My Life With Churg Strauss Syndrome
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Afternoon Everyone.
Okay, so I’m up to 20mgs of pred at the moment and it seems that my ” Cold Issues ” seem to be clearing up…although I have been very congested in my nasal passages for most of yesterday and today.
Tomorrow I start another full week back on the production floor…have to see how I handle another full week of breathing in this stuff directly, plus staying on my feet all day for the most part.
Lew
Hi Everyone. 
No, I’m not abandoning the blog, but I am taking another few days away from here and just about everything else, as I try to get to a better point in my own health. I’ve been fighting a cold for better than a week now, and for folks like us, that’s really not a good thing. I’ve upped my pred to 20mgs a day now, and if this does not clear up within a few more days…well it’s off to the doctors I will have to go.
So I ask that everyone be patient for a few days as I try to get back into some semblance of better health, and unfortunately I’ve also had to halt my case study about asthma for the moment also…so I guess that saying about all good things coming to those who wait may be appropriate here…maybe.
Lew
Yesterday I started my first day back in a place I did not think I would veer see again…
Production in the factory I work in.
And other than the stress of being on my feet all day, it was okay…except for all the coughing, sneezing, and nose blowing that come with having a cold.
I went to bed early last night and woke up this morning and was feeling so bad I had to call out.
I wound up taking a higher dosage of prednisone to hopefully help compensate for what I believe is an issue that has to do with my condition. I notice that as I lowered my dosage to 12mgs, I started to have issues with my nasal passage…and more overall congestion.
I’m upset, but not depressed…but I am not happy about having to increase the prednisone dosage…or the fact that I really feel like I will never be able to go lower on the medication than 20mgs.
I’ve been bringing up flem all day, and nodding off on and off all day also and I still feel terrible.
Morning everyone.
Just a quick post to let everyone know that I start a new ( old ) position at my job on the factory floor, so a return to more direct exposure to chemicals but it was either this or retire or get fired from my old position.
I’ll be writing again later today and do an update about how the day went and what I felt as far as my breathing goes.
Later everyone
Lew
Hi Everyone.
Sorry about not being here doing my usual posts, but I have definitely been under the weather these past few days ( about a solid week now all told ), and then upstate NY got hit really bad with snow…and me without my snow blower, so all in all it’s been a tough few days for me to say the least…and I’m still not doing well!
Okay, enough about your host here, I have a new update about someone out of Calgary, Canada who seems to have an issue that is being linked to the H1N1…
This is being reported on the blog ” The Labvirus.Com Blog and the title of the story is called…
H1N1 Shot Blamed For Calgary Woman’s Rare Disorder
here is a small piece of this article below…
” But soon after getting the shot last winter, Goldring felt ill.
My body was aching and I was throwing up. Then I developed a spot on my leg,” she said.
The rash spread quickly and Goldring ended up in hospital on Christmas Day. “By the time I got to emergency, it spread pretty bad and turned to blisters.”
Her kidneys were shutting down. Doctors eventually diagnosed it as vasculitis, an inflammation that destroys blood vessels. “
I have done a few posts about the H1N1 Flu Shot that I have featured below, and there has been much discussion about whether to take the shot or not…and I’m sure that after this post and the article itself that the discussion will begin a new all over again.
More Flu Virus News From The Chicago Tribune Online
Swine Vaccine May Cause Vasculitis
The Swine Flu Shot; What You Need To Know As A Vasculitis Patient
Lew
Hi Everyone. I’m home again today, with what I believe is a cold, but I actually think that a lot of the cause is ” Stress Related ” so go to my Journal and find out just what’s happening.
Lew
Hey Everyone!
Well, to be fair, this has been a pretty bad week all in all for the case study ” A Natural Cure For Asthma “, as I have not been feeling too well for a good part of a week due to nasal congestion, and fighting a cold ( I would imagine, it’s a cold anyway! ) so by Thursday of this week, I had stopped taking the supplements, so that they would not get in the way of the meds I was using to keep me going as far as the cold and congestion went…not that they did a hell of a lot.
And I have not been updating as much as I’d like to lately due to some pressing financial matters that are causing me nothing but nightmares, and forcing me to concentrate more on other ways to earn cash without actually having to work another job ( not that my present condition would allow me to work a part time job, after I leave my current place of work ) so I’ve been doing a lot more Ebay as of late…as a matter of fact some of Friday and most of Saturday was devoted to taking pictures, and writing descriptions and getting all that ready to post as auctions, and most of today was spent listing items for sale on Ebay…but I have not forgotten that this blog and my readers are important, so starting tomorrow, a few updates and things that will be upcoming and I will have a new podcast ready to go by this Saturday, that will be talking about…Health Care and Medical Bills!
It’s going to be an interesting few days to be sure…thanks for hanging in there with me!
Lew
Hey Everyone.
I have an update in ” Lew’s Journal ” this morning.
I hope everyone has a great day.
Lew
Ever wonder what the most complicated meal of the day really is…well in my opinion, it’s breakfast.
And of course it’s the most difficult because it’s the most important. a good breakfast in my opinion can really make or break the rest of your day, but just why is it ” The Most Complicated Meal Of Your Day?”
I account this to Time…
I happen to be off from work today, and well due to the fact that I have more time to decide what to eat…the choices become more complicated.
Do I have a bagel, do I have some oatmeal, coffee or tea? What kind of juice? Orange, Cranberry,Grapefruit?
I went with Orange/Mango juice, a bagel with cream cheese ( not low fat cream cheese ) and a tall mug of coffee.
I just finished the bagel and the bacon, along with the juice, but I’m still sucking down the coffee while writing this post.
But in my case anyway, I actually welcome the dilemma, as on most days I do not have the time to make these kind of choices for my breakfast consumption, and actually continue my breakfast at work…not a great thing to do folks!
What I am actually trying to get across to everyone here is that we need to take the time to have a decent breakfast, and not on the run or while we are at work working…do it before you leave the hose in the morning!
Remember, breakfast is the most important meal of your day so take the time to make it a great start to the day okay.
Lew
Good Evening Everyone.
Doing this post a bit later than I would have liked but was a bit busy today.
Well, today is day two of this case study, and all I did today was take the regular dosages of the three supplements, but I have noticed a bit of abominable stress since taking the supplements yesterday, but this might just be my system making adjustments but I will keep track of this matter.
Tomorrow, I will add exercise to the mix here, as I feel that exercise will be an important componant to this study, and of course, exercise in general is just a great, healthy thing in and of itself.
Lew
