Re: (unknown)

[Guest guest]

Can I go to Jamaica with you? (((HUGS))) My MIL made me feel like crap

tonight. nothing worse than to have them make you feel like you are

over-reacting (even if you are just stating the facts). Not like she means

it-but you know how they try to make you feel like it is normal for a kid to

have ANY sort of osteopenia or whatever. That's why she was trying to tell

me there was a difference.because she was trying to make sure I understood

that osteopenia was MILD compared to the osteoporosis she has (not sure if

she has it-her mom did). I was (and am not) freaked out-- but she was

adamant that she make sure I know the difference.

Of course I finally just said, " No matter, EITHER one is really abnormal to

have when you are 8 years old. "

GEESH. that and the insurance stuff.I say we all head out on a cruise-a PID

cruise. We can dream, can't we?

Sending get well wishes and prayers your way..

~Pattie~

" What matters is not great deeds, but great love. " ~ St. Therese of Lisieux

Family website: www.shwachman.50megs.com

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

sarah larson

Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 10:42 PM

Subject: (unknown)

Oh my goodness what a weekend! Warning this is a venting letter so ignore if

you want but man does it feel good to get it off my chest. So we got out of

the hospital last Wednesday and Aiden had already started coughing. I am

sure something we picked up in the 4 days + er visit that we were in the

hospital. Gwynn started coughing a couple days later. Aiden is getting

progressively worse. I waited longer than I would have with Gwynn since at

this point we have no reason to believe Aiden has a PID. Yesterday was my

sisters high school graduation(BOY does that make me feel old, I am 9 years

older). Aiden started sounding a little wheezy around noon and I said I was

concerned. My mom kept telling me he was fine. I was not sure but decided I

could wait a little while. By last night Aiden was using his whole stomach

to breath. I told my mom I was going to take him in and again they thought I

was overreacting so to placate them I called the nurse line only to have the

nurse

basically yell at me that if he was using his stomach muscles he was in

trouble. So I went into the ER since by now the urgent care was closed. This

was my 3rd trip to the ER in 8 days, (Gwynn has been in the hospital 3 times

in 8 weeks). His o2 levels were at 86. So nebs and steroids and home and all

day he has been struggling. Even after a neb he is still wheezy and I am a

little nervous to wait until his follow up tomorrow morning but am trying to

hang in there. He is eating etc. but it is so hard to see such a little baby

struggle for air. Gwynn stayed in bed all day and is not feeling that well

and I am now coming down with whatever bug this is. To make all of this

worse my god father had offered to drive me home with the kids since it was

in the middle of the night when we finished at childrens and my second night

in a row with no sleep. We live about an hour from the hospital. So he drove

us home. This although was a nice thought, was not helpful. He sped the

whole

way, I asked him to slow down twice(which he did but then sped up later) and

then he missed a stop sign. Later while going through heavy rode

construction in a rain storm turned to early and ended up in the

construction and hit a 8 foot dirt pile going about 30. My neck is so sore

and I was so worried the kids were injured but they seem fine now. Thank god

for car seats. He barely apologized and I am not sure if he was just

embarrassed or what. He has always been a good driver so I am not sure what

got into him. I will never allow him to drive my children or me for that

matter anywhere again. I just feel sick still about what could have

happened.

I got home to find out that my dog is ill and has this is gross (severe

diarhea) and in a great dane there is almost nothing worse. so I am at my

wits end. This is besides the fact that we are having a bit of a financial

crunch, who isn't these days but with the kids so sick the last couple

months and the fact that our second car is on the fritz has meant that my

husband has had to miss some work. Eating at the hospital, parking and

prescriptions are taking there toll.Not to mention all the extra gas, ouch.

I am so ready for a nice long vacation like to Jamaica or something.

ok, breath , just breath.

arrrrrhhhhh

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Want to float down the river of DE NIAL with Pattie and me?????

Have you called Kathy yet???

Hope Gwynn doesn't get any worse....

