Medicine

[Sally03]

I have had my kidney transplant for 21 years now. Went to the Transplant Center last week and they took me off one of my transplant medicines has anyone else had been able to quit lmuran.

[YorkyinNorfolk]

I’m still on Imuran (Azathioprine) after 22 years so I’m curious.

What was the reason given?

Did it get replaced with anything else?

[Lady1984 in reply to YorkyinNorfolk]

sorry not a reply to ur question just curious as to why you were taken off

[Sally03 in reply to YorkyinNorfolk]

they said because. I have had l when you alot places frozen off my skin. They are afraid I would get skin cancer.

[Sally03 in reply to YorkyinNorfolk]

no they didn’t replace it with anything

[Sally03 in reply to YorkyinNorfolk]

no they didn’t replace it with anything

[klb36]

would love to know reason you off still on imuran after 40 years

[Sally03 in reply to klb36]

they said because. I have had l when you alot places frozen off my skin. They are afraid I would get skin cancer.

[Balap]

you may consider reducing the dosage or replacing with another immuno drug

[StillKickingIt]

I didn’t take imuran. I’ve always maintained Cell Cept, Prograf and Prednisone. I had 2 rejections in 1996 so they wouldn’t let me change. The same goes for my 8/2024 transplant.

[Sally03 in reply to StillKickingIt]

When I frist got my kidney they put me on cellcept. Five years later I got really sick it caused toxic biles they took me off of it and put me on imuran I was going in to rejection

[Jamok]

what other immunosuppressants do you take?

[Sally03 in reply to Jamok]

Why other immunosuppressants is porgraf and prednisone

[Mandelin]

A lady in our area has been off all meds for years. Don’t know how that is possible.

[Sally03]

Do you know how long she has had her transplant

[Kidtrans111088]

I received my Transplant almost 36 years ago and was taken off Imuran about 10 years ago due to the fact that it was causing skin cancers. My dermatologist and my nephrotologist have been working together to try to find a solution to why I am constantly getting skin cancers and having to have over 300 MOHS surgeries. They know that because all of the immunosuppressive drugs I have taken in the past that it is a big factor.

[Sally03]

It really gives hope knowing you have had your kidney 36 years. I’m sorry you have had so many mohs surgeries. Every time I go to the dermatologist they freeze about 10to15 places off I am hoping scent i quite the imuran they want be so many. Did they put you on anything else.