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Is Kidney Transplantation Advisable For A Patient Undergoing Dialysis?

My sister has been in dialysis, hospital said she was better,....kidneys werer fine...now she's been told she has kidney disease....which probably was born with.... she's 47 and has IC, ....which took years for someone to belive the pain she was in.....she's been through soo..much .....now this.....does getting a donor for her kidney cost a fortune, even though she has insuriance...and a family member may be her donor....so scared, my whole family has been through so much!
Fri, 14 Feb 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

The fact remains that for a patient of chronic kidney disease, the best possible option is renal/kidney transplant. The options are available like dialysis (on machine) as well as peritoneal dialysis. But they are not as effective. Lets be clear, they are good options, but the best option is kidney transplant.

The cost will depend as per the centre of your transplant, so I cannot comment on that fully.

And if someone in the family is willing to donate a kidney, it is the best option, cause then you just have to go through a battery of tests to decide who is the best donor. usually the first degree relatives like parents, siblings and children are the best sources.

If you like, and if you are interested, I can guide you further. But i will need more details like your location, and her family tree and the comorbidities in the family etc

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.
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Is Kidney Transplantation Advisable For A Patient Undergoing Dialysis?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query The fact remains that for a patient of chronic kidney disease, the best possible option is renal/kidney transplant. The options are available like dialysis (on machine) as well as peritoneal dialysis. But they are not as effective. Lets be clear, they are good options, but the best option is kidney transplant. The cost will depend as per the centre of your transplant, so I cannot comment on that fully. And if someone in the family is willing to donate a kidney, it is the best option, cause then you just have to go through a battery of tests to decide who is the best donor. usually the first degree relatives like parents, siblings and children are the best sources. If you like, and if you are interested, I can guide you further. But i will need more details like your location, and her family tree and the comorbidities in the family etc I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)