Swift Path to Kidney Transplant, After a Decade of Kidney Disease
Treatment TermsKidney diseaseKidney transplant
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At age 27, Barb Lavalette learned she had a disease that, over time, could severely damage her kidney function. For more than a decade, she managed her kidney disease and built a life and family. Then her kidneys began to fail rapidly and she was placed on the transplant waitlist at Duke. Fortunately, her wait was shorter than most.
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Medically Reviewed DateTuesday, March 5, 2019
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mf205 at duke.edu Source Type: news