Question 1

is it safe for kidney transplant patients to use hair removal cream?

Accepted Answer

KidneyTransplant: I wouldn't put hair removal cream over the kidney transplant, but on other parts of your body it should be ok as long as you don't have any open sores or wounds.

Question 2

is it safe for a kidney transplant patient to take tamiflu (oseltamivir)  during a flu attack ?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is ok: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is not known to interact with any of the immunosuppressant medications. It has not been reported to have caused any unique problems in transplant recipients. However, the dose may need to be reduced from 75 mg twice daily to 75 mg once daily if your kidney function is 30 ml/min or less. Also, remember to never take a live flu virus vaccine - it may be too strong for your immune system !

Question 3

its safe for 80 years old patient to have kidney transplant while in comma?

Accepted Answer

Not safe at any age: Kidney transplants are only performed for people who are in very stable medical conditions. Dialysis is used to replace kidney function for people in comas or other types of emergent circumstances. If they survive, they are carefully evaluated + educated as transplant candidates. At any age, the patient must be expected to "survive + thrive" the txp long enough to justify the use of the kidney.

Question 4

is it safe for a kidney transplant patient to donate blood?

Accepted Answer

No.: The reason is primarily that recipients take immunosuppressive drugs that are in the blood, and would be transferred with the donated blood which is not safe.  In addition, many kidney recipients have some anemia that would preclude donation.

Question 5

is it safe to give a kidney transplant to a 75 year old patient or 56 year old patient?

Accepted Answer

Can be safe: Kidney transplants have been done in recipients as old as 80 years, but that is very rare.  What is more important than the chronological age of the patient is the physiological age.  Specifically, prior cancers, infections, and the cardiovascular health of the patient needs to be evaluated.  The potential for physical rehabilitation needs realistic assessment as well.

Question 6

can kidney transplant patients use hgh?

Accepted Answer

Risks involved: Thank you for your question. All medications can affect how your transplant medications work. Kidney rejection due to not enough medication is possible. Alternatively severe infection or kidney injury from too much medication is also possible. Higher blood pressure is often seen with hormone therapy and that too may cause your transplant kidney to incur damage. Close monitoring would be needed.

Question 7

is it ok for a kidney transplant patient to take melatonin as a sleeping aid?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, it is safe.

Question 8

what's an alternative remedy for a patient with kidney failure aside from dialysis and kidney transplant?

Accepted Answer

Not much/depends.: Apart from dialysis and kidney transplant, there is not much that can be done for a patient with kidney failure.  If acute, things like high dose glucocorticoids and cytotoxic agents like cyclophosphamide, plasmapheresis, and plasma exchange can be useful.  Otherwise, crrt or continuous renal replacement therapy is an alternative to forms of dialysis.

Question 9

is it common for kidney transplant patients to get cytomegalovirus? is the virus always active in transplant patients? any med to make it inactive?

Accepted Answer

Ganciclovir/Valganci: Ganciclovir/valganciclovir. Needs supervision when taken. 
It is common, the CMV status should have been checked pre transplant.

Question 10

kidney transplant patients have develop proteurinata?

Accepted Answer

No, investigation: Patients with normal functioning transplant  should not  have proteinuria( protein in urine). Any proteinuria should be confirmed, quantified and investigated thoroughly. Please consult transplant nephrologist.

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