Which concerns can you enquire about?
For a kidney transplant enquiry, explain current kidney care, available dialysis information, previous operations and the donor situation. Donor assessment is an independent process with required legal checks. Ask how recipient and donor expenses, later medicines, investigations and monitoring at home are itemised. This site does not source donors.
- Advanced kidney failure
- Enquiries from a patient on dialysis
- Donor assessment
- Review after a previous transplant
Which approaches may be discussed?
- Nephrology care and dialysis planning
- Individual transplant assessment
- Legal authorisation and donor review
- Continuing medicines and long-term monitoring
These are possible pathways for understanding the topic, not prescriptions. Not every option suits every patient or is available at every hospital. Discuss the purpose, benefits, risks, alternatives and consequences of no treatment with the specialist.
How do assessment and treatment begin?
The specialist first reviews existing reports and treatment history. An in-person or remote consultation is then considered. Original images or samples may need review, and further assessment is sometimes necessary. The document list below does not mean you should arrange every investigation: the doctor selects what is appropriate for your case.
Existing records to prepare
- Nephrologist’s report
- Tests: creatinine, blood group of patient and donor
- Kidney ultrasound; CT angiography of the donor if available
- Dialysis details: how often and since when
Prepare records you already have. Do not order the listed tests yourself. Ask the hospital which documents and imaging formats are needed for review.
Questions for your specialist
- How will donor suitability and authorisation be assessed?
- How will post-transplant medicines and long-term follow-up be arranged?
What affects price and timing?
Costs depend on diagnostic complexity, further assessment, the approach, implants or medicines, room choice and monitoring. Hospital admission days and total time in India are different. Ask separately about repeat appointments, rehabilitation and medicines at home. A preliminary offer before examination is not a final bill.
- Included services and exclusions
- Implants, medicines, ICU and additional tests
- Expected stay and the cost of extra days
- Payment, cancellation and refund terms
How to read a hospital estimate and compare offers
Recovery and continuing care
Before leaving, obtain written medicine instructions, movement and dietary restrictions, review dates and records. Confirm fitness to fly with the treating team. Ask which symptoms require urgent local care. Maya coordinates agreed interpretation and return appointments.
Returning home after treatment and planning follow-up
Your next step
Within the agreed hospital programme, our service is funded through hospital arrangements. Confirm coverage in writing. Treatment, medical consultations, medicines, visas, flights and accommodation may be charged separately.
Helpful pages
How to prepare your medical records
A second medical opinion from a specialist in India
Medicine safety during treatment in India
Flying after treatment: planning the journey home
Transplantation: clarify donor and documentation requirements
Maya discounts — operations and medicines
Before surgery in India: what to agree with your doctor
Biopsy, pathology and imaging: why does the hospital ask?