Take care....I'm thinking of you and have been where you are.....

(unknown)

Oh my goodness what a weekend! Warning this is a venting letter so

ignore if you want but man does it feel good to get it off my chest. So

we got out of the hospital last Wednesday and Aiden had already started

coughing. I am sure something we picked up in the 4 days + er visit that

we were in the hospital. Gwynn started coughing a couple days later.

Aiden is getting progressively worse. I waited longer than I would have

with Gwynn since at this point we have no reason to believe Aiden has a

PID. Yesterday was my sisters high school graduation(BOY does that make

me feel old, I am 9 years older). Aiden started sounding a little wheezy

around noon and I said I was concerned. My mom kept telling me he was

fine. I was not sure but decided I could wait a little while. By last

night Aiden was using his whole stomach to breath. I told my mom I was

going to take him in and again they thought I was overreacting so to

placate them I called the nurse line only to have the nurse

basically yell at me that if he was using his stomach muscles he was in

trouble. So I went into the ER since by now the urgent care was closed.

This was my 3rd trip to the ER in 8 days, (Gwynn has been in the

hospital 3 times in 8 weeks). His o2 levels were at 86. So nebs and

steroids and home and all day he has been struggling. Even after a neb

he is still wheezy and I am a little nervous to wait until his follow up

tomorrow morning but am trying to hang in there. He is eating etc. but

it is so hard to see such a little baby struggle for air. Gwynn stayed

in bed all day and is not feeling that well and I am now coming down

with whatever bug this is. To make all of this worse my god father had

offered to drive me home with the kids since it was in the middle of the

night when we finished at childrens and my second night in a row with no

sleep. We live about an hour from the hospital. So he drove us home.

This although was a nice thought, was not helpful. He sped the whole

way, I asked him to slow down twice(which he did but then sped up later)

and then he missed a stop sign. Later while going through heavy rode

construction in a rain storm turned to early and ended up in the

construction and hit a 8 foot dirt pile going about 30. My neck is so

sore and I was so worried the kids were injured but they seem fine now.

Thank god for car seats. He barely apologized and I am not sure if he

was just embarrassed or what. He has always been a good driver so I am

not sure what got into him. I will never allow him to drive my children

or me for that matter anywhere again. I just feel sick still about what

could have happened.

I got home to find out that my dog is ill and has this is gross (severe

diarhea) and in a great dane there is almost nothing worse. so I am at

my wits end. This is besides the fact that we are having a bit of a

financial crunch, who isn't these days but with the kids so sick the

last couple months and the fact that our second car is on the fritz has

meant that my husband has had to miss some work. Eating at the hospital,

parking and prescriptions are taking there toll.Not to mention all the

extra gas, ouch. I am so ready for a nice long vacation like to Jamaica

or something.

ok, breath , just breath.

arrrrrhhhhh

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hi shelly- we have gone from severe to profound 2 years ago with 20%

intelligibility to mild- moderate and 80% intelligibility- keep up the good

work-

charlotte henry

[Guest guest]

Use a laxative like milk of magnesia or crush up correctol, or eat some ex-lax. Try to drink enough water. I think this has happened with quite a few of us!

-------------- Original message -------------- From: "" <lvanderweken@...>

hi i know this is an embarassing question....but...........i had my band done on 5-12 is it bad to be so constipated that i have to push extremely hard and have for two weeks now? im scared that it will cause my band to slip???

[Guest guest]

Hi , My name is Tammy I. and I was banded on 4/20/06. The 1st couple of weeks I had very bad diarrhea and then it switched on me and I couldnt go at all or I had the same case as you. I ended up taking a stool softner and it really helped me out alot. (Sorry All...Not a very pleasant subject but a necessary one!! LOL) I dont think it affected my band at all. So maybe you should try that and see if it helps you. I beleive the one I used was Dulcolax. I hope you feel better soon! Tammy I. __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

thanks so much, i did start taking them tonight!!

