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Kidney Transplant

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My son will be getting a transplant

Hi, my 17 year old special needs son will be submitted for transplant in May. Our hope and prayers is that I can be the donor. We live in the Dallas area....

Hi, my 17 year old special needs son will be submitted for transplant in May. O...

acertain

•6 years ago

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Getting my son ready for transplant

Hi, I am new to this group. My 17 year old son will be submitted for transplant in May. Our prayer and hope is that I am his match. He is special needs so...

Hi, I am new to this group. My 17 year old son will be submitted for transplant...

acertain

•6 years ago

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Avascular Necrosis (AVN)

Did anyone get AVN due to drugs post transplant

Huzaif

•6 years ago

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Medication Side Effects - mitigating or eliminating

Hi. Can any organ recipients speak to the issues that come with the meds? How are you combating things like hair loss from prograf, weight gain, and viruses...

Hi. Can any organ recipients speak to the issues that come with the meds? How...

Donaldson0007

•6 years ago

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Kidney donation if prediabtic

Kidney transplant. Does anyone k ow if you are prediabtic can you donate a kidney?

Kidney transplant. Does anyone k ow if you are prediabtic can you donate a kidne...

MJ2017

•6 years ago

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45 years

Hi everyone! We have a new HealthUnlocked member that is trying to figure out if he is the longest living kidney transplant survivor. He goes by "geneball"...

Hi everyone! We have a new HealthUnlocked member that is trying to figure out i...

WYOAnne

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

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Information Please

What is the current longest surviving transplanted kidney in the U. S.? Where was it performed and by whom?

What is the current longest surviving transplanted kidney in the U. S.? Where wa...

geneball

•6 years ago

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Anyone had a knee replacement? Any cautions or advice?

I received my cadaver transplant 15 years ago and it continues to function well. My right knee, in significant pain when walking, has been scheduled for April...

I received my cadaver transplant 15 years ago and it continues to function well....

SaraEads

•6 years ago

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Glad to be a part of this community!

Hello, everyone! My name is Clarissa and I live in Burlingame, CA. I received my Cadaver transplanted kidney on December 3, 2016 ~ what a wonderful early...

Hello, everyone! My name is Clarissa and I live in Burlingame, CA. I received ...

ClarissaR_12032016

•6 years ago

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Is there help paying off accumulated debt

After my husbands transplant 12/17 we have amassed about $5,000 of medical debt from copays, deductibles, our portion and it continues to grow. Are there any...

After my husbands transplant 12/17 we have amassed about $5,000 of medical debt ...

Danswife

•6 years ago

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Symptoms of Kidney expiration

Hi my son had a kidney transplant from a deceased donor almost 10 years ago. Can anyone suggest an article on what normally happens when the kidney has...

Hi my son had a kidney transplant from a deceased donor almost 10 years ago. Ca...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Richard Needs A Kidney

Hi everyone..I’m new to this site..a little background on me...I’m 72 years old and type O blood type.. I started on dialysis January 2017 my weight back then...

Hi everyone..I’m new to this site..a little background on me...I’m 72 years old ...

Rich1945

•6 years ago

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Research Study

I received a new kidney for Valentine's Day! My system is not taking myfortic very well and as such my doctor suggested a pilot study using everolimus. This...

I received a new kidney for Valentine's Day! My system is not taking myfortic v...

MIKidney

•6 years ago

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NO Immunosuppressants

Hi! Awhile back we were having a conversation, because someone had mentioned on Healthunlocked about being 20+ post transplant and was lucky enough to be taken...

Hi! Awhile back we were having a conversation, because someone had mentioned on ...

WYOAnne

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

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9 months post kidney transplant...side effects are changing

Hi all, I am 9 months post kidney transplant. My husband was my living donor and the kidney is doing awesome! However, this past month and a half have been...

Hi all, I am 9 months post kidney transplant. My husband was my living donor a...

Jenny0604

•6 years ago

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Point of view

According to the way of the law. Am just inquiring if someone can donate a kidney to another who is not a brother sister or mother?

According to the way of the law. Am just inquiring if someone can donate a kidne...

