CLL and Sauna

[Deta]

Hello…. I’m a CLL patient on Ibrutinib for almost 6 years. My husband is a Sauna fan, he is even making one at home and he’s always asking me to go … i’m not sure if i can do it!! Anyone here does it? Or knows if possible or dangerous? Thanks for help

[Skyshark]

With CLL treated or under control if you can stand the summer heat in Portugal you will probably find a sauna is fine. A sauna should be dry heat ~80C, low relative humidity <20%RH. Some people throw too much water around in saunas as they confuse sauna with steam rooms which are a lot cooler ~45C and very wet. Jacuzzi are about 35C, even wetter.

Untreated CLL can cause poor body temperature regulation and temperature sensitivity. (Note very old post, please don't reply on it.)

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Next week I hope to be back in a sauna for first time in 6 months. I'll wait until I find out how I react to a COVID vaccine on Sunday.

Prior to starting treatment in April I was happy to use a sauna. I could never stand places with temperatures >30C. My SIL keeps taking me to places in late May early June that are way too hot for me, Cyprus 33C, Malta 33C, La Palma 33C, Nice 33C, I never learn to just say no.

The Welsh did a study at start of COVID and found that the viable life of virus and microbes in a sauna was about 5 minutes. Virus melt like butter and microbes dessicate. A steam room is warm and damp like a Petri dish in an incubator, just right, stay out of steam rooms.

[michaeledward in reply to Skyshark]

I have both a sauna and a steam room in my basement. I use both and have not noticed any issues. What am I missing?

[Skyshark in reply to michaeledward]

It's not shared in a leisure centre, pool or gym.

[michaeledward in reply to Skyshark]

OK. Thx.

[Northland]

I have been on Ibrutinib for 3.5 years and as a Finnish-Canadian I have a sauna in our house that I use several times a week without any issues outside of getting blood vessels coming to the surface of my skin in and around my nose. The dots they form disappear after a few days. I'm not sure why this happens but it can also occur on hot summer days.

[Deta]

Thanks for helping! I’m sure I will try and see what happens!

[Dinasantos]

Where in Portugal are you?

[Deta in reply to Dinasantos]

Hello near Coimbra