What is kidney transplant?
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to transfer of a healthy kidney from a donor to a patient for the purpose of replacing one of the failing kidneys of the recipient.
How do members experience kidney transplant?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with kidney transplant*
Common symptoms
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What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
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Common symptom
Nausea
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Pain
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Depressed mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for kidney transplant*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
723
Tried for
kidney transplant
(10)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
82
Tried for
kidney transplant
(4)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
673
Tried for
kidney transplant
(3)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
255
Tried for
kidney transplant
(1)
*Data from patients with kidney transplant, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with kidney transplant*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
kidney transplant
(10)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
kidney transplant
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
kidney transplant
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
kidney transplant
(1)
*Data from patients with kidney transplant, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has kidney transplant on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 3 | |
| 20s | 57 | |
| 30s | 222 | |
| 40s | 558 | |
| 50s | 739 | |
| 60s | 657 | |
| 70+ | 370 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1,024 | |
| Female | 1,561 |
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