3 Quick things...

Faust

New member
@LouLou: I dealt with bleeding forever, and just ignored it untill it became very chronic and very bad, basically until now. After reading on here about others, and listening to those who had "been there, done that", and changing my thinking. I realized I needed to take this thing serious, and push the issue as to finding the cause. It might be something as simple as some dialated blood vessels/something eroded...Or it could be pulmozyme...WHo knows. But I do know that it is causing me to avoid, and be apprehensive towards a career path I want to do. If it wasn't for surprise bleeds, i'd be able to do some crazy stuff.


And Lou, since you have bleeding issues as well, just push it towards your doc, and you can get it as an outpatient test. I'm showing up tomorrow, getting the contrast and then the CT scan, then i'm out to hear later what the results were.
 

Faust

New member
@LouLou: I dealt with bleeding forever, and just ignored it untill it became very chronic and very bad, basically until now. After reading on here about others, and listening to those who had "been there, done that", and changing my thinking. I realized I needed to take this thing serious, and push the issue as to finding the cause. It might be something as simple as some dialated blood vessels/something eroded...Or it could be pulmozyme...WHo knows. But I do know that it is causing me to avoid, and be apprehensive towards a career path I want to do. If it wasn't for surprise bleeds, i'd be able to do some crazy stuff.


And Lou, since you have bleeding issues as well, just push it towards your doc, and you can get it as an outpatient test. I'm showing up tomorrow, getting the contrast and then the CT scan, then i'm out to hear later what the results were.
 

Faust

New member
@LouLou: I dealt with bleeding forever, and just ignored it untill it became very chronic and very bad, basically until now. After reading on here about others, and listening to those who had "been there, done that", and changing my thinking. I realized I needed to take this thing serious, and push the issue as to finding the cause. It might be something as simple as some dialated blood vessels/something eroded...Or it could be pulmozyme...WHo knows. But I do know that it is causing me to avoid, and be apprehensive towards a career path I want to do. If it wasn't for surprise bleeds, i'd be able to do some crazy stuff.


And Lou, since you have bleeding issues as well, just push it towards your doc, and you can get it as an outpatient test. I'm showing up tomorrow, getting the contrast and then the CT scan, then i'm out to hear later what the results were.
 

Faust

New member
@LouLou: I dealt with bleeding forever, and just ignored it untill it became very chronic and very bad, basically until now. After reading on here about others, and listening to those who had "been there, done that", and changing my thinking. I realized I needed to take this thing serious, and push the issue as to finding the cause. It might be something as simple as some dialated blood vessels/something eroded...Or it could be pulmozyme...WHo knows. But I do know that it is causing me to avoid, and be apprehensive towards a career path I want to do. If it wasn't for surprise bleeds, i'd be able to do some crazy stuff.


And Lou, since you have bleeding issues as well, just push it towards your doc, and you can get it as an outpatient test. I'm showing up tomorrow, getting the contrast and then the CT scan, then i'm out to hear later what the results were.
 

Faust

New member
@LouLou: I dealt with bleeding forever, and just ignored it untill it became very chronic and very bad, basically until now. After reading on here about others, and listening to those who had "been there, done that", and changing my thinking. I realized I needed to take this thing serious, and push the issue as to finding the cause. It might be something as simple as some dialated blood vessels/something eroded...Or it could be pulmozyme...WHo knows. But I do know that it is causing me to avoid, and be apprehensive towards a career path I want to do. If it wasn't for surprise bleeds, i'd be able to do some crazy stuff.


And Lou, since you have bleeding issues as well, just push it towards your doc, and you can get it as an outpatient test. I'm showing up tomorrow, getting the contrast and then the CT scan, then i'm out to hear later what the results were.
 

dbtoo

New member
Stick with the Criminal Justice. "Find what you like to do, then figure out how to make money at it." - haven't a clue who originated the statement, but in your case, foot chases after the bad guy aren't the only way to utilize your skills.

There's stuff like paralegals, private investigators, body guards, etc. Do more research in it, then talk to people. What's the worst that could happen, they thank you for wasting their time and hang up?

