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Wegeners and Kidneys
I was diagnosed in Feb of this year. Went through 4 rounds of Rituxan, now 4 months later 1 round of Rituxan. I am always so tired and its very hard to continue with working. All I want to do is stay home and do nothing. Does anyone know if this will get better. My labs are better which they weren't before. I have no desire to do much of anything. Takes everything out of me just to get up and go to work. Is this common for people when Wegeners affects the kidneys?
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Hi,
I was dxed in January 2011 (about 9 months after I retired). I didn't have kidney involvement at the time, but I was pretty wiped out. Once I regained my appetite and the 25 lbs I lost at disease onset (about two months after hospitalization) I knew I needed to get some exercise so I could fight the disease better. I was so weak that I could barely navigate the 100 yards to the street corner and back. So, I just kept trying to add a little more distance every day. After another month, I could walk a mile at a comfortable pace.
Once I got into a medication induced remission, I felt more normal. My exercise regimen (seasonal) is to either walk 3-4 miles 4-5 times a week or to swim 1000 yards twice a week and walk and/or do light resistance training the other days.
I believe exercise and diet are keys to having enough energy to lead a more normal lifestyle. Many of us here have started eating healthier (less sugar, less salt, more fruits and veggies, less processed foods, and less gluten and grain) and I found that helped me have more energy.
Good luck. Hope you get some more pep in your step soon!
Pete
dx 1/11
"Every day is a good day. Some are better than others." - unknown
"Take your meds as directed and live your life as fully as you can." - Michael Chacey, MD
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Originally Posted by
tomary76
I was diagnosed in Feb of this year. Went through 4 rounds of Rituxan, now 4 months later 1 round of Rituxan. I am always so tired and its very hard to continue with working. All I want to do is stay home and do nothing. Does anyone know if this will get better. My labs are better which they weren't before. I have no desire to do much of anything. Takes everything out of me just to get up and go to work. Is this common for people when Wegeners affects the kidneys?
It did for me but my case was very severe with kidney and lung damage and loss of hearing. I spent several months in hospitals and nursing home just to recover enough to walk up 7 stairs at one time before needing to sit down and rest before trying the next seven. There was no way I could return to a work situation even on a part time basis but I retired a few months before my initial treatment for Wegs and did not have to deal with trying to work. I couldn't do the chores at home for daily living and had to hire help to do so. But many people who were younger and in better shape and less medical problems have done amazing things that real healthy people can't ever do, like bike hundreds of miles or climb Mt Everest. For me a few years afterward i could again walk a mile slowly and climb two flights of stairs and I feel real good about about how much I improved but also accept that my "new normal" is very impaired from before I got Wegs.
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Hi,
Please check the spoon theory....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory
https://butyoudontlooksick.com/artic...-spoon-theory/
Hang in there. The beginning is usually the most tough phase. It should get better. Sending prayers. Please update us.
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Thank you all for your comments. I sure hope time helps! At least I'm not alone.
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Originally Posted by
tomary76
At least I'm not alone.
You are definitely not alone
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Diagnosed March 2003.
Currently but not permanetly residing in Canberra, Australia.
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Re: Wegeners and Kidneys
Thank you ALL for taking the time to write. (I did a search for "depression.")
I feel very depressed with this fatigue! I am nearly always encouraged by the grandkids, who live next door, coming over, just hearing them having fun. Now even they can't seem to cheer me. I want to sleep all the time.
For over a month I was stimulated by an almost daily doctor visit or a physical therapy session. (It is seven weeks since my fourth rituximab infusion.) But the past three weeks I wonder if I'm having a flare. I've called the rheum doc, esp to ask about a windpipe-located cough that won't go away. Will keep you posted.
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Re: Wegeners and Kidneys
Be certain to tell all your healthcare team how you are feeling. They all take depression very seriously.
PLEASE, PLEASE ASK FOR HELP!! There is nothing wrong with asking for help, nor is there anything to be ashamed of. It took three different attempts at medications before I finally slipped out of my light depression and started to feel better about myself again.
When we have this awful disease, we all need hope, and when hope is overwhelmed by depression, we all need to know when to ask someone for assistance!
Be well my friend!!
MikeG-2012
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have"
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Re: Wegeners and Kidneys
The beginning of Wegeners is the toughest time of all. When it is stable you can carry on in your new normal. Then you will be able to start exercise and you will have to set new goals to reach. Be patent with other people. I make a 3x5 card or a scrap of paper all the questions I want to ask, and all the new complaints I have, or I will forget them all.
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