LABS
- Ask questions. The more you educate yourself on what your labs should be and why will be a great help in understanding whats going on with your new organ(s).
- How well your kidney and liver are working. Creatinine and Urea tell how well your kidney works by measuring levels of creatine and blood urea nitrogen, waste products normally removed from the blood by the kidneys.
- How much medication is staying in your bloodstream and for how long.
- How much sugar(glucose) is in your blood.
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MEDICATIONS
- Ask your nurse, transplant coordinator, or pharmacist to help you choose the best times to take your medications.
- Take each medication at the same time every day.
- Follow a written schedule.
- DO NOT cut or crush a tablet unless you are advised to do so.
- It is important to follow instructions about meals and other medications when taking any of these drugs.
- Your transplant team will decide the right medication, dosage, and length of treatment time for you.
Tracking Your Vital Signs
- The more you know, the better you will be. Tracking and knowing these very specific vital signs can be a "road map" of what going on. The quicker you know if there are changes, the better you will be.
- Here is a link for a free android app that is pretty easy to use. free app here
- Learning what the numbers mean will be very helpful for your HEALTH for the rest of your life.