ZENA Re: Women and PF

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That's what I had to ask! Apparently it's because of the bacteria that's likely to be around the dog bowl, and being immunosuppressed, being more likely to develop something. However if I don't feed the dog, there's a high chance she'd get forgotten. When she starts pacing of an evening if I'm a bit late Rob just gets grumpy with her rather than trying to work out what it is she wants. Apparently when I do the dogs food I'm supposed to wear gloves! I'm more of the view that since the dog isn't new in the household anything that she's carrying I've probably got some resistance to anyway.

I realise that infection control is going to be huge post tx, but just how much I'm being told I'll need to think about is quite overwhelming really as I don't normally worry about that sort of thing.

Love Ze xx> >> > No, No, No ...... you said nothing to prompt that that reaction from me. Let's just say I read between lines that are not even there. LOL> > > > Ze ... I was diagnosed with PH before the PF and pulmo docs have assured me they are not related --- totally separate diseases. The PH, they stopped just short of saying it was due to my taking of Phen-Fen (I took it all of 3 months) I've told this story before ... after being told I had a heart murmur after never having one prior even after a heart attack (from which I flat-lined) a full 10 years prior to taking Phen-Fen. Since I could find no rhyme of reason for contacting PF, I waz grasping at straws wondering if maybe the battle of the bulge (in my case) could be the culprit also. Just shooting in the dark. LOL> > > > I should just let it ride I think ....... things are going along pretty good although I am looking forward to my appt with pulmo doc on the 13th. so see what the numbers possibly say. I have increased my oxygen on my own and feel that maybe the numbers may not be so good ... I pray I am wrong, however. I feel pretty good most days in spite of things.> > > > Thanks so much for your sweet reply. I love ya for your concern, but all is GOOD!!!> > > > ~ Donna ~> > Yesterday I dared to struggle .....> > Today I dare to win!!!> > > > ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *> > > > Hi Donna,> > > > > > > > I hope nothing in my reply implied that you'd stepped on anyones toes,> > > > it certainly wasn't meant to.> > > > > > > > I don't think weight has a huge amount to do with PH. Mine's because I> > > > have PF. The scar tissue causes both the aveoli and the blood vessals> > > > to stiffen up and the PH is the heart is working harder trying to pump> > > > the blood through the stiffness. Your arterial blood pressure (the one> > > > they take with a cuff on your arm) has nothing to do with, and will not> > > > give any indication of, PH.> > > > > > > > I think pred tends to be a default med. I'm on it because of an auto> > > > immune disease. It's was discovered that it kept the pf at bay by> > > > accident really. And I started on the pred when I was naive of both my> > > > condition and steroids. As far as I was concerned the steroid took away> > > > the horrible symptoms that I had been suffering with and that was good> > > > enough for me.> > > > > > > > Keep posting Donna, we will learn as much from you as you will from us> > > > > > > > Love Ze xx> >>