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@taarthi

Do they do a kidney biopsy after 90 days of kidney transplant? I had a kidney biopsy 15 years ago during my initial diagnosis and it was awful! I really hope I never get to have another biopsy again but I saw online that it is a norm to do a kidney biopsy after a kidney transplant. Is that true?

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cmael | @cmael | Nov 19, 2018

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Kristin Eggebraaten | @keggebraaten | Nov 20, 2018

@taarthi - At Mayo Clinic, our post-kidney transplant patients could be scheduled for biopsy at 4 months, 1 year, 2 years, 4 years, 5 years, 7 years, and 10 years after transplant, depending upon the patient's situation. These biopsies show the doctors the inner workings of your kidney to be sure it is functioning correctly, and biopsy is one way to diagnose possible rejection. Not all clinics may have the same schedule, but I would definitely recommend doing what your team thinks you should do. I know it can be uncomfortable and even a bit painful to some people, but it's much better than the alterative of losing a kidney to rejection or non-function.

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