Tuesday, March 1st and Wednesday, March 2nd.
Mark those dates on your calendar. Put them in your PDA. Imprint them on your mind. Then, start praying. On those two days, just over two weeks from now, Trent will head to Cleveland Clinic for his pre-transplant evaluation. A pre-transplant evaluation includes a complete physical, meetings with members of the Lung Transplant Team, and a series of tests, and is performed to make sure that Trent is physically able to undergo a transplant. The evaluation helps the Transplant Team identify and treat any potential problems before the transplant, as well as avoid potential complications after the transplant.
At the end of the pre-transplant evaluation, and after the test results are complete, the Lung Transplant Team will meet to jointly discuss whether or not a lung transplant is the appropriate treatment for Trent. The transplant coordinator will then notify the Todds of the Team’s decision. Abnormal test results might require further investigation and may delay the process, but the goal of pre-transplant testing is to ensure that a potential transplant candidate will be able to undergo the transplant surgery and recover without any significant risk of complications.
Although the pre-transplant evaluation is still two weeks away, there is still a lot of work to be done, including pulmonary rehab, doctor's appointments and, perhaps the most difficult part, trying to be patient. Please be praying for Trent and his family as they wait in anticipation of this next major step in his recovery.
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