Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 The worst part is I did lose some weight and then put back on about half of it when I could eat again! Ah well at least a good 6 lbs came off. Amy A bit of an update > > > Hi everyone, > Just wanted to say I'm still alive and recovering from my > tonsillectomy. I've been reading posts but just haven't fathomed the > energy to reply to anyone. > I'm finally able to eat normal food again after 2 weeks. I > think the horrid hives I had pre-surgery caused my healing to go a bit > slower. The hives are still in the healing phase as they turned into > blisters and then my entire body went into peeling mode like I had full > body sunburn. I'm having the doctors look into the possiblilty of this > being a mild form of s-s syndrome as the drug I reacted to > has a history of causing it. Hopefully by the end of the month I'll be > back to feeling normal again. I go into my neph for my regular check > and labs the 2nd of March so we'll see if the surgery and medication > reaction has done any damage to the rest of my system. On the up side > the horrid white coating my mouth has endured for years is now > gone....it's nice to see my tongue in it's normal state on a regular > basis and to be rid of the constant infection in my throat. Now to see > if it has some sort of positive impact on my IgA....I'm not holding my > breath about it but it would be a nice side effect. > > Anyhow I just wanted to say Hi and I hope everyone is hanging in there > with whatever stage you are in. I hope to have the energy to post more > often now. > > Amy > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 The worst part is I did lose some weight and then put back on about half of it when I could eat again! Ah well at least a good 6 lbs came off. Amy A bit of an update > > > Hi everyone, > Just wanted to say I'm still alive and recovering from my > tonsillectomy. I've been reading posts but just haven't fathomed the > energy to reply to anyone. > I'm finally able to eat normal food again after 2 weeks. I > think the horrid hives I had pre-surgery caused my healing to go a bit > slower. The hives are still in the healing phase as they turned into > blisters and then my entire body went into peeling mode like I had full > body sunburn. I'm having the doctors look into the possiblilty of this > being a mild form of s-s syndrome as the drug I reacted to > has a history of causing it. Hopefully by the end of the month I'll be > back to feeling normal again. I go into my neph for my regular check > and labs the 2nd of March so we'll see if the surgery and medication > reaction has done any damage to the rest of my system. On the up side > the horrid white coating my mouth has endured for years is now > gone....it's nice to see my tongue in it's normal state on a regular > basis and to be rid of the constant infection in my throat. Now to see > if it has some sort of positive impact on my IgA....I'm not holding my > breath about it but it would be a nice side effect. > > Anyhow I just wanted to say Hi and I hope everyone is hanging in there > with whatever stage you are in. I hope to have the energy to post more > often now. > > Amy > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 The worst part is I did lose some weight and then put back on about half of it when I could eat again! Ah well at least a good 6 lbs came off. Amy A bit of an update > > > Hi everyone, > Just wanted to say I'm still alive and recovering from my > tonsillectomy. I've been reading posts but just haven't fathomed the > energy to reply to anyone. > I'm finally able to eat normal food again after 2 weeks. I > think the horrid hives I had pre-surgery caused my healing to go a bit > slower. The hives are still in the healing phase as they turned into > blisters and then my entire body went into peeling mode like I had full > body sunburn. I'm having the doctors look into the possiblilty of this > being a mild form of s-s syndrome as the drug I reacted to > has a history of causing it. Hopefully by the end of the month I'll be > back to feeling normal again. I go into my neph for my regular check > and labs the 2nd of March so we'll see if the surgery and medication > reaction has done any damage to the rest of my system. On the up side > the horrid white coating my mouth has endured for years is now > gone....it's nice to see my tongue in it's normal state on a regular > basis and to be rid of the constant infection in my throat. Now to see > if it has some sort of positive impact on my IgA....I'm not holding my > breath about it but it would be a nice side effect. > > Anyhow I just wanted to say Hi and I hope everyone is hanging in there > with whatever stage you are in. I hope to have the energy to post more > often now. > > Amy > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 Yeah I know that feeling - I've been really really bad lately - way too much alcohol and food than usual - it's a comfort/stress thing but I need to fix it ( A bit of an update > > > Hi everyone, > Just wanted to say I'm still alive and recovering from my > tonsillectomy. I've been reading posts but just haven't fathomed the > energy to reply to anyone. > I'm finally able to eat normal food again after 2 weeks. I > think the horrid hives I had pre-surgery caused my healing to go a bit > slower. The hives are still in the healing phase as they turned into > blisters and then my entire body went into peeling mode like I had full > body sunburn. I'm having the doctors look into the possiblilty of this > being a mild form of s-s syndrome as the drug I reacted to > has a history of causing it. Hopefully by the end of the month I'll be > back to feeling normal again. I go into my neph for my regular check > and labs the 2nd of March so we'll see if the surgery and medication > reaction has done any damage to the rest of my system. On the up side > the horrid white coating my mouth has endured for years is now > gone....it's nice to see my tongue in it's normal state on a regular > basis and to be rid of the constant infection in my throat. Now to see > if it has some sort of positive impact on my IgA....I'm not holding my > breath about it but it would be a nice side effect. > > Anyhow I just wanted to say Hi and I hope everyone is hanging in there > with whatever stage you are in. I hope to have the energy to post more > often now. > > Amy > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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