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Hi @bram7747 😊
It is very nice to meet you! It sounds like your husband received a heart transplant and was taking Tacrolimis. Was he also taking Mycophenolate or another immune suppression med with the Tacrolimis? Is his main problem with Everolimus the thinning of his skin or is he experiencing other side effects? I am a kidney transplant patient on Tacrolimis and Mycophenolate and I am having lots of Mohs surgeries and freezing so we are now discussing a possible med change too.

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Yes to heart transplant & Tac. He was only on Mycophenolate a couple months. They stopped that 1 as his heart biopsies were +2 rejection. They upped his Tac instead. After a year or so docs lowered the Tac back to 3 mg from 4. He will be 12 years out in May & it’s been a nightmare. He had Rt. Mid cerebral artery stroke in recovery, so lots of on going issues with that. Sees Dermatologist 4-6 Wk intervals. Always has squamous carcinomas. Lots of Mohs & freezing. He was put on Rapamune with goal to quit Tac. It has a lower cancer profile. As he was building up, he was still on Tac, reducing weekly. Couldn’t get through it as the 2 drugs together even for a few weeks, caused dangerous bleeding episodes. Building new, while reducing old. I hope for u that if your doc decides to try a different drug there is a better way to transition. I wish you the very best with your Kidney & any Medicines that could reduce cancers. Keep me posted.