Pick A Problem, Any Problem...

[Lilith]

Hi, everyone. I needed somewhere to vent with people who understand where I'm coming from...

This disease really sucks. And that's putting it lightly. I was just beginning to feel better after getting over yet another staph infection, and now I have this nagging, throbbing pain in my right side! I called my doctor on Sunday (after having this pain for about a week) and asked him what I should do. Note that I'd been on a low dose of Prednisone for 5 days prior for SOB, which masked the pain. He thought that, because I'd been coughing so hard with the infection, that the issue was muscular and to take Advil. Well, that didn't help! What I have is certainly not a muscle pain, because it's still there and getting worse! I can hardly take a breath without it throbbing!

And of course now, the question is, what is the issue? Is it pneumonia? Is it my gallbladder? Is it pleurisy? Hell, is my lung partially collapsed? Or did I just fracture a rib from hacking so hard? I'm leaning more towards the rib, considering I've already busted a blood vessel in my eye for the same reason... I had a chest x-ray done today, so hopefully by tomorrow I will know something. But this is so frustrating!! It's like a roulette wheel; pick a cause, because at this point it could be any one of them! Its so aggrevating to sit here and ponder, "Well, is this serious or am I reading too much into it?" With this disease, you can't tell!!

Gah...I'm just sick and tired of this. It seems like every time I fix a problem, something else goes wrong. I'm like a Ford... I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...

Anyway, for anyone who read all the way through this mess, thanks for letting me vent... Now I'm going to go find the Vicodin!

 

[Lilith]

Hi, everyone. I needed somewhere to vent with people who understand where I'm coming from...

This disease really sucks. And that's putting it lightly. I was just beginning to feel better after getting over yet another staph infection, and now I have this nagging, throbbing pain in my right side! I called my doctor on Sunday (after having this pain for about a week) and asked him what I should do. Note that I'd been on a low dose of Prednisone for 5 days prior for SOB, which masked the pain. He thought that, because I'd been coughing so hard with the infection, that the issue was muscular and to take Advil. Well, that didn't help! What I have is certainly not a muscle pain, because it's still there and getting worse! I can hardly take a breath without it throbbing!

And of course now, the question is, what is the issue? Is it pneumonia? Is it my gallbladder? Is it pleurisy? Hell, is my lung partially collapsed? Or did I just fracture a rib from hacking so hard? I'm leaning more towards the rib, considering I've already busted a blood vessel in my eye for the same reason... I had a chest x-ray done today, so hopefully by tomorrow I will know something. But this is so frustrating!! It's like a roulette wheel; pick a cause, because at this point it could be any one of them! Its so aggrevating to sit here and ponder, "Well, is this serious or am I reading too much into it?" With this disease, you can't tell!!

Gah...I'm just sick and tired of this. It seems like every time I fix a problem, something else goes wrong. I'm like a Ford... I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...

Anyway, for anyone who read all the way through this mess, thanks for letting me vent... Now I'm going to go find the Vicodin!

 

[Lilith]

Hi, everyone. I needed somewhere to vent with people who understand where I'm coming from...

This disease really sucks. And that's putting it lightly. I was just beginning to feel better after getting over yet another staph infection, and now I have this nagging, throbbing pain in my right side! I called my doctor on Sunday (after having this pain for about a week) and asked him what I should do. Note that I'd been on a low dose of Prednisone for 5 days prior for SOB, which masked the pain. He thought that, because I'd been coughing so hard with the infection, that the issue was muscular and to take Advil. Well, that didn't help! What I have is certainly not a muscle pain, because it's still there and getting worse! I can hardly take a breath without it throbbing!

And of course now, the question is, what is the issue? Is it pneumonia? Is it my gallbladder? Is it pleurisy? Hell, is my lung partially collapsed? Or did I just fracture a rib from hacking so hard? I'm leaning more towards the rib, considering I've already busted a blood vessel in my eye for the same reason... I had a chest x-ray done today, so hopefully by tomorrow I will know something. But this is so frustrating!! It's like a roulette wheel; pick a cause, because at this point it could be any one of them! Its so aggrevating to sit here and ponder, "Well, is this serious or am I reading too much into it?" With this disease, you can't tell!!

Gah...I'm just sick and tired of this. It seems like every time I fix a problem, something else goes wrong. I'm like a Ford... I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...

Anyway, for anyone who read all the way through this mess, thanks for letting me vent... Now I'm going to go find the Vicodin!

