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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It may take a high dose of IVIG or IVIG plus other treatments.  The test results are for NKs added to the test tube, not to your body.  Besides that my NKs actually spiked the first time I had IVIG even though my suppression was good.  So do a couple of rounds of IVIG and check your numbers again.   You might be surprised.   Also do the clotting panel.  We got my IVIG covered because I had APS.[/quote]

OP here.  My husband doesn't want me to do the treatments for immune issues.  He feels it's too risky for my health because I would need the IVIG plus other meds and a high dose due to how severe my immune issues are.  He wants to just stop treatment now and be parents of an only.  There's no point in pursuing IVF at this point because I've been diagnosed with the immune issues, it wouldn't have worked anyway unless I treat the immune issues.  We're both concerned about why my NK cells are so high.  There must be a reason for it, right?  Like my body is fighting off a tumor or something.  He feels like it would be risky to my health to suppress this high NK count.  I think I'll speak to a regular immunologist as my next step.[/quote]

Did Dr. Abbasi send you to another doctor for more tests based on your results?  Your numbers may be stubborn with the suppression they tested in a tube but that does not mean they won't budge, especially if you use IVIG or IL along with other therapies.  IVIG alone did not work for me, I had to combine other meds in order to have success.  Not doing the immune treatments does not mean that you are more or less likely to get an autoimmune disease in the future.  Clearly your first pregnancy triggered something that you were already predisposed to.   Please also consider that there is a genetic component to this which means you didn't *do anything to cause this.  I have the KIR-AA haplotype which makes it easier for my body to fight infection and other illnesses.  Great in general, but definitely makes my immune system over active at times.  Is that a terrible thing?  Probably only when I'm trying to stay pregnant.

I don't want to convince you one way or the other, but I would like you to have all the information you need to make an educated decision.

How high are your NKs? What was your TNF?[/quote]

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