interrupted by pneumonia

Just when life with myeloma felt like it was becoming a predictable weekly journey with my medications pneumonia interrupted everything. It was a winter in which I seemed to  catch every cold that was in the air. That was the first clue that my immune system is not running at full capacity. Then February rolled around and a fever took me to the local hospital. Eighteen days later I returned home after a successful course of antibiotics. I see now why infections - and especially pneumonia - are dangerous for those of us living with myeloma. Our compromised immune systems make us particularly susceptible to these unwelcome guests. I am glad to be recovering strength and health as spring arrives here.