Gives a new meaning to "Mans Best Friend"
Sorry to all the cat lovers!!
Regards Woz.....
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Gives a new meaning to "Mans Best Friend"
Sorry to all the cat lovers!!
Regards Woz.....
Vegemite will fix most ailments down here in Australia, I hope it has the same effect in the US...
Regards Woz...
Hi Marta,
Its good to hear what I have been thinking. The first time I read about the patients immune system attacking the lungs and other areas in the covid 19 cases, I thought wow!!! this is...
Hi Kimberly,
Having a suppressed immune system can cause a lot of other problems, I have had one of those removed as well as a melanoma and a dozen plus basal cell carcinomas, I see a skin...
A big Hi to everyone who have made it to the new year, I hope 2020 will be a great year for all, we had fires around us October/December 2019, being a truck driver I had to drive in and around fires...
My pr3 has only fluctuated one time in 6 years, I was trying to go drug free at the time, ask your rheumy how much experience she has had with wegs, a second opinion wont hurt you if you are unsure,...
Hi Doris,
As said above, this disease causes many different issues and problems, I had some ear damage due to wegs, it felt like there was liquid behind my left ear, causing me to loose some...
Hi Tricia, and welcome.
Its never good news when someone else comes down with this disease, but you will find a wealth of knowledge, and some answers from the awesome people who frequent this site,...
Hi Dennis,
My feet ache the most, especially both of my big toes, didn't have any pain at all when I was med free, my toes are so bad sometimes, I have to walk with a limp, Its a little strange,...
Hi David,
Don't forget, this disease is different with everyone, hopefully you have a lot milder case than me, that would be why your dose is different. I didn't technically have a relapse or...
Hi David,
I have had Wegs for 6 plus years, I am quite lucky to have had quite good health,I was only taking 100mg imuran a day for maintenance, I am now on 250mg per day and may go up to 300, to...
Hi David,
I have been on imuran (Azathiaphrine) for 5-6 years, my rhuemy and I decided to try and go drug free, I tapered down to zero, and was med free for 9 months, still having a monthly blood...
It was my ophthalmologist, who got onto it first, and got a blood test to check my ANCA, only a day before my rheumatologist told me she thought she new what it was and scheduled the same test as the...
Hi Rob, When first diagnosed, I was seeing my GP, an ophthalmologist, a ears nose and throat specialist, a kidney specialist, a thoracic specialist, and my rheumatologist. They all played their part...
Hey Rob, its a bit of a shock, when you have worked hard all your life, and out of the blue, a spanner gets thrown at you. You are very lucky that you were diagnosed so quick, most people get miss...
In Australia, if you are diagnosed with wegs, they treat you with Rituxin for most cases, this practice has been around for a year or so , i think it costs around $30 a treatment, and this is...
I have always had a positive ANCA, and my PR3 reading was 4, anything under 2 was negative, the scale in Australia is a little different that everywhere else, and I cant go on Rituxin untill I flare,...
It would be easy if everything about this disease was in black and white, but its not unfortunately, I have been medication free for 10 months, luckily for me I have had monthly tests, and noticed...
Thanks Alysia for the advice, I managed to get in to see my rheumy before she retired, we had the same thinking that something was definitely changing, and rather wait until it all turned to you know...
Hey Michelle.
Thanks for the info, I will definitely look up Daman Langguth and try and get in to see him. My rheumy has been great, but she is retiring at xmas, and some who specializes may know...
Hey there fellow weggies.
I am after a little bit of information. I have had wegs for almost 6 years, started off on cyclo and pred for 3 months, then went to aza and pred for 6 months, then...
Well done vdub, all the best, enjoy the trekking, hope that red car of yours is getting plenty of use.
Regards Woz...
I have been on aza for over 4 years, my reumy has got me on a slow taper to see if I can be drug free, every 2 months I am dropping 25mg of aza, I hope to be drug free by February, I have my blood...
Well done Mike, You have done a great job to get to this point.
Live to dream, Dream to live.......
Regards Woz...
I was on 100mg for the first 4-5 days in hospital, when first diagnosed, then to 80mg for about 4-5 days then down to 60mg.
Regards Woz