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January 25, 2010

Have a lawyer...

In a message dated 1/23/2010 10:36:30 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

borlan9191962@... writes:

Good Afternoon Group.

I have a question for the group members who have experience with Social

Security Disability. I am at the 2nd stage-reconsideratiI have a question for

the group members who have experience with Social Security Disability. I

am at the 2nd stage-reconsiderati<WB

I filed originally due to many spinal issues as well as a compromised

liver and severe drug sensitivity (can't take pain meds. or hardly any other

meds.). My Orthopedists says I am not a candidate for surgery. He wrote and

submitted a narrative to SS stating that I am disabled permananly and why. I

have other issues such as severe arthritis in hands and knees, etc.

How should I handle this appointment.How should I handle this

appointment.<WBR>? Should I bring up issues or just answer their direct

questions? Is

there anything I should or shouldn't do?

I'm sure there are many out there who are now or will be going through

this same situation. Disability veterans we need your expert advice.

Thanks,

Jane H.

January 25, 2010

Have a lawyer...

In a message dated 1/23/2010 10:36:30 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

borlan9191962@... writes:

Good Afternoon Group.

I have a question for the group members who have experience with Social

Security Disability. I am at the 2nd stage-reconsideratiI have a question for

the group members who have experience with Social Security Disability. I

am at the 2nd stage-reconsiderati<WB

I filed originally due to many spinal issues as well as a compromised

liver and severe drug sensitivity (can't take pain meds. or hardly any other

meds.). My Orthopedists says I am not a candidate for surgery. He wrote and

submitted a narrative to SS stating that I am disabled permananly and why. I

have other issues such as severe arthritis in hands and knees, etc.

How should I handle this appointment.How should I handle this

appointment.<WBR>? Should I bring up issues or just answer their direct

questions? Is

there anything I should or shouldn't do?

I'm sure there are many out there who are now or will be going through

this same situation. Disability veterans we need your expert advice.

Thanks,

Jane H.

May 3, 2010

I'm a coco water fan but out here its expensive! Where do you get yours from?

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Hi,

My name is Pamela and I am practically addicted to coconut water. In less

than 6 weeks on it, I have improved my blood sugar levels, my A1c reading,

my cholesterol levels, my blood pressure, my energy level, my attitude and,

last but not least, beat a flu in 24-hours that debilitated two friends for

10 days each!

I want to learn everything I can about raw coconuts and there are some gaps

in my coconut-education. I am looking for answers to the following

coconut-related questions:

1. Have coconuts actually been used intravenously? If so - when and

where? How (trocar directly in coconut or drained and then put in IV bags)?

Which coconuts?

2. How many types of coconuts are there? Green, brown, white, etc.?

(Boy, the white ones are hard to open!)

3. Are all coconuts equal in nutritional value?

4. Is the pink/purple mold harmful, helpful, or neither?

5. Does adding lime to the coconut enrich the nutrition or is it a

Jamaican-urban-legend?

6. How can you tell when the Thai coconuts have been sprayed with

formaldehyde (it is to prevent mold)?

7. Are there any educational books on coconuts?

I am interested in any info on coconuts you would like to share. I

Best Regards,

Pamela

May 3, 2010

> 5. Does adding lime to the coconut enrich the nutrition or is it a

Jamaican-urban-legend?

Mix that with Jamaican white rum..and seriously,who cares ? LOL

Where do you get the coconut water..most find it hard to get. Id have it

everyday if i could get it fresh and not expensive.

May 4, 2010

I am surprised coconut water helped with your blood sugar as coconut

water has lots of carbs.

Coconut water was used for IV during WW-II in the pacific by US military.

I throw out any coconuts with mold.

Alobar

On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:45 PM, pam <cocapf@...> wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> My name is Pamela and I am practically addicted to coconut water. In less

> than 6 weeks on it, I have improved my blood sugar levels, my A1c reading,

> my cholesterol levels, my blood pressure, my energy level, my attitude and,

> last but not least, beat a flu in 24-hours that debilitated two friends for

> 10 days each!

>

> I want to learn everything I can about raw coconuts and there are some gaps

> in my coconut-education. I am looking for answers to the following

> coconut-related questions:

>

> 1. Have coconuts actually been used intravenously? If so - when and

> where? How (trocar directly in coconut or drained and then put in IV bags)?

> Which coconuts?

>

> 2. How many types of coconuts are there? Green, brown, white, etc.?

> (Boy, the white ones are hard to open!)

>

> 3. Are all coconuts equal in nutritional value?

>

> 4. Is the pink/purple mold harmful, helpful, or neither?

>

> 5. Does adding lime to the coconut enrich the nutrition or is it a

> Jamaican-urban-legend?

>

> 6. How can you tell when the Thai coconuts have been sprayed with

> formaldehyde (it is to prevent mold)?

