Most follow standard protocols for follow-up visits and medication dosages as long as things are stable, increasing visits only if there are problems. No one knows why rejection began right after Christmas. Sam had no signs of rejection and was feeling well. He was on a typical regimen of post-transplant care and was well educated on side effects of drugs and symptoms of rejection and problems to report. Lab values had been stable over the past few months.
Rejection can occur after any transplant procedure at any time.
Sometimes the reason is understood. Sometimes it is never understood, a fact that gives much uncertainty and frustration to all individuals involved. Unfortunately, the creatinine steadily crept up each day during the second week of therapy, reaching 3.3 at the end of therapy. The Curators of the University of Missouri. All rights reserved.