Kidney transplant
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- help each other live better and uncover the best ways to manage your health today
- help researchers shorten the path to new treatments tomorrow
How much good can your data do? A whole lot, as co-founder Jamie Heywood explains in this video.
What is kidney transplant?
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to transfer of a healthy kidney from a donor to a patient for the purpose of replacing one of the failing kidneys of the recipient.
Common symptoms reported by people with kidney transplant
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with kidney transplant
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with kidney transplant, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with kidney transplant
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
fluid retention (edema)
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
kidney transplant
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (3 evaluations)
Side effects
drowsiness
tiredness
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for kidney transplant (2 evaluations)
Side effects
tremor(s)
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
kidney transplant
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
fluid retention (edema)
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (5 evaluations)
Side effects
sleepiness
Total evaluations
7
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
pain
(1)
Treatment name(s)
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Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with kidney transplant, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has kidney transplant on PatientsLikeMe?
- 2406 patients have this condition
- 6 new patients joined this month
- 1906 say kidney transplant is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 17 | |
| 20s | 76 | |
| 30s | 377 | |
| 40s | 549 | |
| 50s | 649 | |
| 60s | 388 | |
| 70+ | 126 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 845 | |
| Female | 1354 |
These charts show data from kidney transplant patients who have completed their condition history
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