>

> 7. Are there any educational books on coconuts?

>

> I am interested in any info on coconuts you would like to share. I

>

> Best Regards,

> Pamela

>

May 4, 2010

I buy fresh Thai coconuts. They are in the Asian markets and most health

food stores ($1-2 each). I pop them open and stick a straw into them. I

don't buy packaged coconut water because it is pasteurized and usually has

sugar in it. I like the raw/natural coconut water.

Best Regards,

Pamela Coca

949.495.5347

From: Coconut Oil

[mailto:Coconut Oil ] On Behalf Of k8teeth

Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:56 PM

Coconut Oil

Subject: Re: Questions

> 5. Does adding lime to the coconut enrich the nutrition or is it a

Jamaican-urban-legend?

Mix that with Jamaican white rum..and seriously,who cares ? LOL

Where do you get the coconut water..most find it hard to get. Id have it

everyday if i could get it fresh and not expensive.

May 4, 2010

The best price is at Asian grocery stores. Usually about $1 each. Look for

the young Thai coconuts - the husk has been trimmed to a flat bottom, round

sides and a pointed top. Check the bottom of each one for: pink or purple

spots, large cracks, sogginess - all signs of a bad coconut. Save your

receipts. Even if you pick carefully, you will get 1 in every 5 that is bad.

So next time you buy them, show your receipt and get the bad ones replaced.

They take 6-8 weeks to ship to the US from Thailand so there are always

going to be some bad ones.

Best Regards,

Pamela Coca

949.495.5347

From: Coconut Oil

[mailto:Coconut Oil ] On Behalf Of

cocheesie420@...

Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:17 PM

Coconut Oil

Subject: Re: Questions

I'm a coco water fan but out here its expensive! Where do you get yours

from?

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Questions

Hi,

My name is Pamela and I am practically addicted to coconut water. In less

than 6 weeks on it, I have improved my blood sugar levels, my A1c reading,

my cholesterol levels, my blood pressure, my energy level, my attitude and,

last but not least, beat a flu in 24-hours that debilitated two friends for

10 days each!

I want to learn everything I can about raw coconuts and there are some gaps

in my coconut-education. I am looking for answers to the following

coconut-related questions:

1. Have coconuts actually been used intravenously? If so - when and

where? How (trocar directly in coconut or drained and then put in IV bags)?

Which coconuts?

2. How many types of coconuts are there? Green, brown, white, etc.?

(Boy, the white ones are hard to open!)

3. Are all coconuts equal in nutritional value?

4. Is the pink/purple mold harmful, helpful, or neither?

5. Does adding lime to the coconut enrich the nutrition or is it a

Jamaican-urban-legend?

6. How can you tell when the Thai coconuts have been sprayed with

formaldehyde (it is to prevent mold)?

7. Are there any educational books on coconuts?

I am interested in any info on coconuts you would like to share. I

Best Regards,

Pamela

June 14, 2010

Hi,

My son is now eight and had his surgery nearly two years ago. Time does fly.

His hearing was better before the surgery, so he know wears a hearing aid. It

makes such a difference to his life. He also uses an FM system in school. The

teacher wears a microphone, and it feeds straight into the hearing aid. I

My son, hasn't had any issues with learning to read, so I can't comment there.

He wasn't too bad about the anaesthetic. The main issue was with the IV. He

tried to pull it out, but we explained it to him and he calmed down. He didn't

care about the bandage around his head, he was too worried about the IV.

Is there a sedative that they can give her after the op? I am not sure if it is

possible, but I would ask the surgeon to see what they can do.

>

> My seven year old daughter has cholesteatomas in both ears. Her hearing is

very poor. She is scheduled to have surgery in the next month or so. I was

wondering if any of you have had problems with hearing after surgery and what

types of devices you use to help you? My daughter has also not learned to read.

I am thinking it is because she can not hear the sounds clearly enough to be

able to learn to read. Have any of you experienced this with your children.

Another question I was also wondering how your children tolerated waking up for

anesthesia. The past three times she has been under anesthesia she has came out

of it angry. pulling out IVs and throwing anything in sight. The nurses are

very rude and firm with her refusing to take off her IVs and any other devices

that she wants immediately removed. She then will pull them out herself. I know

that nurses are just doing there jobs but I as a parent do not know how to

handle this. Allyssa will throw a two to three hour tantrum after her surgery

until she falls asleep in exhaustion. This will be her worst surgery yet and I

am dreading the after math of this one. I am afraid she sill hurt her self

worse when she can not remove the bandage on her ear. I know this is alot of

questions and I do not know anyone that has this diease to talk to.

> from Redding, California

>

June 15, 2010

Hi

My 6yo had his 2nd surgery to remove ctoma on March 3. His hearing has been worse after each surgery. He is getting his hearing aid & FM in July, we are all very excited about it.

