What are disadvantages of kidney transplant?

Answer 1

the body may not accept the transplant and then it will be just as bad as not getting a transplant or the patient waiting may be too ill and dye before getting the transplant because of the very long waiting lists.

Answer 2

Disadvantages are that you are restricted to some activities, some that can hurt you're transplant (American football, handball and other), also you can't force you're self into too much physical activitiet.

On the other side the disadvantage depends on what immunosuppressive you are taing (prograf, cellcept etc.). Mostly they give a chance for a cancer disease. Some get you periodically nervous, diarrhea etc etc.

Answer 3

The risks for a living kidney donor are the same risks for any surgical procedure. These are bleeding, infection, chest infection, clots in veins called DVT, clots moving to lungs called Pulmonary embolism, and anaesthetic risks like cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure and cardiac arrest. One can have a normal life with one kidney, but damage to this kidney from infection, disease, stones and trauma can cause problems as the donor may then need dialysis or a renal transplant.

Answer 4

Immediately post-transplant, your biggest risk is infection, since you'll probably be very immunosuppressed. (Unless your donor happens to be your identical twin). You'll be on antibiotics post-transplant to combat any bacterial infections, but you should avoid contact with anyone who has/has recently had any viral illnesses (colds, 'flu etc...), since they could make you very ill.

Your second biggest risk immediately post-transplant is getting a blood clot in one of the blood vessels around the graft site - this is quite a big cause of why grafts fail to function early on in the process. There isn't much you personally can do about this; post-op drug regimes normally include some anti-coagulants to help prevent the possibility of this occurring. However a thrombosis will usually result in the loss of the graft, and so back to dialysis.

Your third biggest risk is rejection. However, these days rejection isn't as risky as it once was (if it's treated early); there are now plenty of options when it comes to treating it, from just increasing immunosuppressive dosages to a short course of monoclonal inhibitors.

In the long run, risks become much more varied than the standard clots/infection/rejection. Long term drug side-effects may start to be of concern.

Answer 5

Organ rejection. General problems related to operations i.e. infection, blood clot, etc etc.

Answer 6

You can have a normal life with one Kidney so no disadvantage. The only disadvantage is diccomfort and risk of surgery and a permanent scar

Answer 7

There are many possible complications associated with kidney transplant surgery. One of the biggest risks is that of kidney rejection, where the donor kidney is not accepted by the host.