Re: (unknown)

Hi ,

My name is Tammy I. and I was banded on 4/20/06. The 1st couple of weeks I had very bad diarrhea and then it switched on me and I couldnt go at all or I had the same case as you. I ended up taking a stool softner and it really helped me out alot. (Sorry All...Not a very pleasant subject but a necessary one!! LOL) I dont think it affected my band at all. So maybe you should try that and see if it helps you. I beleive the one I used was Dulcolax.

I hope you feel better soon!

Tammy I.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

, I see lots of advice coming your way, so I'll add mine. I'm not in favor of using laxatives especially, but also, not even stool softeners if you can avoid it. I'm anti-chemicals if I can find something else that works. I've had the same problem because I've focused on high protein and can't eat the amount of fiber I need. I bought some Benefiber, took it daily but didn't get tons of relief. So I started taking it morning and evening and everything is back to normal! It's also a "chemical" but it is a fiber and it's not like Metamucil. It dissolves in any liquid - water, juice, protein shake - and has not taste. It doesn't gel up either so you can drink it leisurely. Just another idea to add to your list! Phyllis

(unknown)

hi i know this is an embarassing question....but...........i had my band done on 5-12 is it bad to be so constipated that i have to push extremely hard and have for two weeks now? im scared that it will cause my band to slip???

[Guest guest]

I'm glad that you're family doctor called and got you in. With that type of

swelling, they sometimes do place a needle in and drau out the fluid.

Ironically, my neighbor has PBC (like me). She has had this procedure done and

appears to need it again? It does come back once they start " tapping it " . Do you

have PBC or AIH? I think you should discuss the insurance thing while at the

doctor's office. You need to speak to someone (like a social worker) and find

out what kind of assistance is available to help you with medical costs. Good

luck with everything and let us know how it goes.

Connie <angel34@...> wrote: I finally got a appt. with my Hep.

Dr. It has been over a year for

me.I was DX march of 05. I have no insurence so I could not really

afford to go, and he never ask me to return anyway. But now I am

have alot of swelling and my Blood Presure is wacko, At first I

could not get in until September, but MY family Dr. called and

wanted me to get in earlier. SO my appointmet is for Monday, it is a

6 hour drive.(Kansas City, KS)

My AlT and AST have not been normal all this year they have not been

that bad no more then 400, My Hept kept increasing the prednisone

and than decreasing it and now he increased it to 40 mg again. I

hate this drug so much but it is either take it or have liver failer.

Does anyone have problems with retaining fluid. If I eat any salt I

will gain 5-7 lbs in one day, usually loose some of it but will

retain 1-2 lbs. I have gained 55 lbs over the year and it is mostly

fluid, my tummy is so full sometime I think I could just take a

neddle and it will deflate.

Connie

[Guest guest]

I'm glad that you're family doctor called and got you in. With that type of

swelling, they sometimes do place a needle in and drau out the fluid.

Ironically, my neighbor has PBC (like me). She has had this procedure done and

appears to need it again? It does come back once they start " tapping it " . Do you

have PBC or AIH? I think you should discuss the insurance thing while at the

doctor's office. You need to speak to someone (like a social worker) and find

out what kind of assistance is available to help you with medical costs. Good

luck with everything and let us know how it goes.

Connie <angel34@...> wrote: I finally got a appt. with my

Hep. Dr. It has been over a year for

me.I was DX march of 05. I have no insurence so I could not really

afford to go, and he never ask me to return anyway. But now I am

have alot of swelling and my Blood Presure is wacko, At first I

could not get in until September, but MY family Dr. called and

wanted me to get in earlier. SO my appointmet is for Monday, it is a

6 hour drive.(Kansas City, KS)

My AlT and AST have not been normal all this year they have not been

that bad no more then 400, My Hept kept increasing the prednisone

and than decreasing it and now he increased it to 40 mg again. I

hate this drug so much but it is either take it or have liver failer.

