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Kidney Transplant

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Introduction

Hi, Everybooty!My name is Tracy and I have a living donor transplant (from my mommy who is 82 and pretty healthy) that will be 30 years old on January 4, 2025....

Hi, Everybooty!My name is Tracy and I have a living donor transplant (from my mo...

•4 months ago

Dexamethasone (Steroids) - is it really a requirement to use along stomach protector?

hello Does anyone know if we need to use a PPI or H2 blocker alongside using steroids? Do you not? I take my 4Mg dex with my cereal which is bran flakes and...

hello Does anyone know if we need to use a PPI or H2 blocker alongside using st...

•4 months ago

FDA Prograf/Astagraf XL Empty Capsule Recall

If you take either Prograf .5 mgs or Astagraft SL .5 mgs in capsule form, please double check the capsules Some capsules may be empty. FDA issued the...

If you take either Prograf .5 mgs or Astagraft SL .5 mgs in capsule form, plea...

•4 months ago

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kidney Transplant Questions

hello I have some questions related to Kidney Transplants. 1. if a living donor donates who is 57/58 female to a 35 year old male, can the kidney still...

hello I have some questions related to Kidney Transplants. 1. if a living d...

•4 months ago

EPO Injections

hello, I am CKD Stage 3 (tumor/cancer related) I am on a medication that reduces Hemaglobin and my hemaglobin baseline was 12. It has now become 9.4. They...

hello, I am CKD Stage 3 (tumor/cancer related) I am on a medication that red...

•4 months ago

Externally Led Patient-Focused Drug Development (EL-PFDD) Meeting on Kidney Xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation is when non-human cells, tissues, or organs are used to treat medical conditions in humans. More people need organs than what is available....

Xenotransplantation is when non-human cells, tissues, or organs are used to trea...

Partner•4 months ago

Dental procedures after kidney transplant

Hello I am possibly getting a kidney transplant in the next year. I read in a recent post that someone had a hard time getting a dentist to take him on as...

Hello I am possibly getting a kidney transplant in the next year. I read in ...

•4 months ago

would like to hear about kidney transplant experiences please

Hello, I am a 66 year old female, with CKD stage 5, EGFR is 13, not yet on dialysis and still feeling okay. I am on the Kidney Transplant list and there may...

Hello, I am a 66 year old female, with CKD stage 5, EGFR is 13, not yet on dial...

•4 months ago

Living Donation and Kidney Paired Donor Transplant Webinar

Good afternoon! I hope that you are well. I'm supporting my loved one on his journey to finding a living kidney donor. I imagine that many of you may be in...

Good afternoon! I hope that you are well. I'm supporting my loved one on his jou...

•4 months ago

BK Viral load

A few weeks ago my BK viral load shot up. (I am coming up on 20 months post transplant). Back in the summer it was under 500 and now around 4000. The...

A few weeks ago my BK viral load shot up. (I am coming up on 20 months post tra...

•4 months ago

EPO or Iron Infusions

hello, I have kidney disease due to genetic cancer syndrome VHL. My EPO blood test came out 1.1 naturally as I have only a partial kidney left. Anyway I was...

hello, I have kidney disease due to genetic cancer syndrome VHL. My EPO blood te...

•5 months ago