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The symptoms of CFRD include weight loss, being thirsty all the time, feeling tired and having low energy, being cranky, etc. To find out if you have if they do a blood test to check your glucose. Hope that helps.~scarlett
Liza, mind if I blabber on a bit more? I hope not . . . Like I said, it wasn't easy for me or my parents during high school. I fought with my parents daily, ran away from home a few times, and thought about filing for legal emancipation. I slammed my door so often that my father threatened to...
Caution: long post ahead. Me, my parents, and CF was like the menage-a-trois from hell. It started when I was 11 or 12. I was a very independent person but slacked off with the CF stuff. When I was away at home on my own, at sleep away camp or traveling, I always rose to the occasion and did...
I'm going through all that right now. Just today we did population genetics in bio, and the professor was using cf for her example, saying things like "if you have two of these genes you're dead so you're not walking around" and "none of these people (with cf) reproduce." I didn't think it...
What else is there to say? The last "anonymous'" post was so well-put and eloquent; it described my feelings perfectly. Living with CF is a contradiction: it's painful, scary, and at times depressing . . . but it's also enlightening, extraordinary, and unique. The thing I've had the most...
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Debbie</b></i> I'd like to see this article, because I'm already feeling strong negative emotion about it. I think having a serious illness helps you to sift out what is important to you, and find the rules to live your life by in a quick fashion . . . . but I...
I just wanted to mention that in the october <i> Glamour </i> there is a tiny little blip about a 30 yr. old woman with cf who had a lung transplant. I think it's always good to see cf getting publicity, especially in something so wide-read. <i> Glamour </i> also did an article on Laura...
A very wonderful girl in England just sent me a copy of Alice's cd, "Daydreams." I'm listening to it right now and I have to say, the music is really good (if it's your type) but I think the lyrics are especially poignant, particularly for listeners with cf. Now I'm very interested in Alice's...
<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Dea</b></i>Hi, I absolutely hate it! It makes wearing jeans very uncomfortable! When I get them to fit in the waist...they dont fit anywhere else. <hr></blockquote>This is the type of thing I'm trying to address on my website (which I may...
<b> Thanks to everyone who has replied </b>I can relate to the leakage issue. Doing kegel exercises can help some. Some problems I've had as a woman with cf have been:- people thinking I'm pregnant because my stomach gets so big. strangers often just come up to me and say "when are you due?"...
<b> Hi </b>I wanted to start a thread examining how cf affects you as a female. For me, it ties into everything: sexuality, body image, relationships, on and on. I'm hoping to start a website specifically for women with cf. Ideally it will cover the medical, social, and emotional issues that...
1. When were you diagnosed with CF?<b> In 1985, when I was around one and a half. </b>2. How often do you do Chest Physiotherapy? By Vest? By hand?<b> Never, except when I'm in the hospital. I should be doing it but I don't . . . </b>3. How often do you do oral antibiotics?<b> Maybe once or...
Hi.I'm 18/f/with cf and just moved . Before this I lived in the same city my whole life and always went to a Children's hospital, saw a pediatrician, etc. Last year I had my first clean out, it was in the children's hospital but on the floor there were a lot of cf patients older than I. I...
I thought the article worked hard to deliver the message that PWCF have good, full lives, regardless of length, and are not these helpless, invalid types. Here are some websites where you can hear Laura's NPR piece, "My So-Called Lungs" or read the transcript of it. "Breathing for a Living"...
You're not supposed to smoke, drink a lot of alcohol, and now, no caffeine? I couldn't live without caffeine, and I don't intend on giving it up, regardless of how bad it is for my health. A girl needs at least a few vices. This topic makes me want to go get coffee right now.
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