GH for transplant patient?

[bigfatandugly]

i have a friend who had a kidney transplant over a decade ago.

he has been reading on the benefits of supplementing GH at small does daily for longeviity and an over all sense of well- being- he is not planning on using it for bodybuilding applications.

would it be safe for him to use, or should he forgo it?

thanks.

BFU

 

[jm425]

i have a friend who had a kidney transplant over a decade ago.

he has been reading on the benefits of supplementing GH at small does daily for longeviity and an over all sense of well- being- he is not planning on using it for bodybuilding applications.

would it be safe for him to use, or should he forgo it?

thanks.

BFU

I'm a liver transplant patient. He'll be fine using gh unless he has tumors or cancerous cells.

 

[Trenman]

I had a friend who also had a kidney transplant about 15 years ago and was turning 60. His kidney had also gotten to where it wasn't as efficient anymore and was about to fail. I thought about telling him about GH, as GH is said to improve kidney function. But I wondered what the effects would be on the immune system, as if they get too much of an immune boost, their bodies reject the organ. But I guess it's still possible, but his doctor would have had to re-evaluate his anti-rejection meds. (Probably. I'm no expert, just speculating)

 

[jm425]

I had a friend who also had a kidney transplant about 15 years ago and was turning 60. His kidney had also gotten to where it wasn't as efficient anymore and was about to fail. I thought about telling him about GH, as GH is said to improve kidney function. But I wondered what the effects would be on the immune system, as if they get too much of an immune boost, their bodies reject the organ. But I guess it's still possible, but his doctor would have had to re-evaluate his anti-rejection meds. (Probably. I'm no expert, just speculating)

You brought up a good point. I get blood work done often to check to see if my immunosuppresants are working. I find that for me, I have to take a higher dose of these due to the gh.