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Completed 4 years of kidney transplant :)

Hello everyone, 

Today I have completed 4 years of kidney transplant.  All is well so far, kdiney stabled with creatinine 1.1 since 3 years.  

God is so kind , keep smiling.  

Pain in side after kidney transplant

I'm 6 months post transplant (on my right side) and I continue to have deep aching pain on that side. The strange thing is that after going to bed, I will wake up to go pee and there's no pain in that side, but as soon as I'm done the ache comes back

Rhubarb extract safe post kidney tx?

I had a kidney transplant a little over a year ago and all has been well. 

However, I've recently begun having horrible hot flashes, day & night. The night hot flashes are keeping me awake all hours and I'm feeling really run down. This has been going

Muscle and nerve pain 6 months after kidney transplant

I had my kidney transplant 2/8/19.  Since April I have had days where my right side (where the new kidney is) will ache, some days worse than others. Even now 6 months later I still have spells where it aches for a day or so, will stop, then start ag

Worried about kidney damage after transplant

I had a kidney transplant on 2/8/19. I have had one rejection episode ( in May) the doctor called "borderline" after a biopsy. At the time my serum creatinine was 2.4. After Predisone treatment it dropped to 1.5 on 6/3/19. Between then and 7/22/19 it

Optimal protein intake

Hello folks, 

I have a strong curiosity in regards in max protein intake. Having a kidney transplant I'm well versed in how contradicting high amounts can be, but I'm also aware of how low intake can have negative effects as well.i do exercise regular

High Serum TAC Levels

I am 15 months post renal transplant. Things are progressing well. The only issue is that my TAC level remains between 8 to 9. At this stage it should be around 6. I am on 0.5 mg BD dose of tacrolimus (Prograf). The tx team is hesitant in reducing th

Allosure test for "donor derived DNA" in blood to predict rejection

Have any of you had this test? My creatinine level started going up and doc ordered this test called "dd cfDNA".  Anything below 1.0% is considered good.  My level was 1.2%.  Kidney transplant 6/11/2017.  I'm sure my nurse will call tomorrow (6/26/19

DHEA ?

Hello, 

Anyone tried DHEA after kidney transplant ? I am thinking to start as I feel tired all the time. 

Thanks

Amit