Experiences with

Immunoglobulin

Hi all, I was diagnosed with ITP in March 2021 with a count of 3, however it began October 2020. Until then I was just normal and quite fit and active, around that time I caught a virus and just never seemed to get better I was exhausted and developed digestive issues (trapped gas) it was soo very

I was recently diagnosed with CLL. My hematologist/oncologist ran the standard tests and this is some of the info I see: No Jak2 17 mutation detected, No 9 mutation detected, No 12 mutation detected, No 10 mutation detected, No 14/17 Mutation detected A negative FISH for BCR-ABLI fusion. 2 weeks

Hello everyone, well after blood tests showed my MCV at 105 ( Doctor said red blood cells too chunky ) I had more blood & urine tests and had results for Serum gamma GT - immunoglobulins - Serum iron - and serum folate all within normal range - but my Serum vitamin B12 = 148 ( normal range 187 - 883

( IGHV mutated, No 17P or TP53 deletion and borderline for 13Q 6.5% and W&W for 18 years) I recently had bloods drawn and to my surprise WBC went down from 29K to 24K and Hgb is holding steady at between 10.5 - 11.0. However, platelets have fallen to 62 from 72 in just about four months. Otherwise

[Immunoglobulin A nephropathy, primary Sjögren’s syndrome and myasthenia gravis] have been a major part of this focus and our portfolio of other indications for which Telitacicept could potentially be the first biologic therapy is expanding rapidly,” Fang said.

My neuro is contemplating switching me from Ocrevus to Mavenclad once my immune system is in better shape. This study gives me pause because it states: “Moreover, we identified better outcomes in patients exposed to a lower number of previous DMTs, suggesting that cladribine might be more effective when

this was my 3rd FET (first time with new clinic). Today found out it was a CP. last two was early mc. This time I was on multiple medications: 1. Prednisone 2.plaquinil 3. Baby aspirin 4. Lovenox 5. Low dose ivig 6. Calcium 7. Other supplements like prenatal, D3, fish oil etc. 8. Progesterone

Hi ladies, this is more for anyone that’s had immune treatment success… my question is, has anyone NOT been successful with Intralipid but been successful with IVIG? About to have my 3rd transfer with Intralipids and my reproductive immunologist said that if this one doesn’t work, we have no choice but

Hi HealthUnlocked Fertility Warriors! I hope everyone is hanging in there. After 7 rounds of egg collections in 2019 (aged 42) and 2020 (aged 43), I ended up collecting 6 PGS normal embryos which I froze. I then took a break over Covid to recover, physically and mentally. After much preparation: weight

I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Encephalitis of the brain and Spinal Cord October 2020. I received 1 year of IVIG infusions( tapered-completed) My 2 year anniversary is October 2022 love to share my story with any and all( ask me anything)😀

Serum ferritin level 508 ng/ml [22 - 275] Serum iron level 6.7 umol/l [11.6 - 31.3] Immunoglobulin M level 3.1 g/L [0.5 - 1.9} Anti-smooth muscle autoantibody level POSITIVE Serum ferritin level 508 ug/L [22.0 - 275.0] Serum immunofixation No serum paraprotein detected.

I've been told that skin rash/ulcers are the most difficult to treat . Has anyone had these issues and if so, how much time are we talking before improvement? Any medications that worked better than others? Azathioprine (imuran) made my skin worse, just an fyi for others. I'm already on hydroxychloroquine

Hello. In 11/2020 I developed necrotic finger tip ulcers on 2 fingers. Saw vascular surgeon who said Burgers since I was a long time smoker. Referred to see a rheumatologist , & B2 g igm was high. Nothing else. She said aspirin .I stopped smoking. Thinking it was Buergers, was referred to a

In 2020 I had some abnormal immunoglobulin readings, and elevated white blood cell count. That issue seemed to resolve itself. My question is - what other kinds of tests, aside from liver enzymes, do all of you watch during this journey?

Hi, after 9 days of fever, two negative PCR tests, and taking oral antibiotics, I had to be admitted to the hospital because my fever did not stop, After intravenous injection of antibiotics in the hospital and numerous tests, to my surprise, my PCR test was positive…. The result of the antibody

I am immunocompromised. I am on ibrutinib for 9 years and although I am progression free, my immunoglobulins have declined to a point that I needed IV IG. However, I stopped since Covid and I got back into constant antibiotic treatment. With Covid I live in fear dispute using protection and isolation

Hello, I'm new to the forum also still trying to figure out what's going on. I'm 29 years old male with low BMI. Since the age 14 I have a lot of spider naevi on my chest, shoulders, upper back and upper arms. It was checked by doctors a lot of times but I didn't get any answer for a long time. Around

CREATININE *60 range 64-104 / BILRUBIN *27 range shows 0-20, detection of icterus, lastly ,IMMUNOGLOBULIN A *4.93, range shows0.8-4, I wonder, any thoughts please. thank you so much for any help. My sincere appologies to those suffering from NARLD,

A letter in "Cancer Cell" (sounds like a pretty malicious PP prison) from the Birmingham-based research team to whom we were sending blood. Topic: COVID-19 vaccines elicit robust cellular immunity and clinical protection in chronic lymphocytic leukemia Following Minto's principle, I'll start with the

(photo: Original 1828 National Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., from my trip to NIH for the History of CLL Study last summer) The hot topic for most of us is, "Am I protected?" To answer that, we read the tea leaves in the ever growing list of studies coming out, as well