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Protect kidney from tacrolimus damage

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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?

Do you have to take prograf in equally divided doses?

Hi. Do you have to take prograf in equally divided doses? For example can you take 2 mg morning and 1 mg night or you have to take 1.5 mg and 1.5 mg am pm?

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Prednisolone 20 mg long term

Hi everyone.

Anyone taking more than 10 mg of prednisolone long term? How are you coping with side effects and why are you taking long term? I have been put on 20 mg since 4 months for rejection.

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Imuran how long to work?

Hey everyone. Thanks for the add.

How long for azathioprine to work for immunosuppression? I was changed from cellcept to azathioprine. I am on 100 mg once with advagraf and prednisolone.

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ganciclovir-resistant CMVHI,

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Has anyone out there developed ganciclovir-resistant CMV ? If so, were you treated with Foscarnet? I would be very interested to know what your experience with Foscarnet was like; how you tolerated it, howl long it took for the CMV to clear, how l

What are the causes and treatment of belly bloating after transplant?

Hey der ..hope u all doing well... I'm 8months post renal transplant i have the severe issue of bloated belly nd discomfort is anyone else experieces the same? Its very embarrassing to mingle with people with bloated fat belly now I have started to a

Excessively oily skin? Maybe due to cyclosporine

I want to share this experience to help those who have the same problem. During 20 years of transplant I had the skin with excessive greasiness.

All this time I have gone to many dermatologists and tried many methods and medications in order to solve

Night sweats, Eyes all from meds?

Yes, Hello, I am Michelle, I had a kidney transplant 1 year ago. I am on the anti-rejection meds. I have a go round with them. But continue. I have a black spot when I look out of my left eye. Been to the doctor, but know that this is a side effect o