checking in + medical update

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Hi, I wanted to post today and tell you what is happening with me.

I had a liver biopsy on Wednesday. The week before I had an Ultra-

sound of my liver. Hopefully I will here something early in the week.

I am seeing the Rheumatologist for the fist time later this month.

Maybe by then the high liver enzyme issue can be resolved, and the

doctors and I can start to work on a treatment for the PA. I feel a

lot of uncertainty right now.

Today I am depressed and have been most of the week. The P is

better from the steriods that my doctor prescribed. I suffer from

depression anyway, but this seems to be worse than usual. I'm

wondering if it could be from the medication that was prescribed for

the p. I know one of the side effects is mood swings.

I don't feel like I have control over my life anymore. But then how

much control do we really have anyway. I feel angry that this

disease has attacked my body. I feel some helplessness but I am eager

to find out some answers, and get busy feeling better. I am hoping

that I won't be so tired all the time and can enjoy life once again.

I went to the movie last night, and my hands starting aching. I still

had gloves in jacket pocket so I put them on. The warmth from them

helped ease the pain. It's funny how little things like that make a

difference now. As I look back I can see that I took a lot of things

for granted. That is a lesson well learned.

I am very glad to have this group for support. It means a lot to

have concern, information and help at my (sometimes aching) fingertips

I don't know what I would do without it. God has a way of putting

people in our lives when we need them.

Thanks,

Judy