Thanks, Jane.  I really appreciate you and Debbie taking the time to respond in such detail.

 

I haven’t had the DQ alpha done with my current husband.  My numbers with my first husband were 1.1, 2 (me) and 2,4 (him), and I did several LITs with him (six years ago).  Dr. Beer hasn’t mentioned having any of that retested.

 

My 50:1 number was 14.7.

 

Thanks again!

 

Mary Ann

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Reed [mailto:edreed@...]
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 10:23 PM
To: immunologysupport@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [immunologysupport] To Mary Ann.....Your NK assay and Cytokine results

 

I think you definitely need IVIG. But hard to tell what your NK/
cytokines will do in pregnancy.. Have you ever had your DQ alpha
numbers tested? LAD retested? This may help predict the degree of
flare in pregnancy ( DQ alpha 4.1 matches like to flare ..especially
if the LAD numbers are low). Has Dr Beer talked about these tests? (
maybe you have already done them and they are not a concern?)

Anyway, good news is your preconception cytokines are within range (
so your eggs probably undamaged). Probably why Dr Beer is not
considering Remicade or Enbrel for you.

Yes your CD56 is high ....but not "out of this world" high. And I
assume your 50:1 was good?

 
Jane

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