Recent content by wskirchner

I understand your concern and had these concerns for myself when my husband and I got our dog Bella. We were close to being listed for transplant, pfts were horrible and I was going into the hospital every 2 months. The times in between I was working full time, constantly tired and trying to...

OMG!!! Do not let them let you feel like this. A 'larger' CFer is great. I myself was/am a larger CFer. At one point I weighed 210 pounds on a 5'9 frame. I lost weight at that point to get down to 190 which was still considered bigger but CF clinic said to leave it be. Now I struggle to keep...

OMG! I did this just the other day. My husband and I were sitting in bed looking through a photo album and Ihad to fart- BAM!!! Mortified. Thank goodness my husband is so good and understanding about it. He still makes fun of the situation and calls me a geezer but lightens it up a little. I...

I have what the docs here like to call CF related arthritis however I have asked my doc about the higher RA levels too and he has mentioned hes not sure if it really is the RA or if it is the infection in the lungs making the RA inflammation levels higher. Do with that what you will, I tend to...

I have what the docs here like to call CF related arthritis however I have asked my doc about the higher RA levels too and he has mentioned hes not sure if it really is the RA or if it is the infection in the lungs making the RA inflammation levels higher. Do with that what you will, I tend to...

Its most definately ok. I suggest mentioning something to your supervisor though if you are going to do it someplace inside the building. I tend to do it in my car in the parking lot. If someone sees me doing it, they can ask me then too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif"...

Its most definately ok. I suggest mentioning something to your supervisor though if you are going to do it someplace inside the building. I tend to do it in my car in the parking lot. If someone sees me doing it, they can ask me then too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif"...

I was always a little on the chubby side. I danced for years so my weight was higher due to the fact that it was muscle BUT I did struggle with weight gain. Doctors never said not to gain weight or that I needed to go on a diet. Most recently (past year) when speaking of transplant I mentioned...

I was always a little on the chubby side. I danced for years so my weight was higher due to the fact that it was muscle BUT I did struggle with weight gain. Doctors never said not to gain weight or that I needed to go on a diet. Most recently (past year) when speaking of transplant I mentioned...

I have problems with arthritis feeling pains. Comes with a hive like rash for me and gets worse with lung infection, stress, lack of sleep, etc. When i was younger, 15-17 years old, I would have 'episodes' every 6months or year and as I get older it they get closer together and now are just...

I have problems with arthritis feeling pains. Comes with a hive like rash for me and gets worse with lung infection, stress, lack of sleep, etc. When i was younger, 15-17 years old, I would have 'episodes' every 6months or year and as I get older it they get closer together and now are just...

I have problems with arthritis feeling pains. Comes with a hive like rash for me and gets worse with lung infection, stress, lack of sleep, etc. When i was younger, 15-17 years old, I would have 'episodes' every 6months or year and as I get older it they get closer together and now are just...

I have problems with arthritis feeling pains. Comes with a hive like rash for me and gets worse with lung infection, stress, lack of sleep, etc. When i was younger, 15-17 years old, I would have 'episodes' every 6months or year and as I get older it they get closer together and now are just...

I have problems with arthritis feeling pains. Comes with a hive like rash for me and gets worse with lung infection, stress, lack of sleep, etc. When i was younger, 15-17 years old, I would have 'episodes' every 6months or year and as I get older it they get closer together and now are just...

I have problems with arthritis feeling pains. Comes with a hive like rash for me and gets worse with lung infection, stress, lack of sleep, etc. When i was younger, 15-17 years old, I would have 'episodes' every 6months or year and as I get older it they get closer together and now are just...