Donor waiting time

[AlexMorgan]

I have recently been told that I am at a stage where transplant is the only option left for my right eye. I was just wondering if people can tell me what is the average waiting time for a transplant because I am currently in the middle of a post-graduate teacher training course and I can't take any time out at all until it is finished on 4th July and I will hopefully be starting my first teaching job in September. If I went on the list now would I realistically get a transplant in July or August and be fully fit to work in September.

At the moment I've said I will put of transplant for a long as possible because I have almost perfect vision in my left eye, but I would like to get it sorted if I can because it is obviously affecting my day-to-day life a fair bit.

[Asif]

for my left eye i had to wait 6 months and that was with me calling my dr's secretary every week to see if anyone cancelled or if there were any sooner dates.

[Andrew MacLean]

Alex

When your ophthalmologist is talking to you about a graft, just mention that you have important exams upcoming, and that you would prefer not to have the operation before a date of your choosing. I have always found that ophthalmologists are only too willing to accommodate their patients, and a longer date may be an advantage to the theatre planning.

Yours aye

Andrew