Re: Joyce/Jim

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Joyce, I will try writing and sending this again (space monkeys). I think you

are absolutely

right, I think that if the docs tested enough and researched more at least 90%

of us would

find our pf is tied to an autoimmune disease. Unfortunately most of our docs

don't that

the time or the training. Because of this often when they find the autoimmune

disorder

there is little they can do to heal it.

Jim, I guess that means you are lucky. Good news/bad news? It may be something

'NEW'

but it may be treatable. I hope that that is the case for you, Jim.

Should be getting some nice long days up there. I spent some time in the

Matanuska

Valley, they grew lots of " stuff " back then.

Hoping for sunny skies for you both.

Kathie WA

nsip '96, PAH '03, Bronchiectasis '05

> >

> > Who'd a thought..............if you remember, I wrote about a week ago

> asking for input regarding a sleep disturbance, as in hitting my wife

> during violent dreams......well, still not solved but as part of seeking

> answers the doc checked my thyroid via a blood draw.

> Result.......hypothyroid, big time. So naturely I consulted my extensive

> library (google). Learned of the symptoms, many of which I'm blessed

> with. Turns out there is an autoimmune disease, Hashimoto's

> thyroiditis........autoimmune....that sounds familiar. I'm not done with

> Mr Google by any means, but I've found a link that addresses

> hypothyroidism in children and a possible link to sleep apnea.....now

> this is gettin' interesting. The doc did the thyroid study in the first

> place because she consulted with an Internist in Anchorage regarding the

> sleep disturbance, and he suggested it. Now, this is certainly not

> earth-shaking, but I find it interesting, We'll probably go ahead with

> the sleep study, unless the

> > thyroid med resolves this, then I may blow it off.............like,

> just what we all long for.....another diagnosis.

> >

> > jim IPF 05

> > alaska

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