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April 13, 2006

Afternoon Kathy,

I don't know whether this would help, but Hello from a

fellow south african Ndip. I am currently working offshore.

Most probably be moving on the Iraq within the next month

or so.

Hope you are keeping well.

Regards

J

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:07:45 +0100 (BST)

Nash <tehsmom@...> wrote:

> Hi all, A newbie here, am an Ndip from SA, working in

>the United Arab Emirates. Am in the Waterpark industry (

>as the manager of a primary care clinic), which is a bit

>degrading. Hope to meet up with other people out there who

>are also doing the expat thing in odd countries.

> K well , hi to all!!

> Kathy

>

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April 13, 2006

Alyssa

Don't worry about it

Keep the faith

felicity

> my free day was on tuesday by the way,mabe to close to that to weigh.

>

April 13, 2006

thanks i'll just keep up the routine. Did my cardio this morning

and will of course eat healthy.

>

> > my free day was on tuesday by the way,mabe to close to that to

weigh.

> >

>

April 14, 2006

ha, well at least you get paid for what you do,

--- Nash <tehsmom@...> wrote:

> Hi all, A newbie here, am an Ndip from SA, working

> in the United Arab Emirates. Am in the Waterpark

> industry ( as the manager of a primary care clinic),

> which is a bit degrading. Hope to meet up with other

> people out there who are also doing the expat thing

> in odd countries.

> K well , hi to all!!

> Kathy

>

> ---------------------------------

> 360 & deg; NEW – Your one place to blog,

> create, publish & share!

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

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April 18, 2006

Deb, I want to thank you for your recent post to Tami.....welcome Tami, I am new, too, and having surgery on 6/27 for LTKR.....your words are so encouraging and enough to convince me that I need to get a computer for home just to have access to this wonderful support. This site is such a gift. Marciareynawhitehawk <ReynaWhitehawk@...> wrote: Hi Tami,I think I may be the most recent one to have a TKR....I'm 5 weeks post op as of today. You couldn't have come to a better place than this for support. I wish I'd found it before my surgery!! I, like you had so many questions. Fortunately, I have an awesome doctor and staff to answer all of them. I also found this book that helped me to prepare myself and my house before the surgery.

It guides you week by week afterwards, and also has all these exercises to do before and after it. It helps me so much. But the people here are the BEST!!!! There are times when I'm feeling so completely overwhelmed with what I'm going thru, and I'll post my feelings here. I know that nobody here will think I'm whinning, they've all gone thru "it", doesn't matter if it's a hip or knee. The pain, the therapy, the not sleeping...lots of different emotions you'll have.... and sometimes you wanna throw in the towel. But everyone will always be here for you, full of support and ready to help answer your questions.I have good days, and of course bad ones too. I'm not a very patient person...just ask my husband...LOL. I'm having problems still not getting enough of a bend. I'm being really hard on myself my PT and my doctor say. I had a bit more to my surgery than

most people because he had to take alot of hardware out from previous surgeries, so my recovery will be a bit harder. But every day is progress...and I always remember what they tell me here, that people recover at different paces. I am now doing things I NEVER thought I'd do again just a couple of weeks ago.Just come here for answers to your questions. The folks here will welcome you with open arms just like they did me a few short weeks ago. Good luck with your appointment.Debra>> Hi> > My name is Tami and I am from the upper peninsula of Michgian. I am seeing> the ortho dr next wednesday. Most likely I will be having knee replacement.> > I have so many questions not sure were to start> >

Tami>

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April 18, 2006

The more I hear is that I am way to yound yet to have this done. Now to convice the docs to do it

