Richard was able to leave the hospital about noon on the day after the transplant. He was feeling fine, a little manic from
dexamethasone, but otherwise ok. His feet were a little puffy and his face was flushed. We walked back to our apartment.
Transplant patients take a lot of meds. Most of them are to prevent infection. Richard's included antibiotics:
Pen VK 500mg twice a day,
Levaquin 750 mg once a day,
Bactrim DS twice a day, antiviral
acyclovir 400 mg twice a day, and antifungal
fluconazole 400 mg once a day and
ursodiol three times a day to prevent liver disease. He also continued to take his usual meds including
metformin 100 mg bid,
lisinopril 10 mg once a day,
Effexor 75 mg once a day,
omeprazole 20 mg, and
allopurinol 300 mg once a day. He was also on
cyclosporine 350 mg twice a day. Cyclosporine comes in 100 mg and 25 mg capsules, so each dose is 5 capsules. This gets to be a problem when the white count bottoms out and the
mucositis and nausea start.
Keeping track of all this wasn't easy. I felt like I was back in the hospital again passing meds. Seriously, I can see how some one not familiar with medications could make a mistake.
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Richard was able to leave the hospital about noon on the day after the transplant. He was feeling fine, a little manic from dexamethasone, but otherwise ok. His feet were a little puffy and his face was flushed. We walked back to our apartment.
Transplant patients take a lot of meds. Most of them are to prevent infection. Richard's included antibiotics: Pen VK 500mg twice a day, Levaquin 750 mg once a day, Bactrim DS twice a day, antiviral acyclovir 400 mg twice a day, and antifungal fluconazole 400 mg once a day and ursodiol three times a day to prevent liver disease. He also continued to take his usual meds including metformin 100 mg bid, lisinopril 10 mg once a day, Effexor 75 mg once a day, omeprazole 20 mg, and allopurinol 300 mg once a day. He was also on cyclosporine 350 mg twice a day. Cyclosporine comes in 100 mg and 25 mg capsules, so each dose is 5 capsules. This gets to be a problem when the white count bottoms out and the mucositis and nausea start.
Keeping track of all this wasn't easy. I felt like I was back in the hospital again passing meds. Seriously, I can see how some one not familiar with medications could make a mistake.