But because the initial test kept showing up positive, I can no longer give blood. This was 10 years ago. Lifeblood gave me a paper about HTLV-ll, but I cannot find it. I seem to remember it had to do with muscle deterioration. When I went to my doctor, they did not know what I was talking about.
Comments Update on FSGS status, pancytopenia.
I've done quite well, despite my diagnosis with the collapsing variant of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Much to my doctor's surprise, I have made a significant recovery. Along the same note, my pancytopenia has completely resolved. The only ongoing problem I experience is idiopathic hypogammaglobulinemia, requiring me to get IVIG infusions every couple of months. I produce my own antibodies, and my qualitative response to vaccinations is excellent, but for some reason my total IgG titers steadily drop, and no one knows why.