All About Life-Saving Organ Transplants

7. Recovery and Prognosis

Immediate relief of chronic symptoms is often experienced immediately following a successful transplant, but the procedures are still major surgeries with a high risk of complications. Full recovery may take up to six months, and lifelong medical treatment and monitoring are required. Most organ recipients can resume life as normal in the absence of the disease or symptoms that previously limited their activities. Though rejection and complications of the transplant are possible, studies demonstrate a high rate of survival five years following most organ transplants.