I went through some similar things as a young guy, figuring out what to do.
Here's the abriged version:
Went to college for a while, didn't find anything interesting to major in
Worked in some nasty factories - health was suffering
Enlisted in the navy - got turned down because of CF
Worked in some hospitals - decided I didn't like to be around sick people, and after the wacko actually asked for a 2nd enema bag... I was outa there!
Decided to try for disability but the conselor suggested training in something rather than just pull a subsistance check - I took some tests, we talked about dental hygenist - I said, would you want me coughing around you with your mouth wide open? He said, well, your scores say you can do anything, so what do you want to do?

Having worked in the hospitals - I took note that the computer/electronics industry was just beginning to take off, so I said - How about electronics. So I went to school for applied technology, got an AS degree and the rest is history!

25 years in computer software/hardware. Took awhile but found what I was good at and make a good paycheck with it.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> I will run into a ton of brick walls </end quote></div>

You are going to run into them anyway. Look past the wall, figure out how to go over it, under it, round it, or through it!
Believe that you can, Know that you will!
 

dbtoo

New member
Stick with the Criminal Justice. "Find what you like to do, then figure out how to make money at it." - haven't a clue who originated the statement, but in your case, foot chases after the bad guy aren't the only way to utilize your skills.

There's stuff like paralegals, private investigators, body guards, etc. Do more research in it, then talk to people. What's the worst that could happen, they thank you for wasting their time and hang up?

I went through some similar things as a young guy, figuring out what to do.
Here's the abriged version:
Went to college for a while, didn't find anything interesting to major in
Worked in some nasty factories - health was suffering
Enlisted in the navy - got turned down because of CF
Worked in some hospitals - decided I didn't like to be around sick people, and after the wacko actually asked for a 2nd enema bag... I was outa there!
Decided to try for disability but the conselor suggested training in something rather than just pull a subsistance check - I took some tests, we talked about dental hygenist - I said, would you want me coughing around you with your mouth wide open? He said, well, your scores say you can do anything, so what do you want to do?

Having worked in the hospitals - I took note that the computer/electronics industry was just beginning to take off, so I said - How about electronics. So I went to school for applied technology, got an AS degree and the rest is history!

25 years in computer software/hardware. Took awhile but found what I was good at and make a good paycheck with it.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> I will run into a ton of brick walls </end quote></div>

You are going to run into them anyway. Look past the wall, figure out how to go over it, under it, round it, or through it!
Believe that you can, Know that you will!
 

dbtoo

New member
Stick with the Criminal Justice. "Find what you like to do, then figure out how to make money at it." - haven't a clue who originated the statement, but in your case, foot chases after the bad guy aren't the only way to utilize your skills.

There's stuff like paralegals, private investigators, body guards, etc. Do more research in it, then talk to people. What's the worst that could happen, they thank you for wasting their time and hang up?

I went through some similar things as a young guy, figuring out what to do.
Here's the abriged version:
Went to college for a while, didn't find anything interesting to major in
Worked in some nasty factories - health was suffering
Enlisted in the navy - got turned down because of CF
Worked in some hospitals - decided I didn't like to be around sick people, and after the wacko actually asked for a 2nd enema bag... I was outa there!
Decided to try for disability but the conselor suggested training in something rather than just pull a subsistance check - I took some tests, we talked about dental hygenist - I said, would you want me coughing around you with your mouth wide open? He said, well, your scores say you can do anything, so what do you want to do?

Having worked in the hospitals - I took note that the computer/electronics industry was just beginning to take off, so I said - How about electronics. So I went to school for applied technology, got an AS degree and the rest is history!

25 years in computer software/hardware. Took awhile but found what I was good at and make a good paycheck with it.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> I will run into a ton of brick walls </end quote></div>

You are going to run into them anyway. Look past the wall, figure out how to go over it, under it, round it, or through it!
Believe that you can, Know that you will!
 

dbtoo

New member
Stick with the Criminal Justice. "Find what you like to do, then figure out how to make money at it." - haven't a clue who originated the statement, but in your case, foot chases after the bad guy aren't the only way to utilize your skills.

