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1flewunder20 karma

Personally, it’s Phosphorus and Potassium for me. Dairy products, chocolates, nuts. So you have to find alternatives but even vegan cheese is high in phosphorus. Potassium is in a strange array of vegetables and fruits but once you know what to stay away from that’s easier than phos

1flewunder11 karma

Yea copy that. Took 8 years to get my first transplant. I know someone that been waiting 17. Sometimes it’s an insurance thing and people simply can’t afford the post transplant immunosuppressive medication. Welcome to The American Healthcare System.

1flewunder3 karma

Lots of variables here. You can have potential living donors that could expedite the process. In some cases, if said donors aren’t a match with you UNOS can match them with someone else. Then when they donate a kidney to the other person it puts you in a higher priority on the transplant waiting list.

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Man that dude was so damned evil in Justified but I freakin love his character in the Gemstones