Pancreas
12 years today
Thank you Dr David Sutherland and team at Univ Minnesota for giving me a chance to live again. Thank you also to the family of the young woman who granted access to her organs giving many people a new chance of life. Today is the 12th anniversary of my pancreas transplant that allowed me to live freely without the need for insulin injections and glucose measurements. It allowed me to go to bed daily without worrying about “dead in bed”, and it puts a smile on my face each morning when I know I have another day of freedom from T1D. Diabetes was the cause of my kidney failure, almost blindness and autonomic dysfunction (led to pacemaker surgery) all not reversed now, but at least halted! I value this time highly and do not take it for granted. Let 2022 be a better year for all people with diabetes and let us not forget all family and friends who worry about us due to highs and lows in blood sugar!
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Congratulations on 12 years
Cheers to 12 years...and to many more!!!! Much to celebrate.
Happy pancreas anniversary. I’m so glad you are here.
Transplant Patient
Thank you everyone!!
Awesome, congratulations.
Congratulations! Many more happy healthy years to you!
Hi! Congratulations! So good to see someone so far out yet so little time. I am a little over 3 months out and loving it,however I have had a wound infection since 3 weeks out. Infected again for the 3rd time now. I’m so frustrated. I can’t really enjoy my new pancreas. Has anyone here had any infective wound issues?
Robin
Congraulations, Karin. You look terrific. I’m 14 years post pancreas alone transplant. You apparently had a kidney and probable pancreas transplant. You have had a lot going on and I’m sure you feel much better now.
Hi Second Chance, Congrats on your pancreas transplant. I had 2 rejections of my pancreas within 2 years. The first one was at 3 months and I felt sickly and needed to be seen right away. The treatment I received as an inpatient really worked. The second one was at 2 years post transplant and I didn’t feel sick. My labs showed abnormalities and had a biopsy and was treated. I’m at 14 years and doing well. I do remember having sores in my mouth with pain so things do happen. Have your doctors referred you to an infectious disease doctor or someone similar? Are you overly immune suppressed? I hope your wound starts healing again. I’m sure you are uncomfortable.