There's stuff like paralegals, private investigators, body guards, etc. Do more research in it, then talk to people. What's the worst that could happen, they thank you for wasting their time and hang up?

I went through some similar things as a young guy, figuring out what to do.
Here's the abriged version:
Went to college for a while, didn't find anything interesting to major in
Worked in some nasty factories - health was suffering
Enlisted in the navy - got turned down because of CF
Worked in some hospitals - decided I didn't like to be around sick people, and after the wacko actually asked for a 2nd enema bag... I was outa there!
Decided to try for disability but the conselor suggested training in something rather than just pull a subsistance check - I took some tests, we talked about dental hygenist - I said, would you want me coughing around you with your mouth wide open? He said, well, your scores say you can do anything, so what do you want to do?

Having worked in the hospitals - I took note that the computer/electronics industry was just beginning to take off, so I said - How about electronics. So I went to school for applied technology, got an AS degree and the rest is history!

25 years in computer software/hardware. Took awhile but found what I was good at and make a good paycheck with it.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> I will run into a ton of brick walls </end quote>

You are going to run into them anyway. Look past the wall, figure out how to go over it, under it, round it, or through it!
Believe that you can, Know that you will!
 

dbtoo

New member
Stick with the Criminal Justice. "Find what you like to do, then figure out how to make money at it." - haven't a clue who originated the statement, but in your case, foot chases after the bad guy aren't the only way to utilize your skills.

There's stuff like paralegals, private investigators, body guards, etc. Do more research in it, then talk to people. What's the worst that could happen, they thank you for wasting their time and hang up?

I went through some similar things as a young guy, figuring out what to do.
Here's the abriged version:
Went to college for a while, didn't find anything interesting to major in
Worked in some nasty factories - health was suffering
Enlisted in the navy - got turned down because of CF
Worked in some hospitals - decided I didn't like to be around sick people, and after the wacko actually asked for a 2nd enema bag... I was outa there!
Decided to try for disability but the conselor suggested training in something rather than just pull a subsistance check - I took some tests, we talked about dental hygenist - I said, would you want me coughing around you with your mouth wide open? He said, well, your scores say you can do anything, so what do you want to do?

Having worked in the hospitals - I took note that the computer/electronics industry was just beginning to take off, so I said - How about electronics. So I went to school for applied technology, got an AS degree and the rest is history!

25 years in computer software/hardware. Took awhile but found what I was good at and make a good paycheck with it.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> I will run into a ton of brick walls </end quote>

You are going to run into them anyway. Look past the wall, figure out how to go over it, under it, round it, or through it!
Believe that you can, Know that you will!
 

johannaleigh

New member
As for having to fight with the doctor to get a ct scan, good for you. It's very important to get checked out if you have bleeding issues with your lungs. As for concern with being exposed to bacteria and such working in a hospital or other medical field, you should be careful. I would like to tell you of my own situation dealing with these same two issues. I hope many cf people read this.About three years ago I was in nursing school in my second semester doing clinicals in hospital. In the first two weeks I got the flu. Befor this I was pretty healthy for a cf person and my cf doctor supported me in my schooling. I also had alot of bleeding problems when I would get an infection. I got so sick that I called asked to see my doctor. I felt like my lungs were tearing apart, I was in so much pain.He checked me out and said you have the flu,go home and stay in bed.I told him I felt like something was bad wrong and described how bad the pain was,and he said the flu can be painful,I think you will be fine.A week later I started bleeding severly so I called him, quickly got some things together and got someone to take me to the emergency room. As soon as I got there I began hemmoraging severly. Long story short, I was in the icu for 5 days, they had to go in twice to do a procedure too stop the bleeding, had a blood transfusion and was on the respirator for 3 or 4 days. My lungs were so severly damaged that I was near death according to my lung functions(top number was about 30% bottom was in the teens or mabey low twentines) and the iv antibotics were making no difference. It's now 3 years later, my lung functions never went up, I'm in the hospital every 6 weeks because of bacteria growing and infections, and I'm almost on the transplant list. This is not to scare anyone, but to make clear that when you think something is wrong, you need to find out what it is. Mabey this could not have been prevented, I'll never know. Be careful if you work in the medical field about catching things. On a better note, I'm sure many people with cf work in hospitals and they take certian percautions such as not working with infectious diseases, or with respiratory patients or children.I'm sure you'll do fine.Also, if anyone has a similar story, I would like to hear about it,as my understanding is that what happened to me is a rare case. Hope this helped someone. God Bless
 

