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hemoglobin Levels

I'm 3+ years with my transplant. My hemoglobin levels have been low before and after. Averaging 1o.3 with a few 8 and 9 readings. I am currently getting Procrit injections every 2 weeks of 10,000 units. are there any tricks to getting my levels up? I

Elevated Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio

I have been a multivisceral transplant recipient for more than fourteen years during which I have been on Prograf.  My kidney function according to my monthly transplant blood work has been good relative to my history, a creatinine of about .9 or so,

Going to work

Hello all,

I am 4+ years on my kidney transplant. I am thankful to my mom who was my donor and to God to give me gift of live again. I work for Doctors surgery and have been off from work  for over 3 weeks to avoid getting the virus. My employer ha

Feeling blessed to be Alive

lHello Friends,

Hope all of you have been staying safe indoors. We all have been through our life while having our transplant done . That has eventually made us learn to be strong and thankful for  everything little thing that touches our life . This

Vitamin c

How much vitamin c is allowed for a kidney transplant recipient - pediatric in particular ?

Pediatric Kidney transplant recipient parents

HI , 

My son is 8 years now and had kidney transplant when he was 2 for Nephrotic syndrome. I am looking for parents of other kidney tranplant kids to connect with here.... 

Prograf to Belatacept

Hello, 

Due to uncontrolled prograf level for over a year now, my doctor decided to switch me from Prograf to  Belatacept. 

I wanted to check how are you feeling after switching from Prograf to Belatacept  ? 

I see many posts regarding Belatacept here a

Psychological effects of rejection

Are there any psychological issues when having an organ rejection? Do you feel depressed, pessimistic, discouraged etc?

Protect kidney from tacrolimus damage

Hi.

Is there any medication or supplement to protect kidney from tacrolimus damage?

Shingles after renal transplant

Hi.. All

I'm 1 yr post renal transplant now i have got shingles ie. Herpes zoster I'm on acivir 800mg but i want to know am i contagious to others as its just one painful rash approx one inch. And is it treatable when on immunosuppressive drugs? Pls d

Immunomodulators vs immunosuppression?

I read azathioprine is an immunomodulator. This means it is not immunosuppression? What is the difference?