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[grand06]

i am a 65 yr grandma
i was diagnosed with addison diease in 1965. when i was 10years old my thyroid quite working. at the time i was diagnosed in 1965 i was married and we were station in Italy. it took 2 years to diagnose me. then when they did they said i had what you call schmitx diease and was the 17 person in the world with this problem and i owe it to the military to travel for other doctors to see me. i just want people to know that i am doing fine and can live this diease. i have been trained to only increase my med when a problem effects my body. i am now fighting arthritis in my joints. i have had a hip replacement in the past 2 years and doing fine.

[WandaB]

Hello grand06,

I am happy you found this board & very nice to meet you! Having had addisons for so long you could be allot of help to others posting here. Hope we see you often. I am a bit older than you, diagnosed in Jan 1998. No grandchildren yet, but hoping my youngest son has at least one.

There are many who have had addisons for a long time like you & they do quite well. For the people just diagnosed that is good to know.

Great to hear your hip replacement went well. Do you get around OK? Did the doctors manage your cortisol replacement well?

Which steriod do you take & how do you dose? Time of day & amount.

Take care,
Wanda

[grand06]

wanda
my hip replacement went real good. it took a little longer to go back to work than others but now i just have a little limp and am doing good. i had 2 doctors realy keeping an eye on me thro it all. i am taking 20mg hydrocorison, 1 morning and 1/2 at night, i am also taking florinef 0.1mg in the moring. since the surgery my magnesium went down and i am taking 5 400mg a day,and they dont know why. i am also taking potassium 10meg twice a day. i am also taking levoxyl 0.125mg once a day for my thyorid.