Because he has hearing loss in one ear only, his reading has developed well. But it would be very difficult with hearing loss in both ears. I know that depending on the level of loss certain sounds can't be heard at all! Hopefully when she has recovered she will be able to get aids & extra help from her teacher & catch up with her reading skills. My advice as a teacher of chn of this age is to read to her as much as possible. The same sex parent is the greatest influence, so let her see you reading also. Her school should be able to give you lots of tips to help.

Joe wakes up vomiting a lot after surgery, even short ones. I phoned the anaesthesiologist before the surgery to ask whether anything could be done (It is the worst part of the surgery for him). This last surgery he didn't vomit at all! I know this is very different, but they should be aware of the different affects . Make sure he/she knows & request that the nurses in recovery are also aware. It is not just a case of bad behaviour - good luck

Donna

From: amandawood03 <amandawood03@...>cholesteatoma Sent: Tue, 15 June, 2010 7:24:10 AMSubject: Questions

My seven year old daughter has cholesteatomas in both ears. Her hearing is very poor. She is scheduled to have surgery in the next month or so. I was wondering if any of you have had problems with hearing after surgery and what types of devices you use to help you? My daughter has also not learned to read. I am thinking it is because she can not hear the sounds clearly enough to be able to learn to read. Have any of you experienced this with your children. Another question I was also wondering how your children tolerated waking up for anesthesia. The past three times she has been under anesthesia she has came out of it angry. pulling out IVs and throwing anything in sight. The nurses are very rude and firm with her refusing to take off her IVs and any other devices that she wants immediately removed. She then will pull them out herself. I know that nurses are just doing there jobs but I as a parent do not know how to handle this. Allyssa will throw a

two to three hour tantrum after her surgery until she falls asleep in exhaustion. This will be her worst surgery yet and I am dreading the after math of this one. I am afraid she sill hurt her self worse when she can not remove the bandage on her ear. I know this is alot of questions and I do not know anyone that has this diease to talk to. from Redding, California

June 15, 2010

,

I understand that she may not be aware of what she is doing when she

comes out of the anesthesia, but try talking to your daughter before the

surgery and let her know what she will be feeling like and tell her how

important it is for her to wake up and remain calm - explain the IV's,

etc.. Maybe somewhere in her subconscious you will be able to remind

her of that conversation when she wakes up. Also, be sure you discuss

your concerns with the anesthesiologist.

My daughter had dyslexia and didn't learn to read until she was 11 or

12. She does fine now (she is 21) and you would never know she had a

problem. There can be many things that affect reading. The first thing

to do is to get the physical issues taken care of. Then if she is still

having problems you can begin looking into other issues. Don't panic.

I know at age 7 she is behind the other children, but she still has

plenty of time to catch up. Once they start reading they progress very

quickly. I've since received training for reading remediation and have

tutored many children and adults. The " trick " is to find the specific

problem she is having, everyone is different. I wouldn't be too

concerned until you get the hearing situation resolved. Feel free to

email me specific questions about reading and I will try to answer.

You can find more information about my situation here:

http://www.clarkresourcecenter.com (It's still under construction and I

haven't had much time to put into the web site - let me know if anything

glitches. I hope it is ok to post the link.)

Jan

> My seven year old daughter has cholesteatomas in both ears. Her

> hearing is very poor. She is scheduled to have surgery in the next

> month or so. I was wondering if any of you have had problems with

> hearing after surgery and what types of devices you use to help you?

> My daughter has also not learned to read. I am thinking it is because

> she can not hear the sounds clearly enough to be able to learn to

> read. Have any of you experienced this with your children. Another

> question I was also wondering how your children tolerated waking up

> for anesthesia. The past three times she has been under anesthesia she

> has came out of it angry. pulling out IVs and throwing anything in

> sight. The nurses are very rude and firm with her refusing to take off

> her IVs and any other devices that she wants immediately removed. She

> then will pull them out herself. I know that nurses are just doing

> there jobs but I as a parent do not know how to handle this. Allyssa

> will throw a two to three hour tantrum after her surgery until she

> falls asleep in exhaustion. This will be her worst surgery yet and I

> am dreading the after math of this one. I am afraid she sill hurt her

> self worse when she can not remove the bandage on her ear. I know this

> is alot of questions and I do not know anyone that has this diease to

> talk to.

> from Redding, California

June 15, 2010

Thank you for sharing your experiences with me. My Daughters doctor said that her hearing would improve after the surgery but that he would be removing most of the bones in her ears because of where the cholesteatoma has destroyed them. Form your experiences I am not sure this will be the case. The cholesteatoma on her left side is huge and she will have another surgery to reconstruct her ear. The doctor said sometimes the skin will grow over the reconstruction and she may be able to hear again. I hope he is right.

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:18 AM, <clarkdq@...> wrote: