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Transplants | Last Active: Mar 7 3:14pm | Replies (28)

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@rosemarya

@future - Congratulations on your recent kidney transplant. And Welcome to Connect. It is good to hear that you are at home and able to sleep in your own bed!

My experience is as others have shared - that this is a normal part of recovery during your body's adjustment to the new organ and to tour medication. Take comfort in having frequent labs because your transplant team will be monitoring for any pattern or out of range results that could indicate a concern or a need for a medication adjustment. During the early months after my transplant, I needed to add an iron supplement until after my levels stabilized. I'll also add that it is OK to grab a nap when you are tired. I actually needed a daily nap after my liver/kidney transplant almost 15 years ago, because my body was so worn out after a complicated pre transplant experience. I feel that I could almost copy the comments by @my44, @lngnglr, @maggieinfp because they are similar to my own experience.

Here is a support discussion that I want to share with all of you.
- It's just one of those days: Share your transplant recovery tips
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/its-just-one-of-those-days/
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@maggieinfp, I'm happy that you have found support and have felt comfortable to ask questions on Connect. I wish that Connect had been available when I was going thru my transplant journey.
@lngnglr - I want to emphasize your statement, "Be kind to yourself and try to do things you enjoy."
@my44 - You've got it! We learn to 'listen' to our bodies because they do tell us when something is just not right. That is when I contact my nurse coordinator!
@future, I love your online name! What are you looking forward to doin g in the future?

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Thank you Rosemary for the response. Since I remembered the anemia , I am looking at what food had more iron. I found out Tofu which I eat already as I am Vegan and oatmeal , so I added oat mean to my breakfast with added pecan to it. It tastes good actually. .
For the future, I just want to be normal and not worried about every blood test numbers because some are getting to normal range and some are not yet, as expected.
I noticed after th3 last response I received here that good nigh sleep helps a lot. So i just go to bed at 10pm-10:30pm and turn off TV and iPhone and go to sleep. It helps some.
thanks again
Magda