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OT Docs, Ocshner or Tulane for a kidney transplant
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:18 pm
Time for my son to transition out of pediatric care to one of those.
Figured I'd get the OT temp on it for some reason.
ETA: he's on the list, not a transplantee yet.
Figured I'd get the OT temp on it for some reason.
ETA: he's on the list, not a transplantee yet.
This post was edited on 10/7/14 at 4:20 pm
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Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:20 pm to Meauxjeaux
Best friend works in the transplant unit at Ocshners. One of the best in the country. I personally would not go anywhere else.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:20 pm to stevengtiger
Buddy did his in Houston.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:23 pm to Meauxjeaux
Out of those two I'd go with Oschner.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:28 pm to eng08
His care has been in Houston since Katrina. We can't go any longer at Texas children's.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:41 pm to Meauxjeaux
Look at how long the surgeons and nephrologist have been working and at their current location. Experience trumps all, though kidney transplant is the easiest to perform and prevent rejection, so he likely to do about the same at either place. I would guess ochsner would be easier to get appointments and be more efficient as a private va academic center
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:49 pm to NewOrleansBlend
Wouldn't have anything done at Tulane. Ochsner has a good transplant program.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:49 pm to Meauxjeaux
My wife gave her cousin a kidney in July at UAB in Birmingham. Smooth as silk, supposedly top ranked in the country. Sorry know nothing about Tulane or Oschner.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:53 pm to Meauxjeaux
My SO has a friend who had a kidney transplant a few years ago at Ocshner and she is doing very well. That is where I would go.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 5:04 pm to tigerpimpbot
Thanks all.. pretty much the same advice we're getting from friends and family offline. Several in the med community.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 5:06 pm to Topisawtiger
Agreed.
UAB is one of the top transplant centers in the US.
UAB is one of the top transplant centers in the US.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 5:08 pm to Meauxjeaux
Dr. Thomas at Tulane. He saved my dad's life years ago
Posted on 10/7/14 at 5:10 pm to CorkSoaker
Well since I'm qualified to give an opinion in this thread, I won't post mine.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 5:14 pm to Lithium
If you'll post most and larger pics of your avatar, I'll accept that.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:21 pm to Meauxjeaux
Im a nurse on the transplant floor at ochsner. Been there for 6 years now. We got some of the top docs in the country. Out of us and tulane, id go us, but of course im biased. If you have any questions, put em up on here.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:24 pm to Meauxjeaux
For what its worth, i did hear houston and uab are great facilities too. is your child recieving dialysis at the moment?
Posted on 10/7/14 at 9:54 pm to tiger_nurse
Yes, he does daily in home dialysis. We've just transitioned his clinical care here and his transplant list work up is next.
We'll probably meet irl soon.
We'll probably meet irl soon.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 10:30 pm to Meauxjeaux
Tulane does 2 for 1 in the month of May.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 10:33 pm to VanCleef
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