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Transplant: BK Virus

Posted by hello1234 @hello1234, Aug 12, 2022

Hi all,
It's Friday night at 7:45pm and I just received an email notification from my local lab that my BK virus test came back positive. I am a two year post kidney transplant patient. Does anyone have any experience with BK virus? I had the CMV virus eight months after my transplant which is now resolved. But I am not familiar with BK and how it is treated, etc?
Thanks everyone!

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anurag27 | @anurag27 | 1 day ago
In reply to @hello1234 "Thank you @jackiez 😊 I knew you would relate to my Friday night test results timing...." + (show)
@hello1234

Thank you @jackiez 😊 I knew you would relate to my Friday night test results timing. I decided to do the exact same thing you did....jump on Mayo Connect and reach out to my transplant buddies for assistance. I am hoping someone has some experience with the BK virus.
Thank you Jackie for reaching out and Happy Saturday!

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Hii, will creatinine fluctuate when we are taking Bk virus medicine??

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anurag27 | @anurag27 | 1 day ago
In reply to @leahdrose "I have been taking 5 mg. of Prednisone since discharge from the hospital after surgery. It’s..." + (show)
@leahdrose

I have been taking 5 mg. of Prednisone since discharge from the hospital after surgery. It’s not a new med. added to my regime because of BK virus. I’m experiencing hair loss from Tacrolimus so it is also my hope that the dosage be reduced. My Tac. target is 5-7 for months now even during and after BK. There has been no adjustment to Tac. dosage for several months now as the lab results have been within this range. When BK appeared, the only change to my meds. was to temporarily stop Myfortic. Now that BK is gone, Myfortic is back at the same dosage.

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Hii @leahdrose was your creatinine fluctuating when bk was positive??

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tjdog | @tjdog | 5 hours ago
In reply to @anurag27 "Hii, will creatinine fluctuate when we are taking Bk virus medicine??" + (show)
@anurag27

Hii, will creatinine fluctuate when we are taking Bk virus medicine??

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Hi…What BK virus medicine are you referring to? My doctor tries to control it by adjusting my immunosuppressant drugs.

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anurag27 | @anurag27 | 4 hours ago
In reply to @tjdog "Hi…What BK virus medicine are you referring to? My doctor tries to control it by adjusting..." + (show)
@tjdog

Hi…What BK virus medicine are you referring to? My doctor tries to control it by adjusting my immunosuppressant drugs.

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Hii I take Lefno-20 once a day and 750 mg cellcept per day and 2.5 mg tacrograf and 10 mg wysolone

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tjdog | @tjdog | 3 hours ago
In reply to @anurag27 "Hii I take Lefno-20 once a day and 750 mg cellcept per day and 2.5 mg..." + (show)
@anurag27

Hii I take Lefno-20 once a day and 750 mg cellcept per day and 2.5 mg tacrograf and 10 mg wysolone

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I take 750 mg of Mycophenolate which is generic cellcept and 1.5 mg of Astagraf XL which is a slow release tacrolimus and prednisone.

I’ll ask my nephrologist about those other drugs if BK persists.

Thanks!

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anurag27 | @anurag27 | 3 hours ago
In reply to @tjdog "I take 750 mg of Mycophenolate which is generic cellcept and 1.5 mg of Astagraf XL..." + (show)
@tjdog

I take 750 mg of Mycophenolate which is generic cellcept and 1.5 mg of Astagraf XL which is a slow release tacrolimus and prednisone.

I’ll ask my nephrologist about those other drugs if BK persists.

Thanks!

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Thank you soo much 😊

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