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Kidney Transplant Program Celebrates 50 Years at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish kidney transplant program is celebrating 50 years. The first successful kidney transplant was performed on September 24, 1963. For more information about kidney transplantation at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center, visit: http://www.barnesjewish.org/kidney-tr.... Kidney Recipient Susan Rich: In June 2011, 66-year-old Susan Rich received a kidney from an anonymous donor. Susan's journey started in January 2008 with a severe headache. She says her doctors knew right away that something was seriously wrong. They attempted to jump start her kidneys with steroids, but that failed. Her physicians ended up labeling her illness idiopathic, which refers to the fact that there is no specific cause. For the next four years, she underwent dialysis three times a week at the Chromalloy American Kidney Center. Susan says it turned out to be almost four years of amazing fellowship and friendship with the techs, social workers, nutritionists and the rest of the staff. It was routine. She kept thinking, I can do this... I can do this forever. Until the doctors made it perfectly clear that this was not in the main interest of her long-term good health—that she needed to consider being evaluated for a kidney transplant. About Kidney Transplants: More than 4,050 kidney transplants have been performed over the last 50 years—this includes more than 80 kidney/pancreas transplants. Since 2001, about 40 percent of transplants are from living donors. Kidney Donor Stacey Blackmon: Stacey Blackmon donated his kidney on May 24, 2013. His decision to donate was influenced by a family history of kidney problems. They affected his father and brother. Stacey wasn't a compatible match for his brother. In turn, they became part of a living-donor paired kidney exchange. His kidney went to someone in another part of the country and his brother received a kidney in return. About Kidney Donation: Through the living-donor paired kidney exchange program, a donor can be a spouse, a friend or even a colleague. Donors used to have a very large, flank incision on their back. Now, patients are offered two, much more innovative options: a mini-nephrectomy or a laparoscopic kidney removal. About Kidney/Pancreas Transplants: A kidney/pancreas transplant is an option for people who have type-1 diabetes. In 2008, the program performed 5 transplants. That number has grown to 20 in 2012. For more information about kidney transplants at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center, visit: http://www.barnesjewish.org/kidney-tr....