My first day on the blog!

At the age of 50 I got very sick. After much testing they discovered I have something called P-Ancu Vasculitis. It is quite rare. Doctors don't know much about it. They don't know what causes it or if or when it will show itself again. They do know that it attacks the organs, with a special attraction to the kidneys. This sneaky disease is dormant right now but has scarred my kidneys to the point of no function. The doctors say that scar tissue won't heal. My treatment right now is peritoneal dialysis. The nephrologists (kidney specialists) say that I should look at a transplant as the next treatment

In my mind that is just a band-aid. It doesn't look at me and address why I got sick to start with. Have you noticed how one disease always leads to another in time? Science has the knowledge to fix a lot of things as they come along but doesn't address why we get sick in the first place. For me I wanted to look at the why of it. How did this manifest itself in my body? What can I do to avoid any more health trouble? What can I do to enjoy good health in the future?

I have decided to take control of my own destiny and focus on healing. It is really working for me! I have regained %15 kidney function to date. This will increase in time. My goal with this blog is to tell you about my healing. Hopefully my story will help some one else out there who is faced with this same challenge. You can do it!

I look forward to hearing your story and sharing mine with you as it unfolds. I'll talk to you again soon. Until then, take care. MD