Better patient survival, lesser dietary and fluid restrictions.
Cost effective
Living related donor are the 1 st degree blood relatives of the recipient - a parent, brother, sister, son, daughter or spouse.
Healthy person with two kidney between 18-65 years of age can donate one kidney if blood groups tissues types are compatible with the moment.
A potential donor is evaluated thoroughly to ensure that it is safe for him or her to donate kidney. Risk of contracting kidney disease in kidney donors is not any higher just because they have only one kidney.
Better HLA match so better survival and less immunosuppression
Less waiting period on dialysis
Patient can undergo pre-emptive transplant (transplant without undergoing dialysis)
Always wash your hands with soap and water before you eat/before taking medications/after using the bathroom.
Drink filtered or boiled water.
East fresh cooked food in clean utensils. Avoid taking outside and uncooked food.
Avoid raw vegetables for the first 3 months of the post-transplant period.
Maintain proper hygiene at home.
Always wear a sterile mask in overcrowded public places for the first 3 months of the post-transplant period.
Take good care of teeth by brushing twice a day.
Do not neglect any cuts, abrasions or scrapes. Promptly clean them with soap and water and clean dressings.
Need to take regular medicines.
Need to consult your transplant physician before taking any other drugs.
Regular follow up with the doctor and laboratory tests as per advice is mandatory.
Never stop taking medicines or modify its dosage on your own.
The kidneys are the master chemists of the body.
Normally you have two kidneys.
One on either side of your spine under your lower ribs.
They are pink and shaped like kidney beans.
Each kidney is about the size of a closed fist.
Kidneys are connected to bladder by two tubes called ureter.
Make urine
Remove wastes and extra fluid from your blood
Control your body's chemical balance like sodium, pottasium, bicarbonate etc
Help control your blood pressure
Help keep your bones healthy
Help you make hemoglobin
Another name for kidney disease is renal disease.
You can be healthy with one kidney.
Renal disease usually affects both kidneys at the same time.
When both kidneys do not work, waste materials and water stay in your body.
Your body’s chemical balance becomes upset. You become ill and need treatment to do the work your kidneys can no longer do.
End-stage renal disease, or ESRD, means that you must have some form of dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant in order to stay alive.
Kidney transplantation is currently the best way to restore renal function and is recommended for most individuals.
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney from either a living or deceased donor is placed in your lower abdomen.
It is the treatment of choice for those who are considered suitable candidates for a transplant.
