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Kidney Transplant

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Transplant wait time

How long do most people wait for a transplant?

How long do most people wait for a transplant?

•3 years ago

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Hi, hope everyone is doing well. I was curious, does anyone get a bit of a weird feeling around their transplanted kidney/scar area? I mentioned it to my...

Hi, hope everyone is doing well. I was curious, does anyone get a bit of a weir...

•3 years ago

Prednisone and osteoporosis

Any transplant patient who has osteoporosis concerned about taking prednisone? Has your doctor taken you off of that? Or still keeping you on prednisone but...

Any transplant patient who has osteoporosis concerned about taking prednisone? ...

•3 years ago

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John Hopkins Medicine organ transplant/covid vaccine study results in mid March2021:few if any antibodies made

Curious if your transplant clinic or nephrologist contacted you about getting the covid vaccine. My spouse was told to get the Pfizer if he could get his hands...

Curious if your transplant clinic or nephrologist contacted you about getting th...

•3 years ago

HAIR LOSS

I belong to our neighborhood blog and today's topic is hair loss. Someone recommended Olaplex shampoo and conditioner. Online purchase in most states. Hope...

I belong to our neighborhood blog and today's topic is hair loss. Someone recomm...

•3 years ago

Blowout!!!!

Hi guys My husband just had his first dialysis and his vein blew twice. It’s now very sore and swollen . My question is will they be able to do the next one,...

Hi guys My husband just had his first dialysis and his vein blew twice. It’s now...

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•3 years ago

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I don’t have a lot but I would have them go to another place to see if they would be willing to do the transplant! Keep going from place to place until you get...

I don’t have a lot but I would have them go to another place to see if they woul...

•3 years ago

Denied Transplant due to Calcification. Need help.

I have a friend that has been denied a 2nd kidney transplant b/c they say his arteries have calcification over them. They are unable to put it on the left...

I have a friend that has been denied a 2nd kidney transplant b/c they say his a...

•3 years ago

Living with transplants

Hello everyone hope things are good, I had the first successful double transplant kidney and pancreas 17 years ago at Newcastle Freeman and all is still...

Hello everyone hope things are good, I had the first successful double transplan...

•3 years ago

Dental Appointment

Anyone have done tooth extraction post transplant? Thanks

Anyone have done tooth extraction post transplant? Thanks

•3 years ago

Baseline creatinine

2 yrs. post transplant, and my base is 2.0-2.5. Anyone else close to this? I wished it was better.

2 yrs. post transplant, and my base is 2.0-2.5. Anyone else close to this? I ...

•3 years ago

Just had the operation for a fistula what’s the earliest you can start using it for dialysis

Hi I had my fistula operation 3 weeks ago and just had my blood results back and my GFR is now down to 6, I have an appointment with my consultant next week...

Hi I had my fistula operation 3 weeks ago and just had my blood results back and...

•3 years ago

Liver + Kidney Transplant + Nephrectomy is Terrifying

I have learned that I am most likely facing a liver and kidney transplant in the very near future due to my PKD. This will include a nephrectomy. This...

I have learned that I am most likely facing a liver and kidney transplant in the...

•3 years ago

THINING SKIN AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

I have extremely thin skin since my transplant 17 months ago. I am still on high dosages of cellcept due to rejection issues. My arms, in particular, bruise...

I have extremely thin skin since my transplant 17 months ago. I am still on hig...

•3 years ago

Biotin anyone?

So, I’m one month in and my hair is coming out at what is an alarming rate for me. The doctors did not lower the amount of prograft at the one month mark. The...

So, I’m one month in and my hair is coming out at what is an alarming rate for m...

•3 years ago

So I had a kidney pancreas transplant nearly 4 yearsago. I had various problems.....

Has anybody rlse have BK virus endless urine infections high creatinine dehydration kidney biopsies and the list goes on.........

Has anybody rlse have BK virus endless urine infections high creatinine dehydrat...

•3 years ago

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Dialysis about to start

I was just told by nephrologist about a week ago that he wanted me to start dialysis. I have no idea what to expect. I still feel fine and have no symptoms...

I was just told by nephrologist about a week ago that he wanted me to start dial...

•3 years ago

Anyone have antibodies after COVID-19 vaccine?

I had the antibody spike protein test and have a negative result. If that happened to you, are you out there in public, seeing people? I will have my...

I had the antibody spike protein test and have a negative result. If that happen...

•3 years ago

Does anyone with a kidney transplant ride a motorcycle? If so do you wear anything special to protect your new kidney? How long did you wait

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Riding motorcycle

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•3 years ago

Which vaccine have you received and how did that go??

Does your transplant center recommend a certain vaccine like Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson Johnson?? Which one would be the best for kidney transplant or all the...

Does your transplant center recommend a certain vaccine like Moderna, Pfizer or ...

•3 years ago

Elevated creatinine — six months post transplant

Had a fairly good first six months after transplant. No real problems except low BP and some electrolyte imbalances (e.g. low magnesium). Recently, had...

Had a fairly good first six months after transplant. No real problems except lo...

•3 years ago

Medicare terminated

Has anyone had Medicare part B terminated for non payment. I literally have had such a hard time since my transplant between the death of my brother and the...

Has anyone had Medicare part B terminated for non payment. I literally have had ...

•3 years ago

Dangers of drinking alcohol with a kidney transplant ?

What are peoples experiences with drinking alcohol ? My son is 21 and doing very well 9 months post kidney transplant. I know he will feel peer pressure to...

What are peoples experiences with drinking alcohol ? My son is 21 and doing ver...

•3 years ago

Anxiety post transplant?

Has anyone experienced severe treatment resistant anxiety after there transplant? I’m 2 years post transplant on my second kidney and the anxiety began...

Has anyone experienced severe treatment resistant anxiety after there transplant...

•3 years ago

Kidney Recipients

HI. I'm looking to chat with people who have had kidney transplants to find out about what it was like from pre-op to surgery to recovery to life after...

HI. I'm looking to chat with people who have had kidney transplants to find out ...

•3 years ago

Three days post Transplant

Hey guys.... my bf was able to donate his kidney to me and we had the surgery on March 31st 2021! I am still in the hospital and will be for approx. 4 or 5...

Hey guys.... my bf was able to donate his kidney to me and we had the surgery on...

•3 years ago