What did you loose? What did you gain?
2007-02-21 05:08:58 · 68 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Well, it would be interesting to watch it all unfold without me going through it and suffering.
It was severe depression. I am well at the moment but it went on for 5 years and as it is recurrent depression, it may come back again.
What did I lose? Well my mind, basically. My confidence, my concentration, my will to live at times, my job, and my happiness...oh and my independence too.
What did I gain? A better understanding of who I am, when to slow down, to be more assertive and live a more relaxed life in general.
I think I also gained a deep understanding of the human mind and how when it goes awry, the whole of the person is affected. I understand other people who have or have had a mental disorder.
The irony is I used to work with people who had mental disorders some time ago when I was quite a lot younger and although I considered myself to be understanding and caring, I now realise I didn't have a clue what these people were going through.
2007-02-21 05:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure either of these things is actually an illness but I had a strange growth in my mouth, I lost that when the dentist cut it out, no idea what it was. When I was breast feeding my first daughter I suffered from an under active thyroid which was as a result of breast feeding which went away after about a year even though I was still breast feeding her and didn't reoccur with my second child. Apparently it's really rare, I gained weight then though I can't honestly say the thyroid was entirely to blame.
2007-02-21 08:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a brain injury 3 years ago - the kind you get in a car crash, except I just tripped running for a bus! I lost 8 months (spent in bed with a serious headache), my memory (3 years of it!), my ability to move about freely. But I gained perspective and determination, and when I went back to university a year later (against drs advise) my marks actually improved despite still perminant headache and memory problems - I remembered why I wanted to do the course in the first place and became determined to do my best in it. Made some new friends too! Nothing compaired with what other people go through though - major respect to yous! xx
2007-02-21 09:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Cathy :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scarlett Fever when i was about 14/15 yrs old, a nasty infection caused by a streptococcus bacteria.
Starts off as a red rash a bit like bad sun burn and it has white bumps, and boy does it itch!
Started off on my neck and face, then spread all over my body and the skin from the affected areas peeled off, not very pleasant.
Was off school for about a month as it's highly contagious, so i guess i gained the sympathy vote there, and i lost a lot of weight As I'd lost my appetite and couldn't keep food down any way!
2007-02-21 08:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by The Original Highbury Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although not a disease, 15 years ago I fell off my horse and as I came down I thought I was going to land on my feet but my left foot hit the ground at an angle and snapped the ankle and tibia. They had to insert 2 screws into the ball of the ankle as it had sheered half the ball joint off and a 6 inch long plate with 8 screws to put the tibia back together. I was in hospital 5 days (longest 5 days of my life!) and 15 years on it still causes me pain. It's hells own job trying to find a pair of shoes as I need a certain height of raised heel, certain amount of cushioning for shock absorption and to top it off I have very wide feet. I usually end up wearing mens shoes as womens shoes just don't cover all the criteria.
Lost the ability to run.
Gained a bad back.
2007-02-21 08:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by Spottie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as SLE or simply "lupus". It's an autoimmune disorder, which means that my body's failing to recognize its own cells, and is thus working to destroy them. I never know from one day to the next how I'll feel or which "system" the disease is going to attack--neurological, pulmonary, circulatory, muscular: it's all up for grabs. So I'd call that interesting.
I've lost the ability to drive a car because sometimes I black out. I can't hold down a job because it's too difficult for me to keep to any schedule but that which my body dictates. On the other hand, I've gained an appreciation for the little things in life, the reminder to cherish each day with my husband, and one heck of a sense of dark humor. All in all, it's not a bad deal. :-)
2007-02-21 05:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by nerdygrrl130 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Late diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome. The only thing I lost was the lifelong question as to why other people did not see things quite the same as me. What I gained was the realisation that there was just no point in trying to see things that I couldn't, because of course it is quite, quite impossible for me to do so. The bright side is that i can number crunch faster than most peoples fingers can hit calculator keys and that I can plot 3-D graphs, matrices, linear and non-lineaer equations in my head!
2007-02-21 07:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by JOHN D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oooh think that would be the:
Post Operative Deep Vein Thrombosis with Multiple Pulmanary Emoboli ...
Not a lot of fun .. all ok now though :) ...
Well I gained a clot .. then lost it :)
And lost part of my right lung from the Emboli ... Is gone sniff sniff ..
Gained some new perspectives on life too .. Lucky to be here :)
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2007-02-21 06:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
CFS/M.E. I lost a lot of friends due to their lack of understanding but I gained a sense of pride in the fact that whatever I achieved, I did so myself. I realized what a fantastic family I had and how lucky I was. Now I know the true meaning of friendship and have a greater understanding of people in general. If they are true friends they will be there and support you through sickness and in health, if they are not able to do this then they are not worth the bother!
2007-02-21 06:10:45 · answer #9 · answered by njoy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a case of (according to the surgeon) necrotizing fasciitis. Flesh eating bacteria. While on vacation I was swimming, and under a pier I managed to ram my knee into a protruding rusty and very sharp old piece of metal. Went in 2-2.5 inches. Hurt like hell, very small hole.
It wasn't accurately diagnosed at first (no fault of the doctor's), and after 2 days my knee was very swollen and very painful.
Luckily they managed to fix and clean it. But it could have ended differently!
I can walk and run around again without problem :)
Yay antibiotics and modern medicine!
2007-02-21 05:31:06 · answer #10 · answered by grimsqeaker 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