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Changes after Transplant

Posted by 2011panc @2011panc, Nov 22, 2016

I have learned that following a transplant there are many changes beyond your physical situation. What is your experience? Has your mood changed? Are you happier, calmer, more agitated, more anxious, more relaxed or something else? Do you feel you have changed emotionally, spiritually or mentally? Do you feel that your personality has changed? I am curious about more than physical. I appreciate your input on this issue.

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JK | @contentandwell | Jun 7, 2018
In reply to @contentandwell "Over the years I had already gotten more outgoing and friendly but since transplant in September,..." + (show)
@contentandwell

Over the years I had already gotten more outgoing and friendly but since transplant in September, 2016, I really open up to people and am not shy with them at all.
I also find myself really working to get in shape, which I had been trying to before but not with my current effort. I feel my problems stemmed from my weight and being out of shape (NASH) so now I am really working at eating better and exercising, I have lost at least 40 pounds. Speaking of which, if anyone needs to lose weight I highly recommend myfitnesspal. I don't think I could have done it without that tool to keep my accountable. I also use a fitness tracker to make sure I am getting a decent amount of exercise.
I feel grateful every day for this gift I have been given and I believe it has made me a more gracious person. I don't see any real personality changes in liking things or disliking things different from before but I am a more committed person, and odd as this might sound I think I am a nicer person.

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@beckyjohnson I am behind on this site so I just read your post. Thank you for the compliment. I do try, I know sometimes when I am tired I slip though.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Jun 7, 2018

@beckyjohnson I am still wondering if when Medicare B stops paying at three years, if Medicare D starts paying, albeit a less amount. I hope so.
I know that when they go through everything to qualify you for a transplant, one of the considerations is financial. I have heard if they feel you cannot pay for the immunosuppressants that you are not accepted as a transplant candidate! I find that appalling in this country that finances can be a death sentence for some people.
JK

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beckyjohnson | @beckyjohnson | Jun 7, 2018
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@wkary

Absolutely! I was far from creative prior to my live tx. Since I want to learn to draw, sketch and design.

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@rosemarya Aww yes I do... right next to the annoying sideways - beautiful double rainbow pic that I personally took. I hadn't really given personal messages any thought. Thank you for the pm offer. That is really sweet & I do appreciate it.

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beckyjohnson | @beckyjohnson | Jun 8, 2018
In reply to @contentandwell "Over the years I had already gotten more outgoing and friendly but since transplant in September,..." + (show)
@contentandwell

Over the years I had already gotten more outgoing and friendly but since transplant in September, 2016, I really open up to people and am not shy with them at all.
I also find myself really working to get in shape, which I had been trying to before but not with my current effort. I feel my problems stemmed from my weight and being out of shape (NASH) so now I am really working at eating better and exercising, I have lost at least 40 pounds. Speaking of which, if anyone needs to lose weight I highly recommend myfitnesspal. I don't think I could have done it without that tool to keep my accountable. I also use a fitness tracker to make sure I am getting a decent amount of exercise.
I feel grateful every day for this gift I have been given and I believe it has made me a more gracious person. I don't see any real personality changes in liking things or disliking things different from before but I am a more committed person, and odd as this might sound I think I am a nicer person.

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@contentandwell Thank you. I was a bit worried that my choice of words might be taken the wrong way. You're welcome & thank you for seeing them as the compliment that they are.

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beckyjohnson | @beckyjohnson | Jun 8, 2018

@contentandwell Hopefully the following link will give you some answers. It turns out there are some circumstances in which coverage may be extended. Not to sound calloused because I do agree that finances should not be a death sentence I am agreeable to such screenings because someone either loses their life and/or voluntarily gives up an organ/s to improve the quality of multiple (recipient & loved ones) lives. These screenings cannot guarantee success but I'm convinced they significantly raise the odds. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK225251/

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beckyjohnson | @beckyjohnson | Jun 8, 2018

Does anyone know why "The Journey From the Donors Side is no longer listed under Transplants - Kidney?

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beckyjohnson | @beckyjohnson | Jun 8, 2018

Will someone please try finding & posting on "The Journey From The Donors Side". Apparently I was the last person to post there. I can see where Mmauraacro
@mauraacro posted a few minutes ago as did I. His post didn't show up in the thread & neither of our posts came to my gmail. I also noticed the moderator group doesn't show up on it when I go there through the back door. This is suggestive that it has been disabled? I do not have issues with any other discussion I'm following so I know it isn't my device.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jun 9, 2018

Hi Becky, Here is the discussion:
– Kidney transplant – The Journey from the Donor's Side https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/kidney-transplant-from-the-donor-side/

It is listed as one of the top discussions in the Transplants Group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/transplants/

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Charlie | @ca426 | Jul 9, 2019

I think that my, thought process changed or maybe better said my mood. It was like I had gained a part of me that had been lost, which in one way was good, but then I started to get depressed. Now that I'm farther out from my transplant, it is getting better.

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twocatmama | @twocatmama | Jul 9, 2019

When was your transplant and how severe were the mood changes?

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