Re: Sher's Dr visit

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Hi Sher, I do understand the permission to just be as you are. I have given myself permission to do just that too. Ya know my family and friends always say anytime you need to talk --just call. WELL-- if I call it's "don't buy trouble." This group is just so important to me, you will all find the longer you are here the more you will need this amazing air family. I do hope you get relief from the pain soon. Sounds like you have found a good one. Lou's daughter called me yesterday to talk about her Mom a little. It just broke my heart but I was so glad to talk about our persistent fighter. She is going through the grieving process and it is just so hard on her. She too said she has given herself permission to live... without feeling guilt about her Mom. She was spending a lot of time with her. I told her I knew how proud ML was of her and she would want her to be happy and just go sing and be happy. I kinda felt like I was hearing my daughter talking in the future--- FAR future... FAR FAR future.I HAVE to go to Chattanooga for heaven sake.. lol Just can't wait. 30 or 31 days.. depending when decides we're leaving. "ROAD TRIP"YEAH. Love & Prayers, PeggyFlorida, IPF/UIP 2004"I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." Hi all.... Lucky me, I happened on to a very nice new Dr. It was a bit difficult to stay with one medical problem since they flow one into the other. Anyway, he gave me Diflucan...1 now and 1 in a week. Hoping that will take care of the now present yeast infection. He wants my body to rest and see how I am in a week. If necessary, he will try another antibiotic. As far as the muscle pain he isn't sure it was a reaction to the Cipro so he will order x-rays when I go back in a week and we'll start on THAT problem. Of course a yeast infection is common after antibiotics so hopefully this will be cleared up quickly. He wants to be thorough and treat 'one' condition at a time...I like that. The bottom line is it's a fact that I have three chronic medical problems PLUS the PF to deal with. My body is worn out coping... he thought I made a good call not to have a lung bio. I'm not a good candidate. And with my super sensitivity to meds I'm gladder (I like this word,lol) I didn't go bio back when.s I'm more frequently using the electric carts in the super stores and I don't feel the least self conscious! I'm grateful they are available. I'm even thinking of buying one of those little scooters...I do consider that if I don't walk as much as I can my legs will continue to hurt. Walking is hard to do now. Dr. Chitwood asked me how old I am and when I said '71' he responded, "You're old". I said, "Gee whiz doc, you could have gone all day and not said that"....but he reminds me that age is taking it's turn now. He wasn't mean about it. I have to start accepting what I cannot change... I told him I feel like I'm in a whirlpool in the sink drain and if I stop swimming I'll just go down the drain. He agreed, saying 'that is about where you are'... I didn't mind his candid comments and in fact, our conversation brought relief in some strange way.... As though he gave me "permission" to be where I am and how I am and how I feel and I don't have to keep pushing and trying harder and doing more. Thanks for reading my little bit this morning. Like Walt writes, 'I think I'll try again tomorrow!' That's about the amount of my courage... Love ya all. MamaSher; 71, IPF 3-2006, OR.Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

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Sher

A speech therapist and I had to remind a 79 year old ex mother in law

today of her age. Like your doctor, we weren't being mean but pointing

out that some aspects are things we have to accept. Personally, I'm

hoping to get older and older. But it does mean we have additional

issues. PF isn't the singular issue we deal wtih. Now, on the other hand

I don't want doctors automatically attributing things to age that might

not be. A phrase that has really helped me so often is the concept of

Radical Acceptance. It doesn't mean I like having PF or other things.

But I've come to accept those parts of my life, to deal with that which

I can and to not spend my emotional energy on those things I can't

change.

I'm glad you like your new doctor. It sounds like the communication is

good. Hopefully that means he will continue to assist you in making the

choices appropriate for you. Doctors do sometimes try to play God or

bully you, just through their confident nature or their credentials.

Listening to a doctor doesn't mean automatically doing what he suggests.

So far it sure seems to me that your choices have worked for you. I know

I'm comfortable with the ones I've made. I also know there are people

here and doctors who would disagree with those. But they were right for

me. Hopefully, this is a doctor you can come back to just to help you

sort things out.

>

> Hi all.... Lucky me, I happened on to a very nice new Dr. It was a

bit difficult to stay with one medical problem since they flow one into

the other. Anyway, he gave me Diflucan...1 now and 1 in a week. Hoping

that will take care of the now present yeast infection. He wants my body

to rest and see how I am in a week. If necessary, he will try another

antibiotic.

>

> As far as the muscle pain he isn't sure it was a reaction to the Cipro

so he will order x-rays when I go back in a week and we'll start on

THAT problem. Of course a yeast infection is common after antibiotics so

hopefully this will be cleared up quickly. He wants to be thorough and

treat 'one' condition at a time...I like that.

>

> The bottom line is it's a fact that I have three chronic medical

problems PLUS the PF to deal with. My body is worn out coping... he

thought I made a good call not to have a lung bio. I'm not a good

candidate. And with my super sensitivity to meds I'm gladder (I like

this word,lol) I didn't go bio back when.s

>

> I'm more frequently using the electric carts in the super stores and I

don't feel the least self conscious! I'm grateful they are available.

I'm even thinking of buying one of those little scooters...I do consider

that if I don't walk as much as I can my legs will continue to hurt.

Walking is hard to do now.

>

> Dr. Chitwood asked me how old I am and when I said '71' he responded,

" You're old " . I said, " Gee whiz doc, you could have gone all day and

not said that " ....but he reminds me that age is taking it's turn now.

He wasn't mean about it. I have to start accepting what I cannot

change...

>

> I told him I feel like I'm in a whirlpool in the sink drain and if I

stop swimming I'll just go down the drain. He agreed, saying 'that is

about where you are'... I didn't mind his candid comments and in

fact, our conversation brought relief in some strange way.... As though

he gave me

> " permission " to be where I am and how I am and how I feel and I don't

have to keep pushing and trying harder and doing more.

>

> Thanks for reading my little bit this morning. Like Walt writes, 'I

think I'll try again tomorrow!' That's about the amount of my

courage...

> Love ya all.

>

> MamaSher; 71, IPF 3-2006, OR.

> Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

>