 

[sue35]

Vent away, this is the one issue that I always want to vent about. I have maybe oh, three days a year where nothing is going wrong with me. No pain or sickness. It does always seem like the minute you get better something else goes wrong.

I have had that pain before and my doctor always tells me to take Advil but it never works. They can never find anything wrong though so I just suffer through it until it goes away. I hope for your sake it isn't a busted rib or lung.

I am sick of my boyfriend having to always ask how I feel and never being able to just say fine and mean it. Ahh!!!

Hope you found the Vicodin<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[sue35]

Vent away, this is the one issue that I always want to vent about. I have maybe oh, three days a year where nothing is going wrong with me. No pain or sickness. It does always seem like the minute you get better something else goes wrong.

I have had that pain before and my doctor always tells me to take Advil but it never works. They can never find anything wrong though so I just suffer through it until it goes away. I hope for your sake it isn't a busted rib or lung.

I am sick of my boyfriend having to always ask how I feel and never being able to just say fine and mean it. Ahh!!!

Hope you found the Vicodin<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[sue35]

Vent away, this is the one issue that I always want to vent about. I have maybe oh, three days a year where nothing is going wrong with me. No pain or sickness. It does always seem like the minute you get better something else goes wrong.

I have had that pain before and my doctor always tells me to take Advil but it never works. They can never find anything wrong though so I just suffer through it until it goes away. I hope for your sake it isn't a busted rib or lung.

I am sick of my boyfriend having to always ask how I feel and never being able to just say fine and mean it. Ahh!!!

Hope you found the Vicodin<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[NoExcuses]

It's rough, girl. things can get really tough sometimes.

I'll tell you this - you did the right thing by writing your feelings down.

When women speak, or write (same thing), seratonin levels increase in the brain. Want to guess what seratonin does? Makes you HAPPY.

So keep venting... and keep expressing yourself and your feelings. It will make you feel better.

Sounds like you have a great BF, by the way. And just to note, I was almost the same way when I was 21 about the bar scene thing. It sucks, but it's a blessing in disguise. Bars are gross and weird people often hang out there. So you're just one step ahead of the game.

<b>Fight On. </b>

 

[NoExcuses]

It's rough, girl. things can get really tough sometimes.

I'll tell you this - you did the right thing by writing your feelings down.

When women speak, or write (same thing), seratonin levels increase in the brain. Want to guess what seratonin does? Makes you HAPPY.

So keep venting... and keep expressing yourself and your feelings. It will make you feel better.

Sounds like you have a great BF, by the way. And just to note, I was almost the same way when I was 21 about the bar scene thing. It sucks, but it's a blessing in disguise. Bars are gross and weird people often hang out there. So you're just one step ahead of the game.

<b>Fight On. </b>

 

[NoExcuses]

It's rough, girl. things can get really tough sometimes.

I'll tell you this - you did the right thing by writing your feelings down.

When women speak, or write (same thing), seratonin levels increase in the brain. Want to guess what seratonin does? Makes you HAPPY.

So keep venting... and keep expressing yourself and your feelings. It will make you feel better.

Sounds like you have a great BF, by the way. And just to note, I was almost the same way when I was 21 about the bar scene thing. It sucks, but it's a blessing in disguise. Bars are gross and weird people often hang out there. So you're just one step ahead of the game.

<b>Fight On. </b>

 

[NoExcuses]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Lilith</b></i>

I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...
</end quote></div>

One more thing... thank you for typing this.

Sometimes I feel like my boyfriend needs to understand that I'm not the only one feeling that way about CF. It was wonderful to be able to show him "see! i'm not the only one! it's not just me!!!"

My BF is understanding but it's still nice to be able to show and tell ....

Thank you for your words.

 

[NoExcuses]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Lilith</b></i>

I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...
</end quote></div>

One more thing... thank you for typing this.

Sometimes I feel like my boyfriend needs to understand that I'm not the only one feeling that way about CF. It was wonderful to be able to show him "see! i'm not the only one! it's not just me!!!"

My BF is understanding but it's still nice to be able to show and tell ....

Thank you for your words.

 

[NoExcuses]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Lilith</b></i>

I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...
</end quote></div>

One more thing... thank you for typing this.

Sometimes I feel like my boyfriend needs to understand that I'm not the only one feeling that way about CF. It was wonderful to be able to show him "see! i'm not the only one! it's not just me!!!"

My BF is understanding but it's still nice to be able to show and tell ....

Thank you for your words.