Does anyone have problems with retaining fluid. If I eat any salt I

will gain 5-7 lbs in one day, usually loose some of it but will

retain 1-2 lbs. I have gained 55 lbs over the year and it is mostly

fluid, my tummy is so full sometime I think I could just take a

neddle and it will deflate.

Connie

[Guest guest]

Daryl,

No, no, and no. Do not plan on partying tonight.

Seriously, no disguise that I know of. It can remain detectable in your system up to 80hrs after drinking has stopped. The heavier the drinking, the longer it remains detectable (up to 80hrs, that is). Water helps flush (lowers the level). But it can't change a "positive" into a "negative". If you drink so much water that you ARE able to cause a negative EtG test, your urine will be deemed "dilute" and invalid for testing. Vitamin B complex? Nah......

Lorie

(unknown)

Is there any method to disquise this test and does this actually stay inyour system 5 days?Does water help flush? Vit B-Complex?

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Take heed that which Lorie told you. Those of us on the site who have put in the most time have been here because of 'innocent positive EtG results.' Meaning we did NOT drink but tested + anyway. We have not been interested in how to 'disguise' the test (results). We simply want accuracy & no false accusations w/ negative consequences as a result. In short, don't think you can fool this test, & don't even try to be the first. If you are supposed to be abstinent, then as Nike says, 'Just Do It.'Daryl Carlson <runeedy2000@...> wrote: Is there any method to disquise this test and does this actually stay inyour system 5 days?Does water help flush? Vit B-Complex? __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

, the herxes vary from person to person. Some begin a herx when the

medicine begins. For me, I have always been from day one about one month to

the day following treatment. I have a friend with SD who has never had a

single herx. Go figure..... My herx involved incredible fatigue - slept for

three months, it seems, had INTENSE brain fog - I am my husband's bookkeeper

and

legal assistant but could not add two plus two. I could not do simple tax

forms I had done for 15 years. I hurt different places on different days.

Rashes came and went with the hour moving around my body. I had flu like

symptoms off and on, chills and fever both. The passed in about 3 months when

I

flew back for another session and we began this regime again. Over time, the

herxes became lighter so remember that there is light at the end of the

tunnel. Be as good to yourself as you can be. I don't know if you work

outside

the home, have small children to give to or the demands made on you. But I do

know, you must begin to think in terms of nurturing your body.

[Guest guest]

>Hi, I'm and I just started the AP 1 month and 2 days, did

>anyone felt sooooo tired in the beginning? I'm really worned out....

>just wanted to know if anyone had this problem too, and how long

>before relief comes Thank you

I felt terribly tired on minocin and even feel tired on 50 mg. I

noticed it takes 4 hours to feel the most tired, and this is

apparently when the drug peaks in the body. You may need to lower

your dose--I take the drug in the middle of the day, so I can sleep

off most of it.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I did not notice fatigue with Mino....but then (a) I've been tired for so

long I don't guess I would have noticed it and ( I took the Mino about an

hour before I went to bed.....I still take it an hour or so before I go to

bed. Maybe this is possible for you? El

Re: rheumatic (unknown)

>Hi, I'm and I just started the AP 1 month and 2 days, did

>anyone felt sooooo tired in the beginning? I'm really worned out....

>just wanted to know if anyone had this problem too, and how long

>before relief comes Thank you

I felt terribly tired on minocin and even feel tired on 50 mg. I

noticed it takes 4 hours to feel the most tired, and this is

apparently when the drug peaks in the body. You may need to lower

your dose--I take the drug in the middle of the day, so I can sleep

off most of it.

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[Guest guest]

When I first started Minocin I was working. I would take it before driving

to work When I got there I would sleep at my desk (and I mean really sleep)

until work started. I slept at lunch and was Ok on my way home but had no

energy at home.

cooky

rheumatic (unknown)

Hi, I'm and I just started the AP 1 month and 2 days, did anyone felt

sooooo tired in the beginning? I'm really worned out.... just wanted to know

if anyone had this problem too, and how long before relief comes Thank you

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[Guest guest]

Here's something to consider.

