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Horst Kruessmann, 72, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2010. It affected the kidney function over a period of time that eventually led to chronic renal failure (Type 4) in 2016. At the time, his creatinine levels were around 4 milligrams (mg) per deciliter (dL), about 3 fold than the normal range.

Upon visiting the doctor for consultation, Horst was informed that his kidney function has deteriorated and was advised to undergo a renal transplant procedure.

Having worked and stayed in Kenya for a long time before, Horst first looked for kidney transplant surgery options there itself. Horst’s wife, Claudia Boke Chacha, was his donor. However, the challenge was that the length of the renal vein of his wife (donor) was short as per the DTPA scan. This is why the surgeons in Kenya were skeptical about performing the surgery. So, Horst and Claudia started to look online to find better medical facilities overseas for kidney transplant surgery. Through the online search, he came across MediGence and connected with them by filling the inquiry form on MediGence website.

MediGence’s responsiveness to his queries from time to time with the most accurate information led Horst to choose MediGence as his medical tourism facilitator for his treatment overseas.

Reviewing the recommendations of expert surgeons and hospitals as shared by the MediGence team, Horst chose his surgery to be done by Dr. Amit K Dewra, Kidney Transplant Surgeon and Dr. Anil Prasad Bhatt, Nephrologist at Jaypee Hospital in Noida, India. To clear his concerns, the team even arranged a telephonic consultation with Dr. Dewra before they traveled.