I Don't Know How to Deal With This!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted: 10-10-03 23:09pm
Hi again,
well I have been watching joel for the
last few day's and I feel like I am
watching a very scary movie. He is not
looking good and definitely not feeling
well, but won't say any thing because he
is sick of being in the hospital, so
instead he wait, until he is so sick that
he can't even stand it himself. I just
feel so helpless. His gp has now referred
him to another rhumy and this one is half
way across our state but maybe he will
have some answers!!!!!!!!!
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LadyBrannon
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 506 Location: TX
Posted: 10-11-03 00:58am
You need to let him know that letting the
symptoms get worse is not only making the
current flare worse, but most likely doing
more damage to his organs. You really
*need* and *want* to catch the flare asap.
Was he not interested in coming to our
forum? We would be glad to talk to him.
We certainly do understand...I know I used
to be the same way. I would fight going
to the hospital with all my energy. Now,
I am much more willing to go after feb
2002's two week stay...
I Dint Know How to Deal With This!!!!!!!! Posted: 10-11-03 19:02pm
I know exactly how he feels. I fight
going to the doc too. I hate it! So I
wait until it is so bad that i'm down and
out. I'm really good at self analyzing,
and I think my problem is that I haven't
100% accepted that i'm sick. I'm still in
denial. At some point though I do go to
the doc, and get the meds I need to get
better. I tell myself every time that the
next time I won't wait so long. But I
always do. Hopefully some day I will
accept the fact that I have this disease,
and that there is nothing I can do about
it but accept it. It truly is miserable,
and I know how he feels.
Maybe you can let him read this and then
he'll know there are people just like him,
going through the same problems. He's not
alone.
Hope this helps,
kris
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sue
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 25 Location: united states
Posted: 10-12-03 13:20pm
He is'nt alone in the stubborn territory.
I waited forever before finally going to
the hospital where I first even heard the
word lupus. Kept thinking I was
exercising wrong which caused the pain I
was having, wearing the wrong shoes, not
resting, etc. Finally when I could'nt get
out of bed (body locked up) and I was
bleeding and clotting for months, I went
in. He will go in when he is ready, its
hard to convince someone. Good luck
