Home         Forums  

Go Back   Marrowforums > Treatments > Drugs and Drug Treatments
Register FAQ Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Drugs and Drug Treatments ATG, Cyclosporine, Revlimid, Vidaza, Dacogen, ...

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
  #1  
Old Wed Feb 17, 2016, 04:17 PM
yumeleona23 yumeleona23 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 1
Pentamidine Inhalation in Orlando

Hi all. New to the forum. My mother is 9 months post transplant after a battle with AML. We started the fight in Orlando at FL Hospital and then transferred to MD Anderson in Houston. While the treatment and transplant went well there, she still has been battling CMV for about 6 months now. It's pretty rough, but because it has had some pretty low points, we brought her back to Orlando to be with family.

That said, MD Anderson suggested that we still stay with a cancer center instead of just going back to our old oncologist. So we've been commuting to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. She's to the point where she gets her daily/weekly labs in Orlando and Moffitt will call and chime in with dosage adjustments based on numbers. But they insist that she come back once a month for the Pentamidine inhalation treatment for pneumonia. MD Anderson and FL Hospital have both said that they only do intravenous. We just can't find anyone in Orlando that does the nebulizer treatment and Moffitt doesn't want her to do the IV drip. So we drive 4 hours round trip just to do a 15 minute treatment.

Granted, we count our blessings of course, but the car ride takes its toll. Moffitt and FL Hospital don't have any suggestions as to an Orlando treatment. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can this be done at home with a nebulizer? Should I try reaching out to AIDS treatment centers? Any advice is welcome!
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old Wed Feb 17, 2016, 08:08 PM
PaulS PaulS is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: New York
Posts: 247
I haven't heard of the IV drip - I am currently doing monthly nebulizer after BMT - I do have a transplant friend who did an oral drug for a long time - which he describes as disgusting and he hated - until he recently switched to the nebulizer form - perhaps that is an option - albeit an unpleasant one - but better than the long drive. Contacting aids center sounds like a good idea too

Best,
Paul
__________________
Lower risk MDS diagnosed 2012. Recurring skin nodules treated with prednisone, otherwise watch and wait. HG dropped from 11.5 to 8.7. Kept going down to 5. Vidaza didn't work. BMT from MUD on September 10 2015
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
One-day Patient Conference in Orlando, Florida, November 4, 2017 Marrowforums News and Events 0 Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:54 AM
Any Orlando, Florida MDS patients? MotherSquid Your Local Area 2 Sat Sep 10, 2016 01:05 PM
Orlando Florida Community of Hope Marrowforums Support Groups and Communities of Hope 0 Sun Aug 2, 2015 06:43 PM
Question about pentamidine prophylaxis for PCP Wendy Beltrami Questions and Answers 2 Wed Dec 27, 2006 01:05 PM
Anti-fungal Inhalation Powder Granted Orphan Drug Status Marrowforums News and Events 0 Sun Oct 1, 2006 02:18 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:51 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Forum sites may contain non-authoritative and unverified information.
Medical decisions should be made in consultation with qualified medical professionals.
Site contents exclusive of member posts Copyright © 2006-2020 Marrowforums.org