by rchakaki | Jul 28, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
At a picnic with family and friends. I am physically exhausted! Watching others play ball, I feel shortness of breath, as if I were doing all the running. I struggle to walk to the rest room some 50 feet away from where I sat. In the evening, I had to take a...
by rchakaki | Jul 10, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
Walking up the stairs feels exhausting. Any movement, be it carrying the children, standing in the kitchen too long or any degree of exercise feels strenuous. The physical stress is coupled with a bleak outlook. Although I’ve always been optimistic, I cannot see...
by rchakaki | Apr 10, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
Rapid heartbeat, sweat breaks, palpitations. Performed an EKG, Electrocardiogram, carried a Holter monitor for a day. Dr. Klayton left a message saying what was observed was normal and requires no treatment. He attributed it to excess coffee and irregular sleep. The...
by rchakaki | Jan 2, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
A heavy snow fall. I step out and shovel the snow off the driveway and my car. Within a few hours, I am having difficulty breathing; my heart is beating rapidly. At Kaiser, Dr. Sing takes chest X-rays, prescribes an inhaler and a week long course of Prednisone....
by rchakaki | May 1, 1995 | Sarcoidosis
Undefined mass, had a sonogram at GW. Doctor tried to aspirate it didn’t work. Dr. Sidawy performed a fine needle aspiration and found the lump granulomus. Dr. Basuk ordered chest X-rays and found enlarged lymph nodes.
