Missy's Kidney Journey with a Living Kidney

Missy's Kidney Journey with a Living Kidney Type O kidney needed ASAP! I have type O- blood. Diagnosed 2021 with unexplained kidney disease
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04/20/2026

Hey guys! Sorry for the late update! The trip to Cincinnati and back wears me out and I normally end up sleeping for a couple days.

Where I'm only going once a month now I only have blood work 2 weeks before my next appointment. I seen my results and several things are really off. Unless they call here soon I'll have to wait till I go back next month to see what the nephrologist says. She decreased my taco she felt the dose was too high. But according to last week's tacro it's even higher. We are trying to get Shawn's insurance and my Medicare to approve infusions. I would stop taking the tacro and do infusions which would be nice to my new kidney. Tacro over a long period of time can damage my new kidney I just got! Please pray the insurance will agree to let me do infusions once a month instead of these pills! I go back May 14! Will update soon!

04/02/2026

Hey guys! Hope you are doing well! Things have been going great! I'm heading to Cincinnati today to have my first appointment with a nephrologist at clinic! Some of my blood work is still off some, but apparently my Envarsus/tacro has been running extremely high. Apparently that's why my tremors have gotten worse. Hopefully I'll get a good report today! 🤞
Will update when I can!

02/23/2026

Today is clinic day! Let's head to Cincinnati on this snowy morning!

02/04/2026

Happy Wednesday! I just wanted to give you a quick update on my kidney transplant! I wasn’t able to get up to Cincinnati week before last due to the bad weather. I did have blood work last Thursday done at Corbin hospital. The numbers were a little off especially my kidney function.

I didn’t go to Cincinnati this week since they have me on every two weeks now. I will have my clinic appointment this coming Monday. Hopefully I can find some things out! Thanks for the prayers they mean so much!

01/23/2026

Good morning! Let's head to Cincinnati for clinic day! Last week was good just had to up my Envarsus. Today I have to have blood work drawn 3 times.

01/02/2026

Hey guys sorry for the late post. I had my kidney transplant Dec. 2nd. Everything went well. The donor kidney started working immediately. Right after surgery my egfr went from 3.79 down to 0.1. I stayed in the hospital for 6 days. A week later I was re-admitted for severe dehydration stayed a couple days and got dismissed. I went to clinic Monday and was re-admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotics. I got to come home yesterday with oral antibiotics.

None of this would have been possible without GOD and prayers. As well as Sherie Loy-Helm telling Dana Coffey McReynolds about me, Dana donating where we weren't a match so that I could get a voucher to move up on the list for a living kidney donor and the donor who decided to share their spare with me. Most importantly my husband Shawn Tankersley who has been by my side the whole entire time. He's stayed with me the whole time I've been in the hospital and has been my biggest supporter as well. I also want to thank everyone for the prayers! They have meant so much to me and they have helped me as well. I still have a ways to go so prayers are still needed and appreciated!

12/02/2025

Surgery day! Today I get my kidney transplant!! Please pray that surgery for me and my donor goes smoothly and for safe travels to Cincinnati!

11/18/2025

I got good news this morning at UC! I have been matched with a living kidney donor! I had pre-op this morning, and I am scheduled for surgery December 2nd!

Subject: A second chance at life: I need a kidney, and I'm hoping my amazing community can help 💚Hi everyone,I'm reachin...
10/31/2025

Subject: A second chance at life: I need a kidney, and I'm hoping my amazing community can help 💚
Hi everyone,
I'm reaching out today with a heavy heart but a whole lot of hope. As many of you know, I've been battling end stage kidney disease. This journey has been tough, filled with overwhelming fatigue, brain fog, nausea and no energy, but I've held on to hope because a kidney transplant would offer me the second chance I desperately need to live a full and healthy life.
Currently, I have two treatment options: receive a living kidney transplant or start dialysis. (We are trying to hold off on the dialysis as long as we can) I had a wonderful donor (not my blood type) donate in my name so I could have a voucher that would help get my name higher up on the list. Cincinnati assures me they are continuing to look for me. They said if I could find one quicker that would be even better for doubling my chances of finding a O kidney since I am O- and I can only receive O. My kidneys are slowly killing my body. A living kidney would save my life!!!!
That's why I'm sharing my story and asking for help in finding a living kidney donor.
I know this is a huge ask, and a big decision. I want to assure you that potential donors are carefully evaluated to ensure they are healthy enough to donate, and most donor surgeries are minimally invasive with a recovery time of usually just two weeks. All medical expenses for the donor are typically covered by my insurance.
If you, or someone you know, might be willing to consider this extraordinary gift, or if you simply want to learn more, please contact my transplant center directly. They will have a confidential conversation with you and answer any questions without pressure to donate. Thank you!

https://omnilife.health/uc-living-donor

Nothing much has happened still. I had Covid again a week or so ago. I seem to be over that finally. Unfortunately I'm t...
09/15/2025

Nothing much has happened still. I had Covid again a week or so ago. I seem to be over that finally. Unfortunately I'm type O- blood so I can only have a type O kidney. They assure me they are looking for the best kidney match so that it will last for a very long time. Sometimes it's hard to lose hope. I just know somewhere out there, there is a kidney just for me. We just haven't found it yet. I just have to continue being patient.

08/12/2025

Good morning! Hope everyone is doing well! I'm still having a lot of nausea and swelling in my legs but other than that I'm okay. I'm still holding my own for now so no dialysis. My kidney doctor says we will play month by month and hold off on dialysis as long as we can. We are still looking for my perfect match kidney donor. I've been told everything is going well It's just taking a little longer because they want to get a good match with my blood type. I've never been the type to want to sit and be patient, but I'm learning that it will happen in God's time and now I must be patient. I will update again when I have more info. Thanks again for all the prayers.

07/14/2025

Good morning! Hope you all are well and had a safe July 4th! I just wanted to update everyone since it's been a bit! All my heart tests came back good! I do have LBBB but my heart is strong! We are still waiting on a living kidney that I am compatible with! I talked to the transplant coordinator this morning and she says things are going well. Cincinnati failed to have blood kits sent to my house so they have been testing with my last blood work from March. I completed blood work today so they should be able to start testing with this blood in a few days! She said hopefully I will hear something soon. I sure hope so! My days are spent sleeping and staying nauseous. I can't wait till I am able to have my energy back and be able to enjoy things like hiking etc like I used too! Thank you again for keeping me in your prayers!

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