Vanco taper success rate

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Byrn09
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Vanco taper success rate

Postby Byrn09 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:59 pm

Hi all! unfortunately I relapsed after three weeks free. I’m a 26 year old female and was diagnosed end of June with cdiff. I was put on 125x4 a day of Vanco for 10 days and after a few days seemed to be doing much better. I had lost 10 pounds in two weeks previously before finding out what was wrong! My doctor now wants to put me on Vanco AGAIN. This time 14 days and then a taper for 2 weeks and then 30 days of choleystramine to help bind up any left over toxins my doctor said.
I’m on immunosuppressant drugs for crohns which complicates matters I feel like and I’m a RN. I bleach the house every other day, bleach our bed and clothes and leave uniforms in the washer as soon as I’m home. Also take a daily probiotic 50billion one a day and don’t know what else to do. I get married end of September and just feel so down today from being told this.

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Re: Vanco taper success rate

Postby beth22 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:39 pm

Vanco taper has worked for many. It did not work for me. An alternative is to try Dificid. It kills less good flora and targets the c difficile specifically.

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Re: Vanco taper success rate

Postby Byrn09 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:18 pm

beth22 my doctor said that drug is expensive so that’s why he wanted to try a taper first. Do you know how compatible the success rates with the taper vs. dificid are?

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Re: Vanco taper success rate

Postby beth22 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:24 pm

I know several people who took Dificid because vanco taper didn't work. My insurance covers Dificid. I would call yours and find out if they do. If they do, tell your doctor.

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