what being on steroids is REALLY like 🌝

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  • Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
  • TW !! discussions of weight gain, body image issues & insecurities - apologies I didn't think to put a warning at the beginning of the video, but the topic of steroids is very intertwined with body image problems for me, so that is a strong theme throughout the whole video! In case you are feeling delicate today & perhaps don't want to hear about all of that, maybe give this one a miss :)
    Also for anyone wondering the steroid I am on is prednisolone, but I have also been on hydrocortisone in the past too!
    & finally just to clarify, this video is not meant to dissaude anyone from steroids (as they are very effective, & I owe a lot of my lung stability to them!!) but more to shed light on the realities of being on them i.e. difficult side effects
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    + my Iphone 8 plus
    I do not own any music used
    #cysticfibrosis #steroids #prednisolone

КОМЕНТАРІ • 13

  • @gingerels
    @gingerels  2 роки тому +3

    if you are on steroids, how are you finding it? are you like me struggling not to eat everything in sigh t?! 🤣
    this video isn't meant to dissaude anyone from taking steroids (as they are extremely effective, I owe a lot of my lung stability to them !!) but to talk about the realities of being on such a strong medication. lots of love to anyone who might be finding it difficult being on them, hang in there x

  • @hattywillmoth
    @hattywillmoth 2 роки тому +3

    Love this video!! Such a vivid insight into what it's like being on steroids and how it affects you, and so well-made. Kind of heart-breaking in moments - I so wished I could give you a hug when you got upset! I'm so sorry you have to be on steroids for so long and I hope it starts getting easier and that you're able to wean away from them soon! Sending so much love xxx

    • @gingerels
      @gingerels  2 роки тому +2

      Aw thank you so much hat hat 😭 that all means a lot I really appreciate it - big hug is pending !! thank you for being so kind & understanding as always, it is slowly getting easier which is fabby 🥰 so much love x x

  • @Jess-wk5jo
    @Jess-wk5jo 2 роки тому +1

    I have question for you over cystic fibrosis and lung transplant.
    1 Why do new lungs go into rejection for?
    2 what happen if people keep on leave Pseudomonas to infected new lungs what would that happen too them?
    3 i have question for you over lung transplant for cystic fibrosis.
    Can bacterial from old cystic fibrosis lungs infected new donor lungs after lung transplant for being sill being in CF sinus? Cf patient who had lung can that happen .
    4 i have question for you over lung transplant For CF .why do people get lung transplant for cystic fibrosis when it not cure CF?

    • @gingerels
      @gingerels  2 роки тому +2

      sure!
      1 - I don't have much knowledge about it, but your immune system can just reject any new organ that has been transplanted which can cause problems!
      2 - I'm not sure what you mean?! But because of the mucus a CF patient's lungs produces, even with a lung transplant you are still at risk from infection (such as pseudomonas) as the overproduction of mucus causes this
      3 - I'm not too sure! I do know that the damage caused by the infections in someones lungs will not be there anymore after a transplant has happened - as the donor lungs will not have this scarring & damage. But tbh I'm not sure whether infections can pass from one lung to the other?
      4 - If your lungs have so much damage from infection & mucus that you are struggling to breathe, & your lung capacity is so low, then your only option to try & survive may be to have a transplant. Although it does not cure CF, it can help to give people another chance :)

  • @jellybeanfamilly5321
    @jellybeanfamilly5321 2 роки тому

    Hello, I have Cistic fibrosis, and I was wondering if you have access to Tricafta, a reletivaly new drug, depending on where you live. For me, it's side effect free and it works really well. It's not the same for everybody, but I think it's worth trying. Keep going!!! 💛

  • @sleepekoala5138
    @sleepekoala5138 2 роки тому +1

    Oh and i will sub

  • @sleepekoala5138
    @sleepekoala5138 2 роки тому +1

    Hi! Im new can u post more videos pls?

  • @Jess-wk5jo
    @Jess-wk5jo 2 роки тому +1

    can people with cystic fibrosis not always have problems with their liver and kidneys and pancreas and another parts at all I have always wonder that

    • @gingerels
      @gingerels  2 роки тому +1

      great question! It really just depends on the person & the type of CF you have? for example, I have never had problems with my liver or kidneys (as of yet) but my pancreas doesn’t work properly without treatment. In contrast some people with CF won’t have any problems with their pancreas. The same goes for the liver, kidneys, bowel, just to name a few! You could have any combination of problems with different organs, or only a few - it really depends on the individual person & genetic strain of CF you have. Hope that makes sense! x

    • @Jess-wk5jo
      @Jess-wk5jo 2 роки тому +1

      @@gingerels @gingerels i have autism and heart defects call tetralogy of fallot i am interested in cystic fibrosis and lungs disease