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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Lowered Immune System Effects

My treatment and the myeloma mean I am typically immune compromised. During my week off, I'm usually ok. But for a week or so after treatment, my immune system is low and I need to be cautious and stay away from environments that may have lots of germs.


Caution will only get me so far. My body has viral crap that is normally dormant in my system. Wouldn't even know I have the virus. But the low immunity gives the crap a chance to come out of hibernation. For me, it's viral warts. Over the past couple of years, they've popped up in strange places. Toes, private parts, etc. Yesterday I noticed them coming in on a finger. This is new. This is also very maddening. My fricking finger? Come on, give me a break! I need to make an appointment with dermatologist. Until then, no shaking hands. That I can live with. But no high fives. That sucks.


We're constantly searching for foods and supplements that will boost my immunity. It's a topic that cancer docs don't really get into. So I and we are left to our own devices. If I discover something, they only thing I can get from the doctor is if whatever I discover impacts the kidneys or how a supplement interacts with my cancer drugs.



1 comment:

  1. As a kid, I had to take you to a doc to have a wart removed on top of a finger. You liked to play in dirt and your hands were extremely dirty, quite impossible to get it all off. Do you remember any of that?

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