Yippee good news! Yesterday I met with my rheumatologist to get the results of my latest blood tests, specifically the C-ANCA test. Although the C-ANCA was positive again my consultant believes this is a result of the sarcoid and not Wegners. The C-ANCA test is a lot less prone to false positives than the P-ANCA [...]

Today I saw my new Respiratory Consultant and a very productive meeting it was too. He has told me to stop reducing the steroids I am to allow my body time to catch up, and has booked me in for another chest scan. This makes a lot of sense as my last one was back [...]

As expected my GP confirmed an ear infection when I saw him Thursday and prescribed another course of antibiotics, what he wouldn’t do was sign me back to work. {Grrrrr}. Not that I blame him really (okay maybe a little bit), as right now I feel awful again. but I must say the boredom and [...]

I’m not too sure what has been going on recently but I have been struggling big time with what can only be described as a complete lack of energy. In the words of Austin Powers “Someone has stolen my Mojo!“ This isn’t a new feeling. This was something I was struggling with prior to the [...]

Today was a beautiful day and just perfect for Williams school sports day. Mum and I took a trip down to the school to cheer him and his team on and I am happy to report they won. It was also a great chance for me to get out with the Canon 7D and grab [...]

Yesterday I met with my rheumatologist to follow up on the joint pain I have been experiencing in my knee’s and ankles. It is not uncommon for Sarcoid (Sarcoidosis) sufferers to develop rheumatoid arthritis, together with diabetes, and a number of other aliments. Thankfully I have been lucky thus far and show no signs of [...]