Sorry to hear that. I guess kidney transplants are much different. If successful, life should be almost normal except for monthly doctor visits, specimen samples and the anti-rejection drugs. However, that is already the norm for anyone with kidney failure.
I do miss my spleen (funny, we never talked), and would be willing to replace both, if I could get ones grown from my own tissues.
It may happen yet. I should be good for another 20 years, and grown organs (besides the ones they already do) may be an option.
Probably not under Obamacare, though.
/johnny
This is true! I had a liver and kidney transplant in 2008. You go for a blood test once a month to check on function. You see a doctor or two once every six months. You need anti-rejection pills each and every day. Then, at least in my case, you thank God and you thank your donor every day that you are still alive.
I have found that there are many misconceptions about transplants, even amongst medical personnel at hospitals that don’t perform them.