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How Many People Waiting for a Kidney Transplant in Michigan Get One?

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There are 2,261 Michigan patients waiting for a kidney transplant as of January 1, 2006. There were 571 kidney transplants performed in Michigan in 2005, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (optn.org).
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How do I get a kidney transplant?

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The first step is to talk with your health care team. Your doctor and the nurses, social worker and dietitian at your dialysis center know your specific medical condition. They can tell you if your medical condition will allow for a transplant. They can also tell you about the transplant process and the pros and cons of a transplant. They may also be able to introduce you to someone who has had a transplant.
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Why are there so many people on the transplant waiting list?

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medical advances grow and transplants become a viable and successful option for treating serious conditions, more people continue to be added to the national waiting list. However, the number of donors is not keeping pace with the ever-growing list of people waiting for organs and tissue. Each day, 18 people in the United States die while waiting for organ transplants and every 13 minutes, another person's name is added to the waiting list. Today, more than 92,000 U.S.
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How many people are waiting for an organ transplant?

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There were 1887 people on the official waiting list in November 2007. However, the waiting list is not truly reflective of the scale of the need within Australia. Because the number of donors is so low, thousands of people are not included on the official waiting list until they are in desperate need. No-one knows the true scale of the problem, but far more than 1887 Australians could benefit from a transplant today. Source: Australia and New Zealand Organ Donor Registry (ANZOD).
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What benefits are available to people on dialysis or with a kidney transplant?

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When someone is on dialysis, and during the early years of a kidney transplant, he or she is considered disabled for Social Security Disability purposes, and will also get medicare. To find out more about benefits for people with kidney failure, contact the nearest Social Security office. Or, visit the health care financing administration website, at www.hcfa.gov. Benefits for these conditions are automatic, and the issues are clear.
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Will a kidney transplant solve the problem?

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Yes, if a cystinuric patient receives a kidney from a non-cystinuric donor, that kidney will function normally and will be able to reabsorb cystine from the urine. Unfortunately, a renal transplant is a major procedure with long-term consequences from the medications required to prevent rejection. It is, however, the only option in some instances, but the need for this drastic measure is not common.
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Is a kidney transplant risky?

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However, the success rate for a transplant where the donor is a relative is 98% while a transplant where the donor is a cadaver is 85%. So chances for a successful procedure are quite high.
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How many people are on a waiting list for an organ or tissue transplant?

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any one time, more than 4,000 people are on waiting lists for transplant operations that could enhance or save their lives. Each year, growing numbers of men, women and children die waiting for a transplant because there is a critical shortage of organs and tissues available.
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How many people are currently on the waiting list to receive an organ transplant?

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about 300 candidates yet, the amount of donors does not rise at the same rate. However, a candidate may have more than one registration all at different centers or they may be waiting for more than one organ which will increase the numbers. Since the 20th of September 2005, there are a total of 89,522 candidates waiting and since the 9th of September 2005, there have been only 14,009 transplants from January- June 2005.
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When I receive a transplant how long will the kidney function?

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Predicting transplant function for an individual is difficult as this depends on a number of factors. Survival rates for organ transplants in the India/UK are given in the Transplant Activity report published elsewhere on this website.
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Can I be on the waiting list at two different transplant centers?

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Liver transplant candidates can be listed at more than one transplant center.The allocation of livers for transplantation is done by region. It is not unusual for a patient to be listed at Penn and at a center in another state. You cannot be listed at two centers within one region because we receive organs from the same pool.
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A functioning transplanted kidney is about five times more effective in replacing overall kidney function than dialysis. A transplanted kidney removes wastes from the body and is better at maintaining the correct chemical balance. In addition, most transplant recipients are no longer anemic and are therefore less tired. Having a properly functioning kidney means freedom from the time and travel restraints of dialysis. You will no longer spend several hours a day, three days a week at dialysis.
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A patient's general medical condition is probably more important than their chronological age in deciding whether they are a good candidate for a kidney transplant. The same is true in deciding whether the potential donor is appropriate.
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A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure in which a kidney is removed from one person (donor) and placed into the body of a person suffering from renal failure (recipient), in whom the transplanted kidney can perform all the functions which the patient's own kidneys are not able to perform.
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Will people know I had a hair transplant?

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Immediately following surgery a patient’s recipient area is typically pink with scabs forming around the micro incisions. These hundreds of tiny incisions will heal rapidly within a week to ten days. During the first few days after the surgery a person’s hair transplants will be noticeable if there is no previous hair to mask these temporary scabs. However, most patients feel comfortable being in public without wearing a hat within 5 to 7 days following surgery.
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What is the survival rate of a kidney after transplant?

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The first year survival for a living related kidney donation is about 85-90% for cadaveric is about 80%.
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Why the kidney transplant is the most frequent?

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Because the terminal renal disease that requires transplant is more frequently than diseases of other organs (heart, lung, liver, etc) that can require a similar therapy.
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What are the advantages of a living kidney transplant?

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It has been shown that the chances of a successful transplant are better with living donor organ than with cadaveric kidneys. Patients are spared the often grueling years of waiting spent on hemodialysis (blood cleansing) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Kidney dialysis normally reduces the patient's fitness for work by half, which means changes at the workplace and lower career prospects.
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Who is a candidate for a kidney transplant?

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Any patient whose kidneys have permanently stopped working is a potential candidate for a kidney transplant. However, many factors must be considered in choosing between transplantation and chronic dialysis for a given individual. Among these factors are age, other medical problems, and personal considerations of work and lifestyle. You should discuss the options with your doctor and attempt to obtain as much information as possible in reaching your decision.
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I have had a kidney transplant, can I take Gout cure?

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Generally yes because all of the herbs in Gout cure are good for kidney function. We have quite a few clients under these same circumstances using the product but each individual should consult their physician for monitoring purposes.
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Should I have dialysis or kidney transplant?

Kidney Transplant Center - Frequently Asked Questions
Dialysis is a proven and lifesaving treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Any patient can receive dialysis in the US, regardless of their condition or financial circumstances. Unfortunately, dialysis only provides a small fraction of the essential function kidneys provide. More
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How am I evaluated for kidney transplant?

Kidney Transplant Center - Frequently Asked Questions
The evaluation for transplant candidacy is a thorough process. The purpose is to determine which treatment, dialysis or transplantation, will give the longest life and best health for each patient. More St. Joseph Hospital Kidney Transplant Center has a history of tackling surgical and medical challenges, often accepting patients turned down by other centers.
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How long will I be in the hospital for a kidney transplant?

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The hospital stay for a kidney transplant patient at St. Joseph Hospital can vary between two and ten days. More
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I wonder if most of the people are waiting for something like that?

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Oh well, we are getting complaints by people who are finding the BOINC Wiki too technical, someone even said esoteric, which we may not like to hear but hey: If you guys now start making BOINC a bit less technical, then maybe we can explain how it all works. :) The biggest problem with getting someone to explain it all is that you need someone who is technically a wonder, but knows how to describe everything a-technically.
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