thankyou for your welcoming!

[Guest guest]

hi there, and thanks so much to the people that have written back to me

since i posted my first email, i was blown away just then at the amount

of support and encouragement so soon!

i am very new to this kinda thing and am not up on how to use this

site? any tips or directions would be great....

i have polymyositis, and talk on the myositis sites, but this is great

as i have just been diagnosed with pf/ild!

i reckon i will be on here quite a bit with lots and lots of questions,

and once again, appreciate the extreme support.

kindest regards monique

[Guest guest]

One thing that is fairly standard here and I was wondering if it was

done there is getting second opinions on the biopsy. The slides are

typically sent to a pathologist at another renowned facility. Here, the

most used for second opinions is the Mayo Clinic. I have actually had my

slides read by pathologists at three different hospitals-local, Mayo

Clinic, and University of Chicago.

>

> hi there, and thanks so much to the people that have written back to

me

> since i posted my first email, i was blown away just then at the

amount

> of support and encouragement so soon!

>

> i am very new to this kinda thing and am not up on how to use this

> site? any tips or directions would be great....

>

> i have polymyositis, and talk on the myositis sites, but this is great

> as i have just been diagnosed with pf/ild!

>

> i reckon i will be on here quite a bit with lots and lots of

questions,

> and once again, appreciate the extreme support.

> kindest regards monique

>

[Guest guest]

hi bruce!

apparently the lung biopsy got sent to the usual pathologists and they

couldnt determine or conclude a final analysis, so they sent it to the

prince charles hopsital to, apparently a lady who is the best

pathologists in this field... so she did the pathology aswell....

so im hoping its all taken care of as far as trusting the process if

you know what i mean?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately sometimes they aren't conclusive. I do sort of see that as

good news though. It could be an indication of how little the disease

has advanced.

>

> hi bruce!

> apparently the lung biopsy got sent to the usual pathologists and they

> couldnt determine or conclude a final analysis, so they sent it to the

> prince charles hopsital to, apparently a lady who is the best

> pathologists in this field... so she did the pathology aswell....

> so im hoping its all taken care of as far as trusting the process if

> you know what i mean?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

thanks bruce!

i am going to focus on what you said, heres hoping!

I probably start my cytoxan iv next week, lets see what happens!

regards monique.