Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 -----Original Message----- I'm off the IV drip for Gancyclovir and am now on oral Valcyte, which is by far the most expensive drug I've ever taken ($5,245 for a 30-day supply of pills). I'm a little peeved that I wasn't put on this immediately after tx since the research seems to indicate that liver tx patients have a pretty high incidence of CMV infection (29%). I don’t know how much they charged Ken for it, don’t have the bill right here, but that sounds awful high. Ken did have IV Gancyclovir post transplant, they started it right away (don’t remember how many days worth, but it seems like 5-6.) Didn’t make any difference, he got CMV about 2 months post transplant anyway. Then it was IV for 12 days and oral Valcyte for 2 weeks. With love, Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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