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Hi Laurie:

Oops - what a keyboarder!! I meant to refer to separation anxiety, you are

right. SAD = separation anxiety disorder (and also seasonal affective

disorder). These acronyms will be the death of me. Take care, aloha,

Kathy (H)

kathyh@...

At 12:03 AM 01/25/2000 EST, you wrote:

>From: SEnLE@...

>

>Hi Kathy,

>In a response to an introduction by rjtzuck@... (Robin), you talked

about

> " SD " and OCD connection being pretty common. Just wanted to check and see

if

> " SD " meant Separation Anxiety??

>Thanks,

>Laurie in WI

>

>

>

>In a message dated 1/23/00 2:25:44 AM Central Standard Time,

>onelist writes:

>

><< Message: 11

> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:05:15 -1000

> From: Kathy Hammes <kathyh@...>

> Subject: Re: introduction

>

> Hello Robin:

>

> Thanks for introducing your family to the list. The SD and OCD connection

> is not at all unusual and seems to be more prevalent with girls. >>

>

>

>

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  • 3 years later...

Hi Jeanne,

Well, yes. Funny you should ask. I spent the first two weeks feeling very upbeat and that I was doing better each day and then boom, all of a sudden I am discouraged because I am not all better by now. I know that is silly. I still take Tylenol twice a day and have discomfort over the center and left incision areas and under the breast bone. I am still not wearing my regular pants. And don't have all my energy back. Tomorrow will be three weeks.

Tonight we had roast chicken, creamed corn and a simple salad with just lettuce, tomato, tuna and Uncle Dan's ranch dressing with mayo and buttermilk. That worked fine. Last night's spaghetti did not. And I am drinking probably a gallon a day, that is so nice to be able to take more than just sips at a time.

I saw the surgeon last week and don't see him again for three months, nor do I see the GI doc or my regular doc. What is your follow-up like?

Kathy

Washington

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kathy, you and I are at about the same point post myotomy. Is your belly still tender and sl. swollen?jeanne

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Kathy, I go back to work next week, and don't know what I'll

wear...My abdomen is still very sensitive and sore around the

incisions...I haven't seen the surgeon post op since he was away on

vacation last week. I am seeing him tomorrow. I am still on soft

foods...and drinking alot of water. I am taking liquid motrin once s

dsy for discomfort. I have had a couple of incidences of difficulty

swallowing after trying pasta also. Are you able to exercise at all

yet, Besides walking? I keep thinking that doing some sit-ups would

lessen that swelling, but can't do them of course.

jeanne

Hi Jeanne,

> Well, yes. Funny you should ask. I spent the first two weeks

feeling very upbeat and that I was doing better each day and then

boom, all of a sudden I am discouraged because I am not all better by

now. I know that is silly. I still take Tylenol twice a day and

have discomfort over the center and left incision areas and under the

breast bone. I am still not wearing my regular pants. And don't

have all my energy back. Tomorrow will be three weeks.

> Tonight we had roast chicken, creamed corn and a simple salad with

just lettuce, tomato, tuna and Uncle Dan's ranch dressing with mayo

and buttermilk. That worked fine. Last night's spaghetti did not.

And I am drinking probably a gallon a day, that is so nice to be able

to take more than just sips at a time.

> I saw the surgeon last week and don't see him again for three

months, nor do I see the GI doc or my regular doc. What is your

follow-up like?

> Kathy

> Washington

> Question for Kathy

>

>

> kathy, you and I are at about the same point post myotomy. Is

your

> belly still tender and sl. swollen?

> jeanne

>

>

>

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> Kathy, I go back to work next week, and don't know what I'll

> wear...My abdomen is still very sensitive and sore around the

> incisions...I haven't seen the surgeon post op since he was away on

> vacation last week. I am seeing him tomorrow. I am still on soft

> foods...and drinking alot of water. I am taking liquid motrin once s

> dsy for discomfort. I have had a couple of incidences of difficulty

> swallowing after trying pasta also. Are you able to exercise at all

> yet, Besides walking? I keep thinking that doing some sit-ups would

> lessen that swelling, but can't do them of course.

