Post-Transplant

Transplantation can allow people to live healthy and happy lives. While it is true that some important problems are behind you once you are transplanted, many new challenges will arise. To stay healthy, one has to adapt and pay attention to the various changes to your health, while planning for and responding to them accordingly. Below you will find resources to help you along the transplant journey.

For a list of all NKF publications on transplant, visit our A to Z Health Guide

Conversations to have with your doctor or transplant team: Advocacy tips from recipients for recipients

From Illness to Wellness: Life After Transplantation

Honor your living donor with our split pin.

Knowing Your Immunosuppressive (anti-rejection) Medications

Side Effects of Immunosuppressant Medications as they Affect Physical Fitness: A Physical Therapist's Point of View

American Academy of Dermatology
Anti-rejection meds put transplant recipients at greater risk for skin cancer. Learn how to prevent and detect skin cancer.

Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry
Information for organ recipients who develop transplant-related malignancies

National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry
Studies the outcomes of pregnancies in female transplant recipients and those fathered by male transplant recipients.

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
National database for transplant statistics.

Transplant Café
Connect with others in the transplant community to create friendships, get & give support, increase awareness through advocacy & much more.

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