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Mar. 9th, 2005 05:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twilight33I have been far more concerned about my term paper, worth a quarter of my grade, than my final over the past week. The concern was over the fact that it just wasn't going anywhere, but that was because I was trying to approach it from a normal and reasonable thought of writing it on weekend afternoons while Kieran was having a nap or outside playing with his dad.
Nope. For whatever reason, I can only write by getting up by 5am at the latest and listening to the cats fight as the rest of the house sleeps on until 6am, and then in the rushed 20 minutes between when Kieran goes down for his nap and I have to go to work. This results in me prepping stuff for dinner in a minute, and not enough time for me to make a sandwich for lunch. Last night for dinner we had grilled wild sockeye with cajun seasoning, salad & homemade bread timed to be done when I got home from work. My lunch was the two tortillas, yogurt & a Diet Dr. Pepper I could easily grab and run out the door with.
Ah well, at least my paper is done to hand in tonight. I'm employed. Claritin continues to keep allergies down to a dull roar. Kieran just woke up and is reciting the alphabet over the baby monitor. Life is good.
Nope. For whatever reason, I can only write by getting up by 5am at the latest and listening to the cats fight as the rest of the house sleeps on until 6am, and then in the rushed 20 minutes between when Kieran goes down for his nap and I have to go to work. This results in me prepping stuff for dinner in a minute, and not enough time for me to make a sandwich for lunch. Last night for dinner we had grilled wild sockeye with cajun seasoning, salad & homemade bread timed to be done when I got home from work. My lunch was the two tortillas, yogurt & a Diet Dr. Pepper I could easily grab and run out the door with.
Ah well, at least my paper is done to hand in tonight. I'm employed. Claritin continues to keep allergies down to a dull roar. Kieran just woke up and is reciting the alphabet over the baby monitor. Life is good.
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Date: 2005-03-10 05:38 pm (UTC)As you've probably already read, I've been in remission from sarcoid for 4 years. Considering how rare it is to begin with, I have a further rare variant called Löfgren’s Syndrome that acutely hit in fall 99 although I think it started showing up (extreme fatigue & frequent fevers) in 98. My experience was limited to lung efficiency, hypercalcemia (elevated calcium level, didn't really do much), erythema nodosum (painful red swellings covering my feet, ankles & shins) & horrible arthritis... I have so much more sympathy for the elderly now.
I don't personally know others with sarcoid, let alone those with it in their eyes (my optometrist knows my sarcoid history and checks carefully though). There is a group that I received wonderful information from when I was first diagnosed called the Sarcoid Networking Association. I encourage you to read the newsletter archives, there's lot of current information and resource information in there. Dr. Raghu was the main specialist I saw when I was diagnosed, and he's a frequent contributor to their articles & research.
Thank you for your kind words, I'm just me though :) I have to go, my son's ready to play, but please feel free to email me anytime if you'd like to talk more.
All the best...
Ordinary People :)
Date: 2005-03-10 07:35 pm (UTC)Thanks for the info, I'll check it out. I also have the erythema nodosum, although it appears to be lessened at present. I currently have nasty horrible bruises on my left shin (why the left? I know not). I'm also on bone-strenthening injections monthly - but with the sarcoid, you've got to watch the calcium! Feel it's a bit of a catch 22 situation at the moment.
Going to see Eye Consultant tomorrow as well as Oncologist (2 different hospitals, appointments 90 minutes apart), so will update my journal tomorrow night.
Thanks for your reply.