Frequently Asked Questions

• About the Pancreas
• Is a Pancreas Transplant my only option?
• How do I Become a Candidate?
• Whom Can I Turn to for Help?
• How Will Doctors Find a Pancreas for Me?
• What Happens When a Cadaveric Pancreas Becomes Available?
• What Happens After Surgery?
• Going Home
• How Organ Matching Works

Before the Surgery

• Evaluation: Pretransplant and Histocompatibility Laboratory Tests
• Indications for Pancreas Transplantation
• Waiting Before a Transplant

During the Surgery

• The Pancreas Transplant Procedure

After the Surgery

• Postoperative Care
• Discharge Planning
• After Transplant Clinic Visits
• Home Monitoring
• What is Rejection?
• Complications
• Living Arrangements

Medications

• Medication Rules, Tips and Guidelines
• Azathioprine (Imuran)
• Cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimune, Cylosporine A, Gengraf)
• Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept)
• OKT3
• Prednisone (Deltasone)
• Sirolimus (Rapamune)
• Tacrolimus (Prograf, FK506)
• Thymoglobulin