What is it really like?

Hi everyone ~ I'm new to posting here so I'm sorry for any mistakes!

I'm due for a kidney transplant soon and know very little about how to prepare. The life long financial burden, the medication side effects, the body image issues- these are things I assume will be a huge part of life afterwards and I would appreciate hearing directly from people that have gone through it.

(I'm still very young and my condition will likely come back to affect the new kidney after transplant, so I know not all experiences will apply to me)

So what is it really like? I imagine life is different forever. Especially if anyone has other underlying conditions that couldn't be fixed by transplant, I would really appreciate any insight.