- re: There's no such thing as a normal transplant.

July 7, 2007

wrote:

" When people would ask me about the experience or would talk about what they

thought were similar experiences, my response would always be that you have

no idea. They insist that they do, but they have no idea what it was like. "

Amen to that, ! Amen & Amen... & Amen again!

And consider, for a moment, laying atop a gurney, aside your father/son who

are equally semi-sedated & semi-prepped for surgery, atop their own gurney

(as Jim & did) or sibling (as Joanne's Todd probably did, right next

to ) ... or standing " between " the 2 gurneys (as Joanne surely must

have, & as I most definitely did). The picture magnifies & compounds,

sometimes beyond any ability to even ATTEMPT to explain to others what it's

like. It's positively surreal, in ways both good 'n' bad. Your hopes reach

heavenward; stress is to the (heart)breaking point, & even with good outcome

& little-to-no complications, it's nevertheless quite traumatic (mind you,

Jim prefers the term " an adventure " but folks, I call a spade a spade!)

, so GOOD to hear all's well with you & Lori. Blessings to you both!

With love & appreciation to you & this great group,

Maureen (wife of Jim: UC & elevated LFTs '84; PSC '96; LRLTx # 36 on 12/7/01

at USC in CA; donor son doing well; post-tx incisional hernia surgical

repair 1/03; multiple post-tx skin cancer issues presenting 18 months out;

sporadic post-tx UC issues -- which means Jim sees his dermatologist every

90 days & undergoes colonoscopy every 24 weeks; in a new learning curve for

possible future colectomy?); ecstatic empty nesters & delighted doters to

grandsons Stryder & Indiana... who'll get a baby SISTER this Thanksgiving!)

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