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Kidney Transplant

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Big thank you!

Just want to say a quick Thankyou to the people who have replied to my posts on here, ones that I thought would be difficult to talk about etc. I had my...

Just want to say a quick Thankyou to the people who have replied to my posts on ...

•3 years ago

Young transplant recipient intro

Hi, I very recently had my transplant thankfully. I am a young recipient and I feel very excited and optimistic about the future. I wanted to introduce...

Hi, I very recently had my transplant thankfully. I am a young recipient and I ...

•3 years ago

Rejection?

Hi everyone. I'm stressing out a bit. My creatinine increased from 1.0 to 1.3 in 1 week. Trying to get an allosure test but it's a holiday weekend. Hope...

Hi everyone. I'm stressing out a bit. My creatinine increased from 1.0 to 1.3 ...

Alfredmynewkidney

•3 years ago

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Mental health post transplant.

Hi again, I’m almost 5 months post transplant and for the last while I’ve been thinking constantly about the person who unfortunately passed away and I got one...

Hi again, I’m almost 5 months post transplant and for the last while I’ve been t...

•3 years ago

Has anyone had a transplant without tac or cyclosporine?

I am worried about post transplant tremors as my studies/future job involve lots of very accurate drawing. As such, I was wondering whether it is possible to...

I am worried about post transplant tremors as my studies/future job involve lots...

•3 years ago

Can kidney transplant patients be architects?

I am an architecture student possibly having a living donor kidney soon (stable on HD) I was wondering, does the tac tremor mean that architecture would be...

I am an architecture student possibly having a living donor kidney soon (stable ...

•3 years ago

Worried about post transplant swelling.

Hi, I am a 20 year old on haemodialysis with no swelling issues. I am somewhat concerned with how I will look post transplant. (Live related donor, if that...

Hi, I am a 20 year old on haemodialysis with no swelling issues. I am somewhat c...

•3 years ago

Vaccine 💉

Has anyone been offered or received a vaccine yet if so what was it like? does anyone know wether kidney patients can even have the vaccine?

Has anyone been offered or received a vaccine yet if so what was it like? does a...

•3 years ago

Low potassium food stuff- where to buy?

Hi how do you guys cope with dietary requirements- my daughter has to watch her potassium intake which makes meal prep v challenging as nearly all food stuff...

Hi how do you guys cope with dietary requirements- my daughter has to watch her...

BlueistheColour1

•3 years ago

Covid-19

Hi everyone.! I lost my transplant this year of 23 years🙁. My family and I also came down with Covid 19....My Father-in-law was hospitalized and passed away...

Hi everyone.! I lost my transplant this year of 23 years🙁. My family and I als...

•3 years ago

Cystinosis

Hi, hope you are all doing well. I’ve just been curious if anyone on this page has/or knows someone who has the kidney disease I have, it’s called cystinosis....

Hi, hope you are all doing well. I’ve just been curious if anyone on this page h...

•3 years ago

Denied a transplant

Has anyone been told they won’t put you on there list because your BMI is to low? Thank you!

Has anyone been told they won’t put you on there list because your BMI is to low...

•3 years ago

Prograf vs advagraf

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is well. Lately my tacro blood levels have been all over the place. My doctor mentionned that they might switch me to Advagraf...

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is well. Lately my tacro blood levels have been al...

•3 years ago

Transplant Scar.

Hi, I’ve been transplanted for over 4 months now and my scar has healed very well, but sometimes I get a bit of shooting pain in that area, and check the scar...

Hi, I’ve been transplanted for over 4 months now and my scar has healed very wel...

•3 years ago

Weightgain

Hi did anyone experience weightgain after a transplant

Hi did anyone experience weightgain after a transplant

•3 years ago

Air travel and relocation

Hi! I’m 6 years post transplant and am considering moving back to my home state once my lease is up. My nephrologist thinks it’s OK to fly on a plane as long...

Hi! I’m 6 years post transplant and am considering moving back to my home state ...

•3 years ago

Hair loss

Hey since my transplant 8 months ago my hair has been falling out like crazy. My doctors say it will stop but it seem to just keep on falling out. Had any one...

Hey since my transplant 8 months ago my hair has been falling out like crazy. My...

•3 years ago

UTI's

Hi I'm new, I have a 5yr old daughter who had a renal Tx nearly 2 years ago now. For the past 10 months she has been in and out of hospital with UTI's. Each...

Hi I'm new, I have a 5yr old daughter who had a renal Tx nearly 2 years ago now....

BlueistheColour1

•3 years ago

Kidney bump

Hey, I had my transplant in January and I have a bump where the kidney is, it’s so obvious and makes it look like I have gained weight 😔 it’s really annoying,...

Hey, I had my transplant in January and I have a bump where the kidney is, it’s ...

•3 years ago

Protein/creatinine ratio increased

Hi, I am 14months from my transplant, really enjoyed and have been carefully taken care of the priceless gift, for the past 14 months, all the numbers look...

Hi, I am 14months from my transplant, really enjoyed and have been carefully tak...

•3 years ago

Urine infections?

Hello to everyone. I'm new here 2 years now in my second transplant and kidney function is OK. What bothers me is that from the second year i have continuous...

Hello to everyone. I'm new here 2 years now in my second transplant and kidney f...

•3 years ago

Covid vaccine

Any news on whether transplant patients will be able to get the vaccine? Is it a live vaccine?

Any news on whether transplant patients will be able to get the vaccine? Is it a...

•3 years ago

New to this.

Hey, I’m Ross and I was on dialysis for 12 years before receiving a kidney transplant in august this year. At the beginning it was very hard due to the kidney...

Hey, I’m Ross and I was on dialysis for 12 years before receiving a kidney trans...

•3 years ago

Aching lower back.....

Hi everyone, I read , in the long list of side effects , that MMF can cause lower back pain. Has anyone found they have suffered from this or muscular aches...

Hi everyone, I read , in the long list of side effects , that MMF can cause lowe...

•3 years ago

Covid 19 vaccine for KT recipients

Here is an article dated September 2020 - that I came across today: https://khi.asn-online.org/uploads/KHI_Vaccine_Statement_Follow-up_Final.9.14.pdf Key...

Here is an article dated September 2020 - that I came across today: https://khi...

•3 years ago