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Optic Nerve Transplants

nanniesgarden

My granddaughter is totally blind. Both eyes suffered optic nerve damage because of pseudotumor cerebri / IH. Do you think there is a r...

19 answers | 1 comment

FYI :Prograf and Food

Kande

Prograf is a medicine that slows down the bodys immune system. For this reason, it works as an anti-rejection medicine. Prograf helps pat...

16 answers | 1 comment

Uterus Transplant List

kvllydic

Does anyone know how to get on this waiting list?

23 answers | 4 comments

Liver transplant not taking medications

Cath91457

Type your medical question hereMy husband is a liver transplant recipient from 2003. He has stopped taking his medications. I found out h...

33 answers | 8 comments

Not a question but facts for both of my sons liver transplants.

Colleenleanne

My oldest son is 32 in July 2018. He was transplanted 30 years ago with the wrong blood type( He is a O with an A Liver) He has been off ...

is it ok to take milk thistle while on Prograf and Myfortic?

Peps123

8 months out from transplant 8-24-17... lft's up slightly. Doing ok, just tired a lot . wondering if it[s ok to take milk thistle. I am ...

Lung failure

Jackpack

Can healthy lungs suddenly fail where they need a double lung transplant? And what happened to cause this?

weaning off anti-rejection drugs?

merryBe

Hi, I found these new studies interesting and have a question. we know the reason studies are going on is because the average TP lasts...

24 answers

Upper back pain and lower left Abdominal pain after Liver Transplant?

My_Blessing

I had liver transplant a week before thanksgving and am having the following pain: 1) should and upper back pain 2) back pain in the mi...

1 answer

Watering eye after cataract surgery

mama115

I had cataract surgery on my left eye 2 1/2 months ago and the right eye 1 1/2 months ago. the left eye waters all the time. the right ...

2 answers | 2 comments

whether eye can be transplanted, if the eyeball is removed?

Arifmohammed

My brother met with an accident and he got injured in his left eye. And he got operated. I want to know whether he can get his vision bac...

Prograf and Kidney Function

2742

Does taking Prograf in smaller doses effect kidney function?

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Does taking .5 Prograf have any negative effects on the kidneys?

2742

Am currently taking Prograf in larger amounts than .5 and it is negatively effecting my kidney function.

My vision gets clearer when I press on eyelid

stupidarrs

I have been told recently that I have an astigmatism in my left eye and my vision is now blurry in that eye. Can an astigmatism just show...

2 answers

What is the success rate on liver/kidney transplants for patients w/ hyperoxaluria?

alexclare

My 14 year old sister has had primary hyperoxaluria her whole life. She has been taking medication for it her whole life but constantly p...

REDUCE CO2 IN THE BLOOD

MargaretSilver

HOW CAN WE REDUCE CO2 IN THE BLOOD DUE TO RESPIRATORY FAILURE 4 YEARS POST TRANPLANT? 65 YR OLD PATIENT ISN'T TOLERATING TRILOGY VENTILAT...

Uterine Transplant

Mystalin357

How do I go about donating my uterus?

About Tacrolimus.

niel082

Hi. My name is Niel in Short. I would like to ask where i can buy in india called TACROLIMUS 1mg is this require prescription if i'll pur...

1 answer | 1 comment

The first successful uterus transplant in Sweden!

STeresaD11

I just read the Good News. This gives much hope. I had a nearly full hysterectomy after my son came into this world by cesarean section...

Who should I listen to?

Magnum

Two doctors, two conclusions. My transplant was Dec, 2, 2013. Just after the transplant I was on 10 mg. of Prograf a day for a couple of ...

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