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Path to Transplant

From learning the basics of kidney transplant to understanding the waitlist and matching process, find support and education as you embark on your journey to transplant.

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Learn and prepare

Understand what kidney transplant involves and how to get ready for the road ahead.

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What to Expect on the Transplant Journey

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Preparing for Life with a Transplant

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Common Questions While You Prepare for Transplant

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Live well while you wait

Small steps to protect your health and stay grounded during the waiting period.

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Managing Your Health While You Wait

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How to Stay Grounded While You Wait

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The journey to a kidney match

Learn how the waitlist works and what happens on the path to finding your kidney

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How the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Works

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The Path to a Kidney Match

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Kidney Transplant Tests Before a Living Donor Transplant

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Stories and perspectives from transplant patients

What I say about this journey, and I tell people all the time, is: it is a journey. It’s not always easy, but it is manageable and there is light at the end of the tunnel.

MonicaTwo-time kidney transplant recipient
On preparing for transplant

Do your homework, get involved early, don’t wait, and just understand to be educated and advocate for yourself, because you really need to do that.

LauraKidney transplant recipient

My advice would be to find another person, find a mentor, go to a group, or be around other people that have gone through this, just so you can learn.

ReaganKidney transplant recipient
On preparing for transplant

Educate yourself, be your own best advocate, because you know best what’s going on in your body. And don’t be afraid to ask questions. Talk to others that are going through what you’re going through.

PaulKidney transplant recipient

If I was to give one piece of advice to people that are waiting for a transplant, about to get a transplant: Get ready. Be ready. It’s going to be a new journey. You’re going to get your life back. You’re going to get to be everything that you wanted to be and every moment is precious.

MikeKidney transplant recipient

Learn as much as you can. Listen to the professionals, they will guide you. They know best.

RichardHeart transplant recipient

Some of the things I learned in my life, especially after I started dialysis and kidney failure, was discipline, compliance, listening to my medical professionals around me. Going into dialysis, I was angry. I didn’t want to do the things they said I had to do. But what I learned was, if I was going to survive my disease, and as my doctor used to say, don’t let my disease dominate me, dominate my disease.

MikeKidney transplant recipient

The views expressed are those of the patient based on their individual experience. 
Experiences and outcomes may vary from person to person.

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CareDx is committed to providing scientifically supported educational content for transplant recipients and caregivers. All content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to serve as medical advice or replace guidance from your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your transplant team with any questions you may have regarding your specific medical condition.

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