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Kidney Transplant

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Bk lives in the donar kidney so you may have not had BK as a child

If you get bk it can be handled by decreasing your meds just be sure to watch that it doesn't come back get it tested every year once gone and your back to...

If you get bk it can be handled by decreasing your meds just be sure to watch th...

•3 years ago

hair loss

Hiii friends,it's been 3 years for me ,post transplant.I am under tacrolimus.From last 6 months ,i am experiencing too much hair loss,especially in the...

Hiii friends,it's been 3 years for me ,post transplant.I am under tacrolimus.Fro...

•3 years ago

Bk or Pk virus.

Hi, last week I went into hospital with severe vomiting,, and I was severely dehydrated because of this. When all my blood results came back, it showed I had...

Hi, last week I went into hospital with severe vomiting,, and I was severely deh...

•3 years ago

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Living donors

For those of you who have gotten a living donor, how did you start the conversation? I am struggling with sharing my need, and my more immediate family has...

For those of you who have gotten a living donor, how did you start the conversat...

•3 years ago

Valentine's Day!

National Donate Life! I was 49 when I got my GIFT OF LIFE - my kidney transplant! It was 1999 , 21+ years ago. I had strep throat as a child and would up in...

National Donate Life! I was 49 when I got my GIFT OF LIFE - my kidney transplant...

NKF Ambassador•3 years ago

Covid 19 AstraZeneca vaccine.

Hi everyone, I had my covid 19 vaccination on Monday, but from Monday night onwards I’ve been violently sick every day and night since, I contacted my...

Hi everyone, I had my covid 19 vaccination on Monday, but from Monday night onwa...

•3 years ago

24 hour test results worried

Hey everyone I recently have my test results of my 24 hour urine and im worried this are my results I see my creatine is getting higher when from 1.5 to 1.79...

Hey everyone I recently have my test results of my 24 hour urine and im worried ...

•3 years ago

COVID Stats...

Hi everyone! I had my quarterly Nephrology appointment today. I am a kidney transplant recipient from 1999 - ya, 21+ years ago. There were a lot of questions...

Hi everyone! I had my quarterly Nephrology appointment today. I am a kidney tr...

NKF Ambassador•3 years ago

Vaccine, kidney transplant receiver and immunosuppresants

Hi everyone. I'm posting for my partner. He had a successful kidney transplant about 6 years ago. He takes immunosuppresants (Azathioprine) and has been...

Hi everyone. I'm posting for my partner. He had a successful kidney transplant ...

•3 years ago

Major hair loss

I too am having major hair loss after receiving a kidney /pancreas transplant. its super depressing and I am having a major breakdown over it. currently am...

I too am having major hair loss after receiving a kidney /pancreas transplant. i...

•3 years ago

Denied for being underweight ?

Hello , has anyone been denied a kidney transplant because they were underweight ? Thanks!

Hello , has anyone been denied a kidney transplant because they were underweigh...

•3 years ago

Coronavirus Vaccine

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has had their covid 19 vaccine yet? I got a call today to go for mine on Monday, and was curious if anyone had problems...

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has had their covid 19 vaccine yet? I got a c...

•3 years ago

Rejection

Has anyone dealt with kidney rejection? Was it corrected? What was done?

Has anyone dealt with kidney rejection? Was it corrected? What was done?

•3 years ago

What are the chances that the transplanted kidney will fail?

I am scheduled for my transplant surgery on 2/8/21. I’m very excited about getting off of dialysis and feeling normal again but, there is always a but, what...

I am scheduled for my transplant surgery on 2/8/21. I’m very excited about gett...

•3 years ago

6 month biopsy

hi everyone! So I'm 6 months post transplant (yay!) and at the transplant center where I'm at, the transplant protocol is to have a biopsy at the 6 month mark....

hi everyone! So I'm 6 months post transplant (yay!) and at the transplant center...

•3 years ago

Father of son with Iga Nephropathy

My son is almost 44. He suffers from Iga Nephropathy. He received his first peritoneal dialysis treatment last night. He is on transplant list. His wife is...

My son is almost 44. He suffers from Iga Nephropathy. He received his first peri...

•3 years ago