New to Board

April 20, 2000

welcome!!! SORRY I DIDNT SEE YOU HERE. What is your name? AND AGAIN YOU

ARE WELCOME . my name is Connie and you will love lifelift i promise it is

the best

April 20, 2000

Life Lift and Body Flex are different in that LL uses a much more gentle

breath than BF. I have tried both and I really like LL better. The plus of

LL, aside from being less harsh, is the wonderful support of Rashelle Haines,

who developed the program. She gives 100% of herself and is ALWAYS there to

answer any questions you may have. I hope this helps. Starr

April 20, 2000

Hello,

Welcome to the lifelift board. Of course we are taking new members. I am

sorry that your messages were missed. I see that a few people have already

told you the difference between lifelift and bodyflex. Do you do bodyflex

now? It seems like here. most alot of people did body flex, but now like

lifelift. But, of course that could be because this is the lifelift board.

LOL . I know you did not ask this, but I think if you are wondering if it

would be worth buying the lifelift video. The answer would be yes. It would

be. If I remember right Rashelle had a pretty good guarantee on her lifelift

tape. Oh my I am sounding like a sales person. HA HA I just want to

point out that unless you get the tape, you really will not be able to see

the difference. Well, I should not say that. I am very visual so I need to

see something done to do it. Maybe you are not the same way. :-). Well,

I am kind of going on. Again welcome to the list. Sorry, I missed you the

first time.

Geri

In a message dated 4/20/00 8:42:38 AM Central Daylight Time,

ami@... writes:

<< was hoping for some information and support. Are you not open for

new members?

sad

>>

April 20, 2000

Ami,

I'm sorry if you're feeling ignored, we surely didn't mean to make you feel

that way! Last night I replied to your post about the differences between

Body Flex and Life Lift, maybe you didn't see it. I'm very happy that you

have found us here and are continuing to post! Yesterday was kind of a slow

day on the list, and I, personally, was gone most of the day. But just

incase you didn't get a chance to read the reply I sent you, let me say to

you again, Welcome! And I hope to be able to read your posts often.

Sincerely,

Tami

April 20, 2000

Like many of the others have

said, we are sorry that your message wasn't responded to right away.

We are always welcome to new members here :-). So welcome aboard?

Is your name Ami? I was curious since you didn't sign your name at

the end of your e-mail. I started with Bodyflex myself and did that

for about four months. I had good results with it and I did like

the breathing program. I started Lifelift in February and I have

been hooked ever since. Thanks to Karma and who told me about

this great program! There are differences between the breathing techniques.

I felt like I was hacking up a lung with Bodyflex. Lifelift is more

gentler on my system. It is also slower and more controlled.

You hold for a count of three before you Pah out. I find that this

is better for my body since the oxygen is getting to the place of stress.

(Or the place I am working on)... I have had better results with

this program personally. I have a better attitude about so many things.

Rashelle, the creator, is the sweetest gal in the world and she is available

to answer questions. I hope this helps somewhat.

Thanks for listening!

Michele

April 20, 2000

Hi,

This the Rashelle, and I have to tell you how sorry I am that your message was overlooked. That is highly unusual, we always welcome new members with open arms.

I am usually here most days, but the past two was spent taking care of giving my car some much needed TLC after a the intense winter here in the Mountains. Everyone on our list is wonderful, helpful and they always reach out to help. I guess they are getting ready for family things with the long weekend coming up. I am certain you will be hearing from many soon. I would be happy to send you some messages that I have received recently from those who have used the other breathing programs before coming to Life Lift.

Most of all I would like to extend my help to you if you need it. I admit I have been a bit overloaded trying to answer all of the mail and get the newsletter out too. I had it ready to go out when my computer froze up and I lost the final version, so I am having to redo some of it.

I noticed when I turned the computer on this morning that Tami had indeed answered you, so I am grateful for that. You take good care of yourself and be assured that you are more than welcome here. We are happy to have you.

Rashelle

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New To Board

I'm new to this board and have posted twice. Once asking about Life Lift and similarities (if any) to Body Flex. It has been three days and I'm feeling very ignored.I was hoping for some information and support. Are you not open for new members? sad

April 21, 2000

Sorry Ami, I guess we all expected everyone else to answer. Actually they are very similar, but LL is more gentle, and for me personally, more effective. I find Rashelles voice soothing and relaxing to listen to. It is a much gentler workout, and I think you will like it a lot. I know I do. W

New To Board

I'm new to this board and have posted twice. Once asking about Life Lift and similarities (if any) to Body Flex. It has been three days and I'm feeling very ignored.I was hoping for some information and support. Are you not open for new members? sad

April 21, 2000

Please don't be sad. I can imagine how you must have felt to not get a response at all. But the people on this list really DO care for each other and you ARE one of us!!!!!!!!!! BIG ;-) I want to welcome you NOW and please know everyone here will be more than glad to help you any way they can. It sure wasn't personal that you didn't get an answer. Like someone else said, everyone probably thought someone else was answering! Truthfully I don't even remember seeing your original messages. Sometimes I flip through them so fast I delete ones I really wanted to read!!! So please know you are important to us.

