Newbie Here

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Check the links on the left for Lea Ann's great recipes.

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am new here as well as new to the Vitamix family. I recieved my Vitamix

just about 10 days ago and just started using it earlier this week. Sor far

I've only done smoothies and just today got brave enough to add some spinach to

my orange, strawberry, and protein powder. I have to say it was pretty tasty!

Tomorrow I'll add my Chia seeds to the mixture. If there are any hints or tips

you can give me I'd appreciate it. I am going to try and get brave enough to

try a soup sometime soon....

> I love reading all of the posts - there is so much good info here.

>

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http://www.vitamix.com/recipes/

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am new here as well as new to the Vitamix family. I recieved my Vitamix

just about 10 days ago and just started using it earlier this week. Sor far

I've only done smoothies and just today got brave enough to add some spinach to

my orange, strawberry, and protein powder. I have to say it was pretty tasty!

Tomorrow I'll add my Chia seeds to the mixture. If there are any hints or tips

you can give me I'd appreciate it. I am going to try and get brave enough to

try a soup sometime soon....

> I love reading all of the posts - there is so much good info here.

>

[Guest guest]

It's SO nice to be getting so many enthusiastic new members! Just browse the archives and if there's something specific you think we can help with, just ask. We all learn from each other here!

Newbie here

Hi everyone,

I am new here as well as new to the Vitamix family. I recieved my Vitamix just about 10 days ago and just started using it earlier this week. Sor far I've only done smoothies and just today got brave enough to add some spinach to my orange, strawberry, and protein powder. I have to say it was pretty tasty! Tomorrow I'll add my Chia seeds to the mixture. If there are any hints or tips you can give me I'd appreciate it. I am going to try and get brave enough to try a soup sometime soon....

I love reading all of the posts - there is so much good info here.

_

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Welcome to the group. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheldFrom: gingerert <gingerert@...>Sender: infantile scoliosis treatment Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 13:38:04 +0000<infantile scoliosis treatment >Reply infantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Newbie here Hi Everyone!Just thought I'd say hello and introduce myself as a new member. My son is on his fourth or fifth cast (I'm losing track...!) to treat his scoliosis, and it comes off tomorrow. We are really excited to get rid of it and give him a bath, not least because he also fractured his femur a month ago and his been wearing a second cast on his leg. He looks ridiculous, bless him!He gets his sixth and hopefully final cast in mid-June, but they are taking x- rays tomorrow to see the changes he's made and evaluate future treatments. He turns two next week and has been wearing casts on and off since October last year, when he was about eighteen months. He also has a genetic condition which affects his development, so he's only just learning to crawl and walk. The casts have been a pain to live with because they hold him back so much - I think he will crawl in this month's break we have, starting tomorrow. It's pretty exciting. :)I'm really pleased to have found this forum, and I look forward to getting to know everyone.Eleanor

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Welcome to CAST, Eleanor! Congrats on the correction your son has received so far with his series of plaster casts applied early. Casting is challenging sometimes but so very worth it…….It sounds like he has adjusted well to cast life! So much so that he fractured his femur being a typical lil boy! Sorry, about the fracture, but its great to hear that the casts haven’t slowed him down too much. You have come to a great place for gathering solid info on Early Treatment w/ EDF/Mehta casting and thanks for sharing your sons journey so far.Sincerely,HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of gingerertSent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:38 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Newbie here Hi Everyone!Just thought I'd say hello and introduce myself as a new member. My son is on his fourth or fifth cast (I'm losing track...!) to treat his scoliosis, and it comes off tomorrow. We are really excited to get rid of it and give him a bath, not least because he also fractured his femur a month ago and his been wearing a second cast on his leg. He looks ridiculous, bless him!He gets his sixth and hopefully final cast in mid-June, but they are taking x- rays tomorrow to see the changes he's made and evaluate future treatments. He turns two next week and has been wearing casts on and off since October last year, when he was about eighteen months. He also has a genetic condition which affects his development, so he's only just learning to crawl and walk. The casts have been a pain to live with because they hold him back so much - I think he will crawl in this month's break we have, starting tomorrow. It's pretty exciting. :)I'm really pleased to have found this forum, and I look forward to getting to know everyone.Eleanor

