The Kidney & Hypertension Group of South Florida: YOU MUST BE GIVEN AN OPTION OF TRANSPLANT

Monday, October 5, 2009

YOU MUST BE GIVEN AN OPTION OF TRANSPLANT

Click title to a link to a disturbing paper I personally know to be true. Too many dialysis patients are never given a clear option of being evaluated for a transplant, particularly minority patients, and patients over 50.
Now sometimes patients start dialysis abruptly. Either something acute occurred and they wound up on dialysis OR they were not referred early enough_which is 1/3 of all patients(but that is another topic!).
Most patients are referred to a nephrologist early and if your doctor has not covered transplant with you(even to explain why it may not be for you)ans they start talking about dialysis-PICK YOURSELF UP AND FIND ANOTHER NEPHROLOGIST.
There-I said it.
Let me also say we have the highest percentage of patients transplanted at The Kidney Group!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KIDNEY GROUP'S NEW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

Van C. (Dr. Gabriel Valle's patient-kidney-University of Miami, Cathy O. (Dr. Carlos Bejar-Kidney at University of Miami),Will E. (Dr. Ajuria-kidney-Miami Transplant Institute;Bob I. (Dr. Valle's patient, University of Miami-Kidney), Orlando T. (Dr. Valle's patient, University of Miami, kidney), Sara A. (Dr. Valle's patient, kidney, University of Miami),Steve I. (Dr. Jorge Ajuria's patient, kidney, University of Miami),Sandy L. (Dr. Carlos Bejar's patient, kidney, University of Miami),KATHY C. (kidney-University of Miami, patient of Dr. Valle,MARTIN O. (Dr. Valle patient-Heart/Kidney -University of Miami), ROBERT I. (Dr. Valle's patient Kidney at University of Massachusetts), DREW P.(kidney-University of Florida),BILL L. (University of Florida-kidney), BARBARA L. (University of Miami-kidney), FRANCIS L. (kidney at U. of F.), JONATHAN I. (kidney-at U of F), THERESA L. (kidney-pancreas at University of Miami),JEFF T. (kidney at University of Florida), TERESA R. (kidney-University of Miami), JEANNIE O. (kidney-University of Florida), ELOISE O. (Univ of Florida), JOHN E. (kidney-University of Florida), GENE J. (Kidney-University of South Florida), CAL. M. (kidney- Florida Transplant Hospital in Orlando), TERRY A. (Perfect Match! University of Florida-kidney), TIM A.(kidney-University of Miami), GLORIA R. (kidney -University of Miami), BRAD R. (Kidney (and never on dialysis!!)-at University of Miami),(*both Brad and Gloria got kidneys on the same day!!!), BELINDA (kidney-University of Miami), TOM (kidney-University of Miami), JIM E. (Kidney-University of Miami), HERBERT A., (Kidney-University of Miami), Belinda R. (University of Miami-kidney),