5 Myths and Facts about Kidney Transplant
By Dr. Harvinder Singh Chauhan in Urology
Dec 07 , 2017 | 1 min read
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Dr. Harwinder Singh Chauhan, Consultant, Max Super Speciality, Shalimar Bagh, clears some common misconceptions regarding Kidney Transplant. Read on to understand more about the kidney transplant.
Myth 1: Kidney diseases can be cured with a transplant
Fact 1: A transplant is not a cure for the kidney diseases, it is a treatment. Though the transplant can reduce the risk of chronic kidney diseases, you will need to follow a healthy lifestyle to reduce the possibility of diabetes, and cancer as well as other infections.
Myth 2: Younger people are eligible to get a kidney transplant
Fact 2: Anybody who is suffering from an end-stage renal disease is the right candidate to get a kidney transplant.
Myth 3: The patient can die if the transplant fails
Fact 3: No. In case the transplant does not work the recipient can start or resume dialysis or pursue another transplant.
Myth 4: Anybody can be a living donor
Fact 4: According to Indian transplant act, a living donor can only be the recipient’s first-degree blood relative, i.e. mother, father, brother, sister or spouse on the emotional ground. All kidney transplant patients personally arrange their legal donor.ccording to Indian transplant act, a living donor can only be the recipient’s first-degree blood relative, i.e. mother, father, brother, sister or spouse on the emotional ground. All kidney transplant patients personally arrange their legal donor.
Myth 5: Dialysis is better than having a transplant done
Fact 5: Incorrect. Patients who have a transplant done live longer than the patients who stay on dialysis. The transplanted kidney works a whole day to remove total waste from the body. Dialysis removes the little amount of waste only when the dialysis machine works.

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