Date: 11/17/2022
Re: Important information about your post-transplant follow-up care
Dear Transplant Patients,
We are writing to share some important information with you. In order to continue providing excellent post-transplant follow-up care to all of our newly transplanted patients and those experiencing new urgent problems with their transplanted kidney, we will be requiring every post-transplant patient have their own local nephrologist (kidney doctor) who will follow you every two months with routine lab work, and a Primary Care Physician (PCP). This will ensure your needs can be addressed in a timely manner, once you are stable and transitioned back to your local nephrologist and PCP for management. This means we will no longer be able to provide primary nephrology care or handle medication refills after you are transitioned back to their care.
Our team will continue to see you annually to monitor your transplanted kidney function, and for any urgent kidney transplant issues you may develop.
We will be working with you to connect you to a local nephrologist and PCP based on your insurance and to ensure a smooth transition over the next few months. Once you are connected to a local team, and have scheduled an appointment with your nephrologist, a member of our team will reach out to them and update them on your care.
We will make sure they have all of your pertinent medical records in order to manage your care moving forward.
Please do not hesitate to ask our team if you have any questions. We are here to help during this transition process. Thank you for allowing us to continue to be part of your care.
Best regards,
Your UCLA Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Team
I received this automated letter from UCLA Transplant Center today. It is basically a goodbye letter handing me off to my local nephrologist. This was done about a year post-transplant, but I guess this notice makes it official. I am already on a two-month schedule with my local nephrologist, though I have not seen my PCP for a few years.
Dr. Jeffrey Veale. He is the surgeon that “installed” my sister’s donated kidney.
Life with chronic diseases 