Experiences with

Famciclovir

Then in the evening the result of the mouth and nose swab showed no sign off the Para flu virus so they stopped the Ribavirin as well and prescribed Famciclovir. Maybe it was the combination of Ribavirin and Aciclovir that was the problem?

I finally took the plunge and agreed to start acalabrutinib on October 7th. Comments from many of you were most useful in helping me make this decision, especially about finding oneself at the "sweet spot" to start. Sadly, about 4 days before I began, my fit, healthy, active 84 year old husband

Short story: Now almost 71 yrs old. RP August 2015. Pathology: Gleason 4/3, PT3B N0M0 , SVI, PNI, ECE (intermediate unfavorable). Post RP PSA 0.06 Adjuvant RT to prostate bed finished January 2016. , PSA 0.03 Late radiation proctitis. Bearable. BCR PSA values : 01/29/2020

To this massive improvement Julian

Hi, Hope these lines find you well! I am unable to tolerate Valtrex or Famir. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this. I haven't tried acyclovir thinking that it would be same... I appreciate your responses, as I have frequent outbreaks. I'm trying to establish if this a drug reaction or

Hi All, Just wanted to share what I have done to try to stay healthy with reasonable success during my 12 yrs. journey confronting CLL. *Brief History: 84 year old male diagnosed in 2012 with 11q, trisomy 12, unmutated. Normal blood picture except for low platelets, IGG. IGA, and I GM. Currently

Hi, I’m 11 months into my 15 month treatment for CLL. I’m on Ibrutinib with Venetoclax and it’s suited me well, and I’m really pleased that my bloods now appear to be normal. I’m also on Co-Trimoxazole antibiotic and Aciclovir antiviral to deal with any infections should they arise during my treatment

hi all, I have health anxiety and overthink and worry about taking any new medication. I have been prescribed aciclovir for shingles and I’m so scared about taking the first one as I’ve seen dizziness is a side affect? Anyone got any advice or taken these before? Thank you

Some years ago I was prescribed Acyclovir cream for my mouth fever blisters rather than the oral medicine because the oral can raise liver enzymes. However I was recently told that the oral Acyclovir medicine works much faster and the increase in liver enzymes goes back to normal when Acyclovir is stopped

Hi everyone. Thank you all for all the useful replies I got to my last question. Two more queries here: I'm newly diagnosed with post-ET Myelofibrosis and I've just collected my first prescription of Jakavi which I haven't taken yet.I noticed that the tablets are 20mg, and I have to take 2 a day. Someone

I'm now 15 months after my SCT and in my my recent review my figures are improving:WBC 4.0 HB 139 Neut 2.3, lymph1.12 and platelets 106 ( highest for a couple of years). I also had my CD4 lymphocytes measured and can now come off Acyclovir and pentamidine. Hooray! I hated those nebulisers. This leaves

I note that on the Blood Cancer web site is states that [i]Aciclovir is an anti-viral medication that prevents shingles, which can be a side effect of Ruxolitinib.[/i] [i]If you’re on Ruxolitinib, you have to be careful about your skin,[/i] I was told to be aware and careful of my skin when taking

My first mitral valve repair has failed sadly after 3 yrs & I need it redone, more open heart surgery..... but a month ago got Shingles. I was unable to take acyclovir as it made me incredibly dizzy & unbalanced. I am in terrible pain after 4 weeks & no sign of it improving though the rash blisters are

Hello, I was diagnosed with CLL in Oct 2022 and was told I had # CLL/SLL with extensive bone marrow involvement, trisomy 12, p53 wild-type, IgHV-mutated, Rai stage 3. My oncologist at the Cancer Center put me on the O and V treatment which started in Dec 2022. I finished the O in May 2023 and the

Happy to share that after finishing treatment 12 months ago, my new Clonoseq results still show zero residual clonal cells from a 3.4 million sample! Glad to be off medication of any kind for a year. (with the exception of Acyclovir.) It’s a great feeling.

Hello. I need some advice. My brother was diagnosed with HSV 1 Encephalitis on January 12. And on January 9 he had an epi attack. He was in the hospital for a month, he was treated with acyclovir. The last lumbar puncture was negative for the virus. He has been receiving home treatment since February

Me and my husband had sex over 6 weeks ago a few days after I began with burning type pain mainly at the front around my clitoris but it did seem to radiate underneath. I began drinking lots of water thinking I have cystitis. 1 week later I saw a GP and although my urine sample was negative to any

I received the good news that I am in complete remission......no cancer cells in my blood.... but unfortunately I was just diagnosed with Gastritis due to the Venetoclax and Aciclovir. It's very painful but after stopping all my cancer medication the stomach pains and diarrhoea are easing off. But

I was diagnosed of CLL in 2021. Had FCR as first line treatment. Was on remission for about a year before relapse. Currently on Ibrutinib since 5 months now. I had shingles on my left leg about 3 months ago. Was treated with Acyclovir. The sores and blisters have gone but the nerve pains( especially

I wish to express my deepest thanks to all fellow members who have responded to my recent enquiry. There has been consensus in all replies confirming that prescribing Aciclovir is standard practice.