Tami

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Hi Tami,I think I may be the most recent one to have a TKR....I'm 5 weeks post op as of today. You couldn't have come to a better place than this for support. I wish I'd found it before my surgery!! I, like you had so many questions. Fortunately, I have an awesome doctor and staff to answer all of them. I also found this book that helped me to prepare myself and my house before the surgery. It guides you week by week afterwards, and also has all these exercises to do before and after it. It helps me so much. But the people here are the BEST!!!! There are times when I'm feeling so completely overwhelmed with what I'm going thru, and I'll post my feelings here. I know that nobody here will think I'm whinning, they've all gone thru "it", doesn't matter if it's a hip or knee. The pain, the therapy, the not sleeping...lots of different emotions you'll have.... and sometimes you wanna throw in the towel. But everyone will always be here for you, full of support and ready to help answer your questions.I have good days, and of course bad ones too. I'm not a very patient person...just ask my husband...LOL. I'm having problems still not getting enough of a bend. I'm being really hard on myself my PT and my doctor say. I had a bit more to my surgery than most people because he had to take alot of hardware out from previous surgeries, so my recovery will be a bit harder. But every day is progress...and I always remember what they tell me here, that people recover at different paces. I am now doing things I NEVER thought I'd do again just a couple of weeks ago.Just come here for answers to your questions. The folks here will welcome you with open arms just like they did me a few short weeks ago. Good luck with your appointment.Debra>> Hi> > My name is Tami and I am from the upper peninsula of Michgian. I am seeing> the ortho dr next wednesday. Most likely I will be having knee replacement.> > I have so many questions not sure were to start> > Tami>

April 18, 2006

Not from me. Pittman killed his grandparents on it. The movie

" Antidepressant: Suicide? " Had a precious little girl that hung herself

unexpectedly on it. It can be very hard to get off of. Too much of it will

give you Serotonin Syndrome.

http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/serotonin-syndrome-ADF.htm

There was study that said that moderate depression responded better to

exercise than Zoloft.

I guess it would be good for getting rid of people you didn't want around.

You could probably use it for rat bait.

Jim

Is there anything good to be said about Zolft

April 19, 2006

Tami:

Are you saying that you will not have the operation if you cannot convince the

doctors? It

goes without saying this is your decision and yours alone. I would ask them if

they would

reconsider and if the only reason is because of age. Tell them you are going to

get

another opinion and it is your decision not theirs on the subject.

From what I understand the technology is well understood and if nothing happens

between the bone and the metal parts the only wear is the plastic cushion. This

is the

same material that skate board wheels are made out of, very tough. The plastic

part can

be replaced in the future if it does wear out. The metal will not wear. Now

hips are a

different animal and there are more factors but not with knees.

It is a question of life style. All things being equal. Like someone else

posted, who has

the pain, you or the doctor. This is just my 2 cents worth. I have learned

over the years

that we the patient need to take more responsibility for health related

decisions. This is

assuming that we have all of the best and most recent information on the

subject. There

will alway be some unknowns but if you do the research, get several opinions

(doctors)

and read what as been posted by hundreds on this thread and others, you can

make a

good decision about this.

Don

>

> The more I hear is that I am way to yound yet to have this done. Now to

convice the

docs to do it

April 19, 2006

No I plan on getting more than one opinion until I find a doc to do it. The apt next week better do it LOL

Tami

Re: (unknown)

Tami:Are you saying that you will not have the operation if you cannot convince the doctors? It goes without saying this is your decision and yours alone. I would ask them if they would reconsider and if the only reason is because of age. Tell them you are going to get another opinion and it is your decision not theirs on the subject.From what I understand the technology is well understood and if nothing happens between the bone and the metal parts the only wear is the plastic cushion. This is the same material that skate board wheels are made out of, very tough. The plastic part can be replaced in the future if it does wear out. The metal will not wear. Now hips are a different animal and there are more factors but not with knees.It is a question of life style. All things being equal. Like someone else posted, who has the pain, you or the doctor. This is just my 2 cents worth. I have learned over the years that we the patient need to take more responsibility for health related decisions. This is assuming that we have all of the best and most recent information on the subject. There will alway be some unknowns but if you do the research, get several opinions (doctors) and read what as been posted by hundreds on this thread and others, you can make a good decision about this.Don>> The more I hear is that I am way to yound yet to have this done. Now to convice the docs to do it

April 19, 2006

One question I would have is is she verbal? If kids don't have words to say

what they feel/need to say, they use physical action. Frustration is hard

on all of us, but kids really struggle with it. I would encourage you to

give her the words to express herself, or some sign language, or whatever

you use. I don't use corporal punishment either, although I have to admit

there are days I'm tempted. Parenting is hard. You can say, " hands are for

hugging; hands aren't for hitting. " My guess is she picks on her brother

because she can. Kids do that; they figure out who they can boss around or

push around and then do it when they're frustrated. A behavior guy I know

once told me instead of telling your child what not to do, tell her what to

do. Seems like good advice.

