I am glad you found our forum too,this is a place to come to ask questions,get answers or just vent away.So sorry to hear your mom is going through such pain but with the right drs. and the right medicine, in time things will get better.First of all,don't believe everything you read on the internet,it will just scare you.Things are not as bad as it says.Don't get me wrong though ,this is a serious disease and its needs to be treated promptly and the right way. The good thing is she did quit smoking. I also have involvement in my lungs and in order to get the right diagnoses I had to get a partial middle lobectomy,that was the day I quit also.
You can go to The Vasculitsis Foundation website for more info and I believe they should have lists of drs in Canada but if not there are several people on this site that can steer you in the right direction.The most important thing is to find a dr that has expertise in wg..even if you have you travel at first ,most drs will consult with your home dr on what treatment and like Jana said before it is over with she will have a list of drs she will be seeing since this disease can effect every part of your body. But please do not hesitate in getting her to a specialist because untreated things can go downhill very quickly. Good luck and keep us posted and ask away.
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