My name is Anna. I am 75 and live in NYC but lived and taught many years in the Twin cities. I was diagnosed with MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of unspecified significance) - a mild case -- 3 years ago. And then this year diagnosed with mild RA mainly bothering me in my right foot. Given that the RA is mild, the doctor is having me go on the auto immune protocol diet which seems to be working to help. My big problem has been infections. I was hospitalized with cellulitis in May (granted the doctor failed to diagnose an infection in my ankle) and then got the superbug C. Difficile this past January. The infectious disease specialist and the GI doctor say that both MGUS and RA weaken immunity. I was told that because of these two conditions, even though I have them mildly, " your immunity is weak". Are you all experiencing infections? Has your immunity been weakened by RA?

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