Re: : sinus infections & immunos

[Guest guest]

While Humira, Enbrel & Remicade can compromise your immune system, they are not

a true immunosuppresants and are not used to treat any type of transplant that I

have ever been aware of. While drugs like cyclosporin, cellcept and tacromilus

are true immunosuppresants. The chances of getting cancer from true

immunosuppressants is 10 times more likely than getting cancer if you've never

taken them. You don't see those kind of warnings on Humira, Enbrel or Remicade,

that's not to say that you can't get cancer from them it's just not as likely

compared to a true immuno drug.

It's not that these drugs cause sinus infections they just lower your response

to invaders making you much more susceptible. I got this direct from not only

my transplant team but also multiple the ENT's. I was told that as long as I

was taking any of them that I would be susceptible to sinus infections. The one

good thing about having a kidney transplant was the I wasn't on dialysis plus

the meds kept my PA in remission but on the bad side I had constant sinus

infections and was always taking some sort of antibiotic.

Celeste