Lynnette Carnahan was added to the organ transplant waiting list four and a half years ago. On Sunday, June 19, Father's Day, Cedars-Sinai Hospital called with the good news.
They had found a match, but they would need her there within only a few hours.
"My father-in-law looked at me and said, ‘What are we waiting for?'" recalled Carnahan, "He said it was the most incredible gift he could receive for Father's Day."
Carnahan has suffered from kidney disease for 32 years.
"It started when I had my children and had hemorrhaging in the frontal lobe of the pituitary gland," Carnahan said.
When she started passing kidney stones, the doctors diagnosed her with diabetes insipidus, which she referred to as ‘water diabetes,' meaning that her body struggles to regulate water instead of sugar.
Four and a half years ago, when Carnahan was put on dialysis, her life changed dramatically. The dialysis was done at home, twice a day, every day. If Carnahan wanted to leave the house, she had to make sure she had enough solution and medication.
"With all the tubing and equipment, we basically had to move-in if we wanted to go somewhere," Carnahan said.
Carnahan's condition could have been fatal at any time. While she did well on the dialysis, her quality of life had severely deteriorated.
The expected wait time on the kidney donor list is between eight and ten years. According to Carnahan, it is the number one needed organ.
There were 16 people ahead of her on the list that were unable to accept the donation at the time. Carnahan said that the donor, "matched me perfectly, like a sister would."
The surgery went smoothly, and "the kidney started functioning within a couple hours of surgery,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, usually it takes a couple of days," Carnahan said.the Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels of the rectum.
The doctors wanted Carnahan and her husband to stay in the Los Angeles area for the first three months, a critical time after surgery, when there is a real threat of organ rejection. Unfortunately, this was not financially possible for the Carnahans. Instead, they are making the drive twice a week for the first month and a half, and then once a week after that.
Right now, Carnahan is on 19 medications, and like the regular doctor's appointments, these too will dwindle down with time. But she will need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life.
"We have a whole tub of medication," said her husband, Marvin Carnahan, "I lay them all out and look through my notebook, checking and double checking that everything is right."
Now that she almost has her life back, Carnahan's not sure, just yet, about what the future will hold.
"We have never been to the Grand Canyon, and there's so much we want to do,then used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence. but we have a long road ahead of us," Carnahan said,who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . "We will get there."
Carnahan is full of gratitude for all the people who have helped along the way, especially her husband and her in-laws.
"I could not have done any of this without my husband," Carnahan said, "He has been my rock."
She added that this organ transplant has been, "An incredible gift,They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market. very overwhelming."
Carnahan hopes to meet the parents of the donor one day to thank them for their generosity.
Carnahan encourages others to think about becoming organ donors.
"They can do so much good," she said, "People get their lives back."
They had found a match, but they would need her there within only a few hours.
"My father-in-law looked at me and said, ‘What are we waiting for?'" recalled Carnahan, "He said it was the most incredible gift he could receive for Father's Day."
Carnahan has suffered from kidney disease for 32 years.
"It started when I had my children and had hemorrhaging in the frontal lobe of the pituitary gland," Carnahan said.
When she started passing kidney stones, the doctors diagnosed her with diabetes insipidus, which she referred to as ‘water diabetes,' meaning that her body struggles to regulate water instead of sugar.
Four and a half years ago, when Carnahan was put on dialysis, her life changed dramatically. The dialysis was done at home, twice a day, every day. If Carnahan wanted to leave the house, she had to make sure she had enough solution and medication.
"With all the tubing and equipment, we basically had to move-in if we wanted to go somewhere," Carnahan said.
Carnahan's condition could have been fatal at any time. While she did well on the dialysis, her quality of life had severely deteriorated.
The expected wait time on the kidney donor list is between eight and ten years. According to Carnahan, it is the number one needed organ.
There were 16 people ahead of her on the list that were unable to accept the donation at the time. Carnahan said that the donor, "matched me perfectly, like a sister would."
The surgery went smoothly, and "the kidney started functioning within a couple hours of surgery,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, usually it takes a couple of days," Carnahan said.the Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels of the rectum.
The doctors wanted Carnahan and her husband to stay in the Los Angeles area for the first three months, a critical time after surgery, when there is a real threat of organ rejection. Unfortunately, this was not financially possible for the Carnahans. Instead, they are making the drive twice a week for the first month and a half, and then once a week after that.
Right now, Carnahan is on 19 medications, and like the regular doctor's appointments, these too will dwindle down with time. But she will need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life.
"We have a whole tub of medication," said her husband, Marvin Carnahan, "I lay them all out and look through my notebook, checking and double checking that everything is right."
Now that she almost has her life back, Carnahan's not sure, just yet, about what the future will hold.
"We have never been to the Grand Canyon, and there's so much we want to do,then used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence. but we have a long road ahead of us," Carnahan said,who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . "We will get there."
Carnahan is full of gratitude for all the people who have helped along the way, especially her husband and her in-laws.
"I could not have done any of this without my husband," Carnahan said, "He has been my rock."
She added that this organ transplant has been, "An incredible gift,They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market. very overwhelming."
Carnahan hopes to meet the parents of the donor one day to thank them for their generosity.
Carnahan encourages others to think about becoming organ donors.
"They can do so much good," she said, "People get their lives back."
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