Sister Wives star Michelle Petty admits she’s struggling after donating kidney as she shares post-surgery selfie
SISTER Wives star Michelle Petty admitted she has been struggling after donating her kidney to a stranger in need.
Michelle gave her fans an update by sharing a post-surgery selfie in her hospital bed on Twitter, writing that “it’s been hard.”
She captioned the post: “Surgeon said I have a beautiful kidney and it is on it’s way to the recipient at UCLA.
“I am so appreciative of the kind words and well wishes that you all have taken the time to send.”
She continued to share updates in a Twitter thread.
Michelle wrote: “In the interest of being completely transparent through this, I have to say that the last few days have been HARD.
“But I had my follow up appt today and heard how well my recipient is doing & instantly made it all worth it.”
She admitted that she knew donating her kidney would be “hard” and prepared for the procedure by doing research so that she “knew what I was in for.”
Michelle added: “But going through it is different than reading about it. I don’t say this for sympathy or to be a martyr but if I am going to talk about my experience.”
While her body went from “feeling like a -1 in the span of a few hours” after the surgery, she said “knowing that somebody else is feeling Better than they have in years makes choking down a Jamba Juice with tears streaming down my face 100% worth it.”
What happened to Logan on Sister Wives and is he still with Michelle?
Logan is the first son and eldest child of the Brown children, born May 1994.
He has been featured on Sister Wives for many of its seasons until recently.
He was the first-born to Kody’s second wife Janelle.
Logan proposed to longtime girlfriend Michelle Petty in 2017.
Since the proposal, the couple hasn’t rushed into wedding plans and have instead have chosen to keep their relationship private.
Both have restricted their Instagram accounts to maintain their privacy, while the couple has said they will not be filming their wedding for the show.
She continued: “I am day 5 post op and I feel pretty decent. I’ve walked about a mile so far today and plan to do more. the gas pain (they pump you full of CO2) is still killer but Getting better the more I am able to move.
“I know it will still be an up and down experience from here on out. But I have no regrets. I also got a photo of my kidney which was pretty damn cool.”
Reiterating that she “didn’t go into this blind,” Michelle encouraged others to research the process and consider donating their kidneys.
The thread concluded: ” Living donation is certainly not for Everybody but the number of people on the transplant waiting list (over 100,000) is staggering and I urge anybody with an interest to look into it a little bit, see if it’s something you’d like to do. There is nothing wrong with deciding you aren’t up for it.”
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Michelle, who’s engaged to Sister Wives star Logan Brown, revealed in early June that had matched with a recipient and had chosen to donate her kidney to a stranger.
While many of her followers wished her well after her announcement, one person asked if she knew who would receive the kidney, to which she replied: “Someone who needs it! All I know :)”.
The procedure follows the news that Logan’s dad Kody Brown has allegedly separated with his wife Meri Brown.
It is believed that the relationship between Kody and first wife might be coming to an end after she snubbed him on their 30th anniversary.
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