Re: 4th infection in 6 wks

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In a message dated 9/16/2004 12:17:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,

dandmpohla@... writes:

Is bacterial more

concerning than viral, or are they both equally concerning? I

Melody,

What I have found is that once gets a viral infection (specifically

cold) it always (and I do mean always) turns into a sinus infection. It's

difficult for PID kids to fight off a cold without turning bacterial. So, for

us,

they are of equal concern.

Sandi, Mom to , age 11. Immune Deficiency, Tetrology of Fallot,

Pulmonary Valve transplant, Mitral valve stenosis, chronic ear, nose and throat

infections, asthma, severe allergies (including meds), Carnitine deficiency,

GERD,

suspected Di syndrome.

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Several infections in one particular area in a short amount of time might be

just one unresolved, mistreated infection.

Sometimes depending on the area you are lucky enough to have objective test

results (cultures, xrays) to determine if an

infection is cleared. But many times, such as URI's and sinus infections you

have to go by symptoms. Symptoms can

cycle throughout an infection and what seems like a " well " period could be a

dormant time for the infection.

So the questions is, are they clearing infections and catching multiple new ones

or, are old infections just not treated

thoroughly and never cleared in the first place.

Ursula Holleman

mom to (11 yrs old) and Macey (9 yr. old with CVID)

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Immune Deficiency Foundation - Peer Contact for GA

http://www.primaryimmune.org

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In a message dated 9/16/2004 2:37:56 PM Central Standard Time,

sassykay59@... writes:

> What I have found is that once gets a viral infection (specifically

> cold) it always (and I do mean always) turns into a sinus infection

Our experience is similar, although we get the secondary infection only about

80-90% of the time, not 100%, thankfully! Also, it seems like the more severe

the cold, the worse the following bacterial infection. If I heard very tight,

thick secretions even in the beginning of the cold, that's what would end up

as pneumonia. The last time I heard that this Spring I gave Tussin expectorant

round the clock to thin the secretions and she got no secondary!!! May have

been a fluke but I'm trying it again right now for her current URI.

(mom to , age 5-1/2, dairy intolerant-related GERD -- currently

has polysaccharide antibody def, previously had transient IgG, IgA, t-cell &

other defs... and also to Kate, born 9/19/02, dairy intolerant)

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from Dale, Mom to Katy, CVID, 20

Melody, Sorry I didn't get back to you. Hope you had a good visit with

the immuno. Please don't hesitate to ask questions. We don't know what

you need if you don't ask questions. But sometimes, and I can only

speak for myself -- sometimes, I'm just not paying attention to the

posts. I sat down today to try to catch up and find that you've been

waiting on an answer for a week and I'm sorry. What did you learn

today?

In His service,

Dale

> has an appt with the

>immuno on the 23rd after all the testing is in and I am wanting to

>sit down with her and have a nice LONG chat about what this all means

>and where we go from here. I have to admit that I am not very

>comfortable looking ahead to the winter mos and not treating anything

>

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