I have a cold. Just a common cold. My sinuses hurt. My nose runs. My head aches. My voice is scratchy and I cough. It is just a cold. No fun, but not much of a threat.
But myelofibrosis weakens your immune system. While all of us worry about the danger of progressing to AML (acute myeloid leukemia) that is not what kills most patients. The greatest danger is probably infection - common infections that most people can fight off easily. But because of a weakened immune system, a myelofibrosis patient will eventually be overwhelmed and die.
Nobody wants to have a cold or the flu, but most people don't think it will kill them. With myelofibrosis you always wonder, "Is my immune system up for this?"
So far, so good. I've had various colds and infections, but they all progressed and passed normally.
I think this cold will pass normally as well - the sooner the better.
But myelofibrosis weakens your immune system. While all of us worry about the danger of progressing to AML (acute myeloid leukemia) that is not what kills most patients. The greatest danger is probably infection - common infections that most people can fight off easily. But because of a weakened immune system, a myelofibrosis patient will eventually be overwhelmed and die.
Nobody wants to have a cold or the flu, but most people don't think it will kill them. With myelofibrosis you always wonder, "Is my immune system up for this?"
So far, so good. I've had various colds and infections, but they all progressed and passed normally.
I think this cold will pass normally as well - the sooner the better.
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