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Richard has been pretty well since transplant, but is on a non-steroid protocol. Just Cellcept and Prograf.

Happy 18th from both of us! We wish you happiness and GOOOOOOOOD HEALTH!!!!!!!!!

Pay attention to that last one please.......we put our order in for you!


Richard and Carolyn in CA

Well we made it! And I'm so very proud of my husband! As with all of you on this forum, he's been through so much! So far, except for screwy blood counts and a slow start with 2 infections, it's gone pretty well. The steroid free protocol saved him from many of the side effects that Ronnie described...

Richard had his stent removed about 1 month after transplant and they gvae him a very light general anesthetic and he went home about an hour after. He was a little sore, but that's

Hope that helps!

Carolyn and Richard in CA

Congratulations! Richard is only 6 days behind you, so we have spent the year watching how you've been doing too!

So glad that you're feeling well and energized! Have a GRRRREATTTT year!


Richard and Carolyn in CA

HAPPY FIRST!!!!! And a ton more to follow! It's amazing how fast the time flies once you're feeling better!

Enjoy each day!!!

Richard and Carolyn

Where will you have your transplant? Richard was scheduled for UCSF, but actually had his transplant at UC Davis. We live in Livermore. If there are any questions, we can answer, please let us know. Richard got his new kidney on Holloween 2004. He was scheduled to get one from his son, but this dono...

Richard and I went away for a few days - our first since his transplant, but we certainly never planned to come home to this. Jim is a mainstay of advice and common sense in our lives. We hope all continues to remain stable and improves. We need you here for all of us!!!! Our thoughts and prayers ar...

Richard has had a couple of them, and they both (according to him) were pretty much pain free. When he had the last one, just last summer, they had a new plug they put over the puncture site in the groin, so he didn't have to lay flat for 8 hours with a weight on the site. He was sitting up eating i...

Richard is 9 months post transplant and now is being told he has an enlarged spleen and also high alkaline phosphates. The nephro at the Transplant Center seems to think both are probably from dialysis/anti-rejection drugs, but our hometown doctor has sent him to a hemotologist who wants a cat scan ...

Our hearts go out to you and your family! Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Richard and Carolyn

Maybe it's a US thing, but Richard has had a private room everytime he's been admitted. They always says it's due to chance of infection. We like it because we can visit more freely and stay later. It also gives me a little extra piece of mind when I know his immune system is so compromised. Even th...

We only know that Richard got his kidney from a 20 year old trama victim from Texas. We are allowed to write a letter to the donor family which goes to our Transplant Co-ordinator and is forwarded on to the family. They then can reply or ask to contact us directly. It's allowed here if both parties ...

Happy Transplantiversary from Richard and I as well. Two years seems like a long time! Wishing you 50 more at least!

Richard and Carolyn

Richard is 7 months post transplant and is only on Prograf and Cellcept for anti-rejection. He doesn't seem to have had any adverse effects. The Univeristy of California at Davis uses this protocol and has for sometime now. It is pretty widely accepted here, so must have been pretty thoroughly teste...