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Welcome to CAST, Eleanor! Congrats on the correction your son has received so far with his series of plaster casts applied early. Casting is challenging sometimes but so very worth it…….It sounds like he has adjusted well to cast life! So much so that he fractured his femur being a typical lil boy! Sorry, about the fracture, but its great to hear that the casts haven’t slowed him down too much. You have come to a great place for gathering solid info on Early Treatment w/ EDF/Mehta casting and thanks for sharing your sons journey so far.Sincerely,HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of gingerertSent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:38 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Newbie here Hi Everyone!Just thought I'd say hello and introduce myself as a new member. My son is on his fourth or fifth cast (I'm losing track...!) to treat his scoliosis, and it comes off tomorrow. We are really excited to get rid of it and give him a bath, not least because he also fractured his femur a month ago and his been wearing a second cast on his leg. He looks ridiculous, bless him!He gets his sixth and hopefully final cast in mid-June, but they are taking x- rays tomorrow to see the changes he's made and evaluate future treatments. He turns two next week and has been wearing casts on and off since October last year, when he was about eighteen months. He also has a genetic condition which affects his development, so he's only just learning to crawl and walk. The casts have been a pain to live with because they hold him back so much - I think he will crawl in this month's break we have, starting tomorrow. It's pretty exciting. :)I'm really pleased to have found this forum, and I look forward to getting to know everyone.Eleanor

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Welcome to CAST, Eleanor! Congrats on the correction your son has received so far with his series of plaster casts applied early. Casting is challenging sometimes but so very worth it…….It sounds like he has adjusted well to cast life! So much so that he fractured his femur being a typical lil boy! Sorry, about the fracture, but its great to hear that the casts haven’t slowed him down too much. You have come to a great place for gathering solid info on Early Treatment w/ EDF/Mehta casting and thanks for sharing your sons journey so far.Sincerely,HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of gingerertSent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:38 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Newbie here Hi Everyone!Just thought I'd say hello and introduce myself as a new member. My son is on his fourth or fifth cast (I'm losing track...!) to treat his scoliosis, and it comes off tomorrow. We are really excited to get rid of it and give him a bath, not least because he also fractured his femur a month ago and his been wearing a second cast on his leg. He looks ridiculous, bless him!He gets his sixth and hopefully final cast in mid-June, but they are taking x- rays tomorrow to see the changes he's made and evaluate future treatments. He turns two next week and has been wearing casts on and off since October last year, when he was about eighteen months. He also has a genetic condition which affects his development, so he's only just learning to crawl and walk. The casts have been a pain to live with because they hold him back so much - I think he will crawl in this month's break we have, starting tomorrow. It's pretty exciting. :)I'm really pleased to have found this forum, and I look forward to getting to know everyone.Eleanor

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I thought I

would share my story. I recently joined this group and have tried to do

some research on Samter's as I have been struggling with this for a few years

now (but was just recently diagnosed after my last surgery). I moved

to Indianapolis, IN in May of 2004 when I was 24. That's when things

first started to change for me. It started with sneezing and

congestion. I went to the doctor for the first time in years. I was

given Allegra and some nose spray. This seemed to work for about a

year. Then I progressively got worse. I was constantly congested

and felt as though I had a permanent cold. I went to the doctor again,

and they gave me a different nose spray and had me continue the Allegra.

Again, no one ever looked up my nose. This cycle repeated itself several

times and I started to go to the doctor more often for things like Bronchitis

and strep throat. Finally, after years of misery and not being able to

really breathe out my nose, I went to see one of the top allergists here in Indy.

He finally looked up my nose and told me I had nasal polyps. It turned

out I also had allergies to just about everything. Pollen, ragweed,

mold, grass, dogs, cockroaches (not even kidding), dust mites, and the

list goes on. He gave me some suggestions on how to keep my reactions

down to these allergies. I got special covers for my bed and a new

allergy free comforter. I kept the dog out of my room and bathed her

weekly. I wore a mask when vacuuming, brushing the dog, and mowing the

yard.

