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Kidney Transplant
About your kidneys and transplant
Living kidney donation
Living kidney donors
Types of living donation
Benefits and risks of being a living kidney donor
Making the decision to donate
How kidney donation can affect your life
Costs and insurance
Kidney donor testing
First stage of testing for donation
Potential tests for kidney donors
Psychosocial assessment
After donation
Transplant recipient information
Benefits and risks of kidney transplant
Types of kidney donation
About living donation
About Living Donation
Finding a living donor and transplant tourism
Deceased kidney donation
Kidney matching
Before your transplant: Evaluation and the wait list
Your transplant team
Getting ready
Health insurance and finances
Plan for your after-transplant needs
Staying mentally and emotionally well
Getting the call: Transplant day
Your transplant surgery
Your medicines
Medicines after your transplant
Nutrition
Nutrition before your transplant
Nutrition after your transplant
After your transplant
Health problems to watch for after transplant
Travel and pregnancy after transplant
Donor and recipient video stories
Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry
Living donation and transplant resources
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Is getting a kidney transplant right for you? The information here and what your transplant team gives you will help you learn more about:
There’s a lot of information. You and your family can come back to these pages as often as you want to learn about your kidney transplant. You’ll also get more specific instructions and information from your kidney transplant team.
If you have questions that don’t get answered, write them down and talk to your transplant team. The more you know, the more prepared you’ll feel.
It’s important to know how your kidneys work and where your transplanted kidney will go. Be sure to read About your kidneys and transplant.
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