Doctors check Gu's condition after the kidney transplant surgery at the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo/Wuhan University]
On May 2, suitable organs were provided by a donor who passed away in Hubei. A day later, Zhou and other doctors performed the surgery successfully.
The team has closely monitored his condition after the surgery and he also weathered multiple risks including transplant organ rejection and infection. The new kidneys began to function well, he said.
Gu said he will stay in Wuhan for another two months for re-examination.
"I want to thank many people — the doctors and nurses at the hospital who saved my life and who I do not even know what they look like as they always wear protective equipment," he said.
He also wanted to thank the anonymous donor who gave him a second life and the government for covering the expenses for COVID-19 treatment, he said.
