Sarcoidosis.
Posted in Random Nonsense on 02/12/2008 10:51 am by toriNo, I’m not having a House moment. Evidently, what the ER (fun trip last Friday) thought was pneumonia was actually some enlargement of the lymph nodes in my lungs. This means a trip through a CT scan (fun) and the possibility that I have sarcoidosis. Just because I didn’t have enough issues. Feh.
Freaking out here, even though the disease itself has many variations and can be anything from a little nuisance to something serious. I am on a nebulizer with treatments to breathe better, and the doctor put me on some inhaled steroids to fend off other issues. But until I know my CT is clear, I’ll be freaking. I am so tired (from whatever’s causing the breathing issue) and I am also a panicked mess.
Maybe I should go to med school - I’m already halfway there learning about all the illnesses. From experiencing them.
02/12/2008 at 11:42 am
OH MAN!!! I’m so sorry you are going through this. Interestingly enough this is exactly what my dad went through. Enlargement of the lymph nodes on his xrays. And then he had to go for PET scans. And then lucky him, he got a wacky biopsy. It was all just sarcoidosis which was the best scenario in his case. Right now he doesn’t have any symptoms though - hope that yours go away quickly.
02/17/2008 at 6:34 pm
Any update on this?