Author: Dr Andy Stein, Dr Rob Higgins, Janet Wild

The facts about kidney transplantation, from the experts

A successful kidney transplant can transform the life of a person with kidney failure, and people with a well functioning transplant often feel much fitter than they did on dialysis. Not everyone is suitable for transplant, however, and even those who are may not be suitable all the time.

It is essential to be thoroughly prepared for your kidney transplant. This book will help you by answering all your questions about transplants and what they involve. Indispensable to people considering having a transplant or already living with one, this guide will also be valuable to anyone thinking about donating a kidney.

Kidney Transplants Explained includes:

• Coverage of the important topics such as the ‘postcode lottery’, organ allocation and deceased and living donor organs
• Practical information about the operation, medication and the first three months after transplant
• Post-transplant advice: how to look after yourself and your new kidney
• Real life accounts of people who have experienced the issues discussed
• All the ‘Key Facts’ summarised at the end of each chapter

"It is very readable and I really enjoyed the style of writing and the patient scenarios to illustrate particular issues."
Lisa Burnapp, Consultant Nurse: Living Donor Renal Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust

"The NKF realised that no book currently existed specifically to explain all the myriad of issues in a clear and concise way...By approaching Andy Stein, Rob Higgins and Janet Wild to be the authors, Class Publishing pulled off a master stroke. This book is the result."
Timothy F Statham OBE, Chief Executive, National Kidney Federation

For further information about kidney failure please contact the National Kidney Federation, www.kidney.org.uk, the only UK charity run by kidney patients for kidney patients.



Price: £17.99