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Transplant: Has anyone tapered off prednisone after decades of use?
Transplants | Last Active: Aug 26, 2025 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
@guidant07 I saw on another group that you too are a long time kidney transplant survivor (1981). Mine was in 1990. Thought I would bring your attention to this thread. Any wisdom to share on how to taper off, or manage well while continuing with prednisone for decades? My meds were Cyclosporine + Prednisone for the first ~ 15 years, and then MMF + Prednisone for the next 15 years. My care team and I are considering MMF only for the next 30 years 🙂
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Have had many serious conversations with my transplant team about discontinuing the Prednisone. It always came down to is it worth risking losing the kidney. I am 40 Rd into the transplant of my dad's kidney which is now 92 yrs old. ,(Dad passed in 2007) i am 69 yrs old. I on 5 mg/ day and am in good health. What would you do,? The only other drug i am on is inmuran. Mayo has very little data on effects of discontinuing Prednisone with transplant patients so I will continue.