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Marital issues post kidney transplant

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Sorry to hear this but please be patient with him. There are so many side effects to the transplant and also to the medications, and it takes longer than 5 months for the body to adjust. Definitely talk to his team about his mood/personality changes.
Good Luck 🤗

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@maggieinfp is right. It is hard to overstate the effects transplant meds have on the body. I can remember the mood swings, depression and feeling so disoriented. One moment I was laughing for no reason and the next I was crying uncontrollably. I can remember talking out loud to myself and feeling embarrassed when my wife would ask me who I'm talking to. I know another transplant recipient, who bought the same set of headphones off Amazon and stacked them in the corner of his room. 200+ of them! Yet another bought dozens of outfits online and she never opened a single package. I used to think I was tough but and resilient, but those meds literally broke me. FYI, most transplant recipients I know felt mostly normal after a year.