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The Wait
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The "Wait"
The patient and family may experience many emotional and physical issues regardless of the duration of their wait. Quite a few things can determine how quickly a person receives a transplant and those standards differ from one organ to the next.
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Unraveling Emotional Issues while Awaiting a Transplant
Waiting to receive a new organ can be a long, trying process for patients and families alike. When initially being evaluated for a transplant, patients and families may be overwhelmed with many different medical appointments and tests, and feel stressed and overwhelmed by the new information and questions.
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