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CLND and severity of cold/flu?
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CLND and severity of cold/flu?

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    • October 14, 2015 at 11:01 am
    brewgirl68
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      Good morning –

      This maybe a silly question, but does anyone know of a correlation between complete lymph node dissection and increased severity of cold/flu? I had all nodes removed from my right axilla in February – IIIc, unknown primary, no Interferon; since then, I have been sick twice (not unusual) and both episodes have been MUCH worse than ever before. Specifically, fever…just can't shake it. Anyone else?

       

       

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        • October 16, 2015 at 6:20 pm
        momof4boys
        Participant
          My onc told me that your B cells fight cold/ infection and your t cells are what fight cancer. I had mine done 2 years ago. I think last year the strains of flu were bad so maybe that is the case again this year.
          • October 16, 2015 at 6:20 pm
          momof4boys
          Participant
            My onc told me that your B cells fight cold/ infection and your t cells are what fight cancer. I had mine done 2 years ago. I think last year the strains of flu were bad so maybe that is the case again this year.
            • October 16, 2015 at 6:20 pm
            momof4boys
            Participant
              My onc told me that your B cells fight cold/ infection and your t cells are what fight cancer. I had mine done 2 years ago. I think last year the strains of flu were bad so maybe that is the case again this year.
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