> jeanne

>

>

> Hi Jeanne,

> > Well, yes. Funny you should ask. I spent the first two weeks

> feeling very upbeat and that I was doing better each day and then

> boom, all of a sudden I am discouraged because I am not all better by

> now. I know that is silly. I still take Tylenol twice a day and

> have discomfort over the center and left incision areas and under the

> breast bone. I am still not wearing my regular pants. And don't

> have all my energy back. Tomorrow will be three weeks.

> > Tonight we had roast chicken, creamed corn and a simple salad with

> just lettuce, tomato, tuna and Uncle Dan's ranch dressing with mayo

> and buttermilk. That worked fine. Last night's spaghetti did not.

> And I am drinking probably a gallon a day, that is so nice to be able

> to take more than just sips at a time.

> > I saw the surgeon last week and don't see him again for three

> months, nor do I see the GI doc or my regular doc. What is your

> follow-up like?

> > Kathy

> > Washington

> > Question for Kathy

> >

> >

> > kathy, you and I are at about the same point post myotomy. Is

> your

> > belly still tender and sl. swollen?

> > jeanne

> >

> >

> >

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  • 4 years later...

Hi Kathy,

You mentioned that your 6-year-old had the same reaction when she was on

prozac and now is on a mood stabilizer...............I'm assuming that she is

now

off the prozac?? Would you mind telling me how many mg's she was taking and

how long she was on it before the ODD symptoms started? I'm a bit confused

because my daughter was on prozac for about 2 years before these explosive

behaviors started. I'm afraid to switch medications because it has helped her

SO

SO much with the OCD. If your daughter is off the prozac now, does she take

something else for the OCD and is that an SSRI?? Dr. Chansky mentioned that

the only way to find out is to lower the dose and see if the behaviors go away,

but we've tried that in the past.........when we lower the dose her OCD comes

back! Sorry to read that you had to cancel your weekend. I know the feeling.

There are SO many things we don't do and so many places that we don't go. I

just call them " casualties " of this disorder! Thanks so much for your help.

Kath

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Kath,

I will give you a short summary:

MY DD (now 6), has always been oppistional in nature.

She developed moderate OCD when she started KG.

Because of this she was put on prozac.

The OCD seemed to go away, but after about 8 months

(during the summer after that KG year), she became

more aggressive than she has ever been extremely ODD. It did not go

on long

because at that time we were in the process of seeing a new

doctor. As soon as he saw that, he took her off and put her on

risperdol, and then added triliptol. Which improved her

very much.(both OCD and the oppositional behavior) She has a sister

who also had a history of becoming

hypmanic of SSRIs and her sister went thru about 5 of them

with no cure for her and becoming very maniccy.

I think she was on 10 or 15 mg's. Her sister

(who also started w/ anxiety), was put on a much higher dose

(up tp 30 mg's) and at this point her anxiety turned into

trichotilomania, so we didnt want to keep younger DD on it at all.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Kath

-- In , mykeirkel@... wrote:

>

> Hi Kathy,

>

> You mentioned that your 6-year-old had the same reaction when she

was on

> prozac and now is on a mood stabilizer...............I'm assuming

that she is now

> off the prozac?? Would you mind telling me how many mg's she was

taking and

> how long she was on it before the ODD symptoms started? I'm a

bit confused

> because my daughter was on prozac for about 2 years before these

explosive

> behaviors started. I'm afraid to switch medications because it has

helped her SO

> SO much with the OCD. If your daughter is off the prozac now, does

she take

> something else for the OCD and is that an SSRI?? Dr. Chansky

mentioned that

> the only way to find out is to lower the dose and see if the

behaviors go away,

> but we've tