Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 It's great to hear that 's responded well to treatment - hopefully he will keep on improving. Klap wrote: It's the Friday update from the Klaps and it's good news :-) 's BUN went from 102 to 71. His serum creatinine went from 4.7 to 3.8. This means he responded well to the Prednisone. The nurse was quick to point out to me that we should still go on with all our transplant procedures. This buys us the time we need to figure out who is a match and whether is a good candidate for transplant without worrying about him going into kidney failure at any second. It buys us some time. It's really an answer to prayer. I'm really pleasantly surprised! I didn't think the side effects were worth the efforts! I've been pleased on both scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 Good news, hope this trend continues for you. Keep us posted please. Re: update from the klaps It's great to hear that 's responded well to treatment - hopefully he will keep on improving. Klap wrote: It's the Friday update from the Klaps and it's good news :-) 's BUN went from 102 to 71. His serum creatinine went from 4.7 to 3.8. This means he responded well to the Prednisone. The nurse was quick to point out to me that we should still go on with all our transplant procedures. This buys us the time we need to figure out who is a match and whether is a good candidate for transplant without worrying about him going into kidney failure at any second. It buys us some time. It's really an answer to prayer. I'm really pleasantly surprised! I didn't think the side effects were worth the efforts! I've been pleased on both scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2002 Report Share Posted July 21, 2002 Still hanging in there. Sorry to meet all the new people :-) That is to say, sorry for the purpose that brought you here, but welcome. It's a great source of support. I intend to take advantage more over the next year. My husband, , was having a rapid decrease in kidney function so they put him on Prednisone. He had some good improvement, and they lowered the dosage. His serum creatinine went back up. So they increased the dosage again and so far it's stayed up, but it hasn't increased any further. Currently his serum creatinine is 4.7 and BUN is 70. The BUN did get to around 100 earlier, so it's looking better. Anyway, the family members who are testing to see if they qualify as donors have gotten their bloodwork in. has an EKG and ultrasound in early August to see if he's a viable candidate for transplant. He's looking puffy from the Pred. and having some swelling in his ankles, but overall he's feeling pretty good, still working and having pretty good energy. Can't do much better than that. There has been a lot of discussion about the life span of the donated kidney. 's neph. told him the new kidney will have a life span of around 15 years. My sister-in-law who works in a kidney transplant hospital was told 7. My guess is that they don't really know. I'll choose the most optimistic route if I can :-) I haven't had much time to read all the postings, but I do scan through them. Blessings to each of you. mklap3@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 > kidney. 's neph. told him the new kidney will have a life span > of around 15 years. My sister-in-law who works in a kidney transplant > hospital was told 7. My guess is that they don't really know. I'll > choose the most optimistic route if I can :-) > Regarding life span of a transplanted kidney, it is as unpredictible as IGAN, so we have to learn how to live with " uncertainty " , now and later. I asked my neph about this point, and he said to me that 50 % of the transplanted kidneys last 10 years, and that 85 % last longer than 5 years. But these are statistics which include all patients including lots of diabetes patients and these drops statistics. Also it is important that also older people are considered here. In Spain (at least in my hospital) people with more than 65 years old are also transplanted, and these also counts for statistics. The factor of " good or bad luck " is crucial here. Some people are lucky and have kidney which last 20-25 years, and others are not so lucky. Some people after being transplanted have a normal renal function and some not. Those who have a normal renal function after transplantation, their transplant will last longer. As an example I have one friend who was transplanted 5 years ago (he is now 37), and his kidney is still working perfectly, and he was told that his transplant will last more than 15 years. Other colleague who was transplanted a few months ago has now 50 % of renal function, so it is to expect that his kidney will last less. It is also important to take into account that these are statistics for the past, new immunosuppressant drugs are now on trials and these may increase the life span for transplanted organs. Also when one transplanted kidney fail it is possible to have a second transplantation, although in this case it is more difficult to find a good match, because of the antibodies build up during the first transplantation. Hope this helps, Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 , I don't understand why they're telling you so low longevity numbers. It is impossible to forecast but I've heard of many lasting 25 years or more. Those mainly used older immunosuppressants, newer ones being better. I would take what they're saying with a grain of salt and be optimistic as you have said. Marty Update from the Klaps Still hanging in there. Sorry to meet all the new people :-) That is to say, sorry for the purpose that brought you here, but welcome. It's a great source of support. I intend to take advantage more over the next year. My husband, , was having a rapid decrease in kidney function so they put him on Prednisone. He had some good improvement, and they lowered the dosage. His serum creatinine went back up. So they increased the dosage again and so far it's stayed up, but it hasn't increased any further. Currently his serum creatinine is 4.7 and BUN is 70. The BUN did get to around 100 earlier, so it's looking better. Anyway, the family members who are testing to see if they qualify as donors have gotten their bloodwork in. has an EKG and ultrasound in early August to see if he's a viable candidate for transplant. He's looking puffy from the Pred. and having some swelling in his ankles, but overall he's feeling pretty good, still working and having pretty good energy. Can't do much better than that. There has been a lot of discussion about the life span of the donated kidney. 's neph. told him the new kidney will have a life span of around 15 years. My sister-in-law who works in a kidney transplant hospital was told 7. My guess is that they don't really know. I'll choose the most optimistic route if I can :-) I haven't had much time to read all the postings, but I do scan through them. Blessings to each of you. mklap3@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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