In Europe, the cold, the rain, the low temperatures and short sunny periods do not encourage travelling. The better destinations include the ski resorts in the Alps and the Pyrenees (France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Spain) or for those who feel the cold more Andalusia still has reasonable sunshine.
Fifty percent of kidneys from a living donor still function after 16 to 20 years, and with organs from deceased donors, a transplanted kidney should last 8 to 10 years.
At about the third year following transplant, damage to the graft (transplanted kidney) can be seen, caused by the immunosuppressant drugs. Over 85 percent of transplant patients take tacrolimus (prograf), a calcineurin inhibitor, a drug extremely effective in preventing rejection but harsh on the graft.osted on April 3, 2012 by Vicki. Curious folks ask me how long I can live with a transplanted kidney. Assuming no accident occurs to shorten life, I will live longer than the median three years of a dialysis patient but not as long as someone like me but without kidney disease.