Pros And Cons Of Kidney Transplants

Kidney transplants are an option of treatment for people with kidney failure. With kidney failure, the only two types of treatment are dialysis or a transplant. Some people think that a kidney transplant is the better option as it allows for more freedom and the most normalcy in your everyday life. In a kidney transplant, a healthy kidney from a donor, whether it be living or dead or someone you know or a stranger, is placed inside your body in hopes that it will do the job that your kidney can no longer do. There are a few limitations to life after transplant, like in terms of what you can eat and drink, but typically a transplant allows you to greatly improve your quality of life. In fact, some people say that they are able to have the type

These medications themselves can have side effects. Also, you are at a higher risk of developing infections following your surgery. While kidney transplants are different in each person, it is normal that a person will need more than one transplant in their lifetime. One can also choose to have an early or a preemptive transplant. A preemptive transplant is one that occurs before you need dialysis. Early transplants occur not long after kidney failure starts, but with some time spent on dialysis. Studies have shown that doing these type of transplants can provide a better quality of life and better long-term health. Anyone of any age can have a kidney transplant, although one needs to be healthy enough to have an operation and not have any kind of infection. Something I thought was really interesting during my research on this topic is that typically your kidney that is being replaced isn't removed from your body. It stays right where it is unless there is a medical reason to remove it. The transplanted kidney is placed in the belly to make it easier to connect to your blood vessels and