Inform Yourself about Kidney Transplant

Organ transplantation is assumed by most to be a last resort when treating an organ which is failing. But when it comes to kidney disease, transplantation is often preferred by doctors as the first line of treatment. It is supposed to be the first resort to treat a defective kidney. When a patient matches all the requirements for transplantation, it is considered as the most efficient option and a long term treatment. But the absence of enough kidneys for transplantation makes haemodialysis and other alternatives more common than it. Dialysis is the mechanism by which the blood of the patient’s body is filtered and urine is formed artificially. It does the work of a normal working kidney. But before you decide on your line of treatment, you should be aware of certain facts:

1.      Dialysis has both pros and cons- 

     People often dislike dialysis even before they try it, but it has been commonly observed that most  patients after trying dialysis felt a lot better than before. They had more energy, their appetite had returned and they also started gaining weight. But regular dialysis consumes a lot of the time of the patient which reduces the quality of the person’s life and limits his independence.

2.      Transplant has more benefits than side effects- 

     You can’t expect to get a transplant done and everything will be as normal as it was before. Kidney transplant comes with a few negatives, but the overall long term as well as short term outcomes are way better than the patients being treated by dialysis. People who have undergone transplantation have been observed to live longer and healthier with better quality of life.

      Everyone is not suitable for transplant- 

    There are certain factors which decide the capability of person for transplantation. If the patient  doesn’t fulfil the criteria, he isn’t eligible for the transplant.