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Nausea/Stomach Post-transplant

I am about 4 months post-transplant. I have been suffering with nausea and stomach issues, along with chronic constipation or, when I take a prescription...

I am about 4 months post-transplant. I have been suffering with nausea and stoma...

TaffyTwoshoes27

•2 years ago

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Stopping Prednisone

I had my kidney transplant 2-1/2 years ago and my lab tests are consistently good. I'm taking everolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisone. The prednisone is...

I had my kidney transplant 2-1/2 years ago and my lab tests are consistently goo...

peregrin

•2 years ago

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Help needed regarding the process of finding living donor

I have been on dialysis for 1 1/2 years and now am told that I need to find a living donor. The wait list for my type O blood is 7 years : ((((( I had been...

I have been on dialysis for 1 1/2 years and now am told that I need to find a li...

BeachLove

•2 years ago

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I want to donate kidney to my husband

Hello Everyone , i would like to donate my kidney for my husband but yet justvto have the test for me if i compatible or not is just so difficult . Both...

Hello Everyone , i would like to donate my kidney for my husband but yet justvto...

deedee_dee

•2 years ago

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Kicked off List

Has anyone on here been kicked off the transplant list for not going to dialysis all the time??? I don't always make it due to different reasons like not...

Has anyone on here been kicked off the transplant list for not going to dialysis...

SadMad

•2 years ago

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Discharge creatinine.

I am recent transplant recipient from living dononr. Creatinine dropped slowly from 7 to 2 over 7 days, and my discharge creatinine is 1.8 mg/dL at 1 week and...

I am recent transplant recipient from living dononr. Creatinine dropped slowly f...

ezzat_mahrous

•2 years ago

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Let's get one 'thing' straight......

Dear All, Let me make this 'Quite Clear'.... I did NOT just get my Towels In, having left then OUT all day, because I had FORGOTTEN them..... Oh NO, they were...

Dear All, Let me make this 'Quite Clear'.... I did NOT just get my Towels In, ha...

AndrewT

•2 years ago

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Nutrition Supplements

I received my Transplant Aug 3, 2021, my question is can you take nutritional supplements like nutrition 310 or things like that?

I received my Transplant Aug 3, 2021, my question is can you take nutritional su...

wls001

•2 years ago

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Transplant while alone

Has anyone gone through the transplant and recovery process by themselves? While my husband is very supportive the transplant center is 2 hours away and we...

Has anyone gone through the transplant and recovery process by themselves? Whil...

horsie63

•2 years ago

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Looking for other mommas!

My son received a kidney transplant in February. Since then he has had such terrible awful behavior, and I am more than burned out. Any other mommas out there...

My son received a kidney transplant in February. Since then he has had such terr...

Kdown212

•2 years ago

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Lower back pain after transplant

Hi, I am 6 months post-transplant everything is going great so far except I have lower back pain (and sometimes stomach pain) First it happened 4 months after...

Hi, I am 6 months post-transplant everything is going great so far except I have...

hogolyo2

•2 years ago

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Prednisolone, can it be down to 3/4 of 5mg?

Hi! So I'm kidney transplant patient on my 11th year. I have some hormonal issues and my doctor said I should reduce my Prednisolone from 1 tab morning of 5mg...

Hi! So I'm kidney transplant patient on my 11th year. I have some hormonal issue...

Lily2019

•2 years ago

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Swelling in Feet Post Transplant

Hi Folks, thanks for this forum. I'm 6-weeks post transplant (live donor). I have developed swelling in my right leg and foot. The surgeon told me that my...

Hi Folks, thanks for this forum. I'm 6-weeks post transplant (live donor). I h...

kidneyrecipient

•2 years ago

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Transplant Waitlist Survey

If you have received at least one kidney transplant from a deceased donor in the past we invite you to take this survey!...

If you have received at least one kidney transplant from a deceased donor in the...

KelliC_NKF

•2 years ago

1 Reply

Moving out of state and keeping nephrologist?

Hello, I'm writing to ask those who are in the United States if you’ve moved to another state and continued to see your nephrologist/transplant team in the...

Hello, I'm writing to ask those who are in the United States if you’ve moved to ...

Kidney2014

•2 years ago

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Night sweats

Anyone else had night sweats post transplant, literally will wake up and my top will be soaked. Wondering if it could be to do with the meds

Anyone else had night sweats post transplant, literally will wake up and my top ...

transplantwarrier

•2 years ago

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Feet pain post kidney transplant

I am 2 months post transplant and I’m feeling good. I love to cook so I had my donor over for lunch and I cooked a bunch of food for her. I was standing for a...

