Thank you for your post. I am so afraid right now to take anything. Especially in the middle of this Coronavirus pandemic. I think I May be a bit depressed.

@jolinda. @cehunt57 We do have to be careful of things that increase our immunity such as echinacea, the lozenges many take before flying, etc., but I think eating healthy foods such as mentioned by @joyces just strengthens us and makes us healthier. It’s not really a case of increasing immunity, it’s more not decreasing immunity by eating non-healthy foods.

@joyces and @dshaver I think many of us are battling some depression. I hate being shut in and the weather on most days has not made going out appealing. I think that @beckyy39 is on the right track though - getting some sunshine and fresh air does help.

@lisamb it sounds as if you are progressing well. Unless your transplant team feels otherwise, just try to do a little more every two or three days. My transplant was in September 2016. When I was able to return to my water aerobics class, initially I went a little late to not have to do the whole hour but I quickly increased the time until I did the whole hour plus another half hour on my own. The more you can do, the better you feel, or at least that’s true for me.
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I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you. First are immune system suppression, is a little more complicated than that. Are Immune suppressants , target specific immune cells. If in fact you say that you shouldn't take higher doses of Vit C, then it would be the same to say, you can't eat oranges, tomatoes, bananas, etc., which are high in Vit. C , now as far as the herbs go, you do have to be carful with those, because there are some that do directly affect absorption of are immune suppressers. Long and short, make sure you do your research, from reliable sources, probably the best thing you can do is not eat junk food, soda, drink plenty of water .