johannaleigh

New member
As for having to fight with the doctor to get a ct scan, good for you. It's very important to get checked out if you have bleeding issues with your lungs. As for concern with being exposed to bacteria and such working in a hospital or other medical field, you should be careful. I would like to tell you of my own situation dealing with these same two issues. I hope many cf people read this.About three years ago I was in nursing school in my second semester doing clinicals in hospital. In the first two weeks I got the flu. Befor this I was pretty healthy for a cf person and my cf doctor supported me in my schooling. I also had alot of bleeding problems when I would get an infection. I got so sick that I called asked to see my doctor. I felt like my lungs were tearing apart, I was in so much pain.He checked me out and said you have the flu,go home and stay in bed.I told him I felt like something was bad wrong and described how bad the pain was,and he said the flu can be painful,I think you will be fine.A week later I started bleeding severly so I called him, quickly got some things together and got someone to take me to the emergency room. As soon as I got there I began hemmoraging severly. Long story short, I was in the icu for 5 days, they had to go in twice to do a procedure too stop the bleeding, had a blood transfusion and was on the respirator for 3 or 4 days. My lungs were so severly damaged that I was near death according to my lung functions(top number was about 30% bottom was in the teens or mabey low twentines) and the iv antibotics were making no difference. It's now 3 years later, my lung functions never went up, I'm in the hospital every 6 weeks because of bacteria growing and infections, and I'm almost on the transplant list. This is not to scare anyone, but to make clear that when you think something is wrong, you need to find out what it is. Mabey this could not have been prevented, I'll never know. Be careful if you work in the medical field about catching things. On a better note, I'm sure many people with cf work in hospitals and they take certian percautions such as not working with infectious diseases, or with respiratory patients or children.I'm sure you'll do fine.Also, if anyone has a similar story, I would like to hear about it,as my understanding is that what happened to me is a rare case. Hope this helped someone. God Bless
 

johannaleigh

New member
As for having to fight with the doctor to get a ct scan, good for you. It's very important to get checked out if you have bleeding issues with your lungs. As for concern with being exposed to bacteria and such working in a hospital or other medical field, you should be careful. I would like to tell you of my own situation dealing with these same two issues. I hope many cf people read this.About three years ago I was in nursing school in my second semester doing clinicals in hospital. In the first two weeks I got the flu. Befor this I was pretty healthy for a cf person and my cf doctor supported me in my schooling. I also had alot of bleeding problems when I would get an infection. I got so sick that I called asked to see my doctor. I felt like my lungs were tearing apart, I was in so much pain.He checked me out and said you have the flu,go home and stay in bed.I told him I felt like something was bad wrong and described how bad the pain was,and he said the flu can be painful,I think you will be fine.A week later I started bleeding severly so I called him, quickly got some things together and got someone to take me to the emergency room. As soon as I got there I began hemmoraging severly. Long story short, I was in the icu for 5 days, they had to go in twice to do a procedure too stop the bleeding, had a blood transfusion and was on the respirator for 3 or 4 days. My lungs were so severly damaged that I was near death according to my lung functions(top number was about 30% bottom was in the teens or mabey low twentines) and the iv antibotics were making no difference. It's now 3 years later, my lung functions never went up, I'm in the hospital every 6 weeks because of bacteria growing and infections, and I'm almost on the transplant list. This is not to scare anyone, but to make clear that when you think something is wrong, you need to find out what it is. Mabey this could not have been prevented, I'll never know. Be careful if you work in the medical field about catching things. On a better note, I'm sure many people with cf work in hospitals and they take certian percautions such as not working with infectious diseases, or with respiratory patients or children.I'm sure you'll do fine.Also, if anyone has a similar story, I would like to hear about it,as my understanding is that what happened to me is a rare case. Hope this helped someone. God Bless
 

