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Transplant; C diff from antibiotics (Doxycycline)
Transplants | Last Active: Jul 19, 2023 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
My husband had a bone marrow transplant in February and just recently got graph vs host disease and at the same time got cdiff. So he not only had to worry about his elevated liver enzymes so was started on steroids but cdiff doesn’t like steroids so he was started on prednisone and currently weaning off and then at the same time he is taking vancomycin for the cdiff and will be taking it for awhile. We haven’t been told anything about future antibiotics but we aren’t there yet. But yes my pharmacy knows of his transplant and he is only being seen still by the bone marrow clinic doctors.
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@jrwilli1, It sounds to me like you and your husband are getting excellent care and follow-up by his bone marrow doctors!
I had a liver and kidney transplant in 2009 at Mayo Rochester, and I receive(d) excellent follow-up care, even today at a distance of nearly 800 miles, I feel safe and secure because my PCP knows that he can contact them if there are any liver or kidney issues to be resolved.
I was taking a small dose of prednisone many years after my transplant, and when research showed that my condition did not require it, I weaned off. I had some struggles with that, but my PCP came to my rescue and offered some suggestions. How is your husband doing with weaning off the prednisone?
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Hi @jrwilli1 😊
It's so nice to meet you! I am sorry to hear that you and your husband are dealing with all of this added stress.
Was your husband's c diff caused by antibiotics or something else?
Has your husband started to see some improvement since starting his treatments of both prednisone and vancomycin?