Post Transplant Care

Once you leave Stony Brook University Medical Center  (SBUMC) after your transplant, you will need lifelong immunosuppressive medication to prevent rejection of your kidney and thus you will need long term regular follow up labs and visits.  Since the liklihood for significant complications are highest in the early post transplant period, you will be followed in Transplant Clinic 2-3 times a week for several weeks until we are sure your condidtion is stable and transplant function is good.  Your lab testing and visits will gradually decrease in frequency if you are doing well.  Strict compliance  with taking all of your immunosuppressive and other medications is crucial to long term success with good kidney fucntion.  In addition to preventing rejection and infection, other longterm medical issues including blood pressure control, diabetes, high cholesterol, bone disease, anemia, preventative cancer screening are important.  When feasable, our goal is to coordinate long term transplant and medical care with your own primary nephrologist, with periodic visits to SBUMC Transplant Services.  Please arrange for copies of any medical testing or procedures done elsewhere to be sent to Transplant Services here so we can continue to monitor your success.