I had my kidney transplant 7 months ago and my daughter was the donor. I remember how scary it was before, anticipating the day. We were together in preop and I was shaking. I was asked more than once if I had tremors. What was helpful was my daughter’s enthusiasm. She was actually looking forward to it and the time off work for r & r. We rented a house in Rochester for the long stay there and had family taking care of me and my husband who has dementia. Today I feel great and can’t believe that I had a transplant, which has been my biggest fear for 20 yrs. The low belly pain, when standing or walking lasted for about 7 weeks. Try to concentrate on after the surgery and your great new life. I’m so grateful that I was so fortunate to have the transplant with such a wonderful donor as I was too old to get on a list.