about it.

The doctors and nurses at UCLA have been very supportive and informative. We have met with both teams, the harvest team and the implant team. We know some of the staff from our previous experiance at UCLA so we know who to address our questions and concerns to.

I will try to keep an ongoing blog of what is going on so you will be informed. In the mean time please add Aliza and Pacie to you shul Mi'sheberach list (Aliza Chana bas Yaffa-Pesach Nissim ben Aliza Chana) and say Tihilm and give tzedakah for their complete recovery.

Some links fyi:
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=86
http://kidneydiseases.about.com/b/a/007067.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_transplant