Canada residents touched by transplantation

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Comment by Marie-Agnes Cederborg on September 1, 2009 at 9:10am

Too many people ignore the close inter-relation between kidney diseases and diabetes or hypertension. Worldwide, 246 million people suffer from diabetes and the figure is expected to reach 380 million by 2025. Diabetic nephropathy affects a third of people suffering from diabetes. Sadly, less than half people diagnosed with diabetes undergo a screening test.
Next Word Kidney Day will be held on Thursday 11 March 2010 and will focus on Diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure.

World Kidney Day offers a crucial, visible opportunity to inform and educate health policy-makers, people who are at highest risk of CKD, and the general public that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable.

Join our World Kidney Day 2010 group and come to exchange your experience and ideas that could be proposed to World Kidney Day organisers over the world.

The success of World Kidney Day across the world is only possible because of each of you!

Comment by Laura on July 3, 2009 at 11:23pm

I am a liver recipient from Toronto, Ontario and am new to this site. I am happy to be part of this group and to meet other transplant patients from Canada. It is nice to have other people to talk to :)

I have Trillium to help cover some of the costs of my medication but with what I do need to pay, it is a struggle. Right now I am only on Prograf and Ursidol and they both are expensive. It would be nice if the whole amount of transplant recipients medication were covered.

Guess it is the price we have to pay for our health

Comment by KidneyKorner.com on July 3, 2009 at 4:58pm

I wish Ontario was the same as BC. I talked to a lady in BC who runs a kidney forum and she told how all meds are covered there. In Ontario mine are only covered because I am on ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program).

Comment by Sonia Maheu on June 13, 2009 at 11:09am

Thanks Chris

Comment by Chris B. on June 12, 2009 at 6:42pm

Hi Sonia,

In British Columbia the medications for transplant receipents are covered by the health care plan. I can tell you that it is about $250 per month for me, based on my dosages. It really depends on what levels of rejection medications they put you on. I take 1.5 Tacrolimis and 250mg or Cellcept, twice a day. Not sure how they work it in Quebec though. Maybe the province covers some of it.

Best of luck.

Comment by Sonia Maheu on June 12, 2009 at 5:22pm

Hi everyone!
I'm waiting for a heart and lung transplant for almost 7 years now.
I have a question for all of you, if you don't wish to answer, I do understand.... How much does it cost you per month for your pills? I would like to have an idea.

Thanks

Comment by Mike Thomas on April 18, 2009 at 5:40pm

Yes, as Douglas Burns said it is great to belong to an exclusive group such as this. Hello evreybody from London, Ont. As Canadians we are so lucky to live in this great country with such a wonderful health care system plus I'm blessed with a wonderful supportive family, with special thanks to my son for donating a kidney 5 years ago.

Comment by M.Arshad Minhas on January 7, 2009 at 2:05am

Dear All,
Do anyone have idea/information about the immigration procedure of canada permits the transplant persons to get immigration. please inform me.
thanx and love u all

Comment by Richard St Amour on October 24, 2008 at 2:49pm

Yes congrads Melody...please let us know more of the radio brodcast... and ...if you need help...I'd be more than happy to lend a hand

Comment by TransplantCafe.com on October 24, 2008 at 2:36pm

Melody, congrats on the radio show. If your content will belong to you, you can upload it to your TC account as a pod cast for all to listen from your page! Or, if they generate a pod cast for you, you can always link to it.

Hope your support group becomes a reality!

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