My autoimmune is the basic cause of my problems Harry. It seems I had some sort of infection about 20 years ago and my immune system forgot to switch off. The result was, my body started attacking itself, specifically my kidneys for some unknown reason. I wasn't even aware I had picked up a bug. Never had any ill feelings or time off work with anything other than physical injuries so didn't know what was going on. Eventually diagnosed with 'a kidney problem' but it was much later when they discovered the actual extent. Was on various tablets, diueretics, steroids (massive doses), statins, blood pressure and eventually immunosuppressants for a number of years. I eventually went in to remission and everything stabilised for about 5+ years. Then came Covid and I was advised to get vaccinated. After chatting with the consultant yesterday I raised the possibility of the vaccines/booster being responsible. She seems a bit sceptical but suggested I look back through my readings and see if the change ties up with the dates of the vaccine so working on that at the moment. I doubt I'll find conclusive proof but it may raise a few questions/eyebrows.
The chemo is not the cancer standard. There are a number of different types for different conditions. Basically it's a way of suppressing my immune system right down as low as possible and then when my system starts to re-boot up it will attack the protein called CD20, which attach and attack my white blood cells. Hopefully that will stop it in it's tracks but I may need yearly infusions if it begins again.