A few

months had passed, my sinuses were the worst they had ever been. My nose

was 100% clogged. I couldn't sleep at night because I felt as though I

was gonna die because I couldn't breathe. Complete mouth breathing was

awful. After several rounds of Prednisone, my allergiest referred me to

an ENT. He looked up my nose and immediately said I needed surgery as my

polyps were HUGE! After a CT scan, it was confirmed that I was completely

polyp packed. I had my first surgery in July 2010. After surgery,

the doctor said that I had this thick molasses type fluid up there when he was

cleaning me out. He said this was typical with severe reactions to mold

spores. He put me on Itraconazole nasal rinses. I was great for a

few months. I was having stomach cramping before surgery, but it seemed to

have gone away....later I found out why.

For a

while, I thought I was feeling a little better. Nope, things ended up

getting worse. Now, I was having severe stomach cramping and pains.

It was random. I couldn't narrow it down to the typical food

allergies. I did several elimination diets, but once or twice a week, I

would lay in bed crying because I was in such severe pain in the stomach

area. I eventually went to the emergency room one day because it was so

bad. They did several tests, took xrays, and couldn't come up with

anything. I eventually was referred to a digestive specialist. I

got a colonoscopy done and the results showed Eosiniphils (sp?) in my

colon. The digestive doctor stated this was very odd and it did indeed

appear that I had a food allergy as these were allergy mass cells. So,

this lead me back to my allergist. We did all kinds of testing for food

allergies, but nothing was showing up. Finally, after taking 4

ibuprofen one day, I started wheezing, my chest was tight, and the stomach

pains came on full force. It appeared as though I was having a delayed

reaction prior to this episode. I was having bad sinus headaches all the

time as I am sure most of you are aware of with this disease and taking quite a

bit of over the counter pain meds for this...typically Ibuprofen. I would

usually take it at night, which seemed to be the reason why after about an hour

of waking up in the morning, I was having these severe stomach pains. I

stopped taking ibuprofen, went back to the digestive specialist, did another

colonoscopy, and this time, there were no eosiniphills in my colon.

Woot! One problem solved! It looks like I had some relief after surgery,

because the only pain meds I took after surgery were the one's prescribed which

was Narco and not the ibuprofen. As soon as I started taking the over the

counter pain meds again, the stomach pains and cramping came back.

In March of

this year, I was having all kinds of chest congestion and wheezing. I

went to the doctor and they thought I might have had pneumonia. I had

chest xrays and everything turned out okay. I was on two rounds of strong

antibiotics and felt a little better after the second round for a few

weeks. I still didn't feel great and felt as though I was having asthma

attacks.....other than when I was taking Ibuprofen, this was new to me. I

went back to my allergy/asthma specialist and he confirmed that it appeared as

though I had some sort of bronchial asthma. We did some breathing

treatments that day, and later that night I got pretty sick. Ended up

coughing/throwing up what seemed like gallons of mucous. Awful. He

gave me some steroid inhalers, prednisone, and a proair inhaler as well.

I think he put me on Doxycyclone (sp?) at this point as well as my polyps were

pretty big again and he stated there's research to show this anitbiotic helps

keep them down. Keep in mind, I'm still on allegra, and nasal spray at

this point. I was taken off the Itraconzole by my allergist as he stated

it didn't appear to be helping since the polyps were back and growing.

After several more trips to the allergist and several more rounds of

prednisone, I was back at the ENT. He stated I was in need of a second

surgery. This was just a year after the first one.

