question about transplant

[S_dillow]

i have PAD and epilepsy as well as a few other conditions.would that make me ineligible for a transplant?

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

I do not think we should answer that because each transplant center is different. You can call your local one and ask. I bet they won't say until you go through a workup. The thing is to try and see what they say.

[S_dillow in reply to Bassetmommer]

ok thanks Bassetnomer.

[Tolmezzo]

Transplant is one of most complex surgery in medicine science. It requires also lifetime follow up. Only a transplant team can give you a consistent and reliable answer. Rgs

[RHOC]

No, it won't I have those as well as a few other auto immune diseases and I'm registered on the NATIONAL KIDNEY/PANCREAS transplant list. Feel free to message me if you want!! Good luck,!!

[WYOAnne NKF Ambassador]

Unfortunately, every transplant center seems to have their own rules about who gets listed and who doesn't. Everyone is right, you will have to ask your own center about it. Generally, when get listed they double check on your general health - heart, lungs, etc. making sure you are healthy enough for a transplant.

What is PAD? If it is peripheral artery disease - not sure about that.

[S_dillow in reply to WYOAnne]

it is periperal artery disease i just got diagnosed

[Darlenia]

Hi! When your eGFR reaches the vicinity of 20 or lower, ask your nephrologist for a referral to your local transplant center. The transplant center will be happy to evaluate you and provide feedback. Please know that all transplant centers are different and have different levels research interests, risk tolerance, etc. So, it's not all that unusual for one transplant center to accept you and another transplant center to reject you.

My hubby, a diabetic, was told by our closest transplant center that PAD is much more prevalent in diabetics and can be a stumbling block to a transplant, particularly if there's calcification of the arteries in the trunk area needed to connect the new kidney to one's body. The surgeon mentioned this situation often isn't completely known until one is opened up on the operating table. He advised that, if wanting a transplant, peritoneal dialysis was the best choice for dialysis since it doesn't access blood and stressing those vulnerable vessels. Later, at another center, my hubby received a cardiac cat scan which resulted in a heart stent. Then, much to our surprise, he got the call for a transplant! The surgeon noted only minor calcification of the arteries needed so the transplant continued on. His heart afterwards went into a-fib, but this was straightened out with meds. So, simply check with the transplant centers, they're all different. I thought for sure that my hubby would be denied particularly since he had received a stent and so on. But our cardiologist dismissed that, commenting that that he was now an attractive candidate since his cardiac system was the best it could be. He added that the vast majority of patients receiving transplants were diabetics, so the centers are very comfortable dealing with their issues. So, when it's that time, go forth and see what they say. In the meantime, keep your native kidneys going as well as possible. There's nothing better than having your very own organs working for you.

[S_dillow in reply to Darlenia]

thanks darlenia that helps a lot