Guest guest Posted April 17, 2000 Report Share Posted April 17, 2000 Hi everyone, Please forgive, I like to ramble on lately ( in between jobs). Anyway, can a psc patient truely just have a cold? Think I would know that by now, but it seems like whenever there is something wrong with , I panic! He swears that he knows his body well enough. But I see the bilirubin count in his eyes again. ANy thoughts? Also, any info on cell cept for pre trans patients? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2000 Report Share Posted April 17, 2000 Hi! welcome to the group! Yes, it's certainly possible for a PSC patient to get a cold or flu, although many of us have noticed that we very rarely get colds. For me, the main thing that would set bacterial cholangitis apart from a cold, is that a cold is mainly respiratory, while cholangitis is more digestive tract related (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.) It probably would be difficult to conclusively tell flu apart from cholangitis... probably best to go in to the doctor if you're not sure... better safe than sorry. I while back I had an episode of chills, headache, and vomiting come on me very suddenly, and then go away again after a few hours. When I told my doctor about it he was quite concerned, and said if it happened again I should go straight to the emergency room and tell them that I might have ascending cholangitis and sepsis. He has also now given me a standing prescription of Cipro. Hope this helps! athan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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