Mercury toxicity affects the thyroid and blocks the receptors that

the thyroid uses to regulate the metabolism and other things. Most

people don't know about how toxic mercury is and I have been

researching this recently for myself. A lot of people get better

from lots of problems once they have their amalgams replaced and

chelate to remove heavy metals. I am wanting to do this myself, just

reading about it first.

" Some elements contained in composites have been determined to be

cytotoxic and carcinogenic. " Mercury is the most toxic

(nonradioactive) inorganic heavy metal known.

http://cnorman.best.vwh.net/blazing/dental.html

" Mercury is a toxic metal with significant effects on the thyroid.

There is ample evidence that mercury leaches from dental amalgam

fillings and contributes to thyroid disease and anemia.

While large doses of mercury can induce hyperthyroidism, smaller

amounts can induce hypothyroidism by interfering with both the

production of thyroxin (T4) and the conversion of T4 to T3. " http://

www.ithyroid.com/mercury.htm

Mercury toxicity has been linked to a large number of medical

conditions, including arthritis, altzheimer's, multiple sclerosis,

fibromyalgia, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, bipolar

disorder, schizophrenia, learning disabilities and ADHD. http://

www.adhdezine.com/Mar01.html

So while you may need thyroid medication (hope you are seeing a

doctor to test) you might have heavy metal poisoning that is

exacerbating the problems. You can get tested for it. Amalgams need

to be removed and replace extremely carefully, please read about it

before doing anything.

On Jun 15, 2006, at 10:33 AM, kikicorncob wrote:

> Hey everyone

>

> I had posted some time ago about symptoms I was having and the fact I

> was diagnosed bipolar type II. Someone, I think Gracia, gave a web

> site to look at and told me I prob had untreated hypothyroidism. I

> have to agree. I just have a few questions.

>

> In 2003, I tried to take my life b/c of these god awful symptoms.

> They just kept telling me I was bipolar. I was so bad mentally that I

> was declared disabled by the social security admin. On July 1,2006 my

> med part B kicks in and I can get this looked at. I am so excited

> hoping it is my thyroid and not my brain.

>

> I have seen many positive posts about Armour and have found a doc

> that prescribes Armour and so I have made an appt for a complete

> physical. Now I know I will need blood work. When I told my

> psychiatrist about my concerns he gave me a prescription for TS4,Free

> T4 and total T3. Will this be sufficient or do you have nay

> suggestions to ask the do when I go in July?

>

> I am just getting so bad and it is driving me to a severe depression.

> I have gained sooooo much weight just over a few months. My hands and

> feet are swollen. My neck is too. MY stomach is so bloated I am

> almost thinking I have worms!! My skin is dry an itchy and I wake up

> with knots in my hair. I was such an outgoing woman and now I am a

> hermit. During my 5th pregnancy I was diagnosed hypoT and they did an

> ultrasound on my thyroid the whole thing but that say that turned out

> ok. After the pregnancy they said I was no longer hypoT. I think that

> was bull. I think I have been all along and so they have ruined 5

> years of my life by saying I was not hypoT and not treating me

> therefore I believed them and went on to become this big fat unhappy

> person who has been devastated b/c I was told I was mentally ill. I

> almost killed myself! And all along it might have been my thryroid!

> It could have been treated. My own Mother and only living sister

> abandoned me because I was diagnosed mentally ill! All along it might

> have been my thyroid! I am so mad and hurt and confused.

>

> Also, I have been thinking about doing a fasting cleanse. I read

> about a girl who did it for 40 days and her life changed. Any

> thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks for listening.

>

> chrissy

>

[Guest guest]

kikicorncob wrote:

>

> ... When I told my

> psychiatrist about my concerns he gave me a prescription for TS4,Free

> T4 and total T3. ...

