A successful transplant can help return you to a state of good health. Transplant is a treatment, not a cure. You will need to take medicine and see a doctor regularly. You may need to wait for a kidney to be available. Your doctor will need to make a complete medical evaluation to determine if you are a transplant candidate.
Dialysis is a procedure used to treat kidney failure.
Remove the waste products that have built up in the blood. Then the blood is pumped back into your body. About a cup of blood is outside your body during this procedure. Blood flow to the machine usually comes from a vein in your arm or leg. A surgical procedure is done to change a vein into a fistula or graft.