Re: Most of us never get sick.. but

[Guest guest]

Yeah, that is what I was saying, so that is why it doesn't make sense to me

that our immune systems are just burnt out. We'd be getting sick with this

and that left and right. Wouldn't we?

How are you doing this morning, a? I am well. I've been up all night. My

hours are so messed up from being sick. Arg! It took me years to stop being a

night owl, last March or so I thought I had licked this. I hope this is

temporary. Although, it sure is nice and quiet at night time! So relaxing.

~Rainy Sue

> Rainy Sue,

> My question is that if it's true our immune systems are burned out and

> tired, why don't we get sick more often?

> I hope we get answers soon so that we know how to treat this disease.

> a

[Guest guest]

it seems like i get sick all of the time, even before the enbrel.l sorry you

were up all night. it rained here overnight and supposed to turn into snow

later. my hip hurts so bad!!! hope you can sleep soon

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi P.

Thanks for speaking up. I have so many thoughts in my head now of why and how

and BLAH BLAH BLAH. Trying to figure out for myself if the immune system is

just burnt out or that it never worked right in the first place. I do get the

bad cold/bronchitus once a year. I don't think I'd consider myself half way

normal if I didn't get some sort of cold once a year. I think you do fit in

this category. Bcs it sounds as though you have evened out and don't sick as

much now? I know as children we get sick more because of being around other

children all the time. So my guess is that is why you got sick more. Just

because of the environment we are forced to be in as children. And college

would be the same thing, around lots of people all the time who may have

children at home or siblings, assuming they lived at home. But if in a dorm

room, still lots of people. I don't know. I think I am babbling. I am just

trying to sort this out in my over active brain today. =)

Hope you are doing well!

Hugs & Kisses, Rainy Sue

> Rainy Sue,

>

> I'm one who doesn't fit into this category. My parents would tell you that

> I was always sick as a child. when I was in college I got Mono and then

> Bronchitis. Up until about 5 years ago I could count on having bronchitis

> once or twice each winter. Up until this year, my overall health hasn't

> been too bad, but then after my first accident, maybe I just put up with a

> little more without realizing it.

>

> P

>

[Guest guest]

Rainy Sue,

My question is that if it's true our immune systems are burned out and

tired, why don't we get sick more often?

I hope we get answers soon so that we know how to treat this disease.

a

----- Original Message -----

From: <Rysu19@...>

< egroups>

Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 9:05 AM

Subject: [ ] Most of us never get sick.. but

> The more I read of everyone's posts and articles sent into the list, I

read

> that no one gets sick. We don't get flu's. I didn't get chicken pox until

I

> was sixteen, didn't until she was 19. The last time I remember having

> the flu, I think I was in the 5th grade, around 11 years old.

>

> I get a horrible cold once a year where I lose my voice and it goes into

my

> chest. This year I got two, but it's my first year on Remicade and so I

know

> the extra suppression has a roll in that.

>

> There has to be some connection. We don't get sick, but we get these awful

> autoimmune diseases. WHY??? It doesn't make sense. Is it because our

bodies

> fight so hard to keep colds and flu's and other childhood diseases away,

then

> our immune system is burnt out and just can't take it anymore? Like the

new

> theory suggests? Our immune system is just over worked. But if that were

the

> case, wouldn't we start getting more and more colds, and the flu and other

> ailments? Hmm..

>

> ~Rainy Sue

[Guest guest]

Rainy Sue,

I'm one who doesn't fit into this category. My parents would tell you that I

was always sick as a child. when I was in college I got Mono and then

Bronchitis. Up until about 5 years ago I could count on having bronchitis once

or twice each winter. Up until this year, my overall health hasn't been too

bad, but then after my first accident, maybe I just put up with a little more

without realizing it.

P

The more I read of everyone's posts and articles sent into the list, I

read

that no one gets sick. We don't get flu's. I didn't get chicken pox

until I

was sixteen, didn't until she was 19. The last time I remember

having

the flu, I think I was in the 5th grade, around 11 years old.

[Guest guest]

That's a weird coincidence - I didn't get the chicken pox until I was 17

either!! I barely ever was sick either. I did get the mumps though - ugh.

LaVina

[Guest guest]

I got Chicken Pox when my 3 daughters got them... I think I was around

25.

Susie

Beveridge1406@... wrote:

> That's a weird coincidence - I didn't get the chicken pox until I was

> 17

> either!! I barely ever was sick either. I did get the mumps though -

> ugh.

>

> LaVina

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi LaVina,

I never got the mumps. I am thinking. Our immune systems are working

overboard in childhood to fight off childhood diseases. Then when we get

older and if we have the gene for it or are susceptible, we get an AI

disease, and because our immune system fought so hard for years while we were

children, we have nothing left to fight with against the AI diseases.

Therefore, we get the AI disease much easier bcs we have nothing to fight it.

What do ya think?

Who else got the chicken pox at a late age? Is there anyone here who never

got the chicken pox?

~Rainy Sue - playing AI researcher

>

> That's a weird coincidence - I didn't get the chicken pox until I was 17

> either!! I barely ever was sick either. I did get the mumps though - ugh.

>

> LaVina

>

[Guest guest]

I got the mumps around 8 or 9; I also had a horrible case of mono when I was

17. Then, as I said before, the chicken pox at 19. I've never had allergies

or sinus problems, but I did get colds and was sick to my stomach a lot as a

child. I had severe growing pains. There were also several ear infections I

remember. My migraines began in grade school. Worse than average skin

problems that were thought to be acne at the end of grade school. Terrible

menstrual cramps beginning at 12. Now as an adult, I rarely get sick (but

for the cramps and migraines I have medicine - ibuprofen and feverfew).

It's really hard to say what's going on with the immune system. Nobody

understands how it works well enough. I believe you have to be genetically

predisposed to these rheumatic diseases first. From there, the environment

takes over, but exactly how is still a mystery.

Hope you figure it out, Rainy Sue!

----- Original Message -----

From: <Rysu19@...>

< egroups>

Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 5:05 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Most of us never get sick.. but

> Hi LaVina,

>

> I never got the mumps. I am thinking. Our immune systems are working

> overboard in childhood to fight off childhood diseases. Then when we get

> older and if we have the gene for it or are susceptible, we get an AI

> disease, and because our immune system fought so hard for years while we

were

> children, we have nothing left to fight with against the AI diseases.

> Therefore, we get the AI disease much easier bcs we have nothing to fight

it.

> What do ya think?

>

> Who else got the chicken pox at a late age? Is there anyone here who never

> got the chicken pox?

>

> ~Rainy Sue - playing AI researcher

>

>

> >

> > That's a weird coincidence - I didn't get the chicken pox until I was 17

> > either!! I barely ever was sick either. I did get the mumps though -

ugh.

> >

> > LaVina

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/15/01 5:06:02 AM Central Standard Time, Rysu19@...

writes:

>

jesse got Chicken pox when he was almost 2 and not very bad at all. he

doesn't even have a scar anywhere on his body from it. Just wanted to give

you our imput on your research lol

shelly