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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: Phraxis on November 16, 2009, 08:50:56 PM
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So having a level of "tac' double the target level -- Wed was supposed to be clinic day but it being Remembrance Day, a holiday in Canada, was delayed until Friday. Well having not slept since Tuesday, shaking and having the weirdest reversal of cold for hot sensation in my hands and feet, I figured something was up. Levels, creatinine, tac, blood sugar were all out of range so they determined I was afflicted with neural taxcity. Not being a doctor, i translated the words to mean nerve poisoning????
Turns out that it is 'normal' and treated by reducing Tac meds. I really wish that doctors would error on the too much information since it was apparent that this is a normal protocol development.
Anyone had these symptoms on tacrolimus?
PS I did a sweep through all my drugs and promptly scared the crap out of myself, interactions, side effects etc. But I take comfort in post transplant is better than I felt on D so I will deal with it. Oh yes and the kidney, she is not happy. For the first time I am pretty sure I can feel the new kidney and I am getting the distinct sensation that she is not happy with this neural toxcity.
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Aren't the tacro shakes annoying as hell? They finally got my levels down, and I only wobble a little now. I can sew again, but the sculpting is gonna look pretty rough yet. Didn't have any of the hot/cold sensation switch, but I was still stuck in the hospital on no food at the time, so it's not like I was getting anything like a hot coffee mug to hold onto.
Didn't they go through all the side effects of each med with you? The transplant pharmacy from U of Michigan sent a couple of people to my room to go over the possible effects of each and every thing I was on.
How's the kidney doing now?