Kidney Transplant Symptoms
The symptoms of kidney failure vary widely by cause of the kidney failure, severity of the condition, and the other body systems that are affected.

• Most people have no symptoms at all in the early stages of the disease, because the kidneys are able to compensate so well for the early impairments in the their function. Others have symptoms that are mild, subtle, or vague.
   

• Generally, obvious symptoms appear only when the condition has become severe or even critical.
   

• Kidney failure is not painful, even when severe, although there may be pain from damage to other systems.
   

• Some types of kidney failure cause fluid retention. However, severe dehydration (fluid deficiency) can also cause kidney failure.
   

• Fluid retention - Puffiness, swelling of arms and legs, shortness of breath (due to fluid collection in the lungs, called pulmonary edema)
   

• Dehydration - Thirst, rapid heart rate (tachycardia), dry mucous membranes (such as inside the mouth and nose), feeling weak or lethargic

Kidney Transplant Medical Treatment
The most critical part of kidney transplantation is preventing rejection of the graft kidney.

• Different transplant centers use different drug combinations to fight rejection of a transplanted kidney.
   

•  The drugs work by suppressing your immune system, which is programmed to reject anything "foreign," such as a new organ.
   

• Like any medication, these drugs can have unpleasant side effects.
   

• Some of the most common immune-suppressing drugs used in transplantation are described here.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

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