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Does an organ transplant patient need to be on immunosuppression drugs for the rest of his/her life?
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Maintainance Dose: Yes on a small maintainance dose usually
Answered 11/14/2017
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Yes: The transplanted organ will always be seen as a "foreign object" to a recipient's immune system and could be targeted for attack (known as rejection) at any time. The amount of immunosuppression needed to keep the immune system from attacking the organ may decrease with time and age, but some will always be necessary and should only be adjusted by your transplant team
Answered 5/13/2020
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