Quick update.
Having read the replies, I googled "Covid vaccine and non hodgkin lymphoma". There was NEW info on the Lymphoma Action website. (lymphoma-action.org.uk/covid-19-vaccine) It's the page that gives Q&As from the DHSC.
The question, quite near the end, is:-
Q. What about people who are immunocompromised who can't benefit from a vaccine?
A. (Briefly,) there is an antibody treatment being developed by AS which combines 2 monoclonal antibodies.
This is basically what I read on the ITV news website.
I'm 73 and I have Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune condition. My Rheumatologist prescribed me Hydroxychloroquine. Sjogren's made me more susceptible to Non Hodgkins lymphoma.
I have had 3 episodes of Follicular Lymphoma in the last 2 1/2 years. The first (in my neck) resolved itself spontaneously without treatment. The second, in my groin and lower abdomen, was treated with R-CVP chemo but when the treatment was cut short last March, I had another PET scan which showed it had spread to my stomach and was put on a more aggressive chemo regime.
I have recently finished 6 months of Bendamustine and Obinutuzumab. The last scan showed I was in remission and I am now due to start 2 years of Obinutuzumab maintenance therapy at 2 monthly intervals.
Trouble is, these last drugs caused my neutrophil levels to drop below 1 and I have to inject myself with filgrastim to stimulate my white blood cell production after each infusion. My platelet levels also drop too, so I'm severely immunocompromised! I also have to take Acyclovir for the rest of my life to prevent me getting shingles again and whilst I'm having Obinutuzumab, I have to take antibiotics on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
My next Haematology Consultant's appointment is due but I think, as someone else suggested, I'll try to contact the Haematology Pharmacist for advice about the vaccine.