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Hello everyone,
It has been a while since I have been on this site. I have had one infection after the next lately. I got my flu shot in October and November came around and boom.... I get hit with some bronchial type cold which lasted a good 10 days and 2 courses of antibiotics. I was ok for like 2 weeks then I get it again but not as bad and did not take antibiotics for this. Then I was ok until Thanksgiving when I was hit with Laryngitis, cough , fever, the whole 9 yards. Took antibiotics again. I was also out of work for 3 days because I had no voice. This lasted for about 2 weeks. Then right after christmas I get it again. Cough, cold, nasal and head congestion. I cant stop blowing my nose. I am at the tail end of it now. It seems like everyone I come in contact with that is sick, I get whatever it is. Why?? I have never been like this with all these infections. My question is: Does Plaquenil lower your resistance to infections or does the Lupus itself do that? I have been on Plaquenil now for a little over 6 months. I am also very run down. I have a very sick grandfather that I take care of and right now he is in the hospital and I have been running back and forth to see him. I dont know what to do . I am on plenty of vitamins. I have had a chest x-ray through the course of all this and it was fine. Does all this mean my disease is getting worse??? The plaquenil still has not really helped my muscle pain in my legs and lately I have had night sweats. I am so tired of being sick. Thanks for listening!!
Kim:worried:
It has been a while since I have been on this site. I have had one infection after the next lately. I got my flu shot in October and November came around and boom.... I get hit with some bronchial type cold which lasted a good 10 days and 2 courses of antibiotics. I was ok for like 2 weeks then I get it again but not as bad and did not take antibiotics for this. Then I was ok until Thanksgiving when I was hit with Laryngitis, cough , fever, the whole 9 yards. Took antibiotics again. I was also out of work for 3 days because I had no voice. This lasted for about 2 weeks. Then right after christmas I get it again. Cough, cold, nasal and head congestion. I cant stop blowing my nose. I am at the tail end of it now. It seems like everyone I come in contact with that is sick, I get whatever it is. Why?? I have never been like this with all these infections. My question is: Does Plaquenil lower your resistance to infections or does the Lupus itself do that? I have been on Plaquenil now for a little over 6 months. I am also very run down. I have a very sick grandfather that I take care of and right now he is in the hospital and I have been running back and forth to see him. I dont know what to do . I am on plenty of vitamins. I have had a chest x-ray through the course of all this and it was fine. Does all this mean my disease is getting worse??? The plaquenil still has not really helped my muscle pain in my legs and lately I have had night sweats. I am so tired of being sick. Thanks for listening!!
Kim:worried: