In the past few days, I have noticed that my morning sniffles have returned. I have been sneezing like before, sneezing like there is no tomorrow.

I’d like to think that I am back to the good ‘ol days but that would be a  pulsating  lie.

I have developed joint pains, my feet continues to swell if I stopped popping  in diuretics, I still have hematuria and my back pain begins to eat me.

Maybe morning sniffles has just been added to my list of  unending physical condition.

Here’s to life. Cheers to life!

I had a consult with our in-house cardiologist this morning and she interpreted that the fluid in the space around my heart is minimal.  She said that it usually doesn’t exacerbate although heart problems would be among the complications of my illness.

I also learned from her that if my attending wants to rule out pleural effusion, he should have ordered for chest x-ray.  (I have mentioned in my earlier post that I just had a chest x-ray at LCP and I found out that my chest is clear of any negative findings. For sure, the radiologist is not just looking for tuberculosis signs but other possibile lung conditions that might be contagious or might affect me carrying out my trainee duty.)

She just informed me to continue taking in the diuretics so as  to  avoid over accumulation of fluid and she will see me after a month and she will order for a repeat 2D echo-cardiogram after three months.

She also asked me if I am seeing an immunologist.  I said not yet because my attending who is a nephrologist if focused on my proteinuria.

Actually. I have been asking myself if I need to have a immunologist consult.  I will be asking my nephro in my next check up.

In my last check up, I asked him if my diagnosis is final. He said that we have to wait if I will respond positively to my  6-month treatment. By then, if I have not, then he will order for a repeat biopsy.

Honestly, I am having mixed emotions on this thought. If I did not respond well, then I might have been misdiagnosed and  I could have a common curable disease but if I did, then it confirms my life long health condition and I have just gone on remission and just wait  for the will pray not to have the next exacerbation in ten years.

Oh God, help me.

I had my check up yesterday. For the longest, my feet remains ginormous. I was asked by my doctor to have bed rest. Lie flat in bed for a week. Yey! This is life…. I really need a good rest. I am not happy with my performance appraisal in the office (what else is new?) but I do not want to make a fuss about it. I am doing away with stress, not that I can avoid it but I am trying to contain it as it exacerbate my condition. The doctor has changed my diuretics from potassium wasting to potassium sparing. I stopped taking the former because the last time I was outside running errands, the nightmare of having severe cramps happened to me. Not a good thing to happen on your birthday. Anyhoo, what am I to do for the next few days? I am thinking of some R and R. I cannot have a full body massage because of my bipedal edema but a good back massage would do.