Transplanted organs don't last forever
The average transplanted kidney lasts roughly 9 years, and then they have to come back to dialysis until another is found
The advantage of receiving a transplant is that you no longer need to live like someone with Kidney Failure. You can eat what you like and are free from the restrictions of someone on dialysis.
The disadvantages are mainly to do with the risk of rejection. You have to take medicine every day of your life, and you also need regular check ups to make sure your body isn't starting to reject the kidney. The biggest disadvantage though, would be that you may never get the chance for a transplant at all
Dialysis is much more readily available than Transplants, and it does allow you to live a Relatively normal life, the only thing is you need to maintain a special diet, and have regular, long treatment sessions.
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