Wegener's and the Flu

[NikkiNicole]

Every day seemed to be a little worse. I gave myself my injection of MTX on Monday and gradually continued my decline. I felt extremely disoriented yesterday so I stayed home (my job definitely requires an intense amount of "focus") and got up today too late to call in sick. So, I headed to work. I stopped at a smoothie place to get something to soothe me and found myself vomiting in a bush outside my car.
I feel awful, worse than I ever have ... ever ... even with the sinus pain from before. This is ... my head hurts, my brain feels like it's scrambled, my eyes hurt, I'm dizzy and nauseous, I'm weak, ... right before I got out of the car, my heart was fluttering in my chest and I felt like my blood pressure dropped.
If this is still just the flu ... ok. If this is something worse ... not ok!

[Dirty Don]

NOT OK...get thee to a doc NOW...skip the smoothie this time...

[annekat]

Nikki, I'm sorry I missed parts of this thread until now. Maybe you have been to a doctor by now, maybe you have the flu and can take some time off to get the rest you need.... but in any case, your workload sounds VERY stressful, not to mention the germs you are exposed to.... I'm not suggesting you quit, as you need to make a living, but I'm just wondering if there are some options, any at all, that would take some of the stress off. Maybe a naive question, as I'm sure you have thought of everything. But I know I could not handle that level of stress without severe consequences, like maybe a major flare or an infection I can't fight off, something of that nature. I'm worried about you and looking forward to hearing that things are a little better or at least you have figured out for sure what is going on.

[carriej22]

Once vomiting comes into the picture something isn't right.

Go get yourself checked out!

[Debbie C]

Nikki,it is definately time too take a leave from work ( if you can ) but get some time off,GET TO THE DR., and get things right with yourself. This has been going on for way to long,maybe the mtx is causing a reaction ?? Please take time out for yourself and go get checked out.

[annekat]

Nikki,it is definately time too take a leave from work ( if you can ) but get some time off,GET TO THE DR., and get things right with yourself. This has been going on for way to long,maybe the mtx is causing a reaction ?? Please take time out for yourself and go get checked out.

I agree. You are obviously a valuable employee who needs a paid leave or whatever is possible. You need a chance to recover... you handle emergencies for other people all day, and this is an emergency. Maybe even two weeks off would do it. I mean OFF, totally, to take it easy at home and be taken care of by your husband to the best of his ability. Even in my state of "new normal", I don't think I could handle that workload, but then, you are a lot younger and no doubt capable of more than I, if you can just be given a chance for a little recovery from this disease so you can get back on your feet.

[Alysia]

Hi Nikki,
like the others have already said, enough is enough. it is time to take care of number one: you. all the others can wait. I don't know if it is the flu, or the mtx, or wg or who knows. time to meet your doc. good luck.

[Meredith]

I had the flu - my throat (I HAVE THROAT PROBLEMS HAS TO BE STRECHTED) started closing up and I knew I was in trouble so went straight to the ER. Showed up in an x-ray that I had pneumonia in my right lung. When I arrived my heart rate was really high (NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE), immediately admitted. In the hospital for 5 days the end of Jan. They gave me antibiotics, etc. After it was all over my specialist said I did the right thing going to the ER. Don't play around with it. Took me 3 weeks till I started filling normal again.