July 3, 2005
Does Fibromyalgia suppress immune systems
Well, I don't know.
I have had this disease for 7+ years and over the years I have cared for my daughter, now 19, and my mom, and my husband and I didn't always necessarily get anything.
They try to keep me away. They try to protect me. Oh well, nobody is keeping me from my daughter's side when she is sick, same for my husband and my mom.
My mom has a wicked flu-y thing right now, stomach (yuck hate that kind). She was weak and needed stuff and someone yesterday and I went to her and took care of her. (My Jen has been caring for her as well as my sister who stops by.) Jen had a mono-like virus in the winter and I went and stayed with her and took care of her.
Now I do take precautions. I wash my hands constantly and don't drink/eat after & don't kiss on the lips (which we do, we're southern gals and just do). But I do kiss on the forehead to evaluate fevers, and hold my daughter in my lap and pet her head and hold my mom's hand.
I'm NOT getting this thing from Mom. I didn't get anything from Jen's 2 bouts with the bug in the winter. I have gotten the flu and a cold and it stinks to have that on top of FMS bodywide pain and fatigue and being unable to sleep....add single nostril breathing and or vomiting and life with FMS is beyond something I feel I can 'handle'.
I handle life with FMS, without other complications. I have to. I rest, perhaps that's why I don't get some stuff. And the vitamins, etc. that are part of my medical regimen, they probably help.
So I guess it depends on the person and the bug.....no solid answer here.
Just be careful, and WASH YOUR HANDS. And if you're newly dx'd, err on the side of being really careful and Take Care of Yourself!
Off to rest,
Hugs and Blessings, Judy
Posted by on July 3, 2005 3:55 PM