A kidney transplant is very effective to bring
your life back to normal. You probably will have to restrict some of your
eating and living habits, but a transplant will allow you to live longer in a
more productive and healthier manner.
There are some side effects and risks of the
surgery that one should keep in mind. The risk usually is the body rejecting
the kidney as it will seem foreign and dangerous to the immune system. But
there are anti-rejection medicines available and prescribed by the doctors to
ensure that your immune system doesn’t attack the kidneys.
Medicines are very important part of the
procedure. Since anti-rejection medicines will reduce the effect of immune
system, your body will automatically be prone to more infections, especially during
the first few months. There are three types of medicines that prevent kidney
rejection. First you will be administered higher dosages and then it is reduced
with time. You will also be given medicines for other issues such as blood
pressure, insulin, etc.
What are the side
effects?
Every drug has a side effect, and it differs
from patient to patient. The symptoms also can range from mild, moderate to
severe. Following are some of the symptoms:
Diabetes
Urinary tract infection
Headaches
Skin change such as acne, facial
hair, bruising, etc.
Depression
Cholesterol
Risk of cancer such as skin cancer, lymphoma,
etc.
Medications should be monitored and any kind of
symptom should be reported to the doctor during the follow up. Side effects are
also varied depending on the severity and previous health backgrounds.
The other kinds of
risk a transplant can cause are:
Allergy to anaesthesia
Infections
Heart attack
Strokes
Leakage from the ureter
Blood clots
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