Those are orders for tests, not prescriptions. They are sufficient for

initial screening.

> Also, I have been thinking about doing a fasting cleanse. ...

If it is hypothyroidism, nothing will help much except getting

replacement hormones. We can argue about which type is best for any

individual, but only hormone replacement works.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

There are a number of things you can do in this situation. The first thing

I would try is to use the interest in signs as a reinforcer for difficult

tasks. The idea is that when demands are increased, the value of the

reinforcer will decrease. This will take some creativity since signs are in

the community and access can't easily be controlled. I'm sure with a little

creative thinking, it is possible.

Another strategy is to start to develop an alternate interest that can

replace the interest in signs. At first, it would not be able to compete

with the interest in signs, but eventually it might be seen as at least

equal. You can do this by cueing in on what is interesting about the signs

and find other materials that may be similar. I have one student who was

very into signs, and then Budget Rental Trucks, and SEPTA (public

transportation buses). He also was fixated on AOL CDs and now Verizon

Wireless. He gets to earn trips to stores that sell verizon products so he

can pick up a brochure. In this situation, we did not intentionally

redirect his interest. He did that himself when we put enough demands on

the " item of the moment " .

Once you have these two interventions in place, you can then start a a

program where he is allowed to stim but only for a certain number of

instances. So you could have a paper with three boxes. Whenever he stims

on a sign, one box is crossed off. When all boxes are crossed off, he needs

to find something else to talk about. You can help him with the other

things to talk about because you worked on that before starting this part of

the intervention.

Another thing that helps is to have a schedule of what you are going to do

in the community. Include signs in the schedule. When he wants to stim on

the signs at an inappropriate time, refer to the schedule and redirect him

to the current activity.

It is also important to build up leisure skills in general. If the student

is occupied with something, regardless if it is directly related to signs or

not, he will be less likely to engage in the stim. This is true for all

interventions for self stimulatory behavior.

Hope everyone found this helpful,

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Hello Everybody! I have a new question for you. I work with a 3 year old

diagnosed with autism. Since we started in November of 2005 he has really

come a long way. Once non-verbal and non-imitative, he can now request wants

and needs (in detail), and answer (just about any) questions. Both skills

appear to be pretty generalized. Right now, 100% of his therapy is in the

natural environment. He's looking more and more like a " typically

developing " child everyday. His parents are pleased. However, he's

exhibiting a perseverative behavior that is so " severe " when they are out,

that it really keeps him from functioning in a typical way. He finds letters

and numbers very reinforcing... more like letters and numbers on signs, in

particular. When the family is in the car or on any type of outing, this

little guy is constantly looking for signs, reading them, announcing the

letters, pointing them out, etc. He will not engage with his family or

peers. His parents have

been trying to " rush him " past each sign and not really acknowledge them,

but they are truly at a loss. They are worried that if they give him

something to do when he sees a sign, it will only " distract " him further

(currently he wanders away from them when he sees a sign, often running into

people, things, etc.). His teachers at school have also reported that he

" really likes " EXIT signs and other signs on the walls there.

And ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Amy

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Kathy:

My daughter is Having Surgery on the

3rd and I am getting my first fill J We are flying in from

different directions Friday night and will spend Sat in San Diego. We are being picked up and taken

to Mexicali on

the 2nd, so I guess we’ll be with you in the van.

Craig and Janice Carothers

www.carothersweb.com

DOB 3-9-06

354/28l/200

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Kathy Jemison

Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:03

AM

Subject:

(unknown)

I am

having surgery on July 3rd flying in on July 2nd is anyone have the same

schedule as I do?

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KAthy,

More than likely there will be others with you also being tested. When I went there were 4 of us who were going to be banded. Yolanda had told us we could eat and drink as much as we wanted up to 10 pm (this was after the test were done). Well the 4 of us found a brazillian steak house and ate till we could not eat any more. The 4 of us went back to our rooms. One of the guys went for a walk. There is a pool. We didn't get back to the room until 7 pm and I was asleep by 9 pm. The tv does have English channels.

