i failed to answer your core question as to how I handle infection. I let my Doc know asap if I believe I have an infection - he decides how he wants to validate that. We don't want to go willy nilly with antibiotics, so if my white count or whatever blood level he is interested in isn't worrisome, he will tell me to treat symptoms and let him know asap if I start a fever.

that includes any invasive dental work or surgery. In those cases - like a tooth absess and they want extract the tooth, if it's at all optional, he will tell me when the window is best in terms of avoiding infection around when I load up via infusion on immunosuppressants.

work out with your doc how he wants to field questions to him or his nurse..