Why I have been absent lately

[Jmurphy87]

I have been absent from the site for a while now, about 4 weeks ago now going onto 5 I started feeling off. I kept going to work dealing with fevers that were 101-102 daily with spikes of 103-104 with Tylenol and Motrin. Then the foot pain started in both feet and it went to my joints, ankles, knees, hips, elbows, shoulders, wrists and finally my hands and fingers. I just thought it was a cold and kept going to work.

 

 I would start work hobbling due to feet and knees, as the day went on it only got worse. I fought it as long as I could. Normal stuff at work that was easy was no longer easy, then you get a 3,000lb tool and controlling that was too much. I had to get to the bottom of it once and for all.

 

 I finally got admitted to the hospital and they ordered a bunch of blood test and I thought that I had to about be out of blood. I was in the hospital for 4 days with no headway due to the complexities of my case. I had an appointment the day after I got out with a rheumatologist. I went to the appointment and he is thinking that I have still’s disease, going to piggy back off some blood samples that they pulled from me at the hospital.

 

 I will find out more information next Tuesday, I have been off work going towards 2 weeks. It’s a real struggle and then on top of all of this my car has to go to the body shop on the 4th of January to get my damage from the deer that I hit repaired. They figure 2 weeks, insurance policy doesn’t cover rentals yay.

 

This is sort of all scary, considering that I am only 36 and watching your mobility and strength leave your body and the doctors can’t even give you a clue.

 

 I hope that you all are doing better than me, I hope that you all have a happy holiday season. Sorry I just wanted to give you all a update on why I have not been to active lately.

[gim]

I hope they are able to find the problem health wise and offer a solution.  Health is of upmost importance, can't do much without it.

[Eric 26]

@Jmurphy87 Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery. Hopefully soon 🙏🏼

[Skunkmaster-k]

I’ve never heard of Stills . Is it curable?

[gim]

29 minutes ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

I’ve never heard of Stills . Is it curable?

 

I actually had to look it up too, as I'm not familiar with it.

 

According to the CDC, its a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that is often caused by a bacterial infection.  I don't think it can be cured, but it can be treated/controlled.

 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/adult-stills-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351907

[padlin]

Doesn’t sound like fun. Wishing you the best.

[Jmurphy87]

53 minutes ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

I’ve never heard of Stills . Is it curable?

Controllable, but once you got it I think you got it unfortunately. Hard to describe how the pain feels. I woke up one night while I was in the hospital with horrible chest pain on my left side, woke me up out of a dead sleep. I laid there for 15 minutes trying to figure the pain out and see if it would go away. I decided that it was not going away so I pressed the call button.

 

heart was fine but it was a joint, muscle pain in my rib cage. They found inflammation in my chest. Pain stayed put for 4 hours then shifted to my breastplate for 6 hours and then it snuck up into my left shoulder blade for 4 hours.

 

 I just thought it was a cold, I was wrong and finally decided that I couldn’t work through this one unfortunately.

1 hour ago, Eric 26 said:

@Jmurphy87 Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery. Hopefully soon 🙏🏼

Thank you, I appreciate it dearly. At least my job is working with me and willing to give me slack. I was just getting ready to get my own plant when this all happened. Here’s to hoping that this doesn’t screw anything up lol.

[detroit1]

Wishing you a speedy and satisfactory solution . That sounds very unnerving. Good luck bro.

[Way north bass guy]

Hope you can get it sorted out, like @gimruis said, you have your health, and everything else is below that. 

[DitchPanda]

Echo what everybody else has said, hope they find a solution and you get on the road to recovery.

[TnRiver46]

Praying for ya @Jmurphy87

[Dwight Hottle]

Wish you the best of luck dealing with such a complicated disease. Hopefully they can help you find some relief. 

[J._Bricker]

Hang in there @Jmurphy87 and hope your doctors are able to help with your recovery. 

[KP Duty]

I'll put a word in for ya with the man upstairs.  Stay strong 💪