There are medical reasons why some forms of therapy cannot benefit some persons. Discuss any problems connected with a type of treatment with your health care team and choose the best type for you and your medical condition. Transplantation Transplantation places one healthy kidney into your abdomen. This one kidney is sufficient to replace the work of your two failed kidneys. A kidney transplant can be the first form of treatment you receive or it can be selected later after receiving dialysis treatments for some time.
Transplantation is the preferred treatment for certain people.
There is a regional matching service that is funded by the federal government. It updates the list of those waiting for a kidney, does the blood typing and tissue matching for the possible cadaveric transplant. If a living donor is willing to give you a healthy kidney, this donor must be evaluated for medical fitness and compatible blood type. Depending on the type of donor, waiting time for a kidney will vary. A cadaver donor wait will be longer than a living donor due to the shortage of cadaveric donors.