Chris's interview
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How did all start?
Decided not to get out of bed one morning
Do you already have a diagnosis? How long did it take you to get it?
2 months
For what medical specialties have you been treated? What has been the most useful specialty for your?
Endocrinology
What has been the most useful thing for you so far?
Cortisone
What have been your biggest difficulties?
Massive change of outlook
How has your social and family environment reacted? Have your social or family relationships changed?
Supportive and concerned
What things have you stopped doing?
Ability to do hard physical work; sex; energy level; lost muscle replaced with extra fat
What do you think about the future?
Luckier than some others
So far, which years have been the best years in your life? What have you done during them?
Best years are still ahead. The past has finished.
What would you like to do if you didn’t have your condition?
More energy; more physical output; opportunity to take some risks again.
If you had to describe your life in a sentence, what would it be?
Lucky to have been born; lucky to be here now; it could be a worse future that I anticipate but what the hell, it’s all I have.
Finally, what advice would you give to a person in a similar situation?
Find an experienced endocrinologist. If not sure then get a second opinion. Do not overdose.
