Meet the transplant Doc today

[twhrider2]

Hang tough MJ.. We will be thinking about you tomorrow.

[GREYWOLF]

Hang tuff big guy . bring a fishing mag. or a good book to pass the time and remember we are all ther with you . GOD BLESS my friend

[Road King Cole]

I would assume if you do the transplant then you wouldn't have to do the dialysis? I would think that would be a better quality of life.

rkc

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Road King Cole

I would assume if you do the transplant then you wouldn't have to do the dialysis? I would think that would be a better quality of life.

rkc

Everything is relative RKC. Unfortunately, Dialysis is not a solution to the problem. It's just a way of keeping the person alive until a solution (transplant) presents itself. So, while the quality of life lessens somewhat with Dialysis, it's better than the alternative. And really, it's not so bad. Yes, you have to stay near a treatment center, but the treatment can be almost any place, so you can still take long vacations, and the quality of life is much better than without the treatments. The major drawback is just the time it takes.

[dbetterred]

Maco, my mom had a kidney transplant in 1980. She is still alive and well.
She does skin cancer and has ongoing treatment for that, but skin cancer (if caught early) won't kill you.
Transplants have gotten much better since the eighties. I can remember her taking fist fulls of pills after the surgery, thankfully those days are long gone. The newer drugs are much better controlled (it had been 33 years after all) and the actual transplant process is way more efficient now.

I hope this helps your fears a little.

Best of luck,
Chris