Hello everyone, I'm back! This may seem like the odd story but I can't believe I survived so many secondary issues as a result of Wegener's.
So, as of March 2011, I'm finally in remission from Wegener's that's the good news. The bad part was during my treatment last year, it was the last week of November 2010 I noticed I was having a hard time walking on my left side. This was 4 days after my 4th treatment with cyclophosphamide and prednisone. At first we thought it was my body reacting to "coming off prednisone" which was totally false! It was in fact, being on prednisone at 60mg for the first 30 days last year in addition to my thalassemia low hemoglobin which triggered the early damage to my hip joint.
Well the good news is I have an upgraded left hip. After getting my hip "renovated", LOL I am doing much better. I still use the crutches, however, it's now temporary considering the problem is now fixed. What a loonnnnng journey this is. I didn't realize so many newer complications could occur as a result of Wegener's. But hey, I'm the Canadian trooper for this. I promised I would keep you all in the loop so here it is. I'm still off work until further notice so I'll be back peeps!
Chadwyck
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