Hey gang 😊!
Below is a picture of something that has reappeared on my back? I had the same thing a week post transplant? Consultant and GP were quite confused! It was ouch to the touch and disappeared after around a week. Any one post liver transplant had any thing similar?
They looks very similar to the blisters that you get from shingles and they are painful.
Hey Alf,
Been to hospital and it’s def not shingles? Think it could be fungal?
Have you found out what it is yet? Alf
I second the shingles you need to see your gp ASAP or ring your transplant hospital for advice x
Looks like shingles...where on your body is it?
Did your donor have the cmv virus? that's part of the herpes family that shingles belongs in.
No he was toxo +
It was just a thought because my donor was CMV positive and I was negative and so I had to take anti-viral tablets for 3 months after transplant but there is no absolute guarantee that this has totally killed the virus and so I have to report if I have any kind of fever or rashes or in actual fact any illness.
Looks like a herpes rash x
Agree on the herpes/shingles.
Have you ever had chicken pox as a kid?
That's the same virus and it stays with you for ever.
I think It comes back as shingles later in life during times of low immunity.
Shingles
Definitely looks like shingles, I have had it 4 times so I can almost sense it erupting. Shingles often get triggered by toxins, methotrexate is one that made me extremely aware. In the contra- indications its is in large letters, go to the Dr's, do not pass go , do not collect £200! Last time I knew, I drove straight to the Dr's. I told the young girl on reception I need antivirals NOW please. Got the Guinness book of records, yeah,but no but etc. It can be fatal, to which I got a blank stare! I asked for a pen and paper, and ordered her to give this to the Dr NOW! I sat in the most distant corner of the surgery, as it was still at contagious stage. Within less than 5 minutes the Dr came out of his surgery, and straight to me. Antiviral script in hand! I will never forget the girls face lol. I went into the pharmacist next door, they served me before everyone and I was back home and in bed in 8 minutes. GP even gave me extra tabs, so I would be able to start treatment quicker next time. Your transplant team are the experts, Off Metho now for over a year, The pain from shingles is unforgettable. Usually starts with an itching burn. I would ask anyone to take a pic, Quickest way to check. It will always show in your bloods. As does Epstein Barr Virus.
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