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Watch your temperature. If you develop stiffness in the neck and/or a headache with the dizziness you describe could signal a problem with nasty head/throat infections, meningitis. Don't panic, it probably is a whopper of an ear infection since sinuses love company.LL

Running4life, Thanks for the reinforcement on the fairly universal laproscopic gallbladder surgeries. In fact many surgeons have such skills, they can pretty well deal with anything. Surgeons can do three times as many laproscopic surgeries over a conventional incision. I have been around long...

Narcotics suppresses the cough impulse and DD may have had it all during the time she was on it. The source could be anything suggested and more. She is inhaling a lot of steroids, and with other inhalants her epiglottis or bronchial process could be irritated by the steroids. It is standard...

An emergency gallbladder surgery is about the last thing you want to have. With the famously slow process that happens under the auspiciouses of an emergency department. Two non CF friends have considerable damage resulting from emergency gallbladder surgery, delayed beyond repair. One lost his...

We were married at age 30. Prior to getting engaged we discussed our desires, hopes and expectations including a family. We tried for a couple years before looking for an organic problem. Neither of us were great candidates, she had several cervical freezes to eliminate dysplastic cell growth...

My wife had exploratory knee surgery and at 30 she was diagnosed with endstage osteoarthritis. I am the CFer in this relationship but she had a life changing problem. We both went on glucosamine/condroitin supliments. She did this faithfully at a maximum dosage for fifteen years. I just got...

P.S. When you find a willing surgeon, likely the next one you talk with, be sure to ask him/her to look for evidence of prior gallbladder attacks, assuming you want to know. My hot gallbladder was found after I went to the ER for the classic heartburn or heart attack caution. It was way more...

If any problem exists from prior surgeries, the only difference should be laproscopic surgery or conventional. Find another surgeon. In the worst case, and it is a difference of 23hr operation/recovery or 12 days with a conventional incision. Gallbladders are removed every day from tripple...

Thanks for clarifying. Full term babies don't have complete GI tracts so a premie, it could be a mess. Along with your C section, if your gallbladder was trimmed from the wrong duct, you could have problems the rest of your life. GERD is most often from the stomach to the top of the throat...

Peri-menopause to menopause can and usually does screw with blood sugar. When you catch yourself weepy for no good reason, chances are you are hypoglycemic at that moment. This is far from universal, but sugar can play into menopause madness. If my understanding is correct, your feelings may be...

An upper GI CT w/contrast is a good idea, but it seems a little low in the GI tract. I am curious, my GI doc scopes me down through the duodenum, rather than relying on a CT. Sometimes a CT follows if he sees something that could have more within the structure of the pyloric valve for example...

Bloggymom, I wasn't thrilled with Protonix, but Dexilant 30mg standard dosing and my 60mg maximum regular dosing works well. If proton pump inhibitors are not practical, GERD and gastritis have been managed a long time and effective management you are ok with should be available. Most...

What exactly is the cause of so much bone and joint pain with CF? I am no exception as far as joint pain, even my physical therapist looks at my gnarled hands and sees some kind of congestion in the hands and joints. This is throughout my body but my hands are really crippled. My PT suggested I...

It seems to be a kind of vanishing point awaiting all of us some day. I could no longer work full time for good at age 51, ending my SSI/FICA contributions. My dear wife had a good job with the State so my insurance transition was seamless. For educated people we have a lot of apprehension over...

CRMS or Cystic Fibrosis Metabolic Syndrome is what used to be atypical CF. When genetic testing began to make statistical sense with regard to newly discovered CFTR mutations, infant testing no longer ignored certain mutation patterns as carriers having no symptoms. I could have been CRMS having...

Everyone has hit what I suggest. GERD, reflux and aspirations used to be my hallmarks. A middle ground might be a bed wedge, I prefer blocking up our headboard since we're side sleepers. Protonix and Dexilant are proton pump inhibitors. The stomach acid production is reduced. Many CFers have or...

You seem to be worrying about the pre transplant checklist. I wish I could suggest a solution for this, but I also wonder why one can be done and the other not. If you haven't gotten a satisfactory answer why they can't do the second surgery before, you might challenge their call. Transplants...

jipleary, I could use some help here, got anything more concrete than a wonderful smile? Oops, your larger post wasn't up on my computer when I posted this. Thanks for the cool post. LL Nocode, My lungs are great for a CFer. I am not in need of new lung or two. For as long as organ donation...

I don’t fit your criteria. I haven’t had a transplant, nor am I ever going to. Your post seems so lonely, I thought I might open with a thought or three. Almost everyone with CF has experienced a flare that ended up being the new, reduced state of health. I am trying to come to grips with this...

Enzo, Ok, it's my turn to be confused. You want to lose fat and gain muscle? This is an accumulation of reading and trying to help with a wide number of things. Here's the deal if I understand correctly. This couldn't be better for you. When people who are skinny start working out they usually...