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Kidney Transplant: Does your creatinine bounce around?

Transplants | Last Active: May 27, 2023 | Replies (68)

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@mariags

hi again. my son had blood taken again this morning and we are feeling lost!
creatinine went up again. eGFR is now at 38! kidney transplant was done november 29th.... and the blood work results are the worst ever. bilirubin up, wbc down, creatinine up, some blood in urine. hemoglobins, platletes ... all are down from last week.
they took him off completly from myfortic last week with the hope that the wbc would go up and help the CMV since the viral load was slightly elevated from 30 to 43. (under 20 is normal) . but that did not happen. wbc still went lower 2.6. we only get the CMV results in 5 days. but his tac blood level also went to 4.6 when normal is 6-8. he is taking 7 advagraf. doctor is to call us tomorrow morning ... we are just so worried of rejection and infection...

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Hi @mariags 😊
It's so good to hear from you! Remember, your son's transplant is very new at the 4 month mark so it's not unusual to see some out of whack numbers.
Your son's recent biopsy should give you great comfort that there was no sign of infection or rejection.
Low levels of CMV virus can be easily resolved so don't panic waiting for the results.
What creatinine level did your husband have right before donating the kidney?
What was the lowest creatinine number that your son has had since the transplant?