Yes that's right, got the results back earlier today and there is no signs of rejection in the tissue pathology. They decided that they will not treat the Pseudomonas since I am feeling so well(probably just migrated down from my sinuses). They are however going to treat the Aspergillus. I'm to start an anti-fungal on Friday. They want me to wait till Friday because the drug will interact with my Tac (anti-rejection) level. I'm to go from my current 4mg twice daily to 1mg twice daily of Tac starting Friday and then get my blood levels checked on Monday. They said it would take a few days before the levels stabilize.
So great news!
*smiling*
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ReplyDeleteCongrats!!!! That's awesome news~ I was on an anti-fungal for a couple years post transplant as a precautionary. V-fend (I think) it's pricey and it increased my prograf levels. . .so I had to take less prograf while I was on it~ not a bad thing :)
ReplyDeleteYes Jamie. I just picked it up from the pharmacy and it is V-fend. Did you get any side effects besides the prograf dosage needing to be changed?
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Great news!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there was an interaction with the Tac- thanks for the info! The V-fend is a precautionary standard for me for the first couple of months. I did have one side effect that I linked to it- I saw rainbows! It was mostly in my peripheral after I took my dose, and went away about a week ago. Wiki says about 30% of patients experience vision disturbances. Hopefully you don't experience any side effects.
I have been on v-fend since my transplant because I had aspergilus pre-transplant. I also saw the rainbows/fireworks for the first few weeks.
ReplyDeleteI saw it said visual disturbances, and said can cause dizziness...Hopefully I don't get any of that since I'm feeling so well right now. Very concerned at upsetting the apple cart, but understand we have to treat the condition.
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