There is light at the end of the tunnell!!!
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Hi everyone..its been ages since I posted, but I have popped in from time to time to catch up.
Six years ago today my whole body completely siezed up. I had no idea what was wrong with me,but thankfully my doctor did..I found out later that he had just diagnosed another lady with PMR and knew the symptoms right away. Since then I've been a roller coaster healthwise..I've been diagnosed with osteoporosis and I've broken both wrists..the right about 5 years ago and the left last September..I've also been diagnosed with Coeliac disaese and a Hiatus hernia...but on the bright side..I've been told that I dont have IBS..I dont have Pernicious Anemia( both were all part of coeliac disease) and my iron levels have gone from very low to normal.
I hav'nt taken any Pred since christmas 2012 ..it hasnt been easy, and sometimes I feel quite achy but I wont go back on the Pred again unless I absolutly have to. Hopefully I never will.( fingers crossed) I just want to say thank you to all you ladies and gents out there for all your support and comments..I've read most of the comments made to others with questions and I've taken heart at all the advice thats been given when I was feeling down. Thank You.
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EileenH nannypat
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I'm not coeliac but have an allergy to something in modern wheat so eat a wheat-free diet - which for the purposes of eating out most places (and especially the UK) means looking for gluten-free. I think my diet has improved a lot as a result because I haven't yet met gluten and wheat-free bread that's worth it and bought cake is disgusting and I can't be bothered to bake my own!! OTOH, coeliac friends reckon they didn't have a weight problem until they started eating gluten-free food so I suppose it's swings and roundabouts.
All the very best for the future.
nannypat EileenH
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I thank God every day that I'm getting better and mostly painfree..a touch of arthritis in my now healed wrists..but I can put up with that..and so long as I dont fall over ( my balance has never been great) I hopefully wont break any more bones!! Pred has a lot to answer for ..loss of calcium and vitamin D. Dexa scans are so important to check for osteoporosis.
I just want to thank you all (especially you and MrsO) for all your encouragement..you were the first ones to contact me when I found this forum..it means a lot to me.
Pat.
MrsO-UK_Surrey nannypat
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nannypat MrsO-UK_Surrey
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MrsO-UK_Surrey nannypat
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elaine_19679 nannypat
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None of us get off Scott free and have our different problems but as someone who is still in the first year of this condition it's great to know as everyone tells me, it gets better.
this has come at a time when I'm tearing my hair out with various problems so thank you nanny pat and may you continue to well for a long time to come.
elaine
GM70 nannypat
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MrsO-UK_Surrey nannypat
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MrsO
cat_lady_66 nannypat
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not taking Preds