'As long as you've got your health that's all that matters'

[Jzee]

I've always been really healthy, eating the right stuff, exercising etc, etc, and never ever thought I'd get some sort of illness. After years of trying to conceive I recently gave birth to a baby which we call our miracle. After the birth I went into a critical state and was hooked up to various life saving equipment, rushed to intensive care only to discover I was critically ill with a long term illness fighting for my life. My baby had to be looked after whilst I was so ill. Although I feel better who knows if I will ever make a recovery and I'm taking each day at a time. All our lives have been turned up-side down and although I valued life before something like this really puts things into perspective and never again will I moan about the mundane things in life, rainy days, tubes, traffic etc....

Poor you Jzee - that must have been a big shock for you and at a time when you should be enjoying your new baby. Have you had plenty of support to get you through what must be a very difficult time. How old is your baby? You are right of course health is so important and I think you feel even more aware of that when you have a little one to take care of. Anyway I hope that you are getting the support you need. Sorry you had such a bad experience.

Jzee so sorry to hear of your illness. Is it something that you might recover from? I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease when I was 23(not life threatening if treated but can ruin your life if you have it badly), and felt a little bit like you do. Of course I didn't have a new born baby to deal with as well.

Believe me I still moan about mundane things. It takes a while to adjust to illness but you will. I just hope it is something that resolves or that you can manage effectively.

If you want to talk about it feel free to mail me.

Jzee - your post has really put my problems into perspective. Glad to hear you are feeling better now. Long shall this continue.

Jzee, sounds like a terrible and scary experience, very sorry to hear about it. I didn't have your experience of serious and sudden illness after giving birth but a few months after my first baby was born I became ill. I have always wondered if being pregnant triggered it and the Drs think its possible, they just don't know. They thought I had Lupus at first but it turned out to be Scleroderma. LIke CDrac, not life threatening but very serious if not treated and for a long time it seriously impaired my quality of life.
I agree with you about rethinking priorities. Its also good to learn to really enjoy things and to appreciate things so much more.

Agree that rethinking priorities can really help you enjoy life more. Hope things carry on improving and you do make a full recovery and soon. So glad you have your "little miracle" though.

thank you Jzee for posting - I all too often need to be reminded to be pleased that I can "moan" about rainy days etc and not anything more serious. I really hope life can get much better for you now. (so guilty of worrying about things unnecessarily).

Jzee, giving birth is such an test of strength in itself, you are amazing to find that extra bit more to get through everything and be with your new family. It must have been so hard to be separated from your little one. How are you finding motherhood? Are you at home now? Let us know a bit more about your 'miracle'. xx

Jzee,

I hope you and your little one are doing well and getting all the help you need. Also just wanted to mention that there may be support groups that can help you thru your illness.

All the best, and let us know how you're both doing when you can!

Thank you everyone for your support and I pray that one day I make a full recovery. It's a very rare heart condition and doctors are not sure if it has been lying dormant, something caused by a virus or caused by my pregnancy. The fact that I could get something is unbelievable, but even more so that it is so rare. Mostly we try not to think about it and focus on our little one who is pure joy and keeps us going. It's true what they say that you certainly learn who your friends are when the going gets tough- fortunately I have some really good ones.

Jzee, sorry to hear about the bad news, I think you are being very strong and brave. I agree with you about rethinking priorities. I hope things get better for you and am glad you have your new baby to focus on. Welcome to the new baby, is it a boy or a girl?