Multiple transplant

[mike22]

I am on the waiting list for my second kidney transplant. Mine went bad after 8 years. but i was wandering are the side effects of medicine worst with the second kidney transplant or about the same.  how do you control the weight again especially since you start out on a high dosage of prednisone

[julian230]

Coming from experience , the transplant drugs are about the same in side effects. Still moon face , diarrhea (grnoss , i know) depression from time to time and of course the lovely gain weight , the benefits ? From what I heard , they take you off the medications sooner than they do 5 years ago . I think as early a a month. Of course you will be taking the usual anti rejection drug, but the big ones that give you the side effecs are weaned off sooner.

[julian230]

Additonal info.
When you do gain that weight , try eating much healthier foods , if you need to snack , snack on something healthy. Harder said than done, but you'll be setting yourself up for some great habits!