This is a great animation I found on Youtube that details how a kidney transplant is performed. While a lot of the jargon is over my head, it’s fascinating how they pull this off and the care involved. I never thought I’d be so fascinated watching veins get sewn together but it really is amazing how they do this.
It’s not a long video, so it’s a good seven minutes well invested.
This is a recent talk at the University of Leicester in the UK. It is a good basic overview of how transplantation is done in general and also adds some interesting IgAN specific information at the end regarding whether or not it comes back post-transplant which is of great interest to me. It’s not too long so give it a look!
Nephcure Kidney International has some great material on Nephrotic Syndrome and the various diseases that lead to it. Nephrotic Syndrome is a little hard to describe but as NKI has it stated, it is an umbrella term for any number of conditions brought on by glomerular diseases, especially those that lead to protein and blood being leaked into your urine. Focal Segmentation Glomerulosclerosis(FSGS) is one such disease, with another being IgA Nephropathy. There are other diseases that will lead you down the same path, so check out the Nephcure site at https://nephcure.org/livingwithkidneydisease/understanding-glomerular-disease/ to learn more.
This is a great intro video to Nephrotic Syndrome and the real life impact it has on patients and caregivers.
A couple things about this article:
As this article asks, would you donate a kidney to a complete stranger? Of course some of us here don’t have the kidney to donate so that makes our answer a little easier. But if we could? I have to think about that now.
Continue readingIf you haven’t listened to the KidneyTalk podcast, you’re really missing out. It is hosted by Lori Hartwell, who is a CKD patient with a very interesting story in her own right.
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