Amid all the cautious optimism surrounding Lamar Odom’s unexpected recovery, the former Lakers and Clippers forward also will likely face some even heftier challenges.
Odom will likely need a kidney transplant, according to multiple sources familiar with his recovery. Ever since being hospitalized last week after becoming unresponsive at a Las Vegas brothel, Odom has received daily kidney dialysis treatment.
Odom is expected to need months of dialysis and physical therapy, sources said. But for patients with end stage kidney failure, dialysis does not improve the condition of the actual kidney.