 

[Lilith]

Thanks, Sue and Amy. It means a lot to me to be able to come here and get support from you guys <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Don't worry, I intend to keep venting. I'm usually not happy unless I'm ranting about something...lol! And yes, I do have a great boyfriend. It takes a real man to hold two jobs, do the housework that I can't, and still be able to put up with his girlfriend's projectile mucus!

Amy, I'm sure you're right about the bars. It's just frustrating to know that I can't even try it out for the experience, either because I can't breathe or the fact that I'd probably end up catching something from someone by the end of the night (blech!). I just keep wondering if I'm taking too much away from Rick's experience. We're both so young, and I don't want him to miss out on anything because of me...

I did find the Vicodin, though, so I'm a little happier now <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[Lilith]

Thanks, Sue and Amy. It means a lot to me to be able to come here and get support from you guys <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Don't worry, I intend to keep venting. I'm usually not happy unless I'm ranting about something...lol! And yes, I do have a great boyfriend. It takes a real man to hold two jobs, do the housework that I can't, and still be able to put up with his girlfriend's projectile mucus!

Amy, I'm sure you're right about the bars. It's just frustrating to know that I can't even try it out for the experience, either because I can't breathe or the fact that I'd probably end up catching something from someone by the end of the night (blech!). I just keep wondering if I'm taking too much away from Rick's experience. We're both so young, and I don't want him to miss out on anything because of me...

I did find the Vicodin, though, so I'm a little happier now <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[Lilith]

Thanks, Sue and Amy. It means a lot to me to be able to come here and get support from you guys <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Don't worry, I intend to keep venting. I'm usually not happy unless I'm ranting about something...lol! And yes, I do have a great boyfriend. It takes a real man to hold two jobs, do the housework that I can't, and still be able to put up with his girlfriend's projectile mucus!

Amy, I'm sure you're right about the bars. It's just frustrating to know that I can't even try it out for the experience, either because I can't breathe or the fact that I'd probably end up catching something from someone by the end of the night (blech!). I just keep wondering if I'm taking too much away from Rick's experience. We're both so young, and I don't want him to miss out on anything because of me...

I did find the Vicodin, though, so I'm a little happier now <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[Lilith]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Lilith</b></i>



I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...

</end quote></div>



One more thing... thank you for typing this.



Sometimes I feel like my boyfriend needs to understand that I'm not the only one feeling that way about CF. It was wonderful to be able to show him "see! i'm not the only one! it's not just me!!!"



My BF is understanding but it's still nice to be able to show and tell ....



Thank you for your words.</end quote></div>

I understand what you mean. Sometimes I think Rick thinks I'm nuts for feeling the way I do. Now I can show and tell with <i>him</i>, too! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Lilith]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Lilith</b></i>



I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...

</end quote></div>



One more thing... thank you for typing this.



Sometimes I feel like my boyfriend needs to understand that I'm not the only one feeling that way about CF. It was wonderful to be able to show him "see! i'm not the only one! it's not just me!!!"



My BF is understanding but it's still nice to be able to show and tell ....



Thank you for your words.</end quote></div>

I understand what you mean. Sometimes I think Rick thinks I'm nuts for feeling the way I do. Now I can show and tell with <i>him</i>, too! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Lilith]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Lilith</b></i>



I'm 21 years old, and I already feel like I'm 80. Its not fair to Rick, either. We should be going out together, going bar-hopping and clubbing and having fun! Not sitting around the house while he nurses me... I could barely hobble myself to Spider-Man 3 this weekend. A freakin' movie! That's all it is, and I had trouble doing even that... I get so emotional over it sometimes that I just want to either cry or punch a hole in the wall...

</end quote></div>



One more thing... thank you for typing this.



Sometimes I feel like my boyfriend needs to understand that I'm not the only one feeling that way about CF. It was wonderful to be able to show him "see! i'm not the only one! it's not just me!!!"



My BF is understanding but it's still nice to be able to show and tell ....



Thank you for your words.</end quote></div>

I understand what you mean. Sometimes I think Rick thinks I'm nuts for feeling the way I do. Now I can show and tell with <i>him</i>, too! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Emily65Roses]

I have <b>absolutely</b> nothing helpful to say... but you're one of my favorite people around here, so I wanted to say <i>something</i> to let you know I read it. And I'm rawr-ing for you.

 

[Emily65Roses]

I have <b>absolutely</b> nothing helpful to say... but you're one of my favorite people around here, so I wanted to say <i>something</i> to let you know I read it. And I'm rawr-ing for you.