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Are there any nurses, sonographers, surgical techs, surgeons, etc. out there with transplants?

I am thinking of changing careers.  Considering nursing, but it seems like it might be risky as far as bodily fluids, contagious illnesses, viruses, etc.  How many of you out there work in this field and especially how many of you work in the hospita

Managing Your Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak

The National Kidney Fund has published a guide for Tx recipients and candidates to survive the current pandemic. This information is useful for all organ Tx recipients. Please take a look!

NFK info

Will we Learn from History...or are we Doomed to Repeat it?

All nations must deal with the Coronovirus equally and some amazing facts are emerging due to the world-wide economic slow down. Many employment positions have changed to allow workers to stay at home. These positions may never return as they were, a

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

Coronavirus - What You Need to Know!

Buy now you all must have heard about a new health threat, Coronavirus, infecting and rapidly spreading throughout the world. This virus is a particularly dangerous infection for the elderly and immune suppressed, lucky us! This discussion seeks to p

Baseline Creatinine

I'm sure I've asked this before, but what is the usual timeframe for a transplant patient to reach a creatinine baseline?   It will be 1 year in Febuary since I had mine, and I've had levels run from 1.35 to 2.02.  My last labs  creatinine was at 1.9

dizziness and headaches

I'm almost a year from my kidney transplant, and have begun to have headaches and dizzy spells, especially after sleeping a while. Will this get better?   I feel like someone that's had too much to drink when the dizzy spells start.

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?

Funny taste in mouth

Hi,

Im almost a year into my kidney transplant, and am on the usual meds like Prednisone, etc.    Ive noticed over the past 2 months that my sense of taste isn't what it use to be, with almost no taste at the front of my tounge. Can this be a med side

20th Anniversary of my Liver Transplant Today

It's been a long journey to 20 years but not very bumpy. I have been blessed with relatively good health over all these years. I never ever thought I would live this long approaching 73 y/o the first of next year. We only eat organic food and I am tr

Reversing Osteoporosis with the mineral strontium

I had 2 bone scans 6 months apart in 2017, and the osteoporosis was only getting worse.  I was taking magnesium, 4,000 IU Vitamin D3, vitamin K, exercise,  anything I could find which was supposed to stop the progression of bone loss. I was sent to a

Bloated stomach

Hi... After one year of post kidney transplant I'm still suffering from bloated tummy which is quite embarrassing. Is anyone else going through this? Pls tell me the reason for this n how to treat it.Regards.

Sana

Kidney Transplant Feeling Tired All Time

 I had a kidney transplant on August 1, 2019 its been 2 months now.  The doctors are trying to control my CMV (Cytomegalovirus) and the doctors put me on Valganciclovir (Valcyte) to control it. Also they put on Prednisone. When I got the Kidney Trans

where can transplant lungs? hard case of IPF

Hello, my father, 70 year old living in Israel, is badly ill with IPF. Barely can make any effort, uses oxygen for most of the day time. A steap decrease in the last months.

He now makes all the tests required for entering the waiting list of lungs tr

Trump Orders Overhaul of Long-Standing Approach to Kidney Care

Trump Orders Overhaul of Long-Standing Approach to Kidney Care

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