I got this nice little letter in the mail today..
..although I’m not overly impressed by it.
It says:
Hi Erica!!!
I was talking in Rounds with the QEII Kidney Transplant Coordinator today and they are requesting an abdominal ultrasound be completed to see if there is enough room to place another transplanted kidney. In the meantime, they have asked that your status be put on HOLD until this is completed and reviewed by the QEII Transplant team
The purpose of this letter is just to keep you informed and we hope that this is completed in a timely manner for you so we can get you back on the waitlist!!!
In the meantime, if you have any questions, just give me a call!!!
I’ve redacted the nurse’s name, as I know it didn’t come directly from her, plus, the punctuation is hers.
This is just yet another attempt to get me off the transplant list. I’m getting sick of it. I’ve jumped through all their hoops, so they’re constructing new ones. I’ve even had nurses in the dialysis unit try to talk me out of getting a live donor. My own nephrologist, who is going to be called, has told me that there is no need to remove the two kidneys I have, unless they were causing trouble which they are not. This thing about room is a big load of bullshit. If they’re worried about room, they can remove one of the transplanted kidneys during transplant.
I’m sick of this on the list and off the list bullshit. It’s my life they’re fucking with, and it has to stop.
