We have...

...Progress!!!

So insurance went through and Dustin is now scheduled for his evaluation! WOO! I'm somewhat annoyed (at myself) because they could've got him in a week earlier, but my schedule at work that week was pretty bad. Either way, they're getting him in pretty fast (faster then I thought) so all testing, results and decisions should be done before the end of May. From the sounds of the way Mayo rolls, there is good chances of this happening over the summer or fall. Of course this is all dependent on one thing....a living donor. I felt fairly comfortable about easily finding a living donor....now I'm kind of nervous. It just seems like so much of our immediate families have been eliminated. I just really hope we can easily find someone.

Dustin only has 2 possible immediate family members who are a potential option. Morgan has said he wants to go first, but we don't know his blood type yet. He's is going to his Dr. to get that test done. Jaime, Preston, Travis & his parents aren't a blood match. Neither are Clint or Mike (his 2 Bro in laws.) Trisha, Dustin's sister, is for sure 0, but she's pregnant right now so I'm not sure she can do all the testing and Dustin wants the transplant ASAP so he doesn't want to wait if he  doesn't have to...call us inpatient. haha. We figure we can test others and then test her after she delivers if it comes to that. She'd have to stop breast feeding and go from having a baby to giving a kidney. That's a lot to expect from one person. Dustin's uncle Todd e-mailed me and said he will be tested.

Most of my family has been eliminated. Me, Brandon, Mandy & Mark all have 0. Mark is medically challenged, so he's probably out, but we could test if if we have to and see what they say. Mandy & Brandon are willing to go forward with testing and are both good healthy options. My parents are both out. Trisha and Stacey aren't a blood match and Chad has had kidney stones, so they're all out. 

After all the eliminating that leaves us with 6 for sure's (one pg and one medically challenged) and potentially 1 more. Maybe that's a good list...I don't know. I feel like it's kind of small now that I see it all in black and white. Back in November, lots of friends said they wanted to be tested. It just is an awkward thing...to ask people to give a kidney. I mean it's not like I'm asking for an egg and some milk here. I want to slice someone open and take a piece of them. That's some serious business!!!

It's getting very overwhelming right now because we're getting very close to all this happening and although there is a chance he will be rejected, I really want to be organized if he's accepted. I want a list of people who will get tested and the order they will go in so once someone is rejected, I know who's next instead of trying to find the next person. That way no time is wasted. I know I'm crazy, but I really want to streamline this...and it's really not about me, it's about Dustin. I just want him to feel normal again. I feel like so much time has been wasted by the Dr's mistake and I'm now trying to make up all that time.

So, after all that...if you or anyone you know wants to be tested, send me an e-mail to kristen@holladays.com. Please don't do it out of guilt or obligation. We completely 100% understand it's not something everyone is comfortable with. Dustin is O+ so the blood type must be O as well (positive or negative).




Ok so I know my blog sucks. All I posted about before is IVF. All I post about now is Kidney stuff. I guess that's pretty much all that's been going on in our lives as of late. Sorry, we're pretty boring!!