Experiences with

Immunosuppressants

I think many of you know , what I have been going through is nothing short of living a life of hell. After my Rheumatologist appointment yesterday , which was brought forward off the back of a neurologist appointment, which the Rheumatologist had no report on 🤦‍♀️ I was told my immune system is

Hi, has anyone else had experience of this? I can't find anything online to suggest that ET makes me immunosuppressed. Yet when I called the doctor's surgery for a repeat prescription today, the receptionist told me I am entitled to free flu jabs and one off pnemococcal jab due to bei g listed as immunosuppressed

A true breakthrough in several diseases , especially cancers eg Leukemia. Costly ( $1m per treatment) but costs will decline . This is the use of your own (tweaked) immune suppression systems to fight cancers.( see TED Talks etc).

Hi, I have been diagnosed with this awful condition since June, can anyone tell me if the itching and burning sensations subside over time or have I got to learn to put up with them, at the moment they seem to be getting worse day by day even though I have had the immune suppression medication for six

Question Which immunosuppressive strategy is associated with the highest survival in lung transplantation? Findings In this cohort study of US recipients of lung transplants, sirolimus plus tacrolimus was associated with significantly better conditional survival from 1 year after transplant compared

Have Nodular Prurigo , on immunosuppressants and get very anxious and down . Cuz I just not coping .

For those of us who have had FCR chemotherapy would we expect to be immunocompromised in the long-term? I think here lymphocyte and neutrophil levels are relevant.

So I need dialysis. What's the difference of process between a central line and a PD line? I know where and how they are fixed on but not sure what the difference in process is? I'm already on Immunosuppressant so I'm concert by infection. Thanks

Hello good people of BLT.wondering has anybody had any issues with mouth ulcers post transplant as im thinking I’m getting them because of my immunosuppressant medication but could be wrong .paul

He said I should definitely start with immunosuppressants ASAP! :( I was upset but I guess relieved to have an answer. I'm going back next week to do lower body, feet, etc. I'm feeling so unwell. I'm also seeing my Rheumatologist after the scan so that she can start me on the treatment.

August 15, 2019 While August is when we savor the last weeks of summer, it is also the time to look ahead and prepare for fall. In recognition of National Immunization Month, our Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Teodora Staeva provides background on vaccines and relays government recommendations for

Hi all So thought I'd ask opinions before reaching out to GP as fed up of feeling like a hypochondriac I dont suffer with migraines however on Sunday I took to my bed with what I'm going to assume was a migraine... my eye balls felt like they were going to pop and the worse headache I'd ever had. I

This post is rather long. My “Google Scholar Alerts” have notified me of a possibly interesting abstract relating to the physiology of microvascular angina (MVA): https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/atvb.39.suppl_1.348 The abstract shows that the tested MVA patients had elevated levels of a

I have PsA : was on MTX for 8 years, drug and pain free for 1.5yrs, now having a relapse 6 months but determined to stay off the immunosuppressants and ideally become drug free through alternative therapies. But it’s hard going tbh...

I have PsA : was on MTX for 8 years, drug and pain free for 1.5yrs, now having a relapse 6 months but determined to stay off the immunosuppressants and ideally become drug free through alternative therapies. But it’s hard yakker tbh...

Hi everyone, so I’m new to this group so this is my first post. My key message is no matter how bleak things look keep fighting, life changing events can open new horizons. I am very lucky having received first class care and surrounded by caring family and friends. After 10 years of health service encounters

The standard of care for lupus nephritis is treatment using glucocorticoids or conventional immunosuppressants. Rituxan (rituximab), an antibody that dampens some immune cells, has been used off-label to treat some with lupus nephritis, but has not shown efficacy across several clinical trials.

A week ago consultant put me on a new tablet ‘Myfortic’. Before taking the new medication AST was 37 now risen to 72 bilirubin was 9 and risen to 40 now. I’m not due to see my consultant for another two months. I am disappointed with him that despite having life threatening reaction from my previous

Hi all, this is my first post. Thank you admin for excepting my request. A little about myself. I’ve just turned 50. 5 years ago I had key hole surgery to remove fibroids. The op went well but few days later I had an infection and was treated in hospital. They did intravenous therapy (antibiotics through

My father is 64 years of age and underwent kidney transplant 4 years ago now the creatine level has up to 1.5 what are the precaution that i must take to avoid any further damage to kidneys and also is there any way to lessen immunosuppressants.