Hi
my lovely wife is just 7 months post op for colorectal cancer and is now getting used to life with an ostomy.
we found out today that she has shingles due to her weakened immune system.
can anyone offer guidance as to how long it takes for the immune system to recover.
Thanks
Hi Hugo and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and although I've had different cancer diagnoses to your wife I know how worrying it can be when you have a weakened immune system.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the bowel cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who have the same type of cancer as your wife and who can share their experiences of how long their immune systems took to recover.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your wife's diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
I hope your wife soon recovers from the shingles.
Hi Anne
Thanks so much for your quick response. I’ve joined the bowel cancer forum.
hope all is well with you
Yes, I'm well. Thanks for asking
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