{{{{HUGS}}} & God bless, Bonnie

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I'm new to this board and have posted twice. Once asking about Life Lift and similarities (if any) to Body Flex. It has been three days and I'm feeling very ignored.I was hoping for some information and support. Are you not open for new members? sad

April 21, 2000

Hi Ami-

Glad you are here! I've never done bodyflex, so I

don't know the diferrences, but I do know that

lifelift give you a new lease on life!! And, the

people here on the board are just wonderful. There is

so much positive energy here. You just can't go wrong

with Lifelift. I even have my two kids and hubby

doing the LL breathing now (and they were very happy

to make fun of me in the beginning). They see the

results in my body and in my attitude, so they are

jumping on the band wagon too! And you will never

find another creator of such a wonderful product more

involved in her cyber family than Rashelle is. She is

terrific and must have a passion to help us all,

becuase she spends her valuable time here with us most

of the time. I pray for her daily so she won't feel

overwhelmed becuase we are all addicted to her

vibrance and love of life!!!

Welcome aboard,

Cristi

--- ami@... wrote:

> I'm new to this board and have posted twice. Once

> asking about Life

> Lift and similarities (if any) to Body Flex. It has

> been three days

> and I'm feeling very ignored.

>

> I was hoping for some information and support. Are

> you not open for

> new members?

>

> sad

>

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March 12, 2001

Hi Terry,

Who referred you to the neurosurgeon? Was it your ortho doc? It is most

common, I think, for the problems you describe to be cared for by an

orthopedist who specializes in scoliosis. I would suggest that you get a

second opinion from a scoli specialist. A list of scoli specialists in your

area can be found at www.srs.org, or if you let us know what area of the

country you live in, we may be able to suggest some docs.

Good luck.

bonnie

March 12, 2001

Terry,

I understand your hesitation to have surgery. From your own experience you

will know that Scoliosis surgery is major surgery and in adults we face a

recovery period from as little as 18months to as long as 3 years.

When disks and nerve related symptoms are involved, the neurosurgeon is the

person to see. However, correcting flatback and pseudo-arthrosis will be the

job of an orthopedic surgeon. If you ever need to have surgery, see if you

can have both present- one to do the " bone " work and the other to do the

" nerve/disk problems " work. I believe if this is done in every case, we

will have less nerve related problems after surgery.

There are certain scoliosis specialists who are more experienced with

correcting flatback and " revision " surgery. There are also a lot of people

on the list who've had flatback and had it corrected. They might be able to

help you point you to someone more experienced in this area.

Take care,

Sanette

March 12, 2001

It sounds like the brace that I have.

I have the same problems with it that you do. Also, it pops open often, and

then I'm not straight.

You might try making an appt. with whoever made it and have it adjusted. My

orthotics dept. will make any adjustments they can.

I'm wearing mine to try and get the loose screw to knit, but I don't think

it's working.

Good luck!

in the East Bay

At 02:48 PM 03/12/2001 +0000, you wrote:She has put me in a bivalve

brace. It goes from just under my

>breasts to below my hip area then I have a leg piece attached. It

>has a hinge (thank God) so I can bend my leg, but I'm not suppose to

>It also has a lock that is suppose to be locked at all times. Has

>anyone ever heard of it or worn one?????? I would appreciate knowing

>if anyone has. This thing is really killing me. It is made of

>plastic but on me it is very heavy and I can hardly stand up in it or

>walk very far.

March 13, 2001

Dear Terry,

I'm a scoliosis patient and not a doctor, but it is my

understanding that a pseudoarthrosis won't heal spontaneously (at least the

vast majority of pseudoarthroses) - you might want to consult with a couple

of other orthos about that. I had two pseudoarthroses and they were

corrected surgically. Wish I could say it was a breeze but it was pretty

much like the first time around. The good news is thaat you know what to

expect and you know the rough period will pass. Let us know where you live

- there are people from all over the States, Canada, and I'm from Italy, so

we can give you names of good docs just about anywhere!

