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Same here, except it turned out a bit the opposite. My grandmother died in her thirties during the mid-1960s from kidney failure since a transplant wasn't reall
by theropost 2y ago
Same here, except it turned out a bit the opposite. My grandmother died in her thirties during the mid-1960s from kidney failure since a transplant wasn't really an option in our small town. She left 7 kids at the time.
It is still an incredible challenge to find a donor though, and even if one is found, there is a high risk of rejection - we still have a long way to go in this area of medicine.
- tushar-r 2y ago>there is a high risk of rejection I've been told otherwise by my doctors (I'm on dialysis awaiting a transplant.) The drugs these days are so good that 99%+ have no issues with rejection if they take their drugs properly.
- magicalhippo 2y agoInterestingly the family member I described stopped taking the meds they gave her shortly after being discharged from the hospital. No idea if it worked for or against her, but clearly she managed a long time despite them.
- tushar-r 2y agoHmmm...the senior doctor in my case spent a fair bit of time telling me about the medicines and making sure I was aware of how closely they need to be monitored and taken. In his setup, each patient is given a notebook with a template to track medicines and fluid intake/outgo etc. He won't see you post transplant unless you bring the book with the latest info! (He is quite old - in his 80's. Will be retiring after the current set of patients are done with surgery + 1 year!)
- magicalhippo 2y agoI'm assuming drugs today are much better and more targeted than what they had 60 years ago.