Euturpe, are you basing that on how Irina looked or did you have some other source? What you wrote is plausible, but I follow Irina closely and don't recall reading that.
The good news on Irina's condition is that, according to a study
Clinical remission was obtained in 91.5%; 22 (25.6%) patients relapsed. ... The long-term prognosis of CSS is good ... although most patients need low doses of oral corticosteroids for persistent asthma, even many years after clinical recovery from vasculitis.
Guillevin L, Cohen P, Gayraud M: Churg-Strauss syndrome. Clinical study and long-term follow-up of 96 patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 1999 Jan; 78(1): 26-37
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So Irina can still live a long and healthy life and with her attitude and great medical care I expect that's exactly what she will do. But I'm sure her disease and living with her medication is a constant struggle and I have incredible admiration for how she handles all this with a big smile on her face.
The good news on Irina's condition is that, according to a study
Clinical remission was obtained in 91.5%; 22 (25.6%) patients relapsed. ... The long-term prognosis of CSS is good ... although most patients need low doses of oral corticosteroids for persistent asthma, even many years after clinical recovery from vasculitis.
Guillevin L, Cohen P, Gayraud M: Churg-Strauss syndrome. Clinical study and long-term follow-up of 96 patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 1999 Jan; 78(1): 26-37
- end quote -
So Irina can still live a long and healthy life and with her attitude and great medical care I expect that's exactly what she will do. But I'm sure her disease and living with her medication is a constant struggle and I have incredible admiration for how she handles all this with a big smile on her face.