Risk for Kidney Transplant for Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-04-04 03:04

When polycystic kidney disease (PKD) develops to kidney failure, dialysis or kidney transplant are needed to take the place of your damaged kidneys to work. Compared with dialysis, kidney transplant does not have so many side effects and allows you to go back to a more normal life. But does kidney transplant have any risk for PKD?

Kidney rejection

When a new kidney is transported into your body, your immune system may attack the new kidney fiercely. If so, you will have to start dialysis and wait for another kidney transplant.

Low immunity

After kidney transplant, you will have to take immunosuppressors to prevent your immune system from rejecting the new kidney. Long term use of such medicine will weaken your immune system so that you have increased risk for various diseases, such as infection, serious heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, inflammation of the liver, etc.

Other risks

Infection, failure of the new kidney, bleeding, blood clots are all the risk of having a kidney transplant.

How to reduce the risk of kidney transplant?

You should find the kidney which is suitable for you to reduce kidney rejection. To reduce the risk of infection, you may need to keep on antibiotics for several months. To reduce heart disease, you should address issues such as smoking and high blood pressure. Besides, routine health screenings are recommended.

Alternative treatment for PKD

The best treatment for PKD may be to improve your own kidney function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is such a therapy. It can improve ischemia and anoxia in the kidneys, prevent kidney fibrosis, promote blood circulation and inhibit kidney inflammation. These functions are helpful for kidney self-healing. The most important is that it helps shrink kidney cysts. However, this therapy is only fit for patients who still have urine output. If you have any question, please contact us. Our nephrologists are very glad to help you.

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