I am 2 months post transplant and I’m feeling good. I love to cook so I had my d...

Ski573

•2 years ago

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Three months post transplant. Doing great, but on some days I am peeing two to three times an hour.

I have an enlarged prostate, which is pressing on my bladder. I have not been able to empty my bladder for years, but I had never experienced this current...

I have an enlarged prostate, which is pressing on my bladder. I have not been ab...

MartyVA

•2 years ago

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Roughly how long was you waiting for you're transplant?

Currently waiting for hospital to be in touch regarding operation dates for myself and my brother. I know they only discuss on a Monday, and with the past few...

Currently waiting for hospital to be in touch regarding operation dates for myse...

PartyPigeon

•2 years ago

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6 dagen vergeten prednison!

Hallo allemaal, Één keer per week zet ik mijn medicatie uit voor één week. Gisteren kwam ik er pas achter dat ik 6 dagen de prednison bij te voegen en dus niet...

Hallo allemaal, Één keer per week zet ik mijn medicatie uit voor één week. Giste...

HSP1965

•2 years ago

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Polyoma BK Virus

Has anyone here developed Polyoma BK Virus post transplant? What was the treatment and did it result in the loss of the kidney?

Has anyone here developed Polyoma BK Virus post transplant? What was the treatme...

bisley

•2 years ago

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NKF PEERS Is A Free Emotional Lifeline

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. Admitting you need emotional support is the first step to feeling better. Our free peer mentoring program connects kidney...

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. Admitting you need emotional support is the ...

JackieJ_NKF

Partner•2 years ago

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Microneedle skin treatment for kidney transplant patient

Hello... My Husband is kidney transplant patient for 2 years. He has some acnes (maybe it because of methyl) and leave scars on his face. I'm thinking to go to...

Hello... My Husband is kidney transplant patient for 2 years. He has some acnes ...

Dheadome

•2 years ago

1 Reply

Nerve damage/pain

I’ve been having short sharp pains near, but not on, my scar the past couple of days. It’s right where it starts to go numb about an inch above the scar. Is...

I’ve been having short sharp pains near, but not on, my scar the past couple of ...

Okie01

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Bicarbonate levels?

Hello - I’m trying not to have too much anxiety about this but my latest lab work showed low levels of bicarbonate (CO2). It’s been steadily declining and...

Hello - I’m trying not to have too much anxiety about this but my latest lab wor...

SOct91

•2 years ago

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Kidney Donation

I donated a kidney on 3/31/2022. I am telling everyone about it to let people know.

I donated a kidney on 3/31/2022. I am telling everyone about it to let people kn...

Cleo0806

•2 years ago

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EVUSHELD

Have any of you had any experience taking Evusheld or known anybody who has? My wife is taking immune therapy for cancer and her team has made her aware of...

Have any of you had any experience taking Evusheld or known anybody who has? ...

Hdslimand62

•2 years ago

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Swelling/ weight gain post transplant

Having an off day today where I’m feeling down about swelling/weight gain post transplant I feel guilty for moaning about this after I’ve just been given such...

Having an off day today where I’m feeling down about swelling/weight gain post t...

transplantwarrier

•2 years ago

4 Replies

CBC?

Can someone please tell me what CBC is?

LavenderRabbit

•2 years ago

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Preemptive transplant

For those of you with preemptive transplants, did you get started as soon as you could? My last lab was in Mar and I was at 22%. I've been dropping now for...

For those of you with preemptive transplants, did you get started as soon as you...

horsie63

•2 years ago

18 Replies

Posts - Kidney Transplant | HealthUnlocked

Kidney Transplant

All posts for May 2022

Nausea/Stomach Post-transplant

Stopping Prednisone

Help needed regarding the process of finding living donor

I want to donate kidney to my husband

Kicked off List

Discharge creatinine.

Let's get one 'thing' straight......

Nutrition Supplements

Transplant while alone

Looking for other mommas!

Lower back pain after transplant

Prednisolone, can it be down to 3/4 of 5mg?

Swelling in Feet Post Transplant

Transplant Waitlist Survey

Moving out of state and keeping nephrologist?

Night sweats

Feet pain post kidney transplant

Three months post transplant. Doing great, but on some days I am peeing two to three times an hour.

Roughly how long was you waiting for you're transplant?

6 dagen vergeten prednison!

Polyoma BK Virus

NKF PEERS Is A Free Emotional Lifeline

Microneedle skin treatment for kidney transplant patient

Nerve damage/pain

Bicarbonate levels?

Kidney Donation

EVUSHELD

Swelling/ weight gain post transplant

CBC?

Preemptive transplant

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