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What do you think?

Hello, everyone.  I apologize in advance for the repetition of the beginning of this story.  Please bear with me.

I am almost 7 years post kidney transplant.  I am lucky in that I have not had any problems, really.  I take the usual cocktail of meds (

Not feeling so great

Hello all - 

I'm approaching my 1 year anniversary of my kidney transplant at the end of this month. 

Everyone told me how great I was going to feel not being in renal failure  so I've hung in there  thinking it's going to get better "soon" .  But that

TACROLIMUS LEVEL going down And Creatinine going up

Hello Friends, 

I had my transplant in OCT 2012.  Everything was good til last 2 quarterly blood work. 

Somehow TACROLIMUS LEVEL going down <2.0 ng/mL  And Creatinine going up 1.27 mg/dL.  Any idea why this is happening ? is this early sign of rejectio

Peripheral Neuropathy - 6 years post kidney transplant

Hi Everyone,

     I am a 57 year old guy,  6 years post kidney transplant - living related donation from my amazing sister - and I am just now getting mild to moderate symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.  Numbness, burning, tingling and some loss of co

cost of Plasmapheresis in India?

Hi All,
I'm facing mild rejection.

Does anyone know the cost of single session of Plasmapheresis in India?

Also the cost of IVIG and Rituximab?
Thanks

depression?

Hi friends, I've been feeling sad and down for the last two weeks... I've been anxious and worried. I think I am depressed but I never used to feel this way before.

could it be some medications? What can I do to feel better?

I am on

prograf 10 mg

cellce

Oral Ulcer

My Kidney transplant was 7 months back.  All values were normal on the montly follow ups. Now I have 3 painful ulcers on the toungue and difficult to have food.

I have 1000 mg MMF 2 times, Perdinisone 10 mg and 1 mg Tacrolimus 2 times. Tac value 9 and

Stinging sensation

 I had a kidney transplant a little over a year ago. I have been having this stinging pain at the bottom of the scar where my kidney is. I'm worried it's from holding my urine. I have to drink alot more water then most and find myself holding my urin

Transplant surgery scheduled for 10/23

I recently joined transplant friends as I am scheduled for a kidney transplant on October 23rd at Mayo Clinic. I have PKD and on my latest labs my creatinine is 4.93 and GFR is 12, so I am ready!! My sister is donating her kidney and has been amazing

TDS level for a Kidney transplant patient.

What should be TDS level of drinking water for a kidney transplant patient?? I am drinking Kinley packed water. Today I measures its TDS and I am surprised to see the reading, it only measures 19.

Please suggest.

Manoj Singh

Antihbs of 16...sex with hep b person?

Hi,

I am a kidney transplant patient for 2 years now...my partner (met recently since transplant) is hep b positive...Ii was vaccinated two years back and I recently checked my antihbs level and it is 16...is it ok to have sex with him? Am I at risk o