Mycophenalate and Bronchiectasis
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:26 am
Hi All,
Hope all as well as can be with you all.
Chris, now 10 years post transplant and doing well kidney-wise, but he was diagnosed a couple of years ago with Bronchiectasis (spelling?).
His chest has been very bad in recent weeks, antibiotic after antibiotic...but not shifting his chest infection. He's short of breath and struggles to catch his breath after a coughing fit. I did a bit of research and found this article from 2015, commenting on a link between mycophenalate and bronchiectasis. Have any of you been diagnosed with any lung disease since taking mycophenalate? If so, might be worth reading this article and chatting to your doctor/nurse about your medication.
We are waiting to hear back from Chris' doctor today, as a change of immunos are now being discussed.
https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/m ... chiectasis
Keep well,
Emma x
Hope all as well as can be with you all.
Chris, now 10 years post transplant and doing well kidney-wise, but he was diagnosed a couple of years ago with Bronchiectasis (spelling?).
His chest has been very bad in recent weeks, antibiotic after antibiotic...but not shifting his chest infection. He's short of breath and struggles to catch his breath after a coughing fit. I did a bit of research and found this article from 2015, commenting on a link between mycophenalate and bronchiectasis. Have any of you been diagnosed with any lung disease since taking mycophenalate? If so, might be worth reading this article and chatting to your doctor/nurse about your medication.
We are waiting to hear back from Chris' doctor today, as a change of immunos are now being discussed.
https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/m ... chiectasis
Keep well,
Emma x