Still Waiting

I sent an email to Fe, the Kaiser transplant coordinator for the Bellflower facility, asking when the UCLA transplant team would make its decision. I noted that Dr. Van Herle, the UCLA cardiologist, had told Dr. Phan, my Kaiser cardiologist, a week ago that she was recommending that I be waitlisted.

Fe wrote back today, saying that Dr. Van Herle has requested the results of my angiogram from November 2006 and the results of the stress test I took last month. Fe said she requested the former two weeks from the Sunset facility, where I had the stent surgery, but so far Sunset has not responded.

This is so typical of the mixed messages from Kaiser. Dr. Phan told me Dr. Van Herle said "yes," but Fe tells me Dr. Van Herle is waiting for additional information before she can make a decision. Which is it?

So in short, I'm facing more waiting: Sunset sending the records to Fe, Fe sending the records to Van Herle, Van Herle reviewing the records and making a recommendation, the transplant team making its recommendation, and UCLA sending out a letter of affirmation or denial. I had thought I'd get an answer this week, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.