Harder to recover from flus/colds?

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I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and flus

since having PSC. Growing up I rarely got sick and would recover

pretty quickly. But the last three times I have really gotten sick

and have been pretty much out of commission for a week solid.

Has anyone else found this to be the case since developing PSC? Just

wondering if it coincidental or if there is a link.

Thanks!

Orange County, California

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I've noticed it takes much longer for scraps and minor cuts to completely heal, but I not sure its related to the PSC or just that I'm older now and don't have the growth hormones now (the only place I ever grow now is around the middle).

Ian (52) PSC 89

I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and flus since having PSC. Growing up I rarely got sick and would recover pretty quickly. But the last three times I have really gotten sick and have been pretty much out of commission for a week solid.

Has anyone else found this to be the case since developing PSC? Just wondering if it coincidental or if there is a link.Thanks!Orange County, California -- Ian Cribb P.Eng.

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,I get the flu shot so fortunately I haven't gotten the flu. But the last cold I got put me out of commission for 2 weeks solid. I avoid people who are sick with colds, sore throats, etc. I'm also on prednisone & imuran which are immunosuppressants. These are for autoimmune hepatitis, which I also have.Marie

UC 1970, J-pouch 2005, PSC & AIH 2006 (PSC suspected since 2000)

I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and flus

since having PSC. Growing up I rarely got sick and would recover

pretty quickly. But the last three times I have really gotten sick

and have been pretty much out of commission for a week solid.

Has anyone else found this to be the case since developing PSC? Just

wondering if it coincidental or if there is a link.

Thanks!

Orange County, California

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take a flu shot every year..some say it works some says it dont. I am lucky I havent had the flu for 3 years Jeanne PSC U/C somewhere in a small small town in the panhandle wrote:

I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and flus since having PSC. Growing up I rarely got sick and would recover pretty quickly. But the last three times I have really gotten sick and have been pretty much out of commission for a week solid.Has anyone else found this to be the case since developing PSC? Just wondering if it coincidental or if there is a link.Thanks!Orange County, California Jeanne

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take a flu shot every year..some say it works some says it dont. I am lucky I havent had the flu for 3 years Jeanne PSC U/C somewhere in a small small town in the panhandle wrote:

I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and flus since having PSC. Growing up I rarely got sick and would recover pretty quickly. But the last three times I have really gotten sick and have been pretty much out of commission for a week solid.Has anyone else found this to be the case since developing PSC? Just wondering if it coincidental or if there is a link.Thanks!Orange County, California Jeanne

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take a flu shot every year..some say it works some says it dont. I am lucky I havent had the flu for 3 years Jeanne PSC U/C somewhere in a small small town in the panhandle wrote:

I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and flus since having PSC. Growing up I rarely got sick and would recover pretty quickly. But the last three times I have really gotten sick and have been pretty much out of commission for a week solid.Has anyone else found this to be the case since developing PSC? Just wondering if it coincidental or if there is a link.Thanks!Orange County, California Jeanne

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Hi ,

Our son Eemeli (11-yo) takes the flu shot every year. When he was on

prednisone his flus often lasted 2 weeks with a total recovery time

of 6 weeks at worst. Now he is on azathioprine which is also an

immunosuppressant but he does not get the flus as easily as before. I

do not knwo if this is true with others or just with our son. But

when he does get a flu, it takes longer for him to recover from them

than before PSC but not as long as when he was on prednisone for PSC.

And even a slight flu always affects his ALT and ALP values. ALT goes

from normal till 100-200, and ALP rises about 100 units from our

son's normal which is about 200 units higher than the

regular " normal " at his age group.

So we also try to have him avoid people with colds.

Taru-Mari

> I seem to have a harder time getting over things like colds and

flus

> since having PSC.

[Guest guest]

When you have a major organ already under stress, it most likely will

take someone a longer time to recover from any other illness.

With that said I also think we have to becareful when thinking OMG I

just sneezed is this PSC related!!

, RN PSC 5/07 Listed