u/Junglekamangal

I come from a family with a pretty brutal pattern — at a certain age, kidneys just start failing. It’s not one or two cases… it’s across generations. We’ve had more than 10 transplants within the same family.

At this point, there’s literally no one left with two untouched kidneys. Everyone is either a donor or a recipient.

I had my transplant, and it gave me 8 good years. Grateful for that time. But now I’m back on dialysis.

Not really sure what I’m looking for here — maybe just to put this out somewhere people might understand. If anyone’s dealt with something similar, especially strong genetic patterns like this, I’d really like to hear how you’re coping — physically or mentally.