“Kidney transplants are working and have been working for decades, but we want to constantly work to make them better and even better than that,” said Dr. Satish Nadig, chief of transplant surgery …
John Nicholas at his home on June 21, 2024, in Chicago. Nicholas underwent a kidney transplant while awake on May 24 and spent only one day in the hospital for the surgery. John Nicholas’ go-to karaoke song is “When You Were Young” by The Killers. He remembers hearing it come on as his surgery began, and singing along to it while on the operating table.
In 2013, bloodwork indicated that his kidney function was lacking. A biopsy showed that his kidneys were inflamed, and he started taking anti-inflammatory medication, which got the situation under control. “The news came around the time I was home in Indianapolis for the holidays, and I was around my family but also my friend group,” Nicholas said.“He had strongly considered it before when I was first sending out the questionnaire, before we were proceeding with my mom being the donor,” Nicholas said. “It fortunately did not take very long after my mom was ruled ineligible for Patrick to get cleared to donate, and he was very motivated to do that for me.
Nadig said the team approached Nicholas before the operation to discuss his options. As Nicholas was a strong candidate for an awake procedure, given his age and overall good health, Nadig said the team told him about the benefits of the procedure and also let him know the risks were minimal.
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