Chronic Kidney Disease

Weight Gain After Kidney Transplant: Why It Happens, Why Some Patients Don’t Gain Much, and Why It Matters for Long-Term Graft Health

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Kidney transplant recipient monitoring body weight as part of long-term graft health and metabolic wellness.

Table of Contents Is Weight Gain Normal After Kidney Transplant? Why Weight Gain Happens After Transplant How Immunosuppressants Affect Weight and Metabolism Is Weight Gain Always Bad After Kidney Transplant? Why Weight Gain Matters for Long-Term Graft Health What Dialysis Taught Me About Weight The Weight Nobody Talks About: Metabolic Health Why Some Recipients Do … Read more

Signs Your Kidneys Are Failing: When a Kidney Transplant May Become Necessary

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Healthy South Asian kidney transplant recipient reflecting on the early warning signs of kidney failure in a hospital outpatient setting.

Table of Contents Introduction Looking Back, My Body Was Warning Me for Years Why Kidney Failure Is Often Missed Until It Becomes Severe The Signs I Ignored Before My ESRD Diagnosis The Psychological Changes Nobody Warned Me About When Chronic Kidney Disease Progresses Toward Kidney Failure Symptoms That Usually Become More Noticeable in Advanced Kidney … Read more

Dialysis Before Transplant: What It Really Feels Like

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Kidney patient reflecting during dialysis treatment before transplant

Table of Contents The Part of Kidney Disease People Rarely Understand When Dialysis Stops Feeling Temporary The Physical Reality of Living on Dialysis Fluid Restriction Changes Your Relationship With Daily Life Fatigue That Sleep Does Not Fully Fix The Mental Weight of Watching Lab Numbers The Emotional Side of Dialysis That Most People Do Not … Read more

My Kidney Transplant Journey: From Diagnosis to Transplant and Life After

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A kidney transplant recipient reflecting on his journey from kidney failure to life after transplant.

Table of Contents Introduction: The Shock of Kidney Failure My Kidney Transplant Journey at a Glance My ESRD Diagnosis: Facing Kidney Failure The Dialysis Chapter: Living Between Survival and Limitation The Reality of the AV Fistula The Physical and Mental Burden of Dialysis The Turning Point: Choosing a Kidney Transplant The Night Before Transplant My … Read more