Comments on: Welcome to the new look renal unit blog http://blog.therenalunit.com/2007/05/24/welcome-to-the-new-look-renal-unit-blog/ Kidney dialysis and transplant news and views Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:12:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Stu http://blog.therenalunit.com/2007/05/24/welcome-to-the-new-look-renal-unit-blog/#comment-6035 Stu Fri, 25 May 2007 20:36:13 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2007/05/24/welcome-to-the-new-look-renal-unit-blog/#comment-6035 Hi Karol! :-) I'm thrilled to hear that your daughter is doing well! I'm on Prograf (4mg morning and night), and Cellcept, 500mg (morning and night), I'm also on 10mg of prednisolone daily as well, which I don't like, but can live with. One thing which I found with the prograf is that if your dose is too high, it can actually send your creatnine and potassium up (two of the main reasons we have the transplants in the first place is to get the creatnine and potassium under control!). This was a difficult learning experience, as my potassium is still a little on the high side, which means after 5 years of dialysis, I <b>still</b> can't eat everything I want. :-( Hi Karol! :-)

I’m thrilled to hear that your daughter is doing well!

I’m on Prograf (4mg morning and night), and Cellcept, 500mg (morning and night), I’m also on 10mg of prednisolone daily as well, which I don’t like, but can live with.

One thing which I found with the prograf is that if your dose is too high, it can actually send your creatnine and potassium up (two of the main reasons we have the transplants in the first place is to get the creatnine and potassium under control!). This was a difficult learning experience, as my potassium is still a little on the high side, which means after 5 years of dialysis, I still can’t eat everything I want. :-(

]]> By: Karol http://blog.therenalunit.com/2007/05/24/welcome-to-the-new-look-renal-unit-blog/#comment-6031 Karol Fri, 25 May 2007 16:28:23 +0000 http://blog.therenalunit.com/2007/05/24/welcome-to-the-new-look-renal-unit-blog/#comment-6031 My daughter had her kidney transplant on Jan. 16, 2007 and is doing great. What immunosuppressants are you taking? She has Cellcept and Prograf. They don't want to switch her to Rapamune (sp?) due to the mild B Cell sensitivity she had just prior to transplant (living atruistic donor.) She is on a steroid free protocol. How about you? I am gald to see all the news stories here. I post similar ones to www.livingdonorsonline.org and to www.ihatedialysis.com. Best of luck to you! Karol My daughter had her kidney transplant on Jan. 16, 2007 and is doing great. What immunosuppressants are you taking? She has Cellcept and Prograf. They don’t want to switch her to Rapamune (sp?) due to the mild B Cell sensitivity she had just prior to transplant (living atruistic donor.) She is on a steroid free protocol. How about you? I am gald to see all the news stories here. I post similar ones to www.livingdonorsonline.org and to www.ihatedialysis.com. Best of luck to you!
Karol

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