Kidney Patient Guide

I put a 3 months prescription in last week, got the tacro after a couple of days.

Cellcept / MMF meanwhile is still on order and the chemist is having trouble getting hold of!

Hi, I really would like to play football (soccer for our American friends) again after my transplant... however, I understand that this is not recommended. Has anyone ever seen / heard of some sort of protector that would look after the kidney whilst playing football? I know Jona Lomu continued to p...

Woah... sorry people, maybe I didn't make it clear in the message.

I only have one copy I'm afraid (my own personal copy) and Nelly nabbed it first, so sorry J and Shell, can't help you

Sure Nelly - I'll get it out to you next couple of days

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Haha Rik, no haven't changed brands.

I am thinking (and hoping) it is an allergy of some sort... especially as I'm getting the train in the morning for Liverpool vs Barca tomorrow night!

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Hmmm Andy you could be right - cheers!

Thanks guys,

This is what was told to me at my last hospital and is also mentioned when you look on the drug information on the web.

Seems like its OK (maybe only a problem in bigger doses).

Hal

Hi again, I've been taking recently (for at least the last couple of months) 50mg of Atenolol at night. When I went to clinic on Thursday, my consultant stopped it (BP too low). It only dawned on me this weekend that I'd previously you can't just suddenly stop Atenolol as it is a beta-blocker. Has a...

Hi all, This morning I've woken up with quite swollen eyelids. Wondered if this could be anything to do with the transplant (3 months ago) or meds I'm on (tacro + MMF)? Pretty sure I'm not losing protein (well I wasn't on Thursday). My eyes have been quite dry the last few days, don't think its an i...

Hey Rachel,

Glad you are home and feeling good.

I'm sure the creatinine is on the way down right now

Hal.

Hello, I asked my consultant - he said it wasn't expected with tacrolimus (which seems strange as lots of other had it) - he even sent me for a chest x ray to ensure I didn't have TB lol I also have had the burning sensation in my feet and face - I had it terribly the other week when my level was th...

Great news - both of you take care

Hal

I get it too... and I am not far post transplant (3 months). I am actually going to clinic tomorrow and was going to ask about it... as they have returned with a vengeance the last couple of nights. I suspect it may be when my tacrolimus level is a bit higher - I think it may have gone too high agai...