Here’s the Following Meds I’ve been taking:
Anti rejection drug – Mycophenolate - 250 mg capsule aka CELLCEPT - 500mg – every 12 hrs.
Cellcept Info Link – - - > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601081.html
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Anti rejection drug – Tacrolimus - aka PROGRAFF – 4.5 mg - every 12 hrs.
Link to Tacrolimus Info – - – > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601117.html
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Anti rejection steroid – Prednisone - 20 mg – every 12 hrs. take with food.
Prednisone Info Link – - – - > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601102.html
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Prevent Bacteria Infection - Cotrimoxazole ss - 1 tablet with evening pills
Cotrimoxazole / Septra Info Link – - – > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a684026.html
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Blood Pressure - Diltiazem long acting - 180 mg with morning pills.
Diltiazem Info Link – - – > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a684027.html
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Stomach Protection - Ranitdine - 300 mg with evening pills.
Ranitdine Info Link – - – > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601106.html
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Naseau - Gravol - took this for the 1st week outta the hospital.
Pain – Tylenol ExtraStrength - took this a couple days after the hospital.
Diarhea - Imodium – took this after the diarhea got to painful, day 8 – 9 – 10 also used diaper rash cream.
In Hospital they also Gave me :
To Prevent Possible Yeast Infection – Nystatin 5mg – swish 1 min in mouth and swallow.
Stool softener - Docusate - 200 mg - took this day 2 – 4, probably to long.
MED CHANGES LISTED BELOW, LATEST CHANGES AT THE BOTTOM.
The 1st week out of the Hospital
- I was on 1000 mg Cellcept twice daily, this seemed to mess with my intestines / diarhea so they cut me back to 500 mg.
- Tacrolimus, they tweak this a lot, from 2.5 – 4.5 mg, depending on the levels
Oct 21st. 12 weeks after.
Recovery is going well. Meds (cellcept) are giving me some GI issues ( mostly Soft acidy ”Stools” at times). I’m at 1000 mg, 2x per day. If GI doesnt settle down they’ll try me on Coated Cellcept, kinda Time Releases, but don’t want to change med’s up much as they’re still watching the Creatinine. It’s manageable most days.
Tacrolomis ”Shakes” are still there. I’m taking 3.5mg 2x/day. It’s especially funky when I try to do fine work. This may be an issue when I get back to work as I’m an Electrician who needs to meter live equipment, up to 600 Volts. Shakes arent an option
