IG Live – March 6th: March is National Kidney Month and Dr. Scantlebury highlights the importance of sharing your kidney story and encouraging everyone to know their numbers. This month we also discussed how hemoglobin is maintained if you have kidney disease, how anti-rejection medication works in the body, the importance of keep up with labs and bloodwork, even after you've had a transplant, and many other important kidney-related topics.
Many times, kidney disease is silent, and patients don’t know there’s an issue until they crash into dialysis. This doesn’t have to be the case though, which is why it’s super important to know your numbers and encourage family and friends to know their numbers and if they have any risk factors for kidney disease. During kidney disease progression, one of the many things that is monitored is your hemoglobin - Dr. Scantlebury explains what hemoglobin is and how it’s monitored and maintained throughout kidney disease, dialysis, and transplant stages. Once you’ve been transplanted, one of the big changes is that you have to begin taking antirejection medications. Dr. Scantlebury discusses what these medication actually do in their body, and why it is so important to stay on top of your labs after transplant.
Give us a listen to hear all this and more important information for living well with kidney disease. If you have your own questions you’d like to have the doctor answer, tune in for our Live events on both Instagram and Facebook:
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