title: Advice to transplant patients? Ask questions.
abstract: Organ transplantation has meant a miraculous prolongation of life for many Iowans. However, this young man's story--sent unsolicited to the editors of Iowa Medicine--illustrates what happens when a patient has unrealistic expectations of what life will be like after a transplant.
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authors.lastname: Lofton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012803:Sick Role