Ana María Hunt submitted her story about how she went from near-death to life, thanks to oral vancomycin. Ana María, a 52-year old PSC patient, had been living with liver cirrhosis. In addition, she’d been experiencing debilitating symptoms including brain fog and chronic fatigue. Because of this, she’d had to stop working. Then, she started […]
Liquid Vancomycin is “Like a Miracle” for Teenage PSC Patient
At age 15 and in the second stage of liver fibrosis, Leonardo started taking the Firvanq brand of liquid vancomycin. He takes 500 mg twice a day and has experienced no vancomycin-related side effects. Not only did vancomycin lower all his liver enzymes to normal, but also helped him get into remission from his ulcerative […]
Oral Vancomycin Lowered PSC Patient’s MELD Score and Increased Quality of Life
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“Vancomycin Gave Me My Life Back!” Says PSC Patient: A Story from Cholangiocarcinoma to Cancer-Free
Mandy Ulseth submitted her incredible, heart-warming, hope-giving story about her experience with vancomycin. Mandy—a PSC and Crohn’s patient—started taking the ANI Pharmaceuticals brand of vancomycin in her early thirties. When she started vancomycin, she was in stage two liver fibrosis and was also living with gallbladder cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Before vancomycin, Mandy was dealing […]
Why I Decided to Pursue an Official PSC Diagnosis and How I Did It
In January 2019, I moved from California to Tennessee. My husband had landed a great job in the Chattanooga area, and we were excited to move. Once we were settled, I started looking for new doctors to make up my local medical team. I decided against finding just any hepatologist—I wanted one who was familiar […]
Starting Vancomycin to Manage My (Probable) PSC
My gastroenterologist, Dr. Yinka Davies, is a PSC expert. In fact, she studied under Dr. Kenneth Cox, the doctor who discovered the use of vancomycin for PSC! Since Dr. Davies is familiar with vancomycin and regularly prescribes it for her PSC patients, she suggested I try it. At first, I was hesitant because it was […]