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Kidney Transplant

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Transplant Questions

New to this site. I have heard there is an average weight gain of 20 pounds after a kidney transplant. Is that true, and if so, do you ever lose it? Also,...

New to this site. I have heard there is an average weight gain of 20 pounds afte...

•6 years ago

Kidney transplant update

I am awaiting transplantation. I am not on the list yet but in the process. I have a gfr. Of 15.5 . I am lucky that I'm not on dialysis at the moment. I...

I am awaiting transplantation. I am not on the list yet but in the process. I h...

•6 years ago

Kidney transplant update

I am awaiting transplantation. I am not on the list yet but in the process. I have a gfr. Of 15.5 . I am lucky that I'm not on dialysis at the moment. I...

I am awaiting transplantation. I am not on the list yet but in the process. I h...

•6 years ago

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Dialysis fear.

Go ahead and get your fistula. If you wait too long you will need a chest port and they arr dangerous. Start investigating dialysis clinics in your area so you...

Go ahead and get your fistula. If you wait too long you will need a chest port a...

•6 years ago

Worried been 17 years with my kidney transplant and my gfr 44

Hi everyone first off my name is Jennifer I'm 30 years old I receive my transplant at 13 years old from my dad been stable for a long time thank God but in...

Hi everyone first off my name is Jennifer I'm 30 years old I receive my transpl...

•6 years ago

Adoption

Hi everyone! Wondering if anyone has navigated the adoption process while in Stage 4 CKD. Currently GFR is 22 and I won't be evaluated by a transplant program...

Hi everyone! Wondering if anyone has navigated the adoption process while in Sta...

•6 years ago

How to talk about transplants...

Hi, I'm 24 and suffering from stage 5 kidney failure as a side effect of the autoimmune disease scleroderma. Transplantation has been brought up with me a few...

Hi, I'm 24 and suffering from stage 5 kidney failure as a side effect of the aut...

•6 years ago

How to talk about transplants...

Hi, I'm 24 and suffering from stage 5 kidney failure as a side effect of the autoimmune disease scleroderma. Transplantation has been brought up with me a few...

Hi, I'm 24 and suffering from stage 5 kidney failure as a side effect of the aut...

•6 years ago

My story

I am 22 . I have stage 5 kidney renal failure. I first received my transplant in June of 2005 and was diagnosed at age seven with full renal failure caused by...

I am 22 . I have stage 5 kidney renal failure. I first received my transplant in...

•6 years ago

About transplant kidney egfr was 46 creatinine 1.7 is it any problem to my kidney

Hi my name vamshi 26 yers old from india My transplant was don in india 2015 June 18.from living doner is my father 46 yers old transplant date to till now...

Hi my name vamshi 26 yers old from india My transplant was don in india 2015 J...

•6 years ago

Dialysis

I was told yesterday that I need to prepare for dialysis. My doctor of 5 years passed away last week and I'm now seeing another doctor in her group. I am...

I was told yesterday that I need to prepare for dialysis. My doctor of 5 years ...

•6 years ago

Facing Dialysis and/or Kidney Transplant

I have a GFR between 28 to 34. My nephrologist advised I should meet with the transplant team at my hospital to be evaluated. Up until now, I haven’t seriously...

I have a GFR between 28 to 34. My nephrologist advised I should meet with the tr...

•6 years ago

Struggling for her life

Hi Everyone, I am new here and writing for my sister. She is 24 years old Kidney patient and on dialysis now a days. She was 17 when she diagnosed with the...

Hi Everyone, I am new here and writing for my sister. She is 24 years old Kidne...

•6 years ago

In need of help

Hi am 54 yrs old and am looking for a kidney doner.Am not finish living my life yet. Still have plenty more to go. My blood type is A+. Hope some one is out...

Hi am 54 yrs old and am looking for a kidney doner.Am not finish living my life ...

•6 years ago

Kidney donor

Goodmorning Im 63 years old and suffering from kidney failure stage 5. Im looking for a kidney donor and hope to find and match 1 .I’ m scared and i want to...

Goodmorning Im 63 years old and suffering from kidney failure stage 5. Im lookin...

•6 years ago

Transplant games

I would just like to say I've been to the transplant games in Birmingham and had such an amazing time as a volunteer. If you've had a transplant or waiting I...

I would just like to say I've been to the transplant games in Birmingham and had...

Charlene_Coxhead

•6 years ago

Nations longest kidney chain.

I thought I’d share a link to a story about the nations longest kidney chain at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). I was fortunate to be #50 in...

I thought I’d share a link to a story about the nations longest kidney chain at ...

•6 years ago

what kind of title?

Hello All! I am Kidney40 Just want you to know that I joined Health Lock mainly for conversation amongst you....

Hello All! I am Kidney40 Just want you to know that I joined Health Lock mainl...

•6 years ago

24

Hello! Hope I find everyone well. I am 24 years old girl and have had a transplant two years ago. In my everyday life I don't encounter many people in their...

Hello! Hope I find everyone well. I am 24 years old girl and have had a transpla...

•6 years ago