Good luck!

Eleanor

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Subject: (unknown)

I am having some behavior problems with my daughter Amelia (ds, 6) whereby

she gets angry or frustrated with her younger brother Jake (4) and hits him.

Sometimes it won't be even a situation where she is angry with her brother

but at someone else and she will walk over and hit him or push him. We do

not use corporal punishment. On Sunday she pushed him so hard off the

toilet-where he was standing on the lid-that I really was concerned that she

had injured him. Any advice on how to help her change this behavior?

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April 20, 2006

The power of the Internet in naming buildings affected with toxic mold is an

interesting idea. Does anyone know if there are any websites where any list

per state has been started? I think it is an interesting concept of naming a

building, an address and along with that stating the results of the testing,

being specific with facts that can be backed up.

Tara,

My experience is that most people do not want to know about exposure to toxic

molds in their environments, even when sick. It is too threatening to them.

All too many people do not believe toxic mold can make people sick. Given

this, there may be even one person sick from the mold that has no idea this is a

result of mold exposure. It might be that this one person would benefit from

being told their environment could be a cause for the symptoms they are

experiencing.

People exposed to mold who are sick should know that leaving that environment

may make them well again. Once someone knows this who is sick and chooses to

stay, that is their choice. For those that are sick and deny a problem, fine.

However, for those that are sick and have no idea as to a cause, these are

the people we need to reach out to.

Half of the trauma of illness as a result of toxic mold exposure is not

having any idea what is wrong. Getting sicker and sicker and going to doctors

who

have no education in identification of and recognition of mold illness is

sadly a journey many have traveled, as I have.

I am new to this group and hope to make a difference. There is power in

numbers and even greater power in the Internet in these numbers.

In a message dated 4/20/06 11:27:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

crazybeautifull3@... writes:

> hello my name is tara and i work for a company that many of you

> know... the place that i used to work at ( i transfered due to be

> sick) had a water leakage problem that wasnt taken care of .. and my

> manager and i figured out that it was mold.. we closed down ... with

> testing beging done we had aspergillus, statrobyos(sp), penicllium ,

> amoung other molds.. they supposedly cleaned it up but without a

> professional remedation team. we opened back up a mont later .. wth

> reentering we all got sick again, i mean breathing problems, migranes,

> fatigue trouble concentrating. so i left the store. other employees

> are still there and still getting sick.. they dont belive us .. and

> wont dont anything more... we foound that the insulation in the

> ceiling is toxic and they wont test it. im currently going to the

> doctors.. i dont know what to do.

>

April 21, 2006

Well said, and thank goodness for the dedication of so many people like

yourself. I hold a number of credentials in the healthcare field and am happy

to

testify with my experience. Anything I can do to help, let me know.

In a message dated 4/20/06 7:10:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

tigerpaw2c@... writes:

> ,

>

> You are absolutely correct that we must reach out to one another in

> the form of support, immediate guidance, resources and offer these

> to the ones that are in need. Caught in time many will overcome this

> illness, before it has a chance to destroy the immune systems and

> damage our organs. But we must not stop there with just the ones

> that want to listen and take action, we have to continue on the same

> course with the naysayers until they can get a grip on the effect of

> mycotoxins on our health.

>

> Many of the affected are children, many teachers and so many others

> in the general public that think the same way we did in the very

> beginning. " Give me a break, mold can't hurt you. No way it's not

> possible. " Well now we know different. We must continue educating

> ALL of our citizens. Even the naysayers, many of our physicians and

> federal agencies. The leaders of these agencies have to be educated

> as well. Even some of our worst critics are starting to come around

> now, because the science IS there and is stronger than ever.I am not

> aware of any other medical issue or circumstances that have been

> denied, ripped apart, ridiculed and completely ignored, such as this

> one has, when so many continue to suffer.

