Update on my surgery!

Hi Julie! I wish the same for you also and hope we both and I incude the rest of us in here to see better times ahead. You know! I don’t care if I get 100 percent better even though I would like to, but I will be happy to see even 50percent and will settle with that. At least 50 percent will put me in a better place than I was before! 😀 So far things are looking good. Stayed up last night late and watched a good spook movie. Normally I have not even been able to do that without nodding off and waking up several times missing several parts of the movie and even in the daytime, I was doing the same thing. Then late at night my body was racing and going nuts. After the movie ended I went to bed very late but actually slept. Normally I would be up at 3 or 4 no matter what but actually slept till 9:30! Yipee!
Julie! I hope that you some day you see better days ahead and you too get well again! I hate seeing any of us sick or in pain. Not fun going through.
Ohh! I woke up this morning and again had that wiggly toe! I can’t figure out how to describe it but it feel like some inflamation of the nerves is going down and am getting these weird sensations. Like last night I got chilled and got the goose bumps. I have not seen goose bumps in 2 years. It’s little things but gosh does it feel good having them. I have not had any feeling what so ever in my toes. None for two years and now I am getting a wiggly toe! 😀 That toe wiggle has sure put a smile on my face. If that’s all I get back, I will be happy with that. Just as long as I can sleep! That loosing sleep every night can tear the body up and it feels so wonderful getting it!
Still have not had the radiation yet and not sure what to expect and a little scared but right now I am just going to live for today and not think about that path until I get there! Thanks Julie! Thanks to all of you! You were there for me in so many ways! I just hope that I can be there for somebody else in here and they too get better and well again! Many hugs!
Linda

I still have Lupus and still have the CIDP issues but the doctors are hoping that my thyroid issue was what has been causing my problems. I know since my surgery, I started sleeping much better and am enjoying that. No longer have the tremors and shakes and anxiety attacks. Fatigue issue has eased up some. So I too am praying this is what caused the CIDP. They still want me seeing the doctors at Duke in November and get checked just in case there is still a problem. Plus we have to rule out Lupus causing the CIDP since I had nerve damage problems before with the Lupus. And then there is also that possibility that I have another problem just lurking and each time I get sick it attacks my nervous system. So now it’s a rule out study on me!
But I am feeling much better since I had this surgery! Alot better!
Still not 100 percent back to normal and can tell I had alot of damage done to my system but am feeling much better. Just slow trying to heal up. My head feels better too. Not all dizzy feeling and feeling like I am going to pass out like before.
The only thing I see right now is that nerve damage kicked my butt and really did some major damage. Something has stopped though with the nerve damage. Not getting the vibrating sensations, numbness is still there but the tingling has stopped. My body is weak feeling though. Damage got done and now I have to start working on trying to get fit again. Building up my strength! I have been trying to exercise some but see myself getting worn out really fast. Last night I tried something that might help. Doing exercises while laying on the sofa. Trying to get my legs stronger. Looks like it’s going to be a winter trying to build my system back up. My lupus will always be there and never go away. But I handled that okay.
I have feelings in my hands now though. Got my hands back. No more fire burning pain. Arms are still weak but need physical therapy. So I am doing the physical therapy now. Hopefully in November when Duke see’s me they will say it was the thyroid that caused this and then I am on the road to recovery! I hope! That thyroid gland can mess a person up if it gets a problem. Now I know what it’s like having problems with that. It to me was worse than Lupus! I guess my body got used to having Lupus and I was able to cope with it! But that thyroid on the other hand that was enough to make me go crazy, insane and was depressing! Glad they took it out! Taking out my tonsils too… my husband told me I’m not snoring anymore! Yeahhhhhh!

😀 Hi Kitt! Actually not talking to much because my voice is still doing funky things. I can talk but it’s more a low whisper type of talk. It sounds louder though so I think the voice is coming back. Another week I might be able to talk again. I hope! Not fun being able to not talk! LOL!
That is one thing I still have had problems with. But doing better! The sleep feels great! But my body with this nerve damage it really did damage. Very weak muscles. I’m going to have alot of work to do on that issue!
I’m thinking about getting a treadmill! With winter coming, it’s hard getting in the cold walking. LOL! At least a treadmill would have me going inside my home. And I could exercise anytime I want too!
Thanks my friend! I’m doing good so far! Hope it stays that way! Hope you are doing okay too! Loved that car you placed on the site! Beautiful!