Is your alpha-1 by any chance MS? I have the MS even though it may not be highly deficient, you can still get sick. I asked about the fever because that is a sign that your immune system trying to fight it. I have not ran a fever or had chills. Now the excess sputum and inflammation may be all my immune system is doing. You should not try to suppress that fever unless it gets too high. The clevelandclinc website has good educational info: this site will not let me post it since I am new. You may google /health/diseases/21175-alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Check the clevelandclinc site.

The infusion, Augmentation therapy, may end up being an option for me. I will bring that up to my lung doctor if need be.