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is it difficult to get Immunoglobulin infusion?

Mine is low?

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As I mentioned to you earlier, to qualify for IgG, particularly lately, you need to show that your immune system is really struggling to keep you from getting serious infections. I've described my experiences having my first IVIG infusion in this post:

healthunlocked.com/cllsuppo...

There's a link to a post about my SCIG experience, which I recently shared, at the end of that post.

Neil

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Are you getting infections?

Thrush, intertrigo, minor skin wounds taking ages to heal, frequent resp infection...

If not you may not need it. Especially if live near a decent hospital.

Jig

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