Hit by a truck

[coffeelover]

I too have 3 dogs and feel for you. I would be up all night with a sick dog. IN fact my (past) German Sheperd was a sickly dog and I spent many sleepless nights with him before he died at the early age of 7. He too had a lung disease.....hmmmmm? Maybe it was WG for Dogs?
Coffeelover

[crackers]

oh no don't say that lisa.one in the family is way too many to start with.john.

[Sangye]

I actually believe my dog died of Wegener's not too long before I got sick. She had identical symptoms to me, and some of the ones I don't have were classic Wegs.

[crackers]

i'm beginning to wonder if i should see the vet and not my rheumy.
john.

[andrew]

The vet would probably do you more good than some of the docs you've seen

[RCOSSIO]

Yes I can relate...except my stress is stock related...my wife says day trading and weggies not good..that and running my Insurance agency in FLA...maybe I need to play the Lottery more????

[andrew]

Look, absolutely. I think the lottery is a sure thing and I'm surprised I haven't won it already.

For me, I've chosen to do what I do (well...mostly) and the stress has always been part of it and I accept that. Even though I'm working just as hard as I was before I got diagnosed, it's different for me because I chose this path and wasn't pushed into it like before. Granted, I crash now and then but I enjoy what I do which makes a difference. Also, it may be a reult of the 'stress experience' I had prior to diagnosis allowing me to deal with it differently.

[jola57]

I wish we all had a magic wand to take our hurts away be it physical or emotional. Having been on a vacation cruise to Mexico, which was heavenly, I too came back to problems at work. These are never simple or easy and stress is a constant companion. I will have to confront some of them in the next couple of weeks and am not looking froward to the added tenssion, yet I can't immagine my life without my work. It makes me feel normal and useful. This disease stinks and I love my job and I am glad that you have a replacement position at your job Andrew. I think that it is important to live as normal as we can even when looking at us people don't understand what we go thru. I feel fat, tired, ugly, hurt all over, bruised on arms and legs, and as for the raccoon eyes - oh Im so there with you Andrew - most of the days.Oh and on top of everything I'm getting a cold - I have not had one since my ilness. I'm affraid that the cyclo will have a bad influence on my ability to fight it. I already have trouble with heaviness in lungs and spitting mucous. Anyone recently remembers having a cold while on cyclo and 50 pred - I am still on antibiotics so this must be viral.

[Sangye]

Hang in there, Jolanta. Sounds like you're going through a rough patch. I'll keep you in my prayers.

[andrew]

HI Jolanta. Will be thinking of you. Makes it difficult to walk in the door at work sometimes. I can relate. I hope it gets better soon. Remember that there's only so much one person can do, whether they are healthy or not. You have an advantage though, you hav a cold/flu. You can lose it with people (in a semi-controlled sense just enough to get your point across) and blame the fact that you're feeling poorly. Works for me I've done my nut a few times in recent months and its amazing what I stuff I can get done after that