Panel Reactive Antibody tests (PRA) are a measure of how likely your immune system is to attack the transplanted organ. These tests fluctuate from month to month: the higher your PRA levels, the more likely your body is to reject the kidney. When these levels get high, we’ll need to treat you with medications to bring them back down.
Wait-list members must abstain from using non-prescription drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. These restrictions are established to create a welcoming environment within your body for when the new kidney is implanted. In order to keep the recipient on the wait-list, we are required by law to ensure compliance to these rules once a month.
Your position on the wait-list is determined, in part, by the severity of your kidney disease. If your condition worsens, there is a possibility that you might get a “bump” up the wait-list, so we'll need to conduct urine and blood tests look at your kidney function.
