by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
My name is Maggie Murray from Christchurch, New Zealand. I have 3 beautiful grown daughters and I used to work with young offenders here in Christchurch. However my life dramatically changed when I was exposed to Aspergillus Fumigatus through unfiltered air...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
ABPA & prednisolone I`m 71 year old, male, living south/east in Norway . Since 7 years old I got asthma, which developed later on to chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease (copd), and have therefore used a lot of prednisolon during the years combined with...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
In November 2003 I suffered 2 ectopic pregnancies within weeks of each other, I had been pregnant with twins. The first operation bled the baby that was trapped in my tube (they were trying to save the tube) but unfortunately there was another baby in there and 10...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
July 16, 2013 Hi I am Kimberly and here is my journey which has just began. Please help me with whatever experience you have because I only know what I have read. In January during my annual check-up my blood work showed that I had hypothyroidism, which ment that my...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
I’m a 60 year old gal, diagnosed with asthma since age 2 and ABPA since age 45. I’m pretty sure the ABPA dates back to age 30, though, because that’s when I started having recurrent atelectasis, once or twice a year. Usually I could clear it by myself, with some...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
This is my Aspergillus story, told using my posts on the Aspergillus Forum. It stands as a pretty accurate diary and guide to how the diagnosis and treatments have made me feel. Monday, September 22, 2008 8:00 PM Hi, I’m also new to the group and am very...