Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I believe there is a shingles vaccine available now. CMV is treated prophylactically after tx of a CMV positive organ into a CMV negative recipient by giving them ganciclovir for 6 weeks post tx. By then the immunosuppressant medication dosages have been reduced such that it is hoped that the patient will have either no reaction or a very mild reaction to the virus. As far as I know, no CMV vaccine is available commercially as yet. Sometimes people have to be treated for CMV after the prophylactic treatment is stopped because of significant illness due to CMV. Aubrey, MD PSC '81, UC '90, LTX '98, Recurrence '05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I believe there is a shingles vaccine available now. CMV is treated prophylactically after tx of a CMV positive organ into a CMV negative recipient by giving them ganciclovir for 6 weeks post tx. By then the immunosuppressant medication dosages have been reduced such that it is hoped that the patient will have either no reaction or a very mild reaction to the virus. As far as I know, no CMV vaccine is available commercially as yet. Sometimes people have to be treated for CMV after the prophylactic treatment is stopped because of significant illness due to CMV. Aubrey, MD PSC '81, UC '90, LTX '98, Recurrence '05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I believe there is a shingles vaccine available now. CMV is treated prophylactically after tx of a CMV positive organ into a CMV negative recipient by giving them ganciclovir for 6 weeks post tx. By then the immunosuppressant medication dosages have been reduced such that it is hoped that the patient will have either no reaction or a very mild reaction to the virus. As far as I know, no CMV vaccine is available commercially as yet. Sometimes people have to be treated for CMV after the prophylactic treatment is stopped because of significant illness due to CMV. Aubrey, MD PSC '81, UC '90, LTX '98, Recurrence '05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thank you Dr Aubrey! Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (32) UC 91 - PSC 99 Listed 7/21 @ Baylor Dallas ___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thank you Dr Aubrey! Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (32) UC 91 - PSC 99 Listed 7/21 @ Baylor Dallas ___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thank you Dr Aubrey! Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (32) UC 91 - PSC 99 Listed 7/21 @ Baylor Dallas ___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes, it should be investigated with the tests you mentioned. Hard to say what it might be, but it could be a bunch of different things, some not so good, sorry to say. Could be a lymph node due to previous infections. Can his coordinator book the tests? Actually, if he's back on Tuesday and can book them ASAP, then that's probably good enough. Do they do PET scans at Baylor? If so, you might want to ask about that. You know my feelings about AFP, CA-19-9 and other biomarkers; so the MRI and PET would be better tests to pursue. The markers are only secondary evidence of bad things, not diagnostic. Let me know what happens. Stay calm, be brave and wait for the results. (to paraphrase a Canadian Native radio comedy show that really makes sense). Aubrey, MD PSC '81, UC '90, LTX '98, Recurrence '05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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