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Kris Aquino shares health update: 'The biological injection used on me did its job'
Kris Aquino shared an update on her treatment for several autoimmune conditions.
On Instagram, the multimedia and television party posted several photos of her body to give her followers an idea about her ordeal.
"The biological injection used on me did its job and I thank Dr. Malika Gupta. The allergens in my blood that have gone down and my total allergen count, my IgE has never reached this low level," she said.
"Mataas pa rin compared to a normal healthy person but for someone coming from the thousands to finally be below 500 is something to be grateful for."
The side effects, however, have been challenging to handle, as Kris is allergic to NSAIDs or pain relievers.
"You're warned it's common to get a cold & cough, but I react very unpredictably to medication - 2 to 3 hours after my shot my BP gets elevated; after 6-8 hours I start to feel deep bone pain which lasts for the next 3-4 days," she said.
According to her, she will have a blood test on July 20 and get her second biological injectable on July 24. She is also taking immunosuppressant drug methotrexate.
"The dosage I'm on right now causes me to be so exhausted, feeling like I have the flu, and struggling to get out of bed. I can only imagine how much harder it will become — that's also the start of when I will have limited contact outside," she said.
Kris has been staying in the United States with her sons Josh and Bimby since last year. The mother and sons recently reunited after Josh and Bimby briefly returned home to the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Kris also shared that Bimby recently contracted pneumonia and she lamented being unable to care for him due to her condition.
"It was the worst feeling in the world as most parents would agree, when your family doctor says you aren't allowed to go near your son and help take care of him because you're undergoing immunosuppressant therapy using chemotherapy medication," she said.
"Thank God Bimb's Kuya Josh stubbornly refused to leave the connecting room where Bimb had to stay," she added. "He was Bimb's constant companion & even though my nurses kept telling Kuya to stop hugging Bimb tuloy pa rin siya. Thank God matibay kuya's resistance, hindi siya nahawa ng kahit ubo o sipon."
—MGP, GMA Integrated News
