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Immediately After Transplantation
Post-transplant surgery - key points to know
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Hospitalization for 3-8 days.
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Post-surgery follow-up and blood test (1-3 times a week).
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Outpatient Transplant clinic (1-2 times a week, then once a week, then once a month and then eventually to once year).
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Return to work in 4-12 weeks.
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Will require assistance for transportation and help at home until complete recovery from surgery.
About Post-transplant medications
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Immunosuppressive medications
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Antibodies after transplant (Thymoglobulin, Simulect)
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Maintenance (Cellcept or Myfortic and Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine)
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Prednisone (Steroid) may be necessary
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Prophylactic medications to prevent infections (Bactrim, Valcyte, Acyclovir, etc…)
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Other medications may be necessary for BP, Diabetes, Cholesterol and heart medications
Complications after kidney transplantation
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After Surgery (wound infections, lung infection)
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Kidney (cell rejection, antibody rejection, recurrent disease, BKV infection, medication toxicity)
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Infections (Urine, surgical site, lungs), Viral infections -CMV, BKV, EBV
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Tumors (Skin, Lymphoma, Cervical cancers and Native kidney tumors)
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Complications from medications (Diabetes, high blood pressure, tremors, hair growth, hair loss, diarrhea)
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Common metabolic complications. (High Blood Pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, weight gain)
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Heart (Heart disease including irregular heart rhythm, angina, heart attack, heart failure)