Kidney Transplant Drugs

These are the drugs you take after a kidney transplant.

In my case they are:

Anti-Rejection/Immunosuppressants
Prograph (Tacrolimus)
Cellcept (Mycophenolate)
PredniSONE

Antibiotics (to decrease infection risk)
Mycelex (Clotrimazole)
Valcyte (Valganciclovir)
Co-Trimoxazole (Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim)

Reduce stomach acidity
Zantac (Randitidine)

Prevent blood clots
Aspirin

Lower Cholesterol
Lipitor (Atorvastatin)

Stool softener (because these drugs make you constipated!)
Colace (Docusate)

And there you have $3,000 worth of drugs per month!

UPDATE (1 year later)

My drugs are way down to:

1000mg Cellcept
3.5mg Prograph
81mg Aspirin

Also, I've posted another video of my recovery from transplant one year later. Please check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKVqV398xh8


Damon Danieli

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[damondanieli]

I should point out that this was _right_ after the transplant and that after a year I was on 4 pills in the morning and 4 in the evening AND that the dosage was much lower.

[NickJonasMyHoTLoVeR]

OMG don't tell me i need 2 take that much medecine :S

i already taking 100 medecine in 1 week ;:/

Pleaseee why does this happen 2 me

[damondanieli]

It has been over a year and my medicine dosage is much lower now. I require 4 pills in the morning and the evening.

As for why it happened to you: you did nothing wrong, that's just the way things are sometimes.

[naphoy21]

i had my kidney transplant last july 29 2009,im in the hospital for almost 3 weeks because my creatinine is always in 1.7 to 1.9,still im not sure if that's ok but i'd rather take a lots a medicine than dialysis,anyways hope my new kidney will work well,thanx!

[damondanieli]

Congratulations on the new kidney Naphoy21.

Your medicine should taper off after 6-9 months out until you reach a maintenance dose. As your dosage comes down, so will your Creatinine because the immunosuppressants are nephrotoxic.

[RuFiOPx]

wow you take lots of pills i had my kidney transplant when i was 14 im 23 now and i only take cyclosporine,prednisone,cellce­pt,and lisinopril

[damondanieli]

I've dropped some of the pills and will drop a few more in 6 months. I'm thinking about switching from Tacrolimus to Cyclosporine (even though I'll be taking a small dose of prednisone as well).

I'm really sorry that you had to have a kidney transplant so young but I'm also glad that you're doing so well now.

Good luck and good health.

[whareweruin92]

I have a kidney from my sister for 8 years now. I want to be a positive thankful person. Some days I can be but my depression has gotten out of control. I'm debating suicide right now. No one can help me, not therapist, not family, not friends. God help me. My life as turned out as a failures life would, I wanted a family of my own so bad and doctors told me I can't have children. I'm watching all my siblings and friends along with celebrities having babies and it's the hardest thing on my heart

[stodd32]

@ilovenoy thats how I lost my kidneys also by lupus. I had my first transplant in 1991 when I was 18 and it lasted 14 and a half years. I had my second one in 2006 and am doing very well but has anyone had any problems with prograf giving them panic attacks.

[mfarooqkk]

@ilovenoy so how r u feeling now. and what medicines u r taking now and how much, Have you done Anti ds DN, after kidney transplant.

Is your SLE is in control now?.

[ainthavinnodrama]

Very good video! I am also kidney transplant but I'm a total of 48 pills a day for varies things due to issues from kidney failure and the kidney transplant I have a total of 15 bottles of pills. Prograf I am taking 11 pills total every day and I'm on Myfortic 4 pills total every day and 4 mg grams of steroids every day. My transplant was in 08 but still my pull dosage is high my creatine is 1.4 sometimes it is 1.3. Be blessed and take care.

[MrMCD191]

Seeing this video reminds me how lucky i am to have an identical twin brother. Thanks to him I don't have to take any of the drugs.

[vertman69]

Bringing back old memories for me .. I was transplanted 21 years ago and stil going strong! Google: Transplant To Handplant fo more info. God Bless You.

[birdman3120]

Good video. I'm on tacrolimus and prednisolone as well.

[Paracuarogto1]

@naphoy21 That is a very good level, your luck.

[ilovenoy]

I got my transplant in 2009 and I take more medication than that shown. Because I have Lupus also. Those Anti-Rejection medicine is so expensive, but I rather pay for that than being on dialysis any day.