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    2 days before christmas and im seriously sick

    the last past couple of months i've been slowly getting sick..i've been on oral antibiotics after antibiotics and nothing is working..i have a doctors appointment january 6th and im trying to hold off till then because i know for sure they will admitt me there...well its thursday which means 2...
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    asthma/cf

    you know having asthma and CF is seriously like a DOUBLE WHAMMY!!!...i can tell when im having asthma symptoms and i can tell when its my CF actin up..crazzie but weird..they both have different affects tho...my asthma seems like it antagonizes my CF..(lol not sure if it really does, but it sure...
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    my blood sugars are outrageous

    so i have CFRD and my blood sugars are out of this world high...i've been on carb count ( no good)...diabetic diet (still no good)..and cutting off all carbs and sugars that make it high,.....i have CF lol i need my carbs..any suggestions on what helps you?....
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    im not suppose to be here..but i am

    hi...im jerica, so my life has been a wild ride..honestly i really shouldnt be here..but i am <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0"> about 3yrs ago i was literally on my death bed...my digestive system stopped on me, meaning i looked like i was 8months pregnant... i couldnt use the...
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    i belong in a BUBBLE

    ugh i totally feel like i belong in a bubble sometimes...and here is why: i have soo many allergies im allergic to EVERYTHING literally, they did a allergy test on my back..and it was SWOLLEN like no other...then the fact that i cant be around smoke..do you know how many ppl smoke in the...
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    FINALLY GETTING IN WITH MY CF SPECIALIST

    OMG..i finally got back in with my cf specialist..im so tired of these stupid doctors here that dont know anything about cf..i need PFT's done sooo bad i cant even remember when the last time i had one done..and hopefully they can see where my lungs are..it is totally worth the drive...haha...
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    when you feel alone

    not knowing other CF patients can make you feel ALONE extremely ALONE..then you start thinking about life and how abnormal it is..when sleeping i never know if im going to make it through the nite constantly coughing not bein able to breath when sleeping..so many times i have woke up gasping for...
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    photo thingy

    grr..i cant figure this photo thing out..its frusterating dammit lol...
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    always feelin fatigue

    i'm always feelin tired like i just dont have enough energy for anything...energy drinks seriously dont work...so i just linger around all day lookin all droopy..i must say its not my kinda thing lol...i need better wayys of getting energized..any clues on how to do so ?
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    clubbing of the fingers

    my thumbs are fat and clubbed...everytime i go to get my nails done, they always say "o you got big thumbs"...and my reply, " yes i know this ", its funny but then umm its not..although i must say i am quiet lucky becuase i have seen other ppl with worse hands then mine..
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    stomach constantly hurts

    i constantly have stomach cramps, they hurt so bad it puts me in a ball and tears, nothing i mean nothing helps, it gets to where i cant even eat and then i start losing weight and getting very ill, it happens wayy to often, anybody have any suggestions on what helps or what i can do?
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    what are the outcomes of a transplant?

    what are the outcomes of a lung transplant?..i have heard of good outcomes but i also have heard of bad outcomes..im scared to even go through with it but my lungs are in the worst shape ever?....and what about having MRSA, will that pass to new lungs?, i also have CFRD, will that affect healing...
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    can i get pregnant

    how long does it take to get pregnant having cf?...or can i even get pregnant?....i know i've tried before but no luck, its kind of depressing seeing other people have kids...the doctors have never said anything about it but then i guess i've really never asked..im 23 DX at 6mnths..
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    side affects from steroids

    dont you hate when you have to be on some steroid med and you get rid of one infection but you accumulate something like oseoprosis..well i didnt have it until they put me on prednisone...it caused me to have osteo..at the age of 15 and i've dealt with it ever since...:-(...but thats ok...i...
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    aching joints

    my osteoprosis is really startin to kick in and today i was in so much pain, they gave me hyrocodine and delotid, but it still didnt work...ughh i hate this...every joint in my body hurts at the moment and i've even tried walking around and not just laying around in my hospital bed...:-(
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    doctors never listen

    i know their doctors but sometimes we know more then they do only because we've dealt with this all our life so when it comes time for me to have a CF TUNE UP i know what needs to be done. i also have CFRD and my blood sugars are outragiously high, well the doctors decide to put me on a diabetic...
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    hospital time again

    hi my name is jerica and i have cf im 22yrs old...and i just recently got put in a nursing home..because i have pneumonia in my right lung and i have CFRD.. so i need long term care the doctors said i will probably be in here 3-4 weeks...im the youngest one in here and the most mobile ...it...
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