Hi there Booknut, I feel your pain. I swear we are charged more than once and we try to monitor all of the bills. I get pretty aggravated and when I speak to a rep from the people wanting to collect,...
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Hi there Booknut, I feel your pain. I swear we are charged more than once and we try to monitor all of the bills. I get pretty aggravated and when I speak to a rep from the people wanting to collect,...
I don't get back to this site much because I am out camping or trying to stay busy.
As I understand the treatments for Wegs varies for each individual. I lost most all of my right lung and have...
Hello vdub, I have found the o2 to be my new BFF. I tell my wife that she used to be the one I couldn't live out but I couldn't live with her either! I have told her that the backpack for my portable...
I learned that a portable oxygen tank weighs 10lbs! I know because I weighed and my old back injury is haunting me, (a broken back ). I have learned that I try to concentrate on doing the right...
I go to the primary Dr on Tues. Jan 21.
About a month ago I had a growth form on the inside of my nose. I have nodule on my soft palate that I asked about last year and was told that it was ...
Hi Aylasnan, I like to check in once in a while.
I saw this post and as I understand the thread and your question.
In January of 2010, I was struggling with my breathing. I went to my Dr and she...
I got yer feelings, I went the pred rage the first time I ever took it and the first week I wanted to punch out the pastor at church for saying good morning and the anger I felt toward anyone who...
I had the runny nose and self medicated with an OTC antihistamine! That was in 2008. I had a continual problem with what I called swimmers ear.
Finally I went to my dr and got treated for sinuitis!...
Been dealing with Wegs for the last 5 years.
Three weeks ago I had an appointment with my Rheumatologist. Lab results from him showed my liver enzymes were elevated and the number was like 87??? He...
Morning annekat, and all
My oncologist said he considered the possibility but explained the insurance! The RA that I saw the year before for swollen ankles and joints.
Since the swelling had gone...
cjhnsn29,
The growth they found on my lung before Dx of Wegs caused the removal of 2 lobes of my right lung.
They told me also that it was a (hamartoma, non cancerous)! They told me it was like a...
The Oncologist thinks there may be a connection. He says that because when they opened me to do the colon surgery, they found that the cancer had went thru the colon wall and adhered to my bladder!...
Exactly how mine was started or discovered but I can trace it back to my cancer surgery somewhat!
I have a couple on my hands and feel them om y nose and will be getting one cut off of my shoulder next week because it is irritated from the bag I carry for my 02!
I just ran across an article...
I'm there with ya! I have COPD as part of the Wegeners package!
I had to be Dx'd with COPD and then Dx'd with pneumonia and with in a couple months lost 2 lobes of the right lung due to a growth...
I had the ballon done just months before my DX. I spent one night in the hospital and there was no pain or after effects!
I have to report though that while the procedure worked for me for about a...
Crapola! ? I have been known to have a very vulgar vocabulary. Crapola being among the least of that vocab!
Ya let it go and tell it like it is, you know, if it feels good ,say it!
I get...
Hi there Jana, Yes I have COPD and that seems to be consuming me physically and mentally! I broke my back in 2000 and have a sore back daily that I live with but the body has ways of compensating...
Been out for a while! Back in March I was talking about de winterizing the camper and going to the camp ground.
My wife says she wants to clean it and stock it before we go but its still too cold...
Hello Realpro 325, I'm a little late to the thread but let me say that it may take some time!
If its any consolation, If there are no negative results then that's good news! I have resigned to the...
Hello Booknut,
I've been gone for awhile but have to say I get your sense of humor!
I am prone to turning something into a corny joke or pun as long as no one is hurt by it. This could be...
Those were my early symptoms and I was dx'd with RA and the next year I flared and all my issues came together like a puzzle.
I have kidney involvement but they are functioning normally and the Dr...
Hi there Alaskatom,
I've posted this little tid bit before. My oncologist asked me about my ancestry at one of my appointments as he was just sharing some cancer facts and other information that was...
Yes I agree that there are more of us out there!
I found out a couple of years ago that a guy that was married to my cousin had Wegs and died from a pulmonary disease! That would have been in the...
When it comes to Wegeners or any other illness or injury, its always you first!
I had to complain about ailments for nearly 5 years only to have a full blown flare before they found my Wegs.
I...