I had my monthly labs this week, and the level of BK virus in my blood has increased the past 2 times. It started out at a level of 7200 this summer, reached it’s lowest in September at 961, wa… more →
CHRONIC POSITIVITY - Life with Polycystic Kidney Diseasejeffsher63 wrote 2 weeks ago: I had my monthly labs this week, and the level of BK virus in my blood has increased the past 2 time … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 1 month ago: I had my quarterly appointments with the Transplant Surgeon and Transplant Nephrologist this past we … more →
gaylechipman wrote 2 months ago: Today I start the second 21 day round of Valcyte, again at the high dose. My white blood cell count … more →
gaylechipman wrote 3 months ago: A quick post that I am feeling tons better last night and today. No lab news on the CMV yet. Thank … more →
gaylechipman wrote 4 months ago: The Cal Pacific Nurse Coordinator called late today with news that my Prograf levels were down and t … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 4 months ago: As many of you transplantees may already know, CellCept is now available in generic, and Prograf has … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 4 months ago: The Transplant Coordinator called me today with the results of my urine test for BK virus from last … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 4 months ago: I had my quarterly visit to the Transplant Surgeon on Monday, and everything at the visit was good. … more →
gaylechipman wrote 6 months ago: Yesterday was the 6 week marker. I celebrated with a bigger walk and then hitting the couch moaning … more →
gaylechipman wrote 6 months ago: Lab report update: Prograf level is at 8.7 (FK506 it’s called on rpt.), 8-10 is what they shoo … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 7 months ago: Last week, my ICF (Immune Cell Function) test came back low, meaning over suppression of my immune s … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 7 months ago: As I mentioned in my previous post, my Immune Cell Function test was low 2 months ago, with low equa … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 7 months ago: I’m about 50 weeks out from transplant now, and it’s hard to believe, but I actually fee … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 11 months ago: I’m now 8 months post-transplant, and despite a sick December, I’m doing great once agai … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 1 year ago: I had my 6 month post-transplant visit with the Surgeon and Transplant Coordinator (Nurse) today. I … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 1 year ago: Everything is still pretty much status-quo. I’ll hit another milestone; Monday will be my 6 mo … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 1 year ago: Another month down, and less than 2 months away from the end of maximum immunosuppression. Last wee … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 1 year ago: I had labs yesterday and office visits with the Transplant Nephrologist and Transplant Surgeon. My l … more →
jeffsher63 wrote 1 year ago: I’m almost 14 weeks since my transplant, and everything is going well. I had labs this week, a … more →