In the mean time, know we're rooting for you and wish you good luck.

Best,

from Italy

March 13, 2001

In a message dated 3/13/01 9:38:51 AM Central Standard Time, nabirch@...

writes:

<< I had two pseudoarthroses and they were

corrected surgically. >>

Were these repaired from the front? I had surgery in Dec to repair two

pseudoathrosis sites and found out Wed. that the doc wants to now do an

anterior fusion/repair.

May 29, 2003

Hi Deneine.. Mine name is Kelley.. I was just diagnosed with Stills

in October of 2002 also.. I have been through everything that Keahley

has gone through.. With the Bone Marrow, swollen lymphgland,

different diagnosis.. In retro spect I have had this since I was her

age but didn't have my bad flare until September of 2000. I have

pretty much always had my rash.. I have found a prescription cream

Clobetasol Propionate ointment that helps with the rash, doesn't do

much for the itching though.. It will help to clear the rash up for a

few days, but it will come back.. I hope this helps some.. I too am

on Methotrexate 15mgs as of a couple weeks ago.. started out at

7.5mgx, but have been told that is just a starter dose. The MTX

(methotrexate) does take a long time to get into the system. I was

watching the Today Show yesterday on a Piano composser who has RA and

they have him on 17.5 of MTX and he is now able to play the Piano

again, so there is some hope for this drug.. That is the only down

fall is it takes so long to get into the system to help.. Sorry this

was so long.. Feel free to right anytime. Are you in Ohio? I have

family there.. Take care and my thoughts and prayers are with your

daughter..

Kelley in Colorado

Kelleyak31@...

> So glad to find this site! My 16 year old daughter, Keahley, began

> having fevers, rash, headache, one swollen lymph gland in neck, and

> eventually the pain starting in August, 2002. They tested her

> initially for Strep, which at one point was positive, but then

> symptoms never improved with antibiotics. Then came Mono, Cat

> Scratch Fever, Parvo Virus,(I can't remember them all!) They even

at

> one point diagnosed her with Rheumatic Fever and had her taking 20

> aspirin/day for a week, which ended with severe vomitting and an

echo

> that showed no heart involvement. We saw several dermatologists,

> infectious disease docs and was finally referred to a pediatric

> rheumatologist/immunologist in Oct. at Children's Hospital in

> Birmingham. She had a horrible flare the last of Oct. and was

> hospitalized for a week. We were having to help her turn she was

> hurting so bad. They did bone marrow biopsy, nerve stim tests,

upper

> GI, MRI, multiple blood cultures, and every other test known! She

> got her first dose of Solu-Medrol and was like night/day. We left

> the hospital on 60 mg Prednisone/day, Celebrex, Prilosec. The

> following two months she got gamma globulin, but really saw no

> improvement from it. A couple months ago, a Rheumatology

specialist

> from Ohio Children's Hospital came down to do a seminar and we got

to

> see him. He was the one that pretty much pointed to Still's

> Disease/systemic juvenile arthritis. He wanted her to try Enbrel,

> but my wonderful insurance company wouldn't hear of it until we

tried

> Methotrexate, so we did. It seemed to help and we started weaning

> the Prednisone. We were down to 15 mg one day and 7.5 the next and

> she had a major flare starting with that horrible evening rash/temp

> about 3 days ago. Last night the pain started back in her

shoulders,

> arms and hands, so we went back to her rheumy today....and of all

> days today was her first day of training for her first job as a

> couselor at the summer camp she has went to since she was 8!! So

her

> rheum. said the Methotrexate just wasn't going to do it and he

wanted

> to give the Enbrel a try now, but guess what!! insurance rejected

> again, saying we have to give the Methotrexate 6 months!! So back

up

> to 20 mg. Prednisone/day. I am so frustrated! I'm a nurse and

have

> some of the worst roadblocks to good healthcare there are! Makes

me

> feel I need to quit my job, get a government subsidized house, food

> stamps, medicaid and maybe then I could get what my daughter

needs!

> (Sorry, just a soapbox moment.) This girl had missed all but 7

days

> of her sophmore year up until spring break, and she pulled off

> getting caught up and was promoted to the 11th. Now this. She

cried

> so hard. Her rheum. left it up to her whether to go to the camp

> training or not and she went. I talked to the director and he's

> going to work with her. She wouldn't even take her bathing suit

> because of the rash and will only wear blue jeans/capris. I am

just

> heartsick for her. Does the rash continue forever? We've had 9

> months of it. This is way too long, I know, but I appreciate the

> support and knowledge I've gained just in the last two days!!

May 29, 2003