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Hello. I am four months post liver transplant and take 8mg tacro in the am and 8 in the pm. Trough level is about 8. Is that typically reduced down the road? Thank you.
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I want to add my thoughts from my experience as a transplant recipient to this discussion. Our medications start at a higher dose and over time they are reduced as our body adjusts to out new organ. I would like to say that each of us can be at a different dosage at any time. There is not a one-dose-fits-all. And there is not a standard measurement of timer for dosage to be changed. So much depends on pretransplant medical history, body size, body reaction, organ match, etc.
@patrickski98, Your doctors will look at your labs, all of them, as part of their decision for when/or if to make adjustments. Life as a transplant recipient is a journey, and your transplant team will provide the directions along the way.
Yes, mine was high after transplant. It was often adjusted based on the latest labs. Expect that, mine was just adjusted as recent as 2 months ago. I trust that your journey forward will for the most part be smooth. As they say, life is a bowl of Cherries, but it has its pits! I trust you will have a pit free pie😊.
I hope your journey going forward will an angel leading you by the hand.
Happy New Year.