i had a kidney transplant last december and after that i got into snowboarding just to find out last wendsday that it could damage my new kidney they (the docters that is) acted like I would be jumping off of 50 cliffs I may just be 12 but I am not that stupid, and I can’t do BMX or skateboarding or basically stuff with ramps and freestyle . But with my new kidney I am getting WAY more active I need a replacement sport any ideas?
i used to have a G-tube that was in my stomach to get my meds. i could not take them by mouth now i do but the scar is opened and can get infected so i can’t swim in a lot of lakes
12 year lod boy
*old, sorry misspelled it
try water boarding. snow boarding on the water. fall and you land in the water. theres a also a sport where they hook a parachute to you and you waterboard but you fly in the air
how about tennis, runnings, tri-atholon type sports
Congratulations on your new life! This is just a suggestion for you! Instead of you actually participating in the sport, maybe you could become an instructor for others. You didn’t state your age, but most clubs will allow you to be an assistant coach if you are at least 14, and a coach at 18. I know that Little League is always short-handed. My daughter was an assistant in girls softball at 14. You would be spreading your knowledge and experience to many others this way, and surprise yourself with the great “high” you get from the respect and affection you get from the players. Good Luck!
You seem to be an intelligent person so I am sure that you will understand it when I tell you that THE most important thing in your life right now is to take utmost care of your kidney.
Having said that, let me also tell you that my nephrologist once told me that: “There is no point in having a kidney transplant if you are not able to lead a normal life”.
So if sports are what you like, so be it!
But you need to be careful….in the sense that sports with higher risks of injury (i.e. kidney injury) are more or less out. Swimming is out too….but let me tell you that’s going to change in the future. I was also restricted to go into water after my transplant. But once your wound heals, you should be able to go back into the water. (Talk to your nephrologist again on this).
I would not recommend any water boarding though. You might hit the water hard enough to hurt the new kidney because unlike your own old kidneys, the new kidney is not lodged deep inside your body. Hence it is not as protected by your rib cage and abdominal tissues and is pretty vulnerable. (In fact, you place your hand gently over the site of incision, i.e. your scar from the transplant, you will feel a lump. That is your new kidney.) So now I am sure you realize why your doctors are freaked out.
The best thing I would suggest is running. If you want to challenge yourself try cross country or trail running. Carry a cell phone with you. Plenty of water too. You can run competitively. We, transplant patients have our own Olympics. Check out: http://www.kidney.org/transplantation/athletics/index.cfm. Maybe you have enough time to train for next year’s event?
You can try bicycling too. A hilly terrain will offer plenty of challenge.
Whatever, you try, make sure you start slow. You don’t want to overexert the very first couple of times. It takes close to a year for your body to completely recover from a transplant. So you need to be patient. I know if is a lot of responsibility to be careful and not carefree at age 12. But, if you don’t take care of your new kidney, and you second innings at life, who will?
Good Luck!!