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Laura Dee
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Any one ever been to or were told to see a Hemotologist?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Dee May 4, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hi.. I have my kidney for almost 6 yrs. this July and been feeling Great! The only thing is recently that my Prograf dropped to 3.3 is supposed to stay between 4.5-8..sooooooooooooooooooooomy dr.…Continue
Wbc in kidney transplantation
Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Dee Sep 14, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hello..Does anyone with a Transplanted kidney have a low WBC..they have lowered my Cellcept years ago and they said that would help and it did not.then again over the years I have had a few Uti's…Continue
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Laura Dee replied to Laura Dee's discussion Wbc in kidney transplantation"Hi..IT took me awhile to get here! Thanks for replying! Here's whats going on with me..My Wbcs were around 2.1 2.3..they completley took away the Cellcept on me to my surprise..and guess what? My wbc went up to 3 in a short time! The cr…"
Judi Pulaski replied to Laura Dee's discussion Wbc in kidney transplantation"Hi, I am 20 years 10 months out with my kidney transplant and have low wbc all the time. I seem to get infections and sick a lot. I got CMV due to the low wbc and it can be a problem. We have a range that it should be in (3.5…"
Laura Dee replied to Laura Dee's discussion Any one ever been to or were told to see a Hemotologist?"Thanks for replying Rose..but did you have an infection? I had the same thing happen to me..the shots and all..and i had a fever..thats why my numbers were down..everything went back to normal..but now I'm not sick..or dont have an…"
Rose Soros replied to Laura Dee's discussion Any one ever been to or were told to see a Hemotologist?"I had the same happen
to me 4 mnth post transplant. My medication was reduced
(mycophenolate and bactrum) and had to get 4 shots to my count
Back to normal. No problems after that."
Laura Dee replied to Laura Dee's discussion Any one ever been to or were told to see a Hemotologist?"Cathy..Thankyou so much for replying..I couldnt sleep last night!
I'm just surprised that my Transplant Dr.did'nt say this..but some other Dr. did..whom I dont know! So.. I'll probably get a shot of Nuprogen like I did when I had my…"
Catherine (Cathy) replied to Laura Dee's discussion Any one ever been to or were told to see a Hemotologist?"I haven't had to see one post transplant. But I did pre transplant my Red Cells kept dropping low. Anyhow they know a lot about all blood work... What this doctor learned by looking under a microscope was my Red Blood Cells had a hole in the…"
Laura Dee posted a discussionAny one ever been to or were told to see a Hemotologist?
Hi.. I have my kidney for almost 6 yrs. this July and been feeling Great! The only thing is recently that my Prograf dropped to 3.3 is supposed to stay between 4.5-8..sooooooooooooooooooooomy dr. out here Neph gave me 2 more extra pills..I was a little overwhelmed ..then my creatnine went way high..and my wbc dropped real low..and my Prograf number now.instead of 3.3 was 9.9!! I dont think my dr. out here new what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So..I always call my transplant dr. to find out..only…See More
Laura Dee replied to Steven D. Pigott's discussion Team Prograf"Hi..Yes..thats true.. I turned down the generic prograf..when my Mail Pharmicist sent me them WITHOUT asking me..I called them to complain..and they said its up to your Transplant Dr. or something with insurance..we have the Best insurance so I dont…"
Laura Dee replied to Maggie Velez's discussion Pray For Me"Hi..I'm sorry you are feeling this way!! Me myself almost lost my kidney and after a few weeks..everything went back to normal..Thank god!
I know its hard..but i'm sure things will get better!!
My Prayers are with…"
Laura Dee replied to Steven D. Pigott's discussion Team Prograf"Hi..Wow..good for you..lemme ask you something..I'm not a drinker but ..I recenty had two cups of wine..but the cups they have now is so low of a glass..that now the restaurants put a lince below the half glass limit..so really it was just one…"
Laura Dee replied to Steven D. Pigott's discussion Team Prograf"I'm sorry I forgot..do you have a kidney transplant or liver? If so how long did you have your transplant? Well..I went to my Nephrologist out here and he looked at my blood work with a puzzled look? Heres my history..Iwas on…"
Laura Dee replied to Steven D. Pigott's discussion Team Prograf"Hi..I'm Lost Steve..I clicked on your message you sent me and it went Poof!! Can u so me a favor..is there anyway you can send me the same message and copy and paste it..if you cant that ok!
Laura"
Laura Dee replied to Francis's discussion Post transplant depression!"Frances..Happy you're feeling much better!! Keep feeling better..My daughter had a brain tumer and is doing pretty well..now.and I look at myself sometimes ..feeling sad.. thinking about me..I look at her and say.."Wow..she never…"
Laura Dee replied to Francis's discussion Post transplant depression!"Hi..Again..btw..I hope I did'nt offend you about not taking anti-depressants! My husband had to go on them for quite some time..if he did'nt take them he would've been pretty bad shape..now he is way out of the country for his…"
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- At 3:32am on October 7, 2011,
TC AdminKaren Weddick said… 
- At 10:13am on March 25, 2011,
TC AdminKaren Weddick said… - Hi Laura:
I’d like to welcome you to the Transplant Café. You are now a member of a warm, friendly, supportive, caring, understanding, sensitive and informative site. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask and I’ll be glad to help you out. So glad you are here and again welcome to the Transplant Café. Also, if you could please add a photo of yourself or something that represents you or your experience with transplantation, or a pet, etc. to your profile so we can get to know you better. It's really easy! Just click this link for the new members guide where you'll find instructions on how to add a photo.
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www.transplantcafe.com/forum/topic/show?id=2024407:Topic:2985
Take care,
Karen
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- At 7:49pm on March 24, 2011,
Sue R. said… Hello Laura,
I wanted to stop in and say "Welcome", glad you have joined us here at the cafe. The people here are amazing and very suppotive of one another~always willing to share their experiences and any information that they have learned along the way. There are a lot of great groups here (one for kidney tx's you might enjoy) so look around, read discussions,make comments or start a discussion of your own. I look forward to seeing you around here. Wishing you all the best!!
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Sunil Khanal replied to Sunil Khanal's discussion missed a medicine dose !"Hi Hugh,
I am doing well. And my health and kidney everything is well.. What about you> Hows' going your life?? want to hear as soon as possible about you.. Thank you so much."
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Sunil Khanal replied to Sunil Khanal's discussion missed a medicine dose !"Hi Preet, thank you so much. Yeah That was my first and last time. I hope i will never miss the dose. I am fine and doing well.What about you my dear friend.?"
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