Looking for what to expect as I consider Kidney Transplant

@rosemarya - Hi Rosemary. I didn't know the best place to ask this so correct me if I'm wrong. I'm trying to determine if there is a BMI or weight limit for getting a kidney transplant at the Mayo Clinic. The complication is that my diseased kidneys could weigh up to 30 lbs so I can't just aim for a healthy BMI. I'm not in touch with the transplant team yet because I have to wait until my GFR is 20 and it is 22 now.

Thanks for finding an answer or pointing me in the right direction. Googling has not turned up a reliable answer nor has an extensive search on the Mayo website.

@sevkira, I hope that you are progressing forward with your medical treatment. I had a few minutes, and I wanted to drop in and ask if there are any questions that you need answered? Or do you have any new concerns that might have come up since we last communicated?
Rosemary

I could have used this kind of help when I had my transplant, if I am able to help one person I can say "I did what I am suppose to do." Having come from a 'determined' family helped. (My grandmother raised 5 children by herself and they all graduated from high school during the depression.) Not having to cook for anyone else makes following my diet easy. (When my father found out he was on the edge of Type 2 Diabetes my mother said she was only going to cook one dinner, the one for my father. Everyone was happy my mother lost weight, my little brother lost weight, and my father never had to take pills or injections to keep his diabetes under control.)

I cannot believe being on dialysis only 9 weeks, you missed all the fun of meeting new people. Most were diabetic, or refused to follow the doctors orders and lost both legs, or gained over 200 pound after their first transplant which killed that kidney then had to go back on dialysis, there was one who had 3 kidney transplants and killed them all. By the way, these were all men, I do not if that says anything.

As far as how am I doing, the kidney is happy consider what I have put in through. When I see a new doctor I always tell them "The kidney comes first."

mlmcg

@sevkira, I hope that you are progressing forward with your medical treatment. I had a few minutes, and I wanted to drop in and ask if there are any questions that you need answered? Or do you have any new concerns that might have come up since we last communicated?
Rosemary

I could have used this kind of help when I had my transplant, if I am able to help one person I can say "I did what I am suppose to do." Having come from a 'determined' family helped. (My grandmother raised 5 children by herself and they all graduated from high school during the depression.) Not having to cook for anyone else makes following my diet easy. (When my father found out he was on the edge of Type 2 Diabetes my mother said she was only going to cook one dinner, the one for my father. Everyone was happy my mother lost weight, my little brother lost weight, and my father never had to take pills or injections to keep his diabetes under control.)

I cannot believe being on dialysis only 9 weeks, you missed all the fun of meeting new people. Most were diabetic, or refused to follow the doctors orders and lost both legs, or gained over 200 pound after their first transplant which killed that kidney then had to go back on dialysis, there was one who had 3 kidney transplants and killed them all. By the way, these were all men, I do not if that says anything.

As far as how am I doing, the kidney is happy consider what I have put in through. When I see a new doctor I always tell them "The kidney comes first."

mlmcg

I could have used this kind of help when I had my transplant, if I am able to help one person I can say "I did what I am suppose to do." Having come from a 'determined' family helped. (My grandmother raised 5 children by herself and they all graduated from high school during the depression.) Not having to cook for anyone else makes following my diet easy. (When my father found out he was on the edge of Type 2 Diabetes my mother said she was only going to cook one dinner, the one for my father. Everyone was happy my mother lost weight, my little brother lost weight, and my father never had to take pills or injections to keep his diabetes under control.)

I cannot believe being on dialysis only 9 weeks, you missed all the fun of meeting new people. Most were diabetic, or refused to follow the doctors orders and lost both legs, or gained over 200 pound after their first transplant which killed that kidney then had to go back on dialysis, there was one who had 3 kidney transplants and killed them all. By the way, these were all men, I do not if that says anything.

As far as how am I doing, the kidney is happy consider what I have put in through. When I see a new doctor I always tell them "The kidney comes first."

mlmcg

I could have used this kind of help when I had my transplant, if I am able to help one person I can say "I did what I am suppose to do." Having come from a 'determined' family helped. (My grandmother raised 5 children by herself and they all graduated from high school during the depression.) Not having to cook for anyone else makes following my diet easy. (When my father found out he was on the edge of Type 2 Diabetes my mother said she was only going to cook one dinner, the one for my father. Everyone was happy my mother lost weight, my little brother lost weight, and my father never had to take pills or injections to keep his diabetes under control.)

I cannot believe being on dialysis only 9 weeks, you missed all the fun of meeting new people. Most were diabetic, or refused to follow the doctors orders and lost both legs, or gained over 200 pound after their first transplant which killed that kidney then had to go back on dialysis, there was one who had 3 kidney transplants and killed them all. By the way, these were all men, I do not if that says anything.

As far as how am I doing, the kidney is happy consider what I have put in through. When I see a new doctor I always tell them "The kidney comes first."

mlmcg

I could have used this kind of help when I had my transplant, if I am able to help one person I can say "I did what I am suppose to do." Having come from a 'determined' family helped. (My grandmother raised 5 children by herself and they all graduated from high school during the depression.) Not having to cook for anyone else makes following my diet easy. (When my father found out he was on the edge of Type 2 Diabetes my mother said she was only going to cook one dinner, the one for my father. Everyone was happy my mother lost weight, my little brother lost weight, and my father never had to take pills or injections to keep his diabetes under control.)

I cannot believe being on dialysis only 9 weeks, you missed all the fun of meeting new people. Most were diabetic, or refused to follow the doctors orders and lost both legs, or gained over 200 pound after their first transplant which killed that kidney then had to go back on dialysis, there was one who had 3 kidney transplants and killed them all. By the way, these were all men, I do not if that says anything.

As far as how am I doing, the kidney is happy consider what I have put in through. When I see a new doctor I always tell them "The kidney comes first."

mlmcg

I could have used this kind of help when I had my transplant, if I am able to help one person I can say "I did what I am suppose to do." Having come from a 'determined' family helped. (My grandmother raised 5 children by herself and they all graduated from high school during the depression.) Not having to cook for anyone else makes following my diet easy. (When my father found out he was on the edge of Type 2 Diabetes my mother said she was only going to cook one dinner, the one for my father. Everyone was happy my mother lost weight, my little brother lost weight, and my father never had to take pills or injections to keep his diabetes under control.)

I cannot believe being on dialysis only 9 weeks, you missed all the fun of meeting new people. Most were diabetic, or refused to follow the doctors orders and lost both legs, or gained over 200 pound after their first transplant which killed that kidney then had to go back on dialysis, there was one who had 3 kidney transplants and killed them all. By the way, these were all men, I do not if that says anything.

As far as how am I doing, the kidney is happy consider what I have put in through. When I see a new doctor I always tell them "The kidney comes first."

mlmcg