I had my

second surgery on 09/26/2011. This time, I am back on the Itraconazole as

the ENT still believes I am having severe reactions to mold spores. This

is a rinse that I use with the salt water mixture. After doing some

reading, I saw that some people were using steroids in their rinses and this

seemed to get up in the sinuses better than sprays so I asked if that was an

option as well. He then prescribed me some Betamethasone to put in my

rinses. So at the moment, I am doing the above medicated nasal

rinses twice a day and a non medicated one once a day. I am also taking

Allegra in the mornings, Singulair in the evenings, and I have been trying to

eliminate salicylates from my diet as much as possible. My allergiest

said that there wasn't anyone in Indy that did Aspirin densens. because it was

so dangerous. He just recommended staying away from it and Ibuprofen and

NSAIDS completely which I have! No way do I want to endure the stomach issues again. I did some blood work and I was severely vitamin D

deficient as well so I am taking 2000 IU's of vitamin D3 a day. This seems very common

with people who suffer from allergies. So I guess if you haven't, it

wouldn't hurt to get checked.

I know this

was a long post, but figured I would share my entire story as you never know

what could stick out and become common among others so we can figure out how to

stop these damn things. So far, I am doing great after surgery. I have had two follow ups, and have my third next week. I am willing to do whatever I can to eliminate a third surgery. Thanks for letting me share.

Best of

luck to you all!

[Guest guest]

Vitamin D deficiency is related to corticosteroid use.I've seen this in the

alt.support sinusitis group in a recent post by KOFI.

I am concerned that side effects from taking even some of the over the counter

drugs on a long term basis,like Tylenol or Benadryl should not be

underestimated.

Asa desensitization has helped many in this group and is a widely accepted

therapy.Myself I had to stop because of low Iron and Hemoglobin.I recently had a

colonoscopy and 3 benign polyps were removed .After a while I might try it again

but will have to check Iron and Hemoglobin.

Best of luck,Wayne

>

>

> I thought I

> would share my story. I recently joined this group and have tried to do

> some research on Samter's as I have been struggling with this for a few years

> now (but was just recently diagnosed after my last surgery). I moved

> to Indianapolis, IN in May of 2004 when I was 24. That's when things

> first started to change for me. It started with sneezing and

> congestion. I went to the doctor for the first time in years. I was

> given Allegra and some nose spray. This seemed to work for about a

> year. Then I progressively got worse. I was constantly congested

> and felt as though I had a permanent cold. I went to the doctor again,

> and they gave me a different nose spray and had me continue the Allegra.

> Again, no one ever looked up my nose. This cycle repeated itself several

> times and I started to go to the doctor more often for things like Bronchitis

> and strep throat. Finally, after years of misery and not being able to

> really breathe out my nose, I went to see one of the top allergists here in

Indy.

> He finally looked up my nose and told me I had nasal polyps. It turned

> out I also had allergies to just about everything. Pollen, ragweed,

> mold, grass, dogs, cockroaches (not even kidding), dust mites, and the

> list goes on. He gave me some suggestions on how to keep my reactions

> down to these allergies. I got special covers for my bed and a new

> allergy free comforter. I kept the dog out of my room and bathed her

> weekly. I wore a mask when vacuuming, brushing the dog, and mowing the

> yard.

>

>

>

> A few

> months had passed, my sinuses were the worst they had ever been. My nose

> was 100% clogged. I couldn't sleep at night because I felt as though I

> was gonna die because I couldn't breathe. Complete mouth breathing was

> awful. After several rounds of Prednisone, my allergiest referred me to

> an ENT. He looked up my nose and immediately said I needed surgery as my

> polyps were HUGE! After a CT scan, it was confirmed that I was completely

> polyp packed. I had my first surgery in July 2010. After surgery,

> the doctor said that I had this thick molasses type fluid up there when he was

> cleaning me out. He said this was typical with severe reactions to mold

> spores. He put me on Itraconazole nasal rinses. I was great for a

> few months. I was having stomach cramping before surgery, but it seemed to

> have gone away....later I found out why.

>

>

>

> For a

> while, I thought I was feeling a little better. Nope, things ended up

> getting worse. Now, I was having severe stomach cramping and pains.

