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4 months post kidney transplant and creatinine is still around 2.5
I am 4 months post kidney transplant and have had a rough recovery. Started with a lymphoceal that caused hydronephrosis, had a drain placed, ended up with UTI on I’ve antibiotics for 21 days. Now my wbc is really low and my creatinine is still high around 2.5. Will this get any better. I am trying to be hopeful, but it is one thing after another. Any chance of kidney function improvement at this rate?
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Please stay hopeful. I too had a huge lymphocele and wore an ugly drain for weeks. Finally had surgery to redirect the lymph fluid and all is now fine. My creatinine is down to 1.8 and ‘Bean’ (my new kidney) just celebrated his first birthday. It will get better!
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1 ReactionMy husband is coming up on his 3-year kidneyversary in February. It was tough to manage everything at first. My suggestion is to journal EVERYTHING. What you eat/drink, meds, exercise, good sleep/bad sleep. We had a daily notebook that he tracked everything in. We were able to start to see some patterns. More exercise = creatinine higher. More plant-based proteins = creatinine lower. Just to provide a few examples. With that log of information, we were able to work closely with the transplant team, dietitian, and other specialists to really identify what was working and what was not. It also provided the team with valuable information when adjusting dosages of medications and similar matters. I think it is common to take a while to figure out what works for you and get into sustaining. Good luck!
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1 ReactionThank you for this feedback. My husband is on the kidney transplant list and sometimes I wonder how entailed it would be to keep track of medicine, diet, exercise, etc. I like the idea of keeping a journal.
Good luck "nnr" on getting on track soon.
Thank you!
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1 Reaction@nnr Congratulations on your new kidney! Please remember it takes quite a while to get adjusted to a new organ, new medications, new life-style. Please be gentle on yourself. The doctors will be monitoring your test results and adjusting medications. They will encourage healthy eating, moderate exercise, etc to help yourself.
This transplant was a major surgery, and your body had to get used to everything.
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