Step Forward: The Road to Kidney Transplant and Beyond
Learn about the kidney transplant journey – from talking to your doctor and getting an evaluation to having transplant surgery and navigating your recovery.
Time to complete: 10 - 15 minutes
Topics covered:
- Talking to your doctor about a kidney transplant
- The transplant referral process
- Getting an evaluation at a transplant center
- Waiting on the transplant waitlist
- Transplant surgery
- Post-transplant recovery
About the course
Want to learn more about the kidney transplant journey? Take this course to learn more about how the process works – from talking to your doctor about a kidney transplant to surgery and recovery. In just 10-15 minutes, you'll walk away with more knowledge and feel empowered to talk to your doctor about transplant no matter where you are in your kidney disease journey.
- What you'll learn about:
- When to talk to your doctor about a transplant
- The types of kidney transplants
- When to get a transplant referral
- How to find a transplant center
- What to expect during and after a transplant evaluation
- What its like to be on the transplant waitlist, including how long to expect to be on the waitlist
- Transplant surgery and recovery from surgery
- What might happen after you get a transplant, including what happens if your kidney does not start working right away or your body rejects your new kidney
- Possible health problems after transplant surgery