All Good News

Yesterday I heard that there is no longer any BK virus detectable in my blood. Yay . They are checking the urin, just to be sure.

To make the week even better the last outstanding trauma insurance claim was approved ( this one took 2 1/2 years) so we should have the money next week. Double Yay.

Last week I got the all clear from the hemeroid doctor. They had played up after the transplant, but are good now and best of all no need for surgery. Hip, hip, horay.

Generally feeling well and optomistic.

5 months

Nearly five months out from the operation and I am almost onto fortnightly visits to the hospital. The doctors and I are trying to get the balance of my drugs right, To the point that my body can fight the BK virus I have in low levels in my blood. Meanwhile the head of transplant has a new theory about why my creatnin levels have been up and down. He thinks I may be super sensitive to one of the drugs (cyclosporin). Common sense supports this theory as I have had problems with both red and white blood cells getting low. I am not a candidate for the other drug that Can be used (commonly called tac) as it has a worse record with BK virus. There is another group of drugs that some people switch to after about 6 months, but this group of drugs is containdicated in recipients with .5gram or more protine in urea, (ie they may cause catastrophic rejection). I have about 2grams of protine in my urin so that group of drugs is out also. It seems I am stuck with the current cocktail.