Low White Blood Count

[anlockwood]

I was wondering if anyone had experienced low white blood count from Vanco or during c diff. I know mine should be the opposite but it has remained low for this entire week. My dr said maybe it could be the vanco but I hadn't heard that from anyone else before. I am going to have my globulin(sp?) levels checked next week. My mom has some sort of health issue where she has always had low white blood cells and has to get IVIG transfusions monthly(I think that is what they are called).


Amanda

[beth22]

Yes, vanco did lower my white blood count. It made me really tired too. So much for it not going into your system. I think a little does get into the bloodstream. After I stopped the vanco it still took a few weeks for the fatigue to get better and the count to go up.

[Hua Kul]

About 15% of oral vancomycin gets into the bloodstream.

[cindym]

Hua- I believe that but my doctors do not agree saying it is not absorbed. I however can not see what would keep it from it.

[Hua Kul]

cindym, they may not know about Google. I found one reference with a chart showing serum levels in ten patients taking oral vancomycin. Levels ranged from undetectable to 3.1mg/liter, so at least some people do absorb some of the drug.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagere ... ageindex=1

--Hua Kul

[cindym]

Hua- Thanks for the article and I will present this to my doc next week at my visit. I have argued with him for years that I felt it had to be systemic to some degree and also had a dentist (oral surgeon) tell me it did. Truthfully I do not feel any of the doctors that are treating me are googling or anything else and merely read their monthly newsletters and journals for new info. Just my opinion but it sure seems that way.