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    I'm so thrilled to have found this group!
    Let's see where do i start... Back in the summer of 2011, I had a horrible case of sclaritis ( sorry i'm not a great speller). After going to 3 different doctors, it was Finally improving. The last Dr i went to did a blood panel, which came back negative for autoimmune diseases, like lupus. Then a month later, my ears and nose were infected. They stayed that way for a few months, untill pneumonia was added on top of everything else. Then the unfortunate happened. I couldn't walk and could barely breathe while trying to care for two toddlers while my husband was at work. I ended up in icu for about two weeks at the first hospital. I remember waking up one morning to a lab worker and nurse scared crying bc all of my fingers and toes were black on the ends. That night my mother in law (who is an ent) got to transport me by ambulace to one of the best hospitals in the state. I was there not even 10 minutes before the dr came in & immediately knew i had wegeners. That began my 1 1/2 months of this new hospital journey. I am so thankful for this hospital staff. They were a able to begin the healing of my bleeding lungs, kidney failure, saving my fingers and toes, along with all the other organ problems.
    I am thankfully beginning to show signs of remission.
    Everyday i am thankful for what i have. Getting this disease hasn't been completely horrible. It has made me mentally stronger, more compassionate, & more loving. I will admit it has been hard, especially when family members have told me i wouldn't be sick if i had a job, while in the hospital on a feed tube in icu. Life is much more than this disease. I try every day to not let it define who i am.

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    Hi Alicia

    I bet you love your mother inlaw, Ha Ha. It is so good you got a diagnosis and treatment in time and will be able to get to a new form of a normal life. Don't worry about you other family members, my mother told me I was sick and going to die in three months because I wasn't a Christian and God was allowing this to happen. If I became a Christian I would be healed.

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    Ambulance rides are the worst. We can at least have some hilarious memories from my first ambulance ride, lol.
    I absolutely can't stand these comments family, or any other person, make. I usually have to walk away from them, when i can, if not I'll ask them if they want to trade their good health for mine. Lol, it gets them to change subjects quickly.

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    I hate ambulance rides. You will have to tell me yours. I don't tell my "family anything" because really is all my own fault if only I would realise the error of my ways and get born again. And yes, maybe if you had a job you would be perfectly healthy because that's obviously the cause of all that is wrong in the world. Dam they should tell the medical field, think of all the people who could be cured. Because it's not like the rest of us had/ have jobs and what do they think raising children is.
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    Hi Alicia and welcome.

    You have to love the Aussie sense of humour. Swb21188, you are completely right

    Alicia, what you have been through sounds just awful but I know what you mean about finding more strength and compassion. I feel the same - most days.

    I don't even know what the hoosier state is, but I am so glad they have the best hospital and your mother in law was able to get you there.

    Take care
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    Michelle, I believe Indiana is the "Hoosier State" in USA. Can't beat Indiana basketball.
    Dale
    Dx Aug, 2009 Remission June 2010 until 8/1/2014

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    Welcome, Alicia! Your WG came on quicker and more dramatically than some, including mine, which was hard on you, but at least you got dx'ed within a reasonable amount of time, it sounds like, compared to some. I'm sorry your case was bad enough you had to spend all that time in the hospital. The black fingers and toes sound horribly frightening, and I'm glad those were saved. It is good you have an ENT in the family! She will have some understanding of how WG can affect the nasal and sinus area as well as the ears and throat. I hope you will continue in your progress toward remission without much permanent damage in those areas. I have the same involvements as you except for the kidneys and eyes. There is extensive permanent damage in my whole sinus/nose/ear area, but the tissues have healed and I have no pain or extreme symptoms except for permanent hearing loss and a little double vision from the sinus bone erosion around my eye sockets. These things don't happen to everyone, especially when it is caught early. My lung involvement may have been lighter than yours; it was cleared up early in treatment and my breathing is fairly normal, though sometimes sounds worse than it is.

    In any case, you have come to the right place, as the need for info, support and friendship from others with WG is ongoing! I hope you'll be on here often and join in the discussions.
    Anne, dx'ed April 2011

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    It is good they caught it fairly early. I like your positive outlook!

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    Welcome to our group! You will find lots of compassion, and both practical and medical advice. That's wonderful you are showing signs of remission. Most people feel much better and regain a lot of lost function with treatment. Sorry you had to hear thoughtless comments. I think some people have no filter. I've heard many of them myself, I think that could be the topic of a whole another thread. Are you still in the hospital or back home?
    We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
    Joseph Campbell

    When sleeping women wake, mountains move.
    Chinese proverb

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    Yes, thinker, I'm at home. Yay! I just wish the Colts (football) would get to the superbowl. Right now they are losing.

    Attitude is an important part of healing.

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