Some news after the biopsy and the Mag3. The biopsy didn't get a sample of all of the relevant kidney tissue, so they may need to do another one.
From what tissue they did get, it doesn't look like an organ rejection, and it doesn't look like CMV or BK (two viruses that can come post-transplant).
It could be a number of things - (1) the Prograf drug level after transplant could have stunned the kidney (which the kidney can recover from on its own); (2) tubular necrosis of the kidney (this would be bad, but they need more info); or (3) a blockage in the ureter could be stopping up the kidney. They think they see a partial blockage of the uterer on the ultrasound. If this is the problem, it will require surgery. We'll see. Either way, another weekend for me on the chairbed.
From what tissue they did get, it doesn't look like an organ rejection, and it doesn't look like CMV or BK (two viruses that can come post-transplant).
It could be a number of things - (1) the Prograf drug level after transplant could have stunned the kidney (which the kidney can recover from on its own); (2) tubular necrosis of the kidney (this would be bad, but they need more info); or (3) a blockage in the ureter could be stopping up the kidney. They think they see a partial blockage of the uterer on the ultrasound. If this is the problem, it will require surgery. We'll see. Either way, another weekend for me on the chairbed.
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