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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: lee7462 on May 29, 2007, 08:22:50 PM

Title: immunosupressive meds on dialysis?
Post by: lee7462 on May 29, 2007, 08:22:50 PM

I still have 15-20% kidney function as of a couple of weeks ago.  I'm meeting with a surgeon on the 8th of June to discuss putting in an access.

How long will I have to be on my meds?  (Cyclosporine, prednisone, cellcept, etc?)  One of the things that I'm looking forward to is getting off of the imm. siupp. drugs.

Title: Re: immunosupressive meds on dialysis?
Post by: Rerun on May 29, 2007, 10:29:42 PM

After I started dialysis they took me off my meds.  If you are on Prednisone go off SLOW.  One month per mg.  I never could get off Prednisone completely and am still on 2mg.  I do great on 2mg.  If I'm on no prednisone I can't even get out of bed I'm so stiff.

They say that they can take you off your anti-rejection drugs and they won't have to remove your transplant.  But they did mine.