We were picked up to go back to the hospital at 7 am the next morning.

My husband and I stayed 2 nights longer after I was released from the hospital. There is a huge mall you can go to (It cost about $5 from Lucerna hotel). We went there and walked for about 3 hours on Sunday. I was completely wiped out and sore after that.

On Monday, Ernesto picked us up at 6:30 am to take us back to the San Diego airport.

Hope this helps

Dee

DOB 06/08/06

312/278/125

Tampa FL

In a message dated 6/27/2006 12:54:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, kathy2wayne@... writes:

I will be down in Mexico on July 2nd and I was wondering after you have your testing done and you go back to your hotel what does everyone do at that point? Is there shopping or other sites to see. I am a little nervous so can others tell me what they did ( I am not like the idea of staying in the Motel room 1/2 a day).

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there are some stores near by, i was at the pool this 2nd time i went as my friend had the band so i went to have fun in the sun.. you will injoy.. amy from ny

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I will be down in Mexico on July 2nd and I was wondering after you have your testing done and you go back to your hotel what does everyone do at that point? Is there shopping or other sites to see. I am a little nervous so can others tell me what they did ( I am not like the idea of staying in the Motel room 1/2 a day).

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Kathy:

The hotels are

very nice and not a bad place to spend some time. It will, unfortunately be

quite hot while we are there this time. Depending on when the tests are done we

may be able to talk Yolanda or someone into giving us a little tour. If not

then I am quite fluent and comfortable in Spanish and I’m sure we can go

shopping or something. Then there is the “last meal” You get to eat

after the testing and before surgery. I know a great shrimp cocktail place but

it is pretty much all locals and my daughter is very allergic to shell fish so that

aint gonna work J The hotels have fine food and Mexicali is known for its Chinese food so

that might be a plan. Anyway don’t worry about sitting around in a hotel

room. I’m sure we can find something to do. See you soon

Craig

Craig Carothers

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I will be down in Mexico on July 2nd and I was wondering after you have

your testing done and you go back to your hotel what does everyone do at that

point? Is there shopping or other sites to see. I am a little

nervous so can others tell me what they did ( I am not like the idea of staying

in the Motel room 1/2 a day).

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It's been a while since I've been there. But there is tons of shopping to do. There is a mall and there is vendors all over the place. If you go onto Dr. Aceves web site, there is a page that gives you different activities and things to do down there.Kathy Jemison <kathy2wayne@...> wrote: I will be down in Mexico on July 2nd and I was wondering after you have your testing done and you go back to your hotel what does everyone do at that point? Is there shopping or other sites to see. I am a little nervous so can others tell me

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Hi Kathy, I went alone so I didnt want to venture out onto the streets of Mexico but I think there was some who did some shopping. The Hotel is very nice with a beautiful pool where you can lounge around. They also have a few different restaurants there to eat but I chose room service. I pretty much stayed in my room, had dinner, walked around the Hotel, and watched some T.V. I am one who does stray far from the source. For me to go to Mexico alone was HUGE!!! Good Luck to you!! Tammy I.

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Hi Craig, Sounds like a good plan and I love Chineese food its my favorite. Look forward in meeting you. KathyCraig <ccarothers@...> wrote: Kathy: The hotels are very nice and not a bad place to spend some

time. It will, unfortunately be quite hot while we are there this time. Depending on when the tests are done we may be able to talk Yolanda or someone into giving us a little tour. If not then I am quite fluent and comfortable in Spanish and I’m sure we can go shopping or something. Then there is the “last meal” You get to eat after the testing and before surgery. I know a great shrimp cocktail place but it is pretty much all locals and my daughter is very allergic to shell fish so that aint gonna work J The hotels have fine food and Mexicali is known for its Chinese food so that might be a plan. Anyway don’t worry about sitting around in a hotel room. I’m sure we can find something to do. See you

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