Includes index

Before transplant. When a transplant is needed ; Getting evaluated ; Deciphering the finances ; When a child needs a transplant -- On the Waitlist. Finding a donor ; Being a living donor ; While you wait ; Waiting with your child -- Getting the call. Pack your bags ; In the operating room ; Recovery after surgery ; Pediatric transplant surgery -- Life after transplant. All about your medications ; Adjusting to a new normal ; Healthy for life ; At home with your child ; Through adolescence and beyond ; Your next chapter

"Organ transplantation is one of the great advances in modern medicine, providing a second chance at life for people of all ages. In 2024, a record-setting 48,149 transplants were performed in the United States. Unfortunately, there's still a critical shortage of available organs for transplant. At any given time, more than 100,000 people are awaiting a transplant in the United States. This book was written to help individuals who may be candidates for transplant surgery understand the donation and transplant process and to prepare them for surgery and recover. The book also provides helpful tips for caregivers who play a vital role in all steps of organ transplantation, and it discusses the importance of organ donation and how to donate"-- Provided by publisher

Aqel, Bashar A., editor.

Heimbach, Julie K., editor.

Taner, C. Burcin, editor.

Mayo Clinic, issuing body.

Guide to organ transplant

Organ transplant

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Popular works

Heart -- Transplantation -- Patients -- Popular works

Liver -- Transplantation -- Patients -- Popular works

Kidneys -- Transplantation -- Patients -- Popular works

Informational works.

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