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My Kidney Transplant Story: Lee Casati

When I was 25 years old, I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The first indication that something was wrong was when I went in for a physical and they told me I had high blood pressure. They put me on high blood pressure pills. I didn’t know anything about kidney problems till later. PKD is such a silent situation—you don’t have any symptoms until your kidneys start failing.  In my 30s and 40s, I went to a nephrologist, and they…

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Do I Need a Separate Microsite for Each Center Where I’m Registered?

If you are working with a transplant center that participates in the National Kidney Registry’s Microsite Program, you may be wondering whether you need a different microsite for each transplant center where you’re registered. The short answer is no: you only need one microsite. Here’s why. When you create a microsite, it functions as a universal hub for your donor search. It’s live across the entire United States, meaning any…

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The National Kidney Registry Announces New Microsite Center: Advocate Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center

The National Kidney Registry is pleased to welcome its newest microsite center: Advocate Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A total of 63 transplant centers nationwide now participate in the NKR’s Microsite Program. The Microsite Program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor to increase their chances of achieving a living donor transplant. To date, more than 1,130 microsite patients have received a…

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