MusaTusabe

•6 years ago

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National Kidney Month

I passed out 75 orange ribbons on yesterday at work. Could get a picture of everyone but I did get a few.

I passed out 75 orange ribbons on yesterday at work. Could get a picture of ever...

pgjohnson2012

•6 years ago

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National Kidney Month

I'm also apart of a non-profit Ashes 2 Beauties Ministries, Inc. which is a supportive services for Breast Cancer patients men and women here in Dallas, TX. I...

I'm also apart of a non-profit Ashes 2 Beauties Ministries, Inc. which is a supp...

pgjohnson2012

•6 years ago

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National Kidney Month

I celebrated with coworker's, friends, and family on yesterday. I chose March 8th because I had my Kidney Transplant July 8, 2015. Here are some of the...

I celebrated with coworker's, friends, and family on yesterday. I chose March 8t...

pgjohnson2012

•6 years ago

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Newly Transplanted with 2nd Kidney!

Newly transplanted with my 2nd kidney just last Monday 2/26, called me in Sunday evening to do dialysis and Monday morning at 9 am I was getting a new kidney!!...

Newly transplanted with my 2nd kidney just last Monday 2/26, called me in Sunday...

FaithKidney

•6 years ago

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PTLD

Just wondering if there are any other 'survivors' of Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease out here. Would be nice to discuss.

Just wondering if there are any other 'survivors' of Posttransplant lymphoprolif...

cscudder

•6 years ago

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I’m thankful everyday for life!

I was diagnosed with CKD in 2004 as a result of hypertension. In 2014, my kidney function dropped to stage 5. On May 1, 2015 I received a kidney transplant...

I was diagnosed with CKD in 2004 as a result of hypertension. In 2014, my kidne...

MKlug2015

•6 years ago

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Sucessful Transplant

I had a kidney transplant June 14, 2017! Thanks to my daughter JODI I am doing GREAT

I had a kidney transplant June 14, 2017! Thanks to my daughter JODI I am doing G...

Bella44055

•6 years ago

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Immunosuppressants

Hi all! Prior to our move about a year and a half ago, I was a mentor and volunteer for the NKF. I would visit with kidney dialysis patients. Many were...

Hi all! Prior to our move about a year and a half ago, I was a mentor and volunt...

WYOAnne

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

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Clinical Trials

With the weekly emails from the NKF regarding clinical studies, I thought I would share my story. When I had my kidney transplant on 10/15/99 I was #1 in a...

With the weekly emails from the NKF regarding clinical studies, I thought I woul...

WYOAnne

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

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March is National Kidney Month! How will you celebrate?

KelliC_NKF

•6 years ago

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Just joined the group

I was diagnosed with ADA Nephropathy in August of 2015. I had a living donor but he was not cleared due to his own health condition that was discovered. I am...

I was diagnosed with ADA Nephropathy in August of 2015. I had a living donor but...

TDeColfmacker

•6 years ago

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Hydronephrosis of transplanted kidney

So I posted in a separate thread that my transplant team noticed a upward trend of my creatinine post transplant. Today I was scheduled to do a biopsy to...

So I posted in a separate thread that my transplant team noticed a upward trend ...

PeterChao

•6 years ago

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Posts - Kidney Transplant | HealthUnlocked

Kidney Transplant

All posts for March 2018

My son will be getting a transplant

Getting my son ready for transplant

Avascular Necrosis (AVN)

Medication Side Effects - mitigating or eliminating

Kidney donation if prediabtic

45 years

Information Please

Anyone had a knee replacement? Any cautions or advice?

Glad to be a part of this community!

Is there help paying off accumulated debt

Symptoms of Kidney expiration

Richard Needs A Kidney

Research Study

NO Immunosuppressants

9 months post kidney transplant...side effects are changing

Point of view

National Kidney Month

National Kidney Month

National Kidney Month

Newly Transplanted with 2nd Kidney!

PTLD

I’m thankful everyday for life!

Sucessful Transplant

Immunosuppressants

Clinical Trials

March is National Kidney Month! How will you celebrate?

Just joined the group

Hydronephrosis of transplanted kidney

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