Kerala’s first multiple organ transplantee wants donors to see beyond controversies
KOCHI: Until 2014, Alex A endured a fearful existence as he was suffering from primary hyperoxaluria, a rare metabolic disorder that affects vital organs. As Thursday marks ten years of his successful surgery, Alex -- Kerala’s first multiple organ transplantee -- is at peace with life, and yearning to recover lost ground. “I was undergoing dialysis when the family of the brain dead woman gifted me a new life,” Alex said. Dr Venugopal B, a senior consultant in gastrointestinal surgery and liver transplantation at the Lisie Hospital in Kochi, who led the medical team in the multiple organ transplant surgery, said Alex was suffering from renal failure and transplantation was the only option to save his life. Beyond the controversies, organ donation can gift a new life to several people,” Alex said.
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