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Remember the video of young Ari's learning about his new heart featured in recent  issues here?  (if not, his life story is detaile

Thank you for the Donations

Thank you so much for the donations. Each month, it costs $60.00 to operate TransplantFriends.com We greatly appreciate all support!

Fever

Hello Everyone,I am 1 yr post tx. I have recently been feeling unwell . Lots of fatique , tiredness and bodyache. Also feeling feverish and body chills. I am taking paracetamol for it . It does gets better with it but once the effect wears off , I st

Help My Friend

Hi Everyone!

I need your help, please read my friend letter, and if you can, help us.

"Dear all! I am looking for anyone who has undergone transplant amid high DSA readings. I have had my first full pulmonary transplantation in March 2014, but the orga

Scientists speculate they have found the cause of organ rejection

Researchers Think They've Found The Cause Of Organ Rejection In Transplant Patients

Anyone on Tacrolimus/Prograf using CBD oil?

Does anyone here on Tacro use CBD oil to alleviate other issues? Everything I've read about CBD oil online makes it sound very benign, but my transplant pharmacist found a study showing that CBD inhibits a liver enzyme needed to metabolize Tacro, mea

Belatacept Improves Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Immunosuppression regimens based on belatacept rather than cyclosporine are associated with better 7-year outcomes among kidney transplant recipients, according to final results from BENEFIT, a phase 3 study.

Results showed a significant 43% reductio

India's first womb transplants: Both recipients and donors doing well

New Delhi: The two women who underwent a uterus transplant at Pune's Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI) few days back are said to be doing well, having shown no sign of organ rejection.

India performs it's First Womb Transplant - Zee News

CMV Virus

Hey everyone. I'm 27. I just received a kidney and pancreas transplant in December 2017. It's been about 5 months since transplant. I'm now having issues with my cmv level raising for the first time. They are wanting me to do the research with the or

Incompatible kidney transplant

Incompatible transplant and their risk

What Effect Will "Trump Care (AHCA)" have on Transplant Medicine ?

Hi All,

At the risk of "opening a can of worms," I will be posting and seeking your opinion about the new American Health Care Act or "Trump Care" as it makes it's way through Congress.  This bill has passed through the House of Representatives yeste

Vacationing limitation style

2016 and 2017, three of my highschool friends and I turned 60...trying not to pay attention to numbers is challenging for those of us whose lives depend on "good" numbers. Anyway, back to my HS friends. We decided to go to Hawaii this April to celebr

Everyday life with a transplant

Hi all - I got in touch last year about an art project I’m working on that explores the long-lasting impact of transplantation. We previously did a couple of workshops that were fantastic, but I’d like to now follow them up with some one-to-one inter

Help to regain Cystic Fibrosis care.

Dear Friends 

We are together. Let us uplift our community and be thankful. In spite of what I experienced. Here is the scoop.

A powerful doctor kicked me out of the CF program.  The doctor did this when I asked 

a question about my pain after lung tx.

Facing the Giants in 2015

I started this year with a new job here in Berlin. I was looking forward to this. We moved here in December 2014. I had no idea what will be happening in this year and what was lying ahead.

My Sickness – First Giant

I became sick and was eventually 71

Behold the God we serve

In Mid February 2015 I became sick with flu which turned over into lung infection. On 10th March I was admitted to hospital. I went through so many tests that we lost count. The doctor’s diagnosis was "Unknown Acute Liver Failure" as they could not e

Chronic severe anemia after kidney transplant- my 'cure' found after 2 years

I just wanted to write to share some good/interesting news, in case it might be relevant for anyone here struggling with post-transplant anemia. I had my second transplant over two years and I've only ever been able to reach a hemoglobin of 9 with Ep

Artificial Kidney Candidates Being Sought by UCSF

Hi All,

UCSF is looking for support and signing up possible ESRD candidates for the implantable artificial kidney program.  Though we all thought this might never happen, it is!  We are witnessing a great leap in organ transplantation and the dawning

Who are the Super - Bugs that want us for dinner?

In case you were wondering, here are some of the most deadly bacteria/viruses that have set up shop in our world.

CBS NEWS Photo gallery

Hello

Hi, Im dropping in to say hello.  Its been a long time.  So much so that I dont recognize most of the names here.  That is a good thing as it seems many are reaching out for support.  I have been listed for transplant of the liver for well over 10 ye