WARWICK man Cameron Stevens has had two kidney transplants in the past 10 years and has his dad and now mum to thank for it.

In Brisbane for monitoring, Cameron said he was grateful to them both for saving his quality of life.

Cameron's mother, Sue, said she was feeling fine after her side of the transplant, "just a little tender and sore but getting better every day".

"I wanted to be tested straight away. Once Cameron started dialysis we knew that he would need a new kidney ASAP and I started getting the tests done to determine compatability.

"It means everything to me to be able to do this for Cam. For him to have a normal life with his wife and children, that's why I wanted to do this."

At five years old Cameron was diagnosed with urethral reflux, a condition that causes the backward flow of urine from the bladder to the kidneys and causes infection and long-term damage.

As a result Cameron and his kidneys would need to be monitored carefully, at least once a month over the next 20 years.

In 2005 Cameron received his first kidney transplant, from his father, Murray.

A year later Cameron suffered a rejection epsiode, which was settled with new medication but led to his contraction of Type 2 diabetes.

In early 2014 the transplanted kidney started to fail and showed signs of rejection.

Cameron's wife Jackie said doctors held off on requesting Cameron undergo dialysis as long as possible.

"We were expecting our second child at the time and we were were hoping to have Cam be able to go without dialysis until after Maggie was born, so he could be present for the birth," she said.

Maggie was born in October in 2014 and Cameron started dialysis on December 23 that year.

For the first three months of 2015 Cameron went to Toowoomba three days a week for dialysis and training on how to use the machine.

While waiting for a transplant, Cameron treated himself in hospital and would spend six hours in bed each day, three days a week.

"Cameron said he was very grateful for the TV and the Summer of Cricket but became a little bit to addicted to daytime cooking shows," Jackie said.

The ordeal has placed a financial burden on the family and Jackie said Cameron's absence was being felt at home.

"Maggie is not quite old enough to know exactly what is going on but Charlotte really misses her Daddy," she said.

Cameron's second kidney transplant took place in Brisbane on February 18.

Jackie said that there have been a few little scares and issues since the transplant.

Cameron has had seven blood transfusions in the past two weeks and doctors are concerned about his levels of creatinine - a byproduct of muscle metabolism - which are a little higher than they would like, she said.

Elevated creatinine level signifies impaired kidney function or kidney disease, which could mean early signs that the body is rejecting the transplanted kidney.

Cameron said: "The doctors and nurses on the ward 4BT at Princess Alexandra are absolutely fantastic.

"You wouldn't find a better group of people to care for you.

"I actually have four of the same nurses who were here for the first transplant 12 years ago."

Cameron said after hearing of 13 transplants over the past few days, he realised just how critical organ donors are to people in need.

Cameron said he was still feeling pretty tender but feeling good and positive. He expects to be staying in Brisbane another couple of months for monitoring if all goes well.