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Transplant: BK Virus

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@kim1656, Hi, Kim, and Welcome to Connect. I have not had BK virus show up in my labs however it did read that it could be activated at anytime. Since we, transplant recipients, are taking medications to suppress our immune system, it is especially important to start treatment as soon as it is detected.
I am glad that you have already heard from members, @hello1234 and @stephanierp about their experience and treatment for their BK virus. I hope that by now your husband has been in contact with his doctor and has a treatment plan.
Kim, Have you spoken to the doctor about your question about the treatment in relationship to blood or urine BK numbers? What have the doctors advised regarding his medications? How often will he be tested?

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Hello. So far his kidney dr here has ordered more labs to confirm, and she said if it is a positive high number, we will have to go see the team at the Mayo Clinic in AZ. We are about 6 hours away from there. We live in NM. He we are still currently waiting for those results to come in.