>

> Great headway has been made over the last couple of years and I do

> believe in the very near future I hope we will all see some drastic

> changes in our medical community and federal authorities.

>

> We're not giving up and we are not going away.

>

> KC

>

April 21, 2006

" For those that are sick and deny a problem, fine.

However, for those that are sick and have no idea as to a cause,

these are the people we need to reach out to. "

,

You are absolutely correct that we must reach out to one another in

the form of support, immediate guidance, resources and offer these

to the ones that are in need. Caught in time many will overcome this

illness, before it has a chance to destroy the immune systems and

damage our organs. But we must not stop there with just the ones

that want to listen and take action, we have to continue on the same

course with the naysayers until they can get a grip on the effect of

mycotoxins on our health.

Many of the affected are children, many teachers and so many others

in the general public that think the same way we did in the very

beginning. " Give me a break, mold can't hurt you. No way it's not

possible. " Well now we know different. We must continue educating

ALL of our citizens. Even the naysayers, many of our physicians and

federal agencies. The leaders of these agencies have to be educated

as well. Even some of our worst critics are starting to come around

now, because the science IS there and is stronger than ever.I am not

aware of any other medical issue or circumstances that have been

denied, ripped apart, ridiculed and completely ignored, such as this

one has, when so many continue to suffer.

Great headway has been made over the last couple of years and I do

believe in the very near future I hope we will all see some drastic

changes in our medical community and federal authorities.

We're not giving up and we are not going away.

KC

>

> The power of the Internet in naming buildings affected with toxic

mold is an

> interesting idea. Does anyone know if there are any websites

where any list

> per state has been started? I think it is an interesting concept

of naming a

> building, an address and along with that stating the results of

the testing,

> being specific with facts that can be backed up.

>

> Tara,

> My experience is that most people do not want to know about

exposure to toxic

> molds in their environments, even when sick. It is too

threatening to them.

> All too many people do not believe toxic mold can make people

sick. Given

> this, there may be even one person sick from the mold that has no

idea this is a

> result of mold exposure. It might be that this one person would

benefit from

> being told their environment could be a cause for the symptoms

they are

> experiencing.

>

> People exposed to mold who are sick should know that leaving that

environment

> may make them well again. Once someone knows this who is sick and

chooses to

> stay, that is their choice. For those that are sick and deny a

problem, fine.

> However, for those that are sick and have no idea as to a cause,

these are

> the people we need to reach out to.

>

> Half of the trauma of illness as a result of toxic mold exposure

is not

> having any idea what is wrong. Getting sicker and sicker and

going to doctors who

> have no education in identification of and recognition of mold

illness is

> sadly a journey many have traveled, as I have.

>

> I am new to this group and hope to make a difference. There is

power in

> numbers and even greater power in the Internet in these numbers.

>

> In a message dated 4/20/06 11:27:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> crazybeautifull3@... writes:

>

> > hello my name is tara and i work for a company that many of you

> > know... the place that i used to work at ( i transfered due to

be

> > sick) had a water leakage problem that wasnt taken care of ..

and my

> > manager and i figured out that it was mold.. we closed down ...

with

> > testing beging done we had aspergillus, statrobyos(sp),

penicllium ,

> > amoung other molds.. they supposedly cleaned it up but without a

> > professional remedation team. we opened back up a mont later ..

wth

> > reentering we all got sick again, i mean breathing problems,

migranes,

> > fatigue trouble concentrating. so i left the store. other

employees

> > are still there and still getting sick.. they dont belive us ..

and

> > wont dont anything more... we foound that the insulation in the

> > ceiling is toxic and they wont test it. im currently going to

the

> > doctors.. i dont know what to do.

> >

>

April 21, 2006

WOW,

I second this emotion.

Elvira

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