Kidney Transplants
TRANSPLANTS ARE A PART OF LIFE!
Kidney Transplants are often viewed as extraordinary, this is not accurate. The Kidney Transplant process involves preparedness and completion of a individual qualification to be included on the kidney transplant list Types of Kidney Transplants
Living Donor Transplant – A kidney received from a deceased donor, or a living donor. Paired/Share Transplant – If your donor is not a match for you, consider a Paired/Share Donor Kidney Transplant Qualifications for Kidney Transplant Recipient
Completion of a series of medical test which exam your body to discover, if your body is capable of handling a kidney transplant. Consultation appointments with the transplant team surgeons (each hospital is different), nurses, social workers, financial counselors, nutritionist, and pharmacists. All preexisting medical conditions are examined. For example, do you have hypertension? Is your hypertension being properly managed? |
Qualifications for Living Kidney Transplant Donor
If you consider being a Living Kidney Donor your altruistic gesture is greatly appreciated. Log onto the local hospital website and locate the Transplant Page. Each hospital has different procedures for potential donors. Usually a questionnaire needs to be filled out and a blood test is another precursor step. A series of medical test are used to verify if you can live with one kidney is performed. |