{"id":2437,"date":"2020-08-13T08:50:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T07:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/mri\/patient-gives-thanks-to-mri-transplant-team-after-receiving-kidney-in-first-transplant-since-lockdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:58:03","slug":"patient-gives-thanks-to-mri-transplant-team-after-receiving-kidney-in-first-transplant-since-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/mri\/patient-gives-thanks-to-mri-transplant-team-after-receiving-kidney-in-first-transplant-since-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient gives thanks to MRI Transplant team after receiving kidney in first transplant since lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first patient to receive a transplant at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted has thanked the team as he recovers at home<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester Renal Transplant Unit at MRI, which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, reopened to patients in July since pausing operations in March, in line with national health guidance.<\/p>\n<p>The unit provides a full range of kidney and pancreas transplant services for adults and children.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15186\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2441 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim-60x75.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim-680x850.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-2-Stephen-Lim.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Lim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first patient &#8211; Stephen Lim, 27, from Bolton received a kidney from a deceased donor, and is now recovering well thanks to the expertise of the multi-disciplinary team at the MRI.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Afshin Tavakoli, consultant surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary and lead surgeon during Stephen\u2019s transplant said: \u201cIt\u2019s a great pleasure for our team to be able to get back to helping our patients with vital lifesaving transplants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere at MRI we have one of the largest and busiest transplant units in the country, where we usually perform around 300 transplants a year. This is all thanks to our dedicated team who work incredibly hard for our patients across Great Manchester and the North West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team are excited to be back to work helping more patients like Stephen\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCovid-19 safety measures meant that Stephen\u2019s family were unfortunately not able to accompany him at the hospital, but we know how important it is to keep loved ones informed, so once we were finished with the operation our team gave them a call to let them know that it all went well.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Helmi Saedon is a specialty trainee in transplant surgery and is involved in patients\u2019 hospital journeys, in particular to ensure that they are supported through the transplant process. Helmi met with Stephen when he arrived at the hospital, made sure he was well informed and looked after, and has since been monitoring his progress.<\/p>\n<p>Helmi said: \u201cWe\u2019re all very glad that Stephen\u2019s transplant went so well and that he\u2019s now recovering nicely at home. His new kidney took well and he was fit to be discharged from hospital after a very short time which is great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve since seen him regularly in clinic to check how he\u2019s recovering and we\u2019re all pleased to see that he\u2019s in good shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure supporting him on this journey and we wish him all the best with his ongoing recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester Renal Transplant Unit at MRI, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, performs more transplants than any other hospital in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>They are currently carrying out single kidney transplants only while they safely return to normal services.<\/p>\n<p>Recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsbt.nhs.uk\/news\/increased-public-support-and-new-law-offer-hope-for-patients-despite-impact-of-covid-19\/\">national figures<\/a> from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) show that last year (2019\/20) 1,580 people in the UK donated their organs after they died; saving or improving the lives of 3,760 transplant recipients.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen said: \u201cAll I know of my deceased donor is that he was male. I\u2019m so thankful to him and his family for all he\u2019s given me. To lose a loved one is never easy, so I will pay my respects by living well and looking after myself as best I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the introduction of Max and Keira\u2019s Law in May 2020, all adults in England are now considered as having agreed to donate their own organs when they die unless they record a decision not to donate (known as \u2018opting out\u2019) or are in an excluded group.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Covid-19 response<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While Manchester Royal Infirmary\u2019s transplant services were suspended, the transplant team have worked to transform the way they now deliver care, including introducing transplant support hotlines and redesigning clinics to safely consult with transplant patients.<\/p>\n<p>As measures to tackle the pandemic were implemented across the UK, transplant recipients were classified as high-risk and so received government guidance to shield. Face-to-face clinic attendances at the MRI were therefore reduced as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>To enable the transplant team to safely continue their work, they set up a dedicated transplant patient hotline. The hotline provides support for MRI patients with enquiries related to ongoing prescriptions for anti-rejection medications, monitoring of symptoms and how to safely access clinical services, as well as advice on shielding.<\/p>\n<p>Helmi Saedon was one of the team that staffed the hotline. He said: \u201cWorking on the transplant hotline has been very fulfilling. Recovering from a transplant can be a long and complex process, and patients can often have questions and concerns. We knew that we wanted to continue to provide our usual advice and support in their recovery, while still keeping them safe during the lockdown, and so it\u2019s been a pleasure to be able to keep providing that helping hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clinics at the MRI have also now been remodelled to allow for appropriate social distancing in order to protect patients and staff.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Stephen\u2019s story<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Stephen said: \u201cI can\u2019t say thank you enough to everyone in the transplant team for everything they\u2019ve done. The whole team have been professional, welcoming and friendly throughout, and are always very quick to explain stuff so I know what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel especially lucky and grateful to be the first MRI patient to receive an organ since after lockdown. I know that Covid-19 precautions will have added another layer of complexity for the team\u2019s work but they were so professional that you couldn\u2019t notice. I can\u2019t fault anything from them, they were brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process itself was all very quick and smooth which was good because it meant I didn\u2019t have much time to get nervous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to Covid-19 restrictions my parents unfortunately weren\u2019t able to come with me into the hospital, but the team were great at making me feel comfortable. My mum\u2019s a nurse so I\u2019ve had to distance from her in the house which has been interesting, but we understand we need to act responsibly so we\u2019re taking all precautions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI now feel really well, even better than I was expecting to after the operation. My surgery wound is healing well and it looks like everything is going in the right direction in terms of my condition improving which is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen was born with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a long-term condition which can cause a gradual loss of kidney function over time. As a result of this, when he was very young he suffered a kidney infection that caused irreversible scarring.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cMy family and I have been speaking about the possibility of getting a transplant for about 20 years, and I\u2019ve been on the waiting list for six. There\u2019s so much that goes in to finding the right match, and a year or so back I\u2019d been called in for a transplant that unfortunately could not go ahead, so I was starting to think it might not happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15187\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2440 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business-1024x878.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business-60x51.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business-680x583.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/08\/Image-3-Nadia-Business.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nadia Business<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stephen works in retail in the day and is a drag queen by night. As \u2018Nadia Business\u2019 Stephen comperes a Karaoke night in a club in Bolton. He also supports the local LGBT community with outreach programmes and hosts a regular \u2018safe space\u2019 for LGBT people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live a full life and I\u2019ve never let my CKD stop me. I try and look at things positively and realistically, and play with the hand I\u2019ve been dealt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy condition never really restricted my life too much, and I\u2019m lucky to have a really supportive family and job, but when it became apparent my condition wasn\u2019t getting any better we knew surgery was the best option. It\u2019s been an emotional experience for all of us and I\u2019m really looking forward to getting my life back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first patient to receive a transplant at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted has thanked the team as he recovers at home The Manchester Renal Transplant Unit at MRI, which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, reopened to patients in July since pausing operations in March, in line with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Patient gives thanks to MRI Transplant team after receiving kidney in first transplant since lockdown - 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