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Taking probiotics after liver transplant
Transplants | Last Active: Sep 8, 2020 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
I received a liver and a kidney transplant in 2009. I take both cellcept and tacrolimus and I accept that I will need them for life, unless/until scientific research proves otherwise. I follow a routine lab schedule, and when my labs show abnormal ranges, my dosages are adjusted.
I have only read of identical twins (living kidney donation) not requiring immunosuppressant meds.
@bosco17, What organ did you transplant? Was it from a closely related individual? Would you please share with us where you found this information?
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@rosemarya @bosco17 I read at some point that some people have stopped taking their immunosuppressants due to the expense. Of those people some were fine, some were not. It's a risk to stop taking them, and one I am not willing to take. Even taking immunosuppressants there are cases of people experiencing rejection years after having a transplant. Generally, rejection can be handled successfully by a transplant team but the odds may not be as much in their favor if they have been off their immunosuppressants for long I suspect.
I do realize that some doctors get rich off of stipends from drug companies but I know for a fact that not all do. A few years ago the local paper here published a list of all of the doctors in the city and how much they had made from drug companies! Some had made quite a bit, but there were many who made virtually nothing. Not all doctors are "on the take".
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Liver TX 2010 , Im down to Cellcept 500mg morning--250mg nite. Not a family member, my liver came from someone I didnt Know,but GOD Bless them. The info came from Univ of Fl but I wont tell you the Dr.s name . Im slowly weaning down with no rejection .