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Personality Change of Kidney Transplant Patient
Caregivers | Last Active: Nov 21, 2023 | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
I am going through the exact same thing right now. My husband had a kidney transplant very recently and I just don't know to make him happy. He is always very angry at me. I keep hoping it will get better, but it just doesn't. I give my everything and it just doesn't matter. He went into surgery my sweet loving happy funny guy, and came out someone I don't know. He is so angry. He yells at me for everything I try to do. He is not who i married anymore, and im scared that I will never see that wonderful person ever again. I want my husband back, I miss him. 😢
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I wanted to give everyone an update about my husband. He is feeling more like himself now that they cut back on his prednisone. I think things are looking up now. I'd like to thank everyone. It helps to know we're not alone.
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The only thing I can recommend is patience and prayer.
You don't say how long it's been since the operation, but anything like that is pretty traumatic. He may be going through a kind of psychic shock, possibly brought on by fear. He's maybe seen mortality for the first time.
It's monstrously unfair that he's venting on you, though. Nothing he's going through justifies abuse.
After my stroke, I had some pretty nasty mood swings. When I got unbearable, my wife would just leave the house for a while -- a couple of hours at least. (She always came back, though I wouldn't have blamed her if she didn't!)