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Quality of Life after Kidney Transplant.
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I was on dialysis for several months while waiting for a transplant. Dialysis made me feel better, but I was still felt very tired and would get sick after eating.
I received my transplant 1988 and it has been life changing. My creatine is still normal levels 36 years later!
My life returned to pre kidney failure, both in stamina and health. I did not match any family members and my transplant was a cadaver perfect antigen match.
Dialysis is a wonderful stop gap but a transplant is life changing !
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@ellakoch Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! It's always so great to hear from a transplant patient, and wow! 36 years with the same gift is awesome! Thank you for sharing your story.
Yes, cadaver matches are often done, as are family members or an other living donor. Dialysis and transplants are treatment options for kidney disease.
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Thank you for sharing your story @ellakoch, and congratulations on 36 years of “new life.”
I am just one year post kidney transplant and hope I can enjoy the same level of continued success with my transplant as you have with yours.
I was never on dialysis before transplant, but transplant has been life changing for me, as well.
All the best to you!