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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: deafman on February 10, 2009, 04:22:26 AM
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Hi All ;
I am so happy today as I have just got back from visiting my kidney specialist as my creatine level have been going up in the last few months, and as a result I had a kidney biopsy last week.
It was found that the kidney was not in danger. The increase creatine was due to the side effects of one of my medication. :bump;
It was so much of a relief. I feel like going down to the pub and to celebrate.
:beer1; :beer1; :beer1; :cuddle;
EDITED: Removed Java script error, fixed smiley errors - Sluff/Admin
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:clap; :clap; :clap;
Congrats on your good news!!
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Congratulations, This is wonderful news.
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Great news Deafman :2thumbsup;
Ill head to the pub and slam a few back with you :beer1; :beer1;
P&K
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That's very good news DM. Which medication was causing the creatinine to rise?
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Great News ! :2thumbsup;
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:thumbup; That is wonderful news. Hope you continue to do well. :cuddle;
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That's great to hear! Cheers! :beer1;
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Glad to hear its just a medicine adjustment, hoping things continue to go well :thumbup;
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WHY the hell didn't they adjust medications before the biopsy. Biopsys are very dangerous to kidney transplants. Biopsys should be a "Last Resort" test.
Oh, yeah, they get more money for biopsys.... I forgot.... how stupid of me.
I'm glad you are okay, but weeks and weeks of medications being too high aren't exactly too good for your kidney either.
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Deafman, Great news! :2thumbsup; I think we will all join you in celebrating :beer1;
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That is great news! Congratulations! Way to stay on top of things. :clap;
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Hi All
Thank you for the congratulation that I have.
The medication that cause the creatine was Trimethoprim Sulfamthoxazole, which is known in Australia as Bactrim.
The transplant unit have been giving this medication to all renal transplant patients in the area as there are a risk of Melioidosis, if it caught by any person that is at high risk such as a renal transplant patient can very hard to treat and fatal.
In most cases, as I can understand it does create the creatine level to go up, however my creatine level went up a lot more then they expected.
So it is a catch 21 situation :banghead; :banghead;
To explain what is Melioidosis disease I have included a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melioidosis , http://www.healthylivingnt.org.au/content/?action=getfile&id=45
After discussion with the renal specialist, they have strongly advised me to stay on the medication as my creatine level have stablised and it is too risky for me to stop taking it. However at the end of the wet season, I will be able to cease having this medication until the next wet season starts again.
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And what a nasty little Catch-22 it is too. I'd never heard of that before.
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Bloody great news mate
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:bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
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I'm so glad you (they) caught it in time. I'm sure it was a very frustrating situation for you to be in.
I'm on Bactrim (antibiotic). I think I take it for 2.5 to 3 more months (six months total post-transplant). My Creatinine has been holding a 1.1, going as low as .9 for about one week. I have my next labs on Monday.