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Has anyone noticed personality changes in kidney transplant patients?
Caregivers | Last Active: May 30 5:21pm | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
@dotygl My husband received a kidney transplant October 2016. At that time we were still in the beginning of our relationship, so I cannot tell you what changes he might have gone though mentally of emotionally.
Any medications we take can have a variety of effects on us. I'm really not sure that is something the transplant doctors have a handle on, but the social worker from the transplant team may be able to give you some direction? And don't forget to factor in if your husband is on medications for other health concerns, as the combination might have less-than-stellar side effects.
Don't be afraid to consider couples counseling!
Ginger
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Thanks for writing. I wish my spouse was open to any kind of counseling alone or with me but he is not at all. That is very very clear from my talking to him about it. I went into counseling for myself during Covid19 for over two years, but it did very little to help me. I am an extrovert super involved in many groups involving hobbies, museums, quilting and more and it all ended. I went into my first in life depression over 6 yrs ago and it is with me like a shadow due to still living isolated. Friends and family have departed support also. I'm out of ideas. The transplant team doctor we saw had come from John Hopkins Medical beforehand and she had heard of many same/similar issues my spouse has been having In patients there. What was sad though was she had no suggestions to improve my spouse' low quality of life all this time. I feel no one can relate to all this. I appreciate your writing. I think most people in a similar situation like us stay silent.