Answers to the questions kidney patients ask most often — written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer and adapted from his book Kidney Transplantation: With Questions and Answers. Eligibility, donor matching, and what to expect before and after a transplant.
Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant Who genuinely cannot have a kidney transplant? Most refusals patients receive are not on this list. It is worth knowing what the real barriers are — and which of them are permanent. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer · Adapted from his book Kidney Transplantation — With Questions and […]
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Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant The best transplant is the one that happens before dialysis. Every month on dialysis costs you something the transplant cannot give back. Done early enough, a transplant can mean no dialysis at all — and a realistic chance of returning to your old job. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat
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Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant Someone is willing to give you a kidney. It just does not fit. Paired exchange solves this by swapping donors between families. Almost every patient with a willing but incompatible donor can be transplanted this way — and the chains can run seven pairs deep. Written by Prof. Dr.
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Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant Your donor’s blood type does not match. Now what? This is where many families are told the conversation ends. It does not have to — there are two established routes around an incompatible blood type, and both are in use today. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer · Adapted
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Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant Diabetes is not a reason to wait. It is a reason to hurry. Diabetic patients are often quietly moved to the back of the queue. The evidence points the other way: they are the group who gain the most from a transplant — and lose the most by waiting.
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Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant Hepatitis B or C does not close the door Many patients are told their hepatitis rules out a transplant. For most, that has not been true for years — and the reasoning behind the refusal is often out of date. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer · Adapted from
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Kidney transplantation · Before the transplant Do you really need a perfect tissue match? Blood type compatibility, tissue matching and the crossmatch test — explained by a transplant professor, without the myths that stop people from even asking. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer · Adapted from his book Kidney Transplantation — With Questions and
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