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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: kristina on October 12, 2021, 07:17:07 AM
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Hello,
Is it possible for a tea-totaller to get their liver damaged over time just because of their daily kidney-transplant-anti-rejection-medication?
And if, how come? Or, are there any different medications available in order to avoid any liver-damage?
Many thanks for your kind thoughts from Kristina. :grouphug;
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Hello again and please tell me ... does anyone have any experiences with this or heard anything about it?
Many thanks from Kristina. :grouphug;
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I have no experience with this, Kristina, but in saying that, when I get my annual full set of labs done, they do a hepatic panel. That leads me to believe that they do believe that in some patients, the anti-rejection meds can cause problems for the liver. Have your doctors found that you are having liver problems?
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Many thanks for your kind reply, MooseMom. It is not quite certain how it could happen, but I was prescribed some "heavy" Vitamin D and my next blood-test showed some damage to the liver and it was just now explained to me, that this could have been caused by the "heavy" Vitamin D and it was instantly stopped and I do my very best to coerce - in the nicest possible way - my kidney to become more enthusiastic with its function again and hopefully I can succeed... :grouphug;
... Life can be so very complicated sometimes ... :(
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Oh, that's interesting, kristina. Why were you prescribed "heavy" vitamin D? I know that vitamin D is used to help the "uptake" of calcium, particularly when the calcium is taken as a supplement. If it WAS the vitamin D that caused any liver damage, do your doctors reckon that your liver will heal now that you are now longer taking it? I hope everything will be OK.
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Dear MooseMom,
Many thanks for your kind concern and to answer your question : I was put on "heavy" Vitamin D because suffering from Lupus necessitates to avoid the sun and this depletes - sooner or later - any natural Vitamin D-input and hopefully my liver recovers soon again from this terrible experience ...
Many thanks again for your kind thoughts and please take great care and I send you my best wishes from Kristina. :grouphug;
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Thank you for your educational reply. I had no idea that lupus sufferers needed to avoid the sun, but that makes sense.
Has damage to your liver from the "heavy" vitamin D made you feel unwell? I am very sorry to hear about this latest health setback and hope it resolves itself very soon. Best wishes for a very speedy recovery.