BEFORE AND AFTER TRANSPLANTATION
- Questions.
What kind of life lead to the transplant? Transplant patients taking it over after the intervention, to work, travel, sports. The subjects of childbearing age can have children and young women may be transplanted to complete a pregnancy. Now the cases of rejection are increasingly rare and controllable with medication.
What kind of tests I will be done before the transplant? Common to all are the blood samples to assess basic immunology and screening, an electrocardiogram, a chest radiograph in addition to specific assessments that depend on the type of transplant should be undertaken and the conditions of the recipient.
How long will I be in hospital? Depends the clinical course and type of transplant. The average hospital stay is less than one week.
How long will the operation? It differs from organ to organ. For the kidney about two hours for other transplants from four to eight hours.
How long does it take to get into shape after a transplant? If the course is usually set in a few weeks you revert to a complete physical and functional rehabilitation.
What happens if my body rejects the transplanted organ? The rejection is possible that when an event occurs requiring a adequate and specific drug treatment. Generally you can not cope with rejection, but when this is not possible to require a second transplant.
When I get back to work? E 'an extremely subjective and depends on the type of transplant performed but also the resilience of each of us. If there are no complications, usually within a couple of months you are in physical condition for a complete social reintegration.
I'll have to change my eating habits after the transplant? No, generally is not absolutely necessary, one must only follow the advice of any physicians.
I can perform physical activity after the transplant? Absolutely, the graft returns to a completely normal life. There are also transplanted in sports at a competitive level.
can resume normal sexual activity after the transplant? Yes, there are transplanted patients who have had several pregnancies after transplantation.
How often should we go to the hospital? controls depend on the clinical course. They are generally more frequent in the first weeks and then drops to less frequent checks as it passes time. Generally it is not always necessary to go back in the hospital where the transplant was performed if not regularly and as indicated by treating physicians.
What I have to take medications after the transplant? And what are the side effects? Today we have access to many immunosuppressive drugs, each of which has its own specificity and, regardless of the types of drugs that are prescribed, you should take a regular basis in order to avoid rejection. All drugs have side effects that are, however, fewer and better tolerated.
Transplantation and sport
It is now widely dimostrato che gli individui che sono stati sottoposti a trapianto di organo possono recuperare una buona qualità di vita e da sempre l’attività sportiva rappresenta, per molti trapiantati, un percorso di recupero e benessere, ma anche un mezzo per testimoniare l’efficacia del trapianto. Riappropriarsi della funzionalità del proprio corpo dopo un trapianto d’organo rappresenta una tappa fondamentale e praticare un’attività fisica e sportiva contribuisce notevolmente a raggiungere questo obiettivo. Lo sport può, quindi, fungere da terapia ed è fondamentale anche per sentirsi meglio a livello psichico.Esistono numerosi sport che possono essere praticati per svago dai trapiantati, come il nuoto, il jogging, la ginnastica, cross-country skiing, etc., but if followed carefully by your doctor, transplant recipients may also play sports at a competitive level by participating in competitions and events and achieving excellent results.
Source Information National Transplant Center - Ministry of Health - Rome
