.- If your kidneys stop working, you will die.
That was what three-year-old mother Amanda Selvaratnam (57) thought, when the doctors warned that Philip Selvaratnam (22) would need a kidney transplant as he got older, reports the local newspaper The York Press.
– I was crying in the corridor at work when the hospital called and said I could donate my kidney.
Ate red fly agaric – ended up in the intensive care unit
Can drop the pills
Amanda therefore went under the knife and underwent the operation which took place on 22 February at St James’s Hospital in Leeds, England.
The operation exceeded all expectations.
– The kidney can last up to 30 years if he takes care of it, and he no longer needs to take immunosuppressive drugs, the mother told local newspapers.
Before the transplant, the son took 18 tablets a day to reduce the risk of kidney failure. However, this often led to fatigue.
Made horror finds in the woman’s belly
Grateful
Philip tells The York Press that he is very grateful.
– It means that I can live a more normal life, he says.
He also adds that he feels lucky to live in England. There are such services are free.
– If it had not been for free, then I’m not sure what the other alternatives would have been.
Got the shock of his life from the x-ray
New life
Philip had suffered from kidney problems since he was a baby and had about ten percent of normal function left.
– Just nine days after the operation, his new kidney was already active by 50 percent, and it will increase over the next few months.
Philip lay on the operating table for a total of four hours. After five days in the hospital, he was going for a walk.
– He was going for a walk to the store, and had much more energy. It surprised me, since the operation was so big.
Now Amanda hopes to highlight the need for more organ donors.
Gave the childhood friend a new kidney
Long waiting lists
According to statistics to Organ Donation Foundation There are 391 patients on the waiting list as of 31 December 2021 for kidneys in total in Norway.
38 patients died while on the waiting list.
The health service has been under great pressure due to the pandemic, and this may have limited the possibility of focusing on organ donation.
In 2019, 364 were on the waiting list.
Compared to other countries, Norway still has short waiting lists and waiting times.
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