Cheriz: My life with Cystic Fibrosis

Every New Year's I post a yearly review of everything that took place. It is surprising to see how much has happened and how much of a roller coaster ride life can be. I'm ending this year with not-so-great doctor's visit with my lung function back in the 30s, but I truly believe in 2017 it will all get better. My lung function, health, and life in general. I am doing a lot of outpatient tests right now to see what it is going on in my lungs ( I had some stuff show up on my last CT scan). So in January I have another appointment to get a plan together. Whether it be an admission or home IVs, or something else. One day at a time, but for now let's look back on this year! Here is 2016: January & February Fighting Insurance for Colistin because my lung function was low, which is why I had to cancel my eye surgery. March I was the guest speaker at the Annual CF Meeting & honored to receive an award "2015 Great Strides Partner of the ...

A Rocky Start to an AMAZING YEAR:   2013 and 2014 (click to read) were both a lot more medically and emotionally tough. 2015 was pretty much the best year of my life!  In JANUARY :  Uh Oh, lung function low, time for a tune up in the hospital the first week of Jan. end of January I went home with IVs. What a way to start the year! All FEBRUARY  I did my regular 10 nebulizers plus home IVs. Didn't have time for much else!  Sadly, my lung function and body didn't respond to 3 weeks of IVs.  So my daily number of nebs went to 12!! Luckily, this kind of got my lung function up a bit. Took prednisone and kept an eye on it. I had been having lots of Gastrointestinal issues and starting seeing a specialist in MARCH . Mom & I experienced the worst doctor ever & I soon switched to a new doc (read HERE ). Which wasn't really resolved, but ehhhh...Life got busy, so I let it go (for now). APRIL - birthday month My...

See all the Pictures (let it download)! This is a picture reveiw of 2014! 2013 was a tough year medically. But then again, every year has its up and downs.  Read & see our picture reveiw of 2013  (cuz whew it was a doozy). While 2013 was medically exhausting, 2014 was a year of more emotional up and downs. Follow along my year with all the pictures that captured the moments. The year started off with my needing oral antibiotics (CIPRO).  Which I've been developing a more severe allergy to them. My lungs got better... and I was doing a clinical trial! My stomach tube was leaking so bad This blog post  here explains a lil how I felt & feel  trying to keep up My stomach tube was trouble almost all year! In April: Andrew planned a great date at Starved Rock and spent the next day with my family for my 29th Birthday! I starting heavily planning for our FIRST Princeton CF Walk We celebrated Andrew's Birthday in May ...

2013- a Reveiw I posted Pictures that capture the big moments of 2013- below the description I have posted blog links - incase you want to read about the events more! 2013: I was cast in a play, where I was a pregnant nagging wife... (Read about Opening Night Chaos HERE) But I got 104 fever opening day, was transported by ambulance to Chicago's Hopistal for a Virus and Fungal Infection.... (Read About After the Virus...) I got out in time to celebrate my BIRTHDAY! I turned 28 in April :-) Andrew got me 3 gifts and one of them was... SHELDON! ( Read About My Birthday HERE! )  In May we performed in a play, Xanadu! Andrew was the lead & got to roller skate around stage in short-shorts!  ( Read About Xanadu & see my Mohawk! ) In May I finished Real Estate Classes and Andrew Finished his General Ed, Classes. Then June 1st was the CF walk in Hollowayville! (Read About the CF Walk Success...