Kidney Patient Guide

Already on board Bill...it's me - Lesley from England

Hi everyone I don't visit often but tonight I have been reflecting on my very good fortune. My kidney was from a very generous and kind person who I never knew but who I think about a lot, particularly on nights like tonight. I was told that the kidney was not a particualry good match but I have no ...

Hi Keith and Mike I still take azathioprine and prednisolone, 25mg and 6 mg respectively and have done for many years now. As I understand it azathioprine is not a drug that cause atheromas (plaque in the arteries) to form, so not sure about that question Keith? I've been taking Lipitor for a long t...

Hi everyone Is there anyone else taking this drug for skin problems associated with long-term use of immunosuppresives? I've just started on it and wonder how long it will be before I see any improvement? I've been lucky enough to have my kidney for 27 years (from an unrelated donor). Happy to anwer...

Yes hello :D I'm at Guys. I'm 25 years out from transplant and I guess that make 'me' about the same age as the KPA. I used to be involved in it in the early days of my transplant but as time passed and I went to the hospital less and less it all seemed to get rather remote and other things seemed t...

Hi Katie No, I didn't have any problems, lupus or otherwise after the birth. I was on observation in the hospital from 32 weeks and had Emma at 36 weeks due to what was identified as fetal distress. I was injecting myself with Heparin ( :shock: ) from quite near the start of the pregnancy - I'd had ...

Hi Katie Thanks for responding. My main question is - did your lupus go away completely once you had had the transplant? Mine seems to be a lot better but I still get a few aches and pains and migraines, and the exhaustion seems to be as bad as ever. Not sure if that's the end result of a lifetime o...

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Has anyone here had a transplant as a result of lupus? I've had mine for over 20 years now and it would be interesting to swap stories...

Lesley

Hi Pam I've had my transplant for a while too (coming up to 25 years) and I feel like I'm wading through glue a lot of the time. Feel tired with lupus anyway but you are right, most of the meds say 'can cause tiredness' so I suppose it's really no suprise that we do end up feeling more tired than ot...

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