Hey All. Two questions and looking for other peoples experiences.
1. It’s been a hot summer. Sometimes with a breeze thru the house we are comfortable even if the house is at 82 degrees or so. Just wondering since I read that Tacrolimus shouldn’t be s
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The United States Patent Office has issued a patent to Victor Gura, MD, FASN, for a wearable artificial kidney, and the nephrologist said he wants to begin a clinical trial later this year to test the third-generation device.
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Read more…I had a question, does high blood pressure impact your kidney? I've had a sudden increase in protein after a while and my doctors are going to check it out. It might be a med change or a small change of rejection.
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8 Months out Kidney Transplant here. I had a followup Ultrasound Monday and the Kidney is doing great. Unfortunately they found a small (3.2cm) Incisional Hernia.
Bummer but things happen. I'm surprised since I waited until the 12th
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Hope everyone is doing good. I am 3 years post-transplant and recent blood work results were good. I am checking my blood pressure twice a day(once in the morning 9 am and night 8pm) and it fluctuates a lot. My morning BP shows 137/98 while ni
Read more…Hi, This is my 5th year after Transplant .
Not sure why my Creatine level have spike from (100-150) pass 5 years to 240 within 2 months. It may be Chorince rejection then Acute. can anyone share their experince on how to managed this and kind of medi
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I am 2 years post my second kidney transplant. Things have been pretty stable but last month the creatinine started increasing. My doctor did a biopsy and found Mild Anti-Body Mediated Rejection (ABMR). The doctors in India gave me 2 dos
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I hope all of you are doing well during this stressful period.
As we know the second wave of covid 19 is currently going on around the World.
I would like to know if any transplant patients have contacted the virus and how are they currently
Read more…If you have steroid induced diabetes then this may be for you. The key is to prolong the time between prednisolone dose and largest meal as much as possible. Before I used to take prednisolone with tacrolimus in am and by lunch time the two meds woul
Read more…Hi Guys it has been 1 month since my second kidney transplant i am on myfortic 720 twice a day and prograf 3mg twice a day i am still on prednisolone currently 25mg but reducing dose every week.
I have been doing fk506 or trac tests every week now, th
Read more…Did you notice any difference between Imuran and Azathiprine generics?
Read more…Does anyone here take anything to suppress appetite? I have gained TOO MUCH WEIGHT over the last few months and I really want to take off at least 10 pounds. I'm pescatarian, and I notice that I eat lots of carbs in the form of oatmeal, bread, bean
Read more…How do you deal with cellcept stomach issues? I have not tolerated it or myfortic. I need to tolerate it to stop steroid and reduce tacrolimus!
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what blood pressure drug you taking? I have also abnormal heart rythm.
Thanks
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Hello Everyone,
I would like to share my recent experience and how it effected my kidney function. I hope this post will help you with some decision. :)
I went on 1 night backpacking trip on 3 Oct 2020. It was bit strenuous, carried 32 lbs, gained mu
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I'm 5 and 1/2 years post kidney TX and doing great (despite the pandemic). I've never had a flu shot in my life and wondering if most of you take one. I've also only had the flu once about 25 years ago. I'm nervous about getting one this year
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I hope all are well.
Please let me know if any transplant patients are currently taking any vitamins.
I was informed that a lot of people are currently taking Vitamin C, D and Zinc as a precaution for Covid 19 as this can maybe prevent lowe
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