Kidney Transplant | HealthUnlocked

My name is Alexa Mills and today, I would like to share my story! In November of 2015, I was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy at Birmingham’s Children’s...

Hello everyone - I had a transplant just shy of two months ago! I'm grateful I have good kidney function now. I'm disappointed, though, that I'm still really...

Hi, I'm supposed to have a living-donor transplant next month but now I have Anaemia. Haemoglobin 104 (10.4 US, I think); eGFR 12. I was hoping to have a...

hello all, this is all new to me, I hope everyone is well ! I was on dialysis for 7 years before getting me transplant on 8/8/21 :) It’s been a journey!!!!...

Yes I had a transplant ten years ago, from my sister I am getting very painful itches in my feet, any one else have this please?

I have a sign on my car that reads "Kidney Needed" with my email address. My husband has been driving my car and a worker at a driver through contacted me...

My spouse had a Kidney transplant over 6 yrs ago and encountered his first month of 3 UTI (urinary tract infections) in 30 days starting late Nov2024. The 3rd...

I was hired for a fully remote position and have been working from home for over a year. Prior to that during Covid at a previous job I got medical exemption...

Hello, so I am a kidney patient and on my last bits of kidney remaining. (Surgically removed kidney tumors from kidneys) this resulted in losing my right...

We often think of emergency plans when it comes to a fire or storm. If you are on pd at home and the electricity goes out , what do you do? If you have a fire...

hello all, I’ve been on here and there in the past year panicking but I’m finally accepting I’m at the point where it’s more than likely the end of my 33yr old...

I gave my son a kidney 3 years ago, and was wondering what the average GFR rates were for people post op. His are GFR of 120 to 110 and cret 84. Thanks

TELL CONGRESS TO PROTECT MEDICAID TODAY! You may have heard that Congress is considering proposals to cut benefits and limit access to Medicaid, a...

So, I donated one of my kidney’s to a stranger a while ago. Obviously, legally, I can’t be told anything about them and how they’re doing post transplant etc....

I asked my PCP, transplant team and even other specialists if using Wegove or Zebound would help my weight issue, I have put on a good 20-25 pounds since...

My transplant team told me not to travel to another country and not to swim anywhere for the first year.

Hi all, I am in my thired year post transplant from my father, i have lab test every 2 months, my creatinine stable since transplant but last time i had trace...

My kidney transplant is failing and I’m having real problems with my feet. Burning and stabbing pain worse at night and keeping me awake. Over the counter...

https://apnews.com/article/pig-kidney-transplant-xenotransplant-nyu-alabama-021afcc9697a0a490c0d0726482515b4 If I hadn't already found my Bean (that's what...

Hi my son is 3 years post op. Function level of 105. Keeps going up and down though. Anyone else have any post op numbers

Hello every one I just read that in Iran can take kidney from unrelatives but from same country. Also the price is cheaper than Europe. Is there anyone that...

Throughout history, amazing medical pioneers have shaped the history of kidney care. Their work changed millions of lives and continues to make a difference...

Learn how NKF, with thousands of advocates, fought kidney care disparities in 2024-removing race-based metrics, improving dialysis and transplant access, and...