Stress test for kidney transplant
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I had a kidney transplant June 2014. Shortly after I started having shortness of breath and significant leg fatigue on any exertion.. Many xrays and tests to determine cause.All lung xrays, CT scan of lungs, breathing perfusion tests normal. Heart echo normal. BNP 800+. Chemical Stress test results show abnormality in typical vasculation distribution of distal right coronary artery (small amount of scar) and mid left descending coronary artery (small amount of scar). No ischemia. LV EF is 40%.
It depends on a number of factors such as location, blood type, etc. I waited for my first kidney transplant only for 2 months (I was in a children's hospital) yet the 2nd time around I waited for over 6 years. To me it is not a matter of how long you wait but the quality of the kidney you eventually get and how well you are doing on dialysis while you wait.
As for discussions with transplant recipients, I joined this wonderful group called http://www.transplantalliance.
The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) system was implemented February 27, 2002 to prioritize patients waiting for a liver transplant. MELD is a numerical scale used for adult liver transplant candidates. The range is from 6 (less ill) to 40 (gravely ill). The individual score determines how urgently a patient needs a liver transplant within the next three months.
Typically it will take a minimum MELD score of 15 to even be put on a waiting list for a transplant.
for pre-testing for ablation scan showed alot of structual damage to the heart and my mitral valve has adhered to the back of my haert so they scrapped the ablation procedure because they said it wouldn`t improve my condition.My EF is 13-15 percent and my vo2 stress test came back with 14. Do you feel that I should be put on a transplant list if I qualify ?
Do you think a low protein diet can stabilize a patient with stage four kidney disease? I have had stage 4 kidney disease for almost five years. I have maintained a creatinine level of 2.9 through diet. I watch my potassium, under 2,000 mg & have stopped eating animal protein. I still eat eggs & cheese but other than that no dairy. I think it is a small price to pay to avoid a kidney transplant. My weight is stable under this regimen after years of yo yo dieting.
I'm sorry I don't have any real advice for you, but I wanted you to know that I'm thinking of you & your husband and hope that all is well soon!
Be well!
It could be argued that no immunosuppressive drug is good in an HCV setting but recently steroids are generally not recommended post liver transplant for HCV. I would guess that the same applies to kidney transplant recipients who are HCV positive but his physician should be better able to advise you.
It's not clear whether your Father had HCV before his kidney transplant or if he acquired it with his kidney transplant.
It can take some time for the immune system to produce enough antibodies for the antibody test to detect, and this time period can vary from person to person. This time period is commonly referred to as the “window period.” Most people will develop detectable antibodies within 2 to 8 weeks (the average is 25 days). Even so, there is a chance that some individuals will take longer to develop detectable antibodies.
Not yet but listed on the transplant list for fancreas/kidney only list. They will not do it one at a time for the obvious other conditions. I was told to begin seriousdly thinking about dialysis.
Something called Bowen Therapy, or craniosacral therapy may help more than chiropractors which tend to focus on issues of the spine and bones, but again I would be hesitant to outlay a bunch of cash in hope of a cure. What it would more likely do is settle the system so there isn't as much pain or discomfort.
When I went for Bowen Therapy when they did the point on the kidney I got shooting electrical type sensations. Not horrible, but noticable. This tells me it does something.
If you are on the liver transplant waiting list and test positive for alcohol or illegal drugs, you will be placed on inactive status or removed from the liver transplant waiting list for six months and you will lose any time you have accumulated. You will be required to attend counseling for drug and alcohol abuse, and we will continue to perform random drug tests throughout the transplant process.
50 yo male with kidney transplant in March, 2011 from a cadaver, donated kidney.
Tacrolimus 2.5mg BID
Mycophenolate 500mg AM , 250mg PM
No after affects post transplant, no illnesses.
Maintaining a healthy weight and on a vegetarian diet.
All other lab levels are WNL.
resently had a nuclear stress test done and have gotten a copy of my records but having difficult understanding results the left ventricular ejection fraction was 40% and regional wall motion pattern was mildly globally hypokinetic the left ventricular is also mildly dilated with end diastolic volume 134 ml and end systolic volume 80 ml also my health is i had a kidney removed for a tumor of 7cm but was contained in kidney have enlarged prostate taking medication for as well as thyroid meds beli
in most cases the barely functioning existing kidneys are not removed because this has been shown to increase the rates of surgical morbidities, the kidney is usually placed in a location different from the original kidney. The transplant surgery lasts about three hours. Living donor kidneys normally require 3-5 days to reach normal functioning levels Light activity at home is encouraged and movement of legs is important to prevent formation of blood clots.
thank you so much....we are giving her treatment.but m very afraid i want her to be perfactly all right...n i have heard that dialysis is a very painful process soooo............
I was told to have another biopsy of my liver, I did that, no one called for three weeks. I finally called, the nurse told me I had kidney disease from a blood test I had had, months ago when I went to a kidney dr...its crazy, he did not tell me I had liver disease then..anyway..what in the world is going to happen if I have hep c back and kidney disease too??? I cannot get in to see the liver dr. unti. Nov..I am very worried...I hope someone can help me...
Based on the heart problems, as well as the diabetes, and strokes, I am fairly certain that it would be too risky to attempt a transplant, even from a living donor. Some people do very well on dialysis though, good luck to you and your father no matter what he chooses.
I am 26 year old. My kidney transplant 4 year complete but critinine 3.4. how to do high critinine normal range.
He is very sick and they are saying a kidney transplant is now needed. His progression has rapidly increased within less than two months. What are they saying is going on? What is your urine output? 24 hour urine test did they do that? Stay in touch my mom and myself would love to help. We pray you are feeling well. its a horrible thing like you havent been through enough with the liver transplant those friggin anti rejection meds are the culprit.
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