90 Day Kidneyversary

I did not know this was a thing, but if you Google, there are a ton of links and images. I guess it makes sense since it is basically the beginning of a new life for the kidney recipient. Of course it had to be super commercialized but any excuse for cake is good!

My kidney transplant was on January 27th, so today is the 3 month/90 day milestone. The kidney is still working great. My latest creatinine results were a bit lower (better) than last week at 1.22, which translates to a eGFR of 68. Not perfect, but great compared to when I was on dialysis. I thought I would be done with UCLA clinic appointments, but evidently I need one more before they let me go. I also thought they would reduce my tacrolimus dosage, but it appears unlikely at this point. There was a post on Reddit about kidney recipient’s medicine list, and most people seem to have lower tacrolimus dosages. Luckily, I am only on two anti-rejection medications so maybe that is why I need more tacrolimus? Due to the perfect match with my sister, the nephrologist I saw yesterday said the kidney could potentially last forever, however long that is.