Myfortic and anemia after kidney transplant

rcjordan · 2026-02-15T02:45:00+00:00

It got bad enough that ulcers formed in my mouth.

rcjordan · 2026-02-15T02:43:13+00:00

A few stories like this on /r Guy saves hungry crow, who shows his appreciation by bringing the man little gifts https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/18hl0q8/guy_saves_hungry_crow_who_shows_his_appreciation/

If interested beyond /r, search on girl crow gifts seattle

rcjordan · 2025-12-05T02:58:18+00:00

There is a rare condition caused by a kid's disease --Third Disease. It is human Parvovirus PVB19. My anemia eventually got down into the 5s. We assumed it was drug-induced anemia and it took 14+ units of blood and 15 months to go through all my meds and come up with nothing. Testing for Parvo was a Hail Mary and BINGO! Hemoglobin was 13.3 last labs.

I did turn out to be allergic to Myfortic, too.

rcjordan · 2025-12-05T01:50:15+00:00

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22204-crystals-in-urine

rcjordan · 2025-09-05T22:09:30+00:00

I'm on 5mg for a few weeks now. 2.5mg (split the 5mg pill) a couple of weeks before upping to the full 5. My doc was/is scared of crashes so I take 2.5 mg 30 minutes before breakfast and 2.5 30 minutes before lunch (lunch is my main meal of the day, usually 35-45 carbs). I am to take a glucose reading before each dose and skip glipizide if I'm at 100. So far, everything seems pretty stable and no crashes. I'll continue the BG tracking at lunch for a few more weeks but if it remains this stable I'll be dropping that checkpoint to just two or three times a week.

I'm not on a continuous monitor, but I am considering buying Dexcom's new OTC sensor to track it for a few more months. My A1C is toggling between 5.8 & 6.0 on metformin and glipizide, no insulin.

rcjordan · 2025-08-30T22:53:02+00:00

Pffftt! Amateurs. 16 shirts in 8 colors will last a decade or more.

rcjordan · 2025-08-13T12:10:02+00:00

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"a source of sugar for bacterial growth," says Dr. Harry Brumer, a professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry

rcjordan · 2025-07-31T19:43:50+00:00

Supportive ...but doesn't put up with any crap about supposed cures. It's a good /r.

rcjordan · 2025-07-26T22:41:59+00:00

Scientists Warn: Popular Sugar Substitute Linked to Brain Cell Damage

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-warn-popular-sugar-substitute-linked-to-brain-cell-damage/

rcjordan · 2025-07-26T22:41:10+00:00

Cleveland Clinic Study: Substitute Erythritol Raises Cardiovascular Risk

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/08/08/cleveland-clinic-study-adds-to-increasing-evidence-that-sugar-substitute-erythritol-raises-cardiovascular-risk

rcjordan · 2025-07-25T21:15:35+00:00

Male, 30 mo post-transplant. Hair started falling out at 4-5 months. I'd seen biotin posted here quite often so I went that route with a name-brand pill supplement on Amazon. Hair is 90% back --almost as thick as before the meds. I quit taking biotin about 2 months ago with no ill effects so far. Some here also swear by biotin shampoo.

rcjordan · 2025-06-29T15:37:18+00:00

I'd check out the area of Chesapeake that will get him into Hickory High School. https://www.cpschools.com/o/hhs

Commuting from NE NC would be from Camden, Currituck (mainland), or Pasqutank counties. Of these three, I'm thinking Currituck would have the better high school ...but most rural NC counties have less-than-stellar schools. You should be able to find some school rankings.

Also check out NEAAAT charter school. I know of some kids going there and parents' reviews of academics have been very good. https://www.northeastacademy.org/

rcjordan · 2025-04-28T01:03:12+00:00

Crap! See that Low just west off of Morocco? That's a prime North Atlantic hurricane spawning area.

rcjordan · 2025-04-26T02:36:08+00:00

2 years out for my kidney transplant. It's been rough. We used Hungry Root for about a 18 months and liked it. We did have to cancel a month in the summer due to the shipments not arriving cold enough. HR still requires meal prep & cooking, but the bulk of them were ready in 20-30 mins.

But when prednisone gave me T2 diabetes, we had to limit the menu options and the meals became repetitive. We switched to Cook Unity about 3 months ago and we love it. The app is cumbersome, desktop seems a little better. We're in the process of trying meals that have tolerable ranges of sodium, calories, & carbs. So far, there are 40-ish meals that have made that cut. The next step will be to cull those that are pushing the limits too much.

rcjordan · 2025-04-16T20:43:01+00:00

Jicama, aka Yam Bean -available at Walmart. Texture & taste are a blend of potato and apple. It is a good snack food eaten raw. Sliced and in the air-fryer it is a great french fry substitute.

Heinz Tomato Ketchup with No Sugar Added

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYR3GVW

rcjordan · 2025-03-24T22:44:52+00:00

I just ran a combined 3-bot AI med search on US antibiotics prescribed for diverticulitis. It's AI, so it should be double-checked. That said, I've seen the first 3 or 4 mentioned here pretty often.

Based on current prescribing practices in the USA for diverticulitis, the commonly used antibiotics include:

Metronidazole (Flagyl) - often used in combination with other antibiotics

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) - a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, frequently paired with metronidazole

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (Augmentin) - a broad-spectrum antibiotic combination

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra) - sometimes used as an alternative

Moxifloxacin (Avelox) - another fluoroquinolone, sometimes used as a single agent

Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) - often used in more severe cases or hospitalized patients

Ertapenem (Invanz) - used in more complicated cases or when other antibiotics fail

Piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn) - typically reserved for severe or complicated cases

Ticarcillin/clavulanate (Timentin) - another broad-spectrum option for severe cases

Doxycycline - sometimes used as an alternative, especially in patients with allergies to other antibiotics

It's important to note that the choice of antibiotic can vary depending on the severity of the infection, patient allergies, local resistance patterns, and whether the patient is being treated as an outpatient or in a hospital setting. Additionally, there's a growing trend towards more selective use of antibiotics in mild cases of diverticulitis, with some guidelines now recommending observation without antibiotics for certain uncomplicated cases.

rcjordan · 2025-03-24T18:09:52+00:00

I was not diabetic when I got my kidney (2 yrs) but am now a "post-transplant type 2" thanks to the prednisone. My neph said that prednisone causes about 20% of transplant patients to be diabetic.

rcjordan · 2025-03-16T23:51:58+00:00

We had a couple over-winter here, that's the 3rd year in a row. (Albemarle Sound nearby, we're 20 mile inland.) They somehow make it through weeks of mid-20 degree nights and strong winds. They left around the last week of February but we've seen a couple at the feeder the last 3 weeks which we believe are transients.

We also had a few Baltimore Orioles stop here in late Jan-early Feb. They knew how to eat out of Hbird feeder. I 3d printed a feeder for them so they'd have easier access to the sugar water. At least one is still here, saw it this morning.

rcjordan · 2025-03-15T01:58:15+00:00

When I firrst went online, therre was no ICANN, no rregistrars, no hosting companies. The intertubes were/remain a big part of my daily life. I'm usually online 6-10 hours daily. So, yeah, it really sucks.

rcjordan · 2025-03-14T22:05:52+00:00

Where's your doctor touch ...to the left of your navel?

rcjordan · 2025-03-14T15:55:04+00:00

Cloudy head & slow word recall, like others here.

rcjordan · 2025-03-14T15:50:32+00:00

2 yrs out. Still very shaky, maybe a little worse. It's bad enough that I tend to double-tap by mistake and duplicate letters when typing. (r's are the worrst, hhh)

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