johannaleigh

New member
As for having to fight with the doctor to get a ct scan, good for you. It's very important to get checked out if you have bleeding issues with your lungs. As for concern with being exposed to bacteria and such working in a hospital or other medical field, you should be careful. I would like to tell you of my own situation dealing with these same two issues. I hope many cf people read this.About three years ago I was in nursing school in my second semester doing clinicals in hospital. In the first two weeks I got the flu. Befor this I was pretty healthy for a cf person and my cf doctor supported me in my schooling. I also had alot of bleeding problems when I would get an infection. I got so sick that I called asked to see my doctor. I felt like my lungs were tearing apart, I was in so much pain.He checked me out and said you have the flu,go home and stay in bed.I told him I felt like something was bad wrong and described how bad the pain was,and he said the flu can be painful,I think you will be fine.A week later I started bleeding severly so I called him, quickly got some things together and got someone to take me to the emergency room. As soon as I got there I began hemmoraging severly. Long story short, I was in the icu for 5 days, they had to go in twice to do a procedure too stop the bleeding, had a blood transfusion and was on the respirator for 3 or 4 days. My lungs were so severly damaged that I was near death according to my lung functions(top number was about 30% bottom was in the teens or mabey low twentines) and the iv antibotics were making no difference. It's now 3 years later, my lung functions never went up, I'm in the hospital every 6 weeks because of bacteria growing and infections, and I'm almost on the transplant list. This is not to scare anyone, but to make clear that when you think something is wrong, you need to find out what it is. Mabey this could not have been prevented, I'll never know. Be careful if you work in the medical field about catching things. On a better note, I'm sure many people with cf work in hospitals and they take certian percautions such as not working with infectious diseases, or with respiratory patients or children.I'm sure you'll do fine.Also, if anyone has a similar story, I would like to hear about it,as my understanding is that what happened to me is a rare case. Hope this helped someone. God Bless
 

johannaleigh

New member
As for having to fight with the doctor to get a ct scan, good for you. It's very important to get checked out if you have bleeding issues with your lungs. As for concern with being exposed to bacteria and such working in a hospital or other medical field, you should be careful. I would like to tell you of my own situation dealing with these same two issues. I hope many cf people read this.About three years ago I was in nursing school in my second semester doing clinicals in hospital. In the first two weeks I got the flu. Befor this I was pretty healthy for a cf person and my cf doctor supported me in my schooling. I also had alot of bleeding problems when I would get an infection. I got so sick that I called asked to see my doctor. I felt like my lungs were tearing apart, I was in so much pain.He checked me out and said you have the flu,go home and stay in bed.I told him I felt like something was bad wrong and described how bad the pain was,and he said the flu can be painful,I think you will be fine.A week later I started bleeding severly so I called him, quickly got some things together and got someone to take me to the emergency room. As soon as I got there I began hemmoraging severly. Long story short, I was in the icu for 5 days, they had to go in twice to do a procedure too stop the bleeding, had a blood transfusion and was on the respirator for 3 or 4 days. My lungs were so severly damaged that I was near death according to my lung functions(top number was about 30% bottom was in the teens or mabey low twentines) and the iv antibotics were making no difference. It's now 3 years later, my lung functions never went up, I'm in the hospital every 6 weeks because of bacteria growing and infections, and I'm almost on the transplant list. This is not to scare anyone, but to make clear that when you think something is wrong, you need to find out what it is. Mabey this could not have been prevented, I'll never know. Be careful if you work in the medical field about catching things. On a better note, I'm sure many people with cf work in hospitals and they take certian percautions such as not working with infectious diseases, or with respiratory patients or children.I'm sure you'll do fine.Also, if anyone has a similar story, I would like to hear about it,as my understanding is that what happened to me is a rare case. Hope this helped someone. God Bless
 
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