Kidney Transplant Guide

Kidney transplantation · Myths and facts The stories that stop families from saying yes to a transplant Most people who refuse a kidney transplant are not refusing the medicine. They are refusing something they heard. Here are six of the most common stories — and what is actually true. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer

Kidney transplantation · Planning your stay How long does a living donor kidney transplant actually take? From the first blood test to the flight home — every stage, in order, with the real number of days. Plan your time around these, not around guesswork. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer · Adapted from his book

Kidney transplantation · Who can receive Told you are too old, too heavy, or that your first transplant was your only chance? These are three of the most common reasons patients are turned away. Only one of them is ever a firm line — and even that one can usually be moved. Written by Prof.

Kidney transplantation · For the donor If I give my brother a kidney, what happens to me? This is the question that stops most transplants — and it deserves numbers, not reassurance. Here are the real figures, including what 135 of our own donors told us years afterwards. Written by Prof. Dr. Murat Tuncer ·

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

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

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.

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

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.

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