Just Checking in to say Hi!!!!!

[spastic]

Hi Everyone!!!  I have missed you all like crazy!  I have been trying to be "normal" in my abnormal body, I have to admit its been a rough road.  I can't believe how many new members there are, I have a lot of catching up to do, I sure have missed my forum family.

I have been battling pleurisy for almost two months, probably longer though.  I have been complaining about my lungs to my IM who kept insisting it was my asthma for months.  Its a wierd feeling you can breath in but exhaling it feels like someone is sticking you with needles and razors.  I gave up and went to my trusty Doc' and he got me on meds.  I am now on my third round of anitibiotics trying to get rid of it.  I am anxious to see if they find more pleural nodes after this one.  

I have been in a really wierd place emotionally, I have cancelled all my specialist appts because I feel so hopeless in pleading my case for disease modifiers, I have no insurance anymore and I have been sick with this pleurisy c-rap I know they wont let me have them anyway right now.

In the midst of being sick, I managed to get a job delivering court papers and I think I could of handled doing this job, the woman I was working for lost her contracts, so I am not working (again).  My hubby lost his job so right now I am just now kind of concentrating getting over being sick and in a flare up and glad to have him home to help me, his mood has improved for sure.

But I just wanted to give you all an update and let you know what I've been up to.  And tell you all how much I miss you!!!

Love To All,

Ada

[essdipity]

Hey, Ada girl!  It's really great to see you. I'm always wondering where you've gotten to and how you're doing. Please try to check in here more often. I'm so sorry you aren't well and full of p*ss and vinegar. Rest as much as you can, dear girl.

Hugs galore,
ess

[MCBCON]

:) to see you.  Despairing I think is wrong thing to do.  Though I know I am one who does despair at times.  I have sing that Smash Mouth song to myself:

I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never going to keep me down
He sings the songs that remind him
Of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him
Of the better times

Sometimes that works.  I do change the words to I just fall down and have to get up again.

We are are only weeks away from foreclouser on our home;  We need to declare bankruptcy; waiting on disability decision; fun with all my MS pain, fog, and other symptoms.  Life is not so bad though. I am somehow still happy.

I have been looking for you to post here again.  Waiting to see your name show up in google chat as well.

love you,

Michael

[spastic]

Awwwweee, you girls are the sweetest!!!  Yeah, I can't wait for spring to get here, we were teased with the 60's on Wed and now theres a bunch of snow starting and its COLD...  I don't plan on going out in this stuff anytime soon.  You know when the symptoms started, I thought maybe I was having the L'Hermitte sign, but it was the darn old pleural thing.

Sunny-you have been through a lot lately, sorry I'm not up to speed w/the forum but you have had a lot of stressful things going and I'm sorry about all that.  How is your dad?

Heather, my sweet, dear Earth Mother, I have missed you so much too, it hurts.  I am hoping I will be able to be on here more and get caught up with everyone.  

Love Ya Gals,

Ada

[Heather3418]

Just seeing your post, brings tears to my eyes.  I have missed you so much.

With that pleurisy, be careful going in and out of hot and cold conditions, as this will only cause pleurisy to cause more problems for you.  More pain...as it did for my mother, who suffered with this off and on all of her life.  Temperature changes in the extreme was not good for her lungs and pleurisy is very painful, as you already know.

It's time for some higher humidity and warmer air for you to breathe.  I am sure that would make you feel much better.  At least I would hope.

Oh gosh girlfriend, I love you so much and miss you even more.  You are one of my special angels and soul sisters for sure.

I love you Spazy Girl,
Heather
Earth Mother

[Sunnytoday]

oh wow...am I glad to see you again.... I missed you! I'm so glad that you are "ok"... and I hope this latest thing of symptoms get bettter along with the pleurisy.
(((((((((hugs)))))))
~Sunnytoday~

[spastic]

Hey Girl!!! You can call me anytime, Sweetie!  I have missed you too, I feel bad because I feel like I'm ignoring everybody but I'm not, really.  I have been sleeping around the clock lately and am so grateful that the old man is home so I can fully sleep this flare up away.

I am remaining optimistic about the job thing, it was easy, how hard can it be to see if I can be the contractor?  I have been thinking about it and I might just do my own thing.  But I need to get over this pleurisy first, I think going in the cold and hot all the time did not help it any.

But hopefully I will be around for awhile this time around.

Love Ya Kathy,

Ada

[Fluffysmom]

OMG, I was so happy to see your name, I almost hugged my monitor!  I just about called you yesterday 'cause I've missed you so much!

I've had a friend with pleurisy before; it was really awful; I'm so sorry you've been stuck with it for so long.  I can't believe you were actuallly working in the middle of all that.  I'm sorry that fell through, and that your hubby lost his job.

I hope things get better soon.  

Lots of love and hugs,

Kathy