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Kidney Transplant

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Contingency planning in case of covid infection

I take tacrolimus to manage my kidney transplant. I live in Zimbabwe and coronavirus infections have been increasing . Drs here are using ivermection and...

I take tacrolimus to manage my kidney transplant. I live in Zimbabwe and corona...

•4 years ago

Is there anyone out there who wishes they didn’t get the transplant and would have just stuck to dialysis?

I’m 25 years old and I’ve had kidney failure for a year and a half now. I’m going to my transplant center to start testing in about 2 weeks and they sent me...

I’m 25 years old and I’ve had kidney failure for a year and a half now. I’m goin...

•4 years ago

Always hungry...

Hi everyone!! I receive my transplant on July 28th 2020 so it’s still very new!! Everything so far has been nearly perfect. Except i’m always hungry!!! Before...

Hi everyone!! I receive my transplant on July 28th 2020 so it’s still very new!...

•4 years ago

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Tacro /adoport toxicity

Hi, I take 5 mg prednisolone and 250mg MMF at around 7.00 after breakfast and 6mg Tacro at 9.0 am. Around 11.00 am I’m wiped out, interval shakes and...

Hi, I take 5 mg prednisolone and 250mg MMF at around 7.00 after breakfast and ...

•4 years ago

I get heavy after the day is it normal?

I got my kidney transplant in July 2020 and know I'm getting rocking nr on my scale I go from 84 kg to 88 kg in a day and sometimes it resets when I sleep...

I got my kidney transplant in July 2020 and know I'm getting rocking nr on my sc...

•4 years ago

Arthritis and Kidney Transplant

Does anyonesuffer from terrible arthritis, what if anything do you take for the pain?

Does anyonesuffer from terrible arthritis, what if anything do you take for the ...

•4 years ago

I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAS BEEN DENIED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE TREATED BY RADIATION FOR STAGE 1 colon cancer.

I need answers for my question.

I need answers for my question.

•4 years ago

Hernia

Had anyone gotten hernia after transplant?

Had anyone gotten hernia after transplant?

•4 years ago

I need my bestfriend to live love an laugh

My best friend is on home dialysis an has been for 2 1/2 years. She needs a transplant but we really dont know how to go about making that happen for her. We...

My best friend is on home dialysis an has been for 2 1/2 years. She needs a tra...

•4 years ago

Always need to urinate

I am 16 months post kidney transplant. I always have the need to urinate and this is affecting my life in many ways. I cannot hold my urine there is too much...

I am 16 months post kidney transplant. I always have the need to urinate and th...

•4 years ago

8 years after my transplant I'm itching so bad that I can't sleep. Anyone else have this experience?

My meds have not changed and I'm using the same soap, shampoo, don't have any food alergies. My nephrologist says my kidney is working just fine and is...

My meds have not changed and I'm using the same soap, shampoo, don't have any fo...

•4 years ago

Baffulo hump

Hi I hope everyone is doing well at this unsettling time. I think majority of us take prednisolone or another steroid. Have you successfully reversed the...

Hi I hope everyone is doing well at this unsettling time. I think majority of us...

•4 years ago

Severe Sweating After My Kidney Transplant 3 Years Ago.

Oct 31 will be my 3-year kidney anniversary. I take 4mg of Envarsus (Tacro) and 5mg of Prednisone daily. I am doing exceptionally well except for the severe...

Oct 31 will be my 3-year kidney anniversary. I take 4mg of Envarsus (Tacro) and ...

kidneytransplan

•4 years ago

Kidneyversary.

Hi Everyone, just wanted to share my kidney versary with you all. Its 46 years since my transplant so grateful and so precious was my gift of a new life. All...

Hi Everyone, just wanted to share my kidney versary with you all. Its 46 years s...

•4 years ago

Lightheaded and dizzy feeling

Hi all, I am approaching my one year transplant anniversary. This year has been a roller coaster ride for sure. Overall my kidney function has been good and...

Hi all, I am approaching my one year transplant anniversary. This year has been ...

•4 years ago

A New Member With A Tough Question

Hello all! As I'm sure you've heard this before, recovering and living with a transplanted kidney is really hard sometimes. I'm just about 2 1/2 years post...

Hello all! As I'm sure you've heard this before, recovering and living with a t...

•4 years ago

Great Summer !?@#$

Ok, so for most of us this summer has not been the greatest! I tell people everyday to be your own advocate, but because of COVID-19 there have been some...

Ok, so for most of us this summer has not been the greatest! I tell people every...

NKF Ambassador•4 years ago

Is it safe to work out ?

Hi I had my transplant 5 years ago I started working out lifting weights and doing sit-ups 1 month ago to lose some weight I’m worried about damaging the...

Hi I had my transplant 5 years ago I started working out lifting weights and do...

foreverthankfull26

•4 years ago

Rituximab Experience - Pros, Cons?

Any members have experience receiving rituximab? I have recurrent membranous glomerulonephritis in my transplanted organ - the disease that took my native...

Any members have experience receiving rituximab? I have recurrent membranous g...

•4 years ago

Kidney transplant- COVID

Hi, i am a kidney transplant patient, and have past Diabetes 2, We stay in very remote place in Nepal. Can someone suggest home isolation and treatment options...

Hi, i am a kidney transplant patient, and have past Diabetes 2, We stay in very ...

•4 years ago

Neutropenia - Again!

Hi Everyone! On July 29th I celebrated my one year transplant anniversary! This is such a joyous occasion. I feel great. Labs were ran this Tuesday and...

Hi Everyone! On July 29th I celebrated my one year transplant anniversary! This...

•4 years ago

Side effect of Azathioprine

I am 2.5 months post transplant. Everything is working ok for me except blood counts. I am on Tacrolimus, Azathioprine and Prednisone along with usual anti...

I am 2.5 months post transplant. Everything is working ok for me except blood co...

•4 years ago

Itching much worse post transplant

Could anybody suggest why my itching is so much worse after transplant? My nephrologist is unaware why this is so, having reviewed my medications.

Could anybody suggest why my itching is so much worse after transplant? My neph...

•4 years ago

Shampoo conditioner and essentials oils

I used this purple shampoo from Ogx and conditioner and I also tried Loreal rosemary plus I used essentials oils like tea tree, rosemary coconut etc. you can...

I used this purple shampoo from Ogx and conditioner and I also tried Loreal rose...

•4 years ago