> It was random. I couldn't narrow it down to the typical food

> allergies. I did several elimination diets, but once or twice a week, I

> would lay in bed crying because I was in such severe pain in the stomach

> area. I eventually went to the emergency room one day because it was so

> bad. They did several tests, took xrays, and couldn't come up with

> anything. I eventually was referred to a digestive specialist. I

> got a colonoscopy done and the results showed Eosiniphils (sp?) in my

> colon. The digestive doctor stated this was very odd and it did indeed

> appear that I had a food allergy as these were allergy mass cells. So,

> this lead me back to my allergist. We did all kinds of testing for food

> allergies, but nothing was showing up. Finally, after taking 4

> ibuprofen one day, I started wheezing, my chest was tight, and the stomach

> pains came on full force. It appeared as though I was having a delayed

> reaction prior to this episode. I was having bad sinus headaches all the

> time as I am sure most of you are aware of with this disease and taking quite

a

> bit of over the counter pain meds for this...typically Ibuprofen. I would

> usually take it at night, which seemed to be the reason why after about an

hour

> of waking up in the morning, I was having these severe stomach pains. I

> stopped taking ibuprofen, went back to the digestive specialist, did another

> colonoscopy, and this time, there were no eosiniphills in my colon.

> Woot! One problem solved! It looks like I had some relief after surgery,

> because the only pain meds I took after surgery were the one's prescribed

which

> was Narco and not the ibuprofen. As soon as I started taking the over the

> counter pain meds again, the stomach pains and cramping came back.

>

>

>

> In March of

> this year, I was having all kinds of chest congestion and wheezing. I

> went to the doctor and they thought I might have had pneumonia. I had

> chest xrays and everything turned out okay. I was on two rounds of strong

> antibiotics and felt a little better after the second round for a few

> weeks. I still didn't feel great and felt as though I was having asthma

> attacks.....other than when I was taking Ibuprofen, this was new to me. I

> went back to my allergy/asthma specialist and he confirmed that it appeared as

> though I had some sort of bronchial asthma. We did some breathing

> treatments that day, and later that night I got pretty sick. Ended up

> coughing/throwing up what seemed like gallons of mucous. Awful. He

> gave me some steroid inhalers, prednisone, and a proair inhaler as well.

> I think he put me on Doxycyclone (sp?) at this point as well as my polyps were

> pretty big again and he stated there's research to show this anitbiotic helps

> keep them down. Keep in mind, I'm still on allegra, and nasal spray at

> this point. I was taken off the Itraconzole by my allergist as he stated

> it didn't appear to be helping since the polyps were back and growing.

> After several more trips to the allergist and several more rounds of

> prednisone, I was back at the ENT. He stated I was in need of a second

> surgery. This was just a year after the first one.

>

>

>

> I had my

> second surgery on 09/26/2011. This time, I am back on the Itraconazole as

> the ENT still believes I am having severe reactions to mold spores. This

> is a rinse that I use with the salt water mixture. After doing some

> reading, I saw that some people were using steroids in their rinses and this

> seemed to get up in the sinuses better than sprays so I asked if that was an

> option as well. He then prescribed me some Betamethasone to put in my

> rinses. So at the moment, I am doing the above medicated nasal

> rinses twice a day and a non medicated one once a day. I am also taking

> Allegra in the mornings, Singulair in the evenings, and I have been trying to

> eliminate salicylates from my diet as much as possible. My allergiest

> said that there wasn't anyone in Indy that did Aspirin densens. because it was

> so dangerous. He just recommended staying away from it and Ibuprofen and

> NSAIDS completely which I have! No way do I want to endure the stomach issues

again. I did some blood work and I was severely vitamin D

> deficient as well so I am taking 2000 IU's of vitamin D3 a day. This seems

very common

> with people who suffer from allergies. So I guess if you haven't, it

> wouldn't hurt to get checked.

>

>

>

> I know this

> was a long post, but figured I would share my entire story as you never know

> what could stick out and become common among others so we can figure out how

to

> stop these damn things. So far, I am doing great after surgery. I have had

two follow ups, and have my third next week. I am willing to do whatever I can

to eliminate a third surgery. Thanks for letting me share.

>

>

>

> Best of

> luck to you all!

>

>

>

>

>