Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Barb Henshaw wrote: > > 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. > Same here, although I was on Valcyte instead of IV Gancyclovir right after tx. I got CMV about a month after I went off the Valcyte. Went back on at double the dose (900 mg twice a day). The 900 mg dose was around $4800 for a months supply (luckily I only had to take it for a couple weeks), so Gene's cost sounds about right. Luckily my insurance covered all but $80 of it, but they made the doctor verify it before they would pay. athan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Barb Henshaw wrote: > > 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. > As with athan, I took Valcyte post transplant. I took it for 90 days (until 10/2/07), so haven't been off it for long. It was part of the post tx drug protocol because I was CMV negative and the liver I received was CMV positive. Tim R, tx #3 7/7/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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