How Can Family Members Become Kidney Donors for My Child with PKD

2015-10-01 08:52

How can family members become kidney donors for my child with PKD? This time we are going to talk about this topic. And this question is also what most people whose family have kidney failure want to ask.

For being a kidney donor, you should be more than 18 years old on most occasions. You should talk with doctors of children and tell your this idea. The kidney donor needs to be tested about physical condition, laboratory examination, X-ray and psychological conditions. In a word, people who want to be a kidney donor must be very healthy.

Besides, kidney of donors must be suitable for children who need kidney transplant, and doctors will do lots of tests to see if new kidney is ok for patients. After kidney transplant, patients need to have no salt diet with low protein, low phosphorus and potassium. In this way, kidney condition can be protected with kidney friendly meals. If there is no obvious rejection on patients within few weeks after kidney transplant and everything become going well, they can have a diet without restrictions in life. Infection and rejection are the most threat for kidney transplant. Hence, patients after kidney transplant need to take good care of themselves.

Kidney has an extraordinary property, that is, compensatory function, which means that half kidney can work as well as a complete kidney. Hence, for patients with kidney failure, after kidney function drops to less than 50%, creatinine will elevate, as well as phosphorus and BUN, potassium. In this way, for people who have only one healthy kidney, they can also live a normal life as well as ordinary people. More information about PKD, or any question about kidney failure, kidney transplant, you are welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors.

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