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Rosemary is absolutely correct, especially about taking an extra set of ears to all appointments. The info can be a bit overwhelming.
@rosemarya, great post full of very helpful information!
@lynjoy2, it's so good that you are asking these questions now. I had a kidney transplant, and writing down questions for the transplant team in advance was helpful for me. I found that I never would have remembered all that I wanted to ask when I got to the actual appointments if I hadn't had them written out already. And although I listened very carefully to everything that was said to me at my appointments, and I was certain that I had absorbed it all, I found out that I actually hadn't absorbed it all. It seemed like every day my support person was telling me (or reminding me) about something that I was told during the appointments that I couldn't for the life of me remember hearing. So an extra set of ears was definitely helpful for me. Wishing you all the best!