Experiences with

Organ transplant

I have been listed for a third kidney transplant and have had two transplant evaluations in the last 6 months ..I have a third Nov 2nd, along with a cardiac stress test ..I have multiple appointments scheduled every week for the next 4 months, all pre transplant testing. Yesterday I had a virtual appointment

Hi everyone. I have been diagnosted with chronic liver condition probably NAFLD/Autoimmune Liver Disease as my blood test suggest so. I got appointment with specialist about my liver biopsy results and it says :The features are of a steatohepatitis with severe fibrosis. The morphology in these cores

Can anyone help? I'm 32 and have been diagnosed with Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and currently undergoing tests to see if I'm eligible for a Heart Transplant. To say i'm coping would be a lie as I can imagine for anyone with this news it's really hard to get my head around and i'm struggling not only

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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-surgeons-successfully-test-pig-kidney-transplant-human-patient-2021-10-19/

As a follow up to my post last week about getting a third shot, news stories caught my eye yesterday that I thought I'd pass on. As a precursor to some who missed my first post, I took it on my own to get a third shot without authorization. Now it appears that the government in the US is likely to

I know a young man in my community who received a kidney transplant a few years ago. I have heard thru mutual friends that he has been diagnosed with covid and in the hospital not doing too well. Anyway, this brings me to think about treatments...are transplant patients able to get the antibody infusions

Hi all! I'm hoping you can put my mind at ease. I was blessed with a kidney transplant 2 months ago, and for the first time forgot to take one of my 12hr doses of tacrolimus and Myfortic last night. I took my meds as usual this morning however. I'm terrified of an acute rejection episode. What is the

Dear friends, Kindly help me out for reaching out to a donor for my nephew who requires kidney transplant on very urgent basis. Blood group O +ve.

Sorry if this question is of the "out there" type. If an asthmatic recipient receives a lung transplant from a non-asthmatic donor, would the recipient asthma be "cured"? I've read about the reciprocal phenomenon -- one gets asthma if the donor was an asthmatic. I am guessing compared living a lung transplant

After having multiple back surgeries I became extremely inactive afraid to move because of pain. This led to weight gain and I developed diabetes. That was my wake up call. Not being a fan of medication I began following a diabetic diet and through reading I found so much more information that I was

Post liver transplant. I had my liver transplant few weeks ago, I've got my new life. I am alive and able to bring my kids up. Thanks everyone Thanks NHS Thanks Freeman Hospital Newcastle.

Am working on a healthcare brief as a copywriter atm. This time for the autoimmune liver condition PBC. The premise is that PBC is a rare condition, but as it’s a major cause of liver transplants in the US, I tend to think many people are undiagnosed and it actually occurs quite frequently. With that

Nice summary I just came across from some of the experts. I've included some outtakes I found notable. Lots more in there on R&D for MF. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bjh.16573 From chart, HCT control matters. This was discovered ~2011 and is likely a big part of what we've discussed

I have been listed recently in august for kidney and pancreas transplant. I am type 2 diabetic and not on dialysis yet. I was not aware if my transplant doctor would list me for pancreas. I am not sure if I should go for pancreas transplant or keep only kidney. Having both increases risk? Any advise

Having been through Cirrhosis and fatty liver then the liver cancer string I can only give this advice I also have anxiety as well as depression and PTSD. Keep above all a positive outlook on life. Is it easy no, not at all. Turn to what helps. I spent months angry at God for my life circumstance. I

Hi everyone, I have been on dialysis for 9 months. I am on the registry for a liver and kidney transplant. Along with other symptoms that so many of us suffer from, it is devastating that I have lost half of my hair : (( This started about 6 months into dialysis. Thyroid issues have been ruled out

I am 2 yes 9 months post kidney transplant. Has anyone had issues with immense sweating that your hair is sopping wet? I thought it could be my thyroid but that’s not it. Apparently my blood work is stable. I’ve asked the transplant team, nephrologist and an Endochronogist….. no answers. I am wondering

It's UK Kidney Week #UKKW2021 which really means there happens to be a big virtual conference happening in the renal community this week. I'm thrilled to be part of the conversation in self care with a brilliant human chairing, Dr Kate Bramham, on Friday. Kate was the on ward consultant last September

The antibody response after 2 doses of an mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is excellent in the general population, but the response is different in recipients of solid organ transplants. For example, we have found markedly attenuated antibody responses in transplant recipients after 2 doses of an mRNA