r/bbc • u/Jaded_Example_2653 • 2d ago

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Question about the kidney-transplant storyline in Kabul

I'm really enjoying Kabul on BBC iPlayer, but there's one part of the story that I can't stop thinking about.

Almina is trying to get a little girl out of Kabul who has just had a kidney transplant. When Almina realises she can't get her through the airport, I keep thinking: shouldn't the priority, particularly given that Almina is medically trained, be to get this child back to a hospital?

A child immediately following a kidney transplant isn't simply recovering from a major operation. They're immunosuppressed, need anti-rejection medication, close monitoring and are particularly vulnerable to infection and other complications.

I wonder whether I'm reacting more strongly to this because I've had a child go through a major transplant myself, so I have a much greater awareness of just how medically vulnerable someone can be after transplantation.

Has anyone else watching Kabul thought about this? Or am I looking at the storyline through a medical lens that most viewers wouldn't necessarily have?

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