If I was immunio supressed with chemo "type" drugs for about a year....?

I've been off all medicine since July 08. When will my immune system come back? Its slowly coming back, but I catch every cold and sniffle, strep throat.. you name it i get it. Its a little past annoying:)

What time frame am I looking at before I'm "normal" again?

Thanks. I can't get a straight answer from the drs. I feel weird asking this because i'm so thankful i'm "healthy" and its more an annoyance. I have 5 kids to raise and i'm ready to move on.......when will my immune system catch up?

2008-12-10T10:03:26Z

Thank You, BOTZ!

Right back at you....Hope you are right as rain too! cause being sick, sux.

BOTZ2008-12-10T08:28:08Z

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Hi Freckle,

I've been off all of my immuno-suppressing drugs since about August '07. I really didn't FEEL like I was "all the way back" immune-system wise (and I didn't stop catching every bug) until about March of this year. So, I guess that would mean it took me about 7 months.

That's the only thing I can tell you about. I don't know of broader research on the subject and I couldn't get any straight answers either. I'm not off ALL medication though, just the immuno-suppressors. I suppose that could make a difference. Also, I was on mine for just under 3 years. Also, it would depend on what you were taking and how much.

Reading back, I'm not sure that's very helpful. I hope it gives you something to work with, though.

I think the reason the doctors never really tell us is because it can vary so much (depending on our own chemistry as much as anything) from a few weeks to, well...'never'.

Add to that, as an adoptee, I don't have a full family medical history...so doctors are even less likely to tell me anything 'useful' because even they have less to work with in my case. *sigh*

Anyway, I hope you are feeling 'right as rain' very soon.

Take care!

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