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Prograf to Belatacept

Hello, 

Due to uncontrolled prograf level for over a year now, my doctor decided to switch me from Prograf to  Belatacept. 

I wanted to check how are you feeling after switching from Prograf to Belatacept  ? 

I see many posts regarding Belatacept here a

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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Envarsus XR

Hi Friends! Has anyone made the switch from Tacrolimus to Envarsus XR post kidney transplant? I am switching over today and wondered how others have done given the Tacrolimus shortage. Side effects? Trough levels?I am 3 years post tx

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Plasmapherisis

Dear friends,

Has anyone had plasmapherisis before transplant for a positive antibody Transplant? What's your experience.

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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Immunosuppressant drug - Sirolimus/ Everolimus

Recently i just went to visit my nephrologist and she suggested me to change the Cyclosporine to Sirolimus/ Everolimus as i encounter some of the side effects of Cyclosporine like tremors, hypertension and etc...Did anyone taking Sirolimus/ Everolimu

Melanoma- Skin disease

Melanoma isn't actually skin malignancy it is a kind of skin disease creates in the cells of the melanocytes. Melanocytes are the cells that generate melanin. Melanin is the fixing answerable for the skin tones.

What you know more about melanoma?

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Slightly increase creatinine

My transplant 21/3/2018

My baseline creatinine 1.1

Now after 20 months i started my work,which is not hard but I have to walk here and there for my work.my field work is 7 hour's daily

After starting my work my creatinine is 1.25

Please tell me reason Fr

Foods that can't take for post kidney transplant patient

As told  by the dietition, post kidney transplant patient is not allow to take the grapefruit, pomelo, pineapple, starfruit, vitamin A & E supplements as these foods can affect the levels of Cyclosporine, Tacrolimus, Sirolimus and Everolimus.

My consu

Kidney Hydronephrosis caused by urethral cancer

Hi All, I hope you're well. I'm a kidney transplant patient since November 2012. I was admitted to hospital two weeks ago after vomiting nearly everyday for a week. On arrival at the emergency department at hospital, A CT found my kidney was swollen

Everolimus was a Disaster!

Hi all. My bi-lateral nephrectomy and living donor kidney transplant was in August 2018 at UCSF. I was blessed with a very healthy and successful 16-months, beyond the colds we all get. 

For some reason, one of my transplant doctors thought it would

CBD Oil as pain relief.

Hi All.

I am 8 months post liver transplant & all is going well with my new liver but 4 months ago I hurt my back digging the garden. (I was just starting to feel good)

Went to my Dr had a CT scan and found out I had 3 fractures in my lower back, bould