Bijou Phillips 'beyond grateful' for second kidney transplant months after public plea
Phillips says a paired kidney exchange helped secure a perfect match after complications from her 2017 transplant.
- On Tuesday, actor Bijou Phillips, 46, announced a successful kidney transplant, sharing recovery photos from her hospital bed on Instagram after a five-month search for a donor.
- Phillips, born with underdeveloped kidneys, received a transplant in 2017 from a dear friend but later contracted the BK virus, which caused cellular and antibody rejection necessitating a second procedure.
- Through a kidney paired exchange, her brother Aron Wilson donated his kidney to another patient, and a person close to that patient donated back to Phillips, whom she described as a "perfect match."
- UCLA Health surgeon Dr. Jeffrey L. Veale performed the operation, which Phillips called a "lifesaver," using a technique that minimized muscle cutting and required only Tylenol for pain management.
- Phillips previously stated the transplant was necessary to have more time with her daughter, Fianna Francis, and she expressed feeling "beyond grateful" to the medical team and donors involved.
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Bijou Phillips Announces Successful Kidney Transplant, Expresses Gratitude to Donors and Medical Team
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Bijou Phillips feels 'beyond grateful' after revealing that her second kidney transplant was a success. She opened up about her kidney issues earlier this year.
Bijou Phillips Has Transplant Thanks to 'Wonderful Brother'
Bijou Phillips says she's finally off the transplant waitlist—and back home with a new kidney. The 46-year-old actress revealed on Instagram that she recently underwent transplant surgery after months of searching for a donor, reports People . Phillips credits her "wonderful" brother, who "donated in the kidney exchange! He saved...
Bijou Phillips Receives Kidney Donation Months After Urgent Online Plea
Five months after making an urgent plea for a kidney donor, Bijou Phillips has received a transplant. The former actress and model was previously placed on dialysis and hospitalized at UCLA in Los Angeles for complications from a 2017 transplant. She thanked her family and the doctors at UCLA calling them her “heroes” throughout the life-saving procedure. “I am beyond beyond grateful to everyone who rushed into help me, get checked to donate, y…
Bijou Phillips Receives Life-Saving Kidney Transplant
Eduardo Sciammarella, Wiki Commons (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License) Bijou Phillips has undergone a life-saving kidney transplant, with her brother serving as the donor, the 46-year-old actress confirmed on social media this week. Facing Kidney Issues View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bijou Phillips (@bijouphillips) Phillips, known for roles in Almost Famous and Bully, has faced kidney issues since birth, …
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