rate of kidney transplant - #16636
I am freaking out about this whole kidney transplant thing. My mom has been sick for a while with advanced kidney disease, and we were just told that her only real option is a kidney transplant. It’s all a lot to take in, you know? We learned about the rate of kidney transplant in our area and it sounds like there are a lot of people waiting. I’ve seen numbers that suggest the rate of kidney transplant success really varies, like why is it so different from one hospital to another? I mean, what factors affect the rate of kidney transplant? Is it the surgeon’s experience, or the hospital itself? There are only a handful of places around us that do them and we’re worried. My mom is trying so hard to stay positive, but as her health goes down, we keep hearing mixed things about donor kidneys and how long we might have to wait for one. I guess I’m just wanting to know if there's anything we can do to improve her chances or speed up the rate of kidney transplant, or are we just at the mercy of the system? Any advice or insights would really help.
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