Life has been busy, and I have been run down and sick since the middle of December. In Mexico I obtained some antibiotics for a throat and ear infection. I thought I had it beat, until I had a Rituxan treatment at the U of A in Edmonton last week. Since then I have had a fever, headache, sore throat, and can't seem to stop sleeping since. I went to the walk in clinic on Monday and was tested for influenza, had blood cultures taken, chest x-rays. Everything came back normal, except my white blood count is high. So they've put me on an antibiotic.. again.
I think the chemotherapy suppressed my immune system and has allowed for the infection in my body to run rampant.
My family doctor recommended that I miss my weekly Methotrexate dosage until I get this infection under control, and she suggested that I also consider not doing my second Rituxan treatment. I put a call into my Rhumatologist, and he had an interesting perspective.
He said, "I don't think it makes a difference one way or the other. I'll leave the decision to you, if you're sick and feverish, postpone the chemo."
I've been dealing with feeling quite awful, and I'm ready to take steps to feeling better.
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