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A member asked:
Should it be safe to start taking immune supressing drugs for a kidney transplant after ten years?
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Maybe: You need to be evaluated by your nephrologist before making medication changes of any kind.
Answered 11/9/2012
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Comples Question: Hard to answer. Do you mean you had a kidney transplant and took no anti-rejection drugs the first 10 years? Or you have been taking continuous anti-rejection medication for 10 years or more? The answers are different.
Answered 11/10/2012
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