Organ transplantation in India is saving lives of patients across the globe

How chronic kidney disease leads to kidney failure?

Dialysis is not the cure for kidney failure. The only effective treatment for kidney failure is kidney transplantation. 

The results of organ transplantation in India, including kidney transplantation, are as good as in any other developed country.

Let’s share the experience of one of our patients.

Samuel is a 52-year-old owner of a tour and travel company in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has been running his business for the past 25 years. He has a pretty wife and two kids, both of them studying in the USA.

Samuel’s dream is to become a very successful businessman in his country, and he wanted to have a long vacation in Europe with his wife. 

Samuel was so busy in his business that he compromised his health and worked for hours without caring for his health. He also had the bad habits of smoking and drinking alcohol. One day when he was getting ready for his work, he fainted. His wife Laura called their family doctor for a checkup. The doctor advised Laura to have a full-body health checkup to find out the root cause.  

The next day Samuel went to the hospital to have the checkup done. 

Reports came, and his creatinine level was 6, which indicates severe kidney damage. The doctor suggested him for weekly dialysis and medication. 

After a few years, the decline of kidney function was gradual but continual. His wife, Laura, had seen this decline first-hand, was heartbroken to watch her husband suffer, and was willing to do anything possible to save her life.

One of the most visible signs of Samual’s illness was the swelling of his limbs that affects many patients with kidney disease.

Samuel was getting his dialysis done regularly, but he knew that a kidney transplant was his best option for recovery, as his kidney functioning had reduced at three percent.

His research understood that dialysis was only a supportive therapy for kidney disease symptoms and not a cure for the disease itself. Without a transplant, dialysis must be done a few times each week for life.

To save the life of Samuel both of his sons were willing to donate their kidneys to his father. They both were very informative and brave. They did HLA match testing, and the elder child’s kidney was declared suitable for transplant. 

Samuel’s wife Laura had done very well research on kidney transplantation options in different countries. Her sons checked in the USA, and she also explored India, Thailand, and Singapore. Being an educated family, their concern was to create a perfect balance in the success rate and affordable cost. During that stage, she got in touch with MedicoExperts, and the team helped her to make the right and informed decision. 

They eventually selected India to conduct the transplantation. MedicoExperts patient care executive helped her further to zero down the doctor and hospital as per her budgets and concerns. The family consulted with three doctors, one from Delhi, One from Mumbai, and one from Bangalore, sitting there in Addis. 

After a few weeks of the decision, all the documentation work was done, and she traveled to India with her husband and elder son. 

Samuels got admitted, an evaluation was performed, and finally, the transplant day came after all the paperwork in India. Laura was in a deep panic as her two important family members were being prepared for the surgery. 

She was absolutely relieved listening to the news that the surgery was successful and both his son and husband were fine. Samuel was given anti-rejection injections after the surgery. The doctors and their team took good care and monitored the progress very diligently. 

After three weeks, Samuel got discharged. The doctor had asked him to stay in India for one more month to monitor Samuel’s progress. Laura was very happy with the whole process.

After four months, Samuel was back in his rhythm without any tiredness and weakness. No dialysis anymore.  

There are many case studies of so many patients where families got a second lease of life with skillful surgeries and favorable outcomes. 

Now let’s understand in detail about organ transplants.