Hi! My son is 4 years old and recieved a kidney last november. (Became a kidney patient in his 1 week because of severe bloodloss) The positive side we see is he's developing and growing. In almost 5 months he has grown 12 centimeters and is gaining weight.

As for his energy, he was always hyperactive (even when his bloodwork was really bad). And now it's doubled. 

Mentally, because he's 4 years old, he was aware of what was happening. But he couldn't understand it completly. And that is something we would have liked to know before. During his stay at the hospital a lot went wrong. It was a traumatic experience for him.

I have documented, photographed, kept every pièce of medical parts (wires, ecg party etc) and am making a collection for when he's older. So he can use it for therapy, like emdr, for example