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Is there anyone else out there getting pissed off & depressed because of the cost of this damn disease? After my last little 'wreck' the bills are mounting. I think I just need to say 'I WAS BORN THIS WAY! I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS! I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO GO THROUGH ALL THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES & I...

I don't take any anti-depressants. I tried several different AD's & they did nothing. I figured, if they don't work, why take them? My Dog is a real help. I talk to her alot! Call me crazy, I don't care. She is also good to make me excercise. She is an Australian Cattle Dog & they are very...

I know I've become much more introverted. It started back in late '04 when my health really started failing. I still keep in touch with a few of my friends but nothing like I used to. I'm at home most of the time. If I go out its usually to go to a DR app't. or to the pharmacy to pick up a...

Pre-trans I constantly coughed up thick, sticky light green mucous. I would bring up anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 cup in a 10 hr. period. I used to have a sputum culture collection cup in the console of my Peterbilt truck; that's how I knew exactly how much I would cough up in a shift. Even with...

djraitz: Like you, I weighed only around 100-110 lbs all through high school. Right now, I weigh 120 lbs at age 48. For a while, I was up to 137 lbs. Here's how I did it: I drink one Coke a day. Not a 44 oz. Thirstbuster, one 12 oz can of Coke. Every night before bed I'd eat at least 5 ginger...

It seems a CF'er with an overwhelmed spouse is a common thread here. Mine tells me she feels oerwhelmed constantly. I just tell her that I'm going to die in debt. It doesn't matter how hard we work, scrimp & save, we'll never dig out from my medical bills. We were never legally married...

HAPPY TRANNIVERSARY! Sorry it's already over on your side of the country but I just now had time to check thos site. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your day, and here's to many more!

I felt compelled to answer this one... My Donor was a 17 year old male from San Jose, CA. That is all I know of him. I was 41 when I received his gift. About 2 months post-trans I wrote to the Donor Family. First I expressed my condolences for losing their son. After that, I thanked them for...

Welcome to 'The Club'. I hope your transplant will be 100% successful. A little advice: I've heard that most times if rejection occurs its because the patient failed to take immuno-suppressants regularly. You MUST take all the drugs your doctors tell you to & you MUST do them on a regular...

I didn't really 'Hit The Wall' until I was around 39- almost 40. When I did, it was a very rapid decline. I went from working between 45 to 65 hrs. a week to not being able to work in around 1.5 years. If I would have known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of...

Hey y'all... When I had my little 'wreck' in Idaho, the GI did a colonoscopy to make sure there was no damage to my colon. When I got home, my GI here in AZ looked at the report & informed me I had a polyp that had to be removed. While it was not cancerous at this time; if left alone it would...

Amber, you're a big part of why I check in with this site at least every other day. Thank you for your kind words. I have to say though; this must be a 'Mutual Admiration Society' because I DO admire you! I know some of what you've had to overcome & yet you keep pushin' on through. You are a...

I hadn't even thought about the cancer potential involved with marijuana. Since I've had a transplant, obviously I'm taking immuno-supressants. Those damn things are KNOWN to cause cancer. In fact, I've already had Melanoma. Even though I've pretty much 'hidden' from the AZ. sun all my life, I...

PJ- Like you, I never reached out to others with CF until I found this forum. There are times when this is unbelievably therapeutic. I've been prety amazed at that; I never thought that associating with other 'CF'ers' would actually help. I 'll send you a private msg with my e-mail address...

Thank you Lilmac1177. I appreciate your words of wisdom. I hope you have a satisfying, long & happy life...:o

Man, this kinda hits close to home. There are times I feel more worthless a gun with no bullets. I think its even worse for a man. I was forced to medically retire on March 1st of '07. Now, disability is my only income. My Wife works 6 days a week, any where from 12-14 hours a day. I...

I know the feeling! In 23 years with my Wife, she's seen & had to do things no Wife should ever have to see/do. She's slept of a 'window sill' in my hospital room for just short of a month post-transplant. She's literally had to wipe for me when I've had multiple IV's in both arms & hands...

The awful, stinky gas has got to be the most prevalent annoyance. When I had my old lungs, the gross mucous I was constantly hacking up & spitting had to run a close second. When my gut 'goes down' the nasty bowel production is pretty nasty. I sometimes can't believe my Wife keeps me around...

I'm very calm. All I'm trying to get across is that the idea of smoking anything that has tar in it is usually a pretty bad idea for someone with lung disease. It might be for you, but it aint for me. Even if I do decide to use marijuana medicinally, I will not smoke it.

Boy, I can sure relate to you Peter! I suffered a lot of self-destructive tendencies when I was younger. I think it was partially due to being told I probably wouldn't live to see 'This Age' or 'That age'. Now, if I knew I was gonna live this long I sure woulda taken better care of myself...