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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Nov 27 3:30pm | Replies (797)Comment receiving replies
Hey @loribmt I have a question to ask for more suggestion and help regarding my husbands health .
its been 6 months now after BMT Transplant for disease Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia .By God Grace he is doing fine ,this week he was having a fever cough and Cold and Doctors done a swab test along with Chest X-Ray. The result comes with Covid Positive .What are the precautionary things can be taken at home Also to avoid any food or anything else ??? We are more cautious for sanitization and masking , other than that what should be avoided or to keep in mind . Also Does it takes 10 days or more to recover from Covid and the symptoms . Doctors are going to start more antibiotics now onwards. Good thing is he does not have Pneumonia this time . anyways looking for more response ....
Thanks to all for reading and responding .
Keep healthy and happy always .....
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@anitasharma Just being nosy this morning. ☺️ How’s your husband coming along with his Covid? Is he recovering quickly?
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Hi @anitasharma, Ugh…Covid… Sorry to hear your husband caught the bug! I actually had it myself the end of August after managing to avoid it for the last 5 years. I’m usually so cautious when I’m in a close environment with people to wear my mask. But I let my guard down for a few minutes in a public setting and that’s all it took. 😕
When I tested positive with my home kit, I called my BMT team for guidance as they had instructed.
My doctor prescribed Paxlovid immediately. It needs to be taken within the first 5 days of onset. That was a game changer. I could tell the difference within 3 doses. It stops the virus from replicating. While the worst of the symptoms were gone within 5 days after Paxlovid, it took a good 10 days or so to start having my energy return. I was incredibly fatigued during the infection. After that, I steadily improved but I still think it might have been the better part of a month before I felt normal again.
As far as food, whatever healthy foods your husband can manage to eat is fine. When my throat was sore early on, I had more soups and soft foods. After while, I ate normally. Make sure he drinks lots of room temperature water daily to keep the mucus loose and tea is soothing. Keep up with your masking and sanitizing. That’s excellent to help prevent others from getting it.
You mentioned antibiotics. They won’t help prevent or get rid of the virus. But if your husband is still on immunosuppressants the antibiotics still might be used as a prophylactic measure to prevent pneumonia. I’m relieved to see he doesn’t have that. Keep the humidity level around him higher. That can help relieve breathing and coughing. And of course, honey for coughs works well. I had my little mix of honey, turmeric, ginger which I’d either mix in tea or just take a spoon full. ☺️
One thing, since he is still early in the recovery of his BMT, even at 6 months out, note any changes in his health such as a worsening cough or high fever and report them to his BMT team. His new immune system is still immature at this point, but it can still over-react to illnesses unpredictably.
Wishing a speedy recovery for you special guy! You stay healthy too! 💞
Is your husband able to take Paxlovid?