Re: Epstein Barr Virus post transplant

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That

is very possible athan. In Todd’s case the report on ’s

donated liver says: CMV-Negative, but the report for the cadaver liver Todd

received 10 days later says: CMV-Positive. Todd had a few bouts of CMV

after transplant, but then his body seemed to adjust and he hasn’t had a

problem since. I hope that before long you are feeling better and this

will just be another bump in the transplant journey. Hang in there!

Joanne (mom of Todd, 22, psc 01, Crohns

02, tx twice 03, rPSC 05, diabetes 06, AIH overlap and living life to the

fullest 08)

athan wrote: The infectious

disease doctor I saw today said that it's actually possible

that I got both the CMV and the EBV at the transplant (either from the

liver or the blood transfusions) and they just sort of hung around

latent for a while before they started causing problems.

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Barb Henshaw wrote:

>

> Ken too, 1^st CMV and last week Chicken Pox (and he had them when he

> was a baby!) The protective barrier is gone, it’s called immune

> suppression.

>

I guess what I meant was that if I had been exposed to these viruses

before the transplant I would have gotten them, but I would also have

gotten over them more quickly. So it seems that I must have gone for 37

years without being exposed to them (I was negative for both pre

transplant).. Then within one year I've gotten two of them! Very likely

I did get them through the transplant... otherwise there's no good

reason I've gotten them suddenly like this. It's not like I adopted a

wild lifestyle or something. My wife's the only girl I ever kissed pre

transplant and she's still the only girl I've ever kissed! (I have

learned that you don't have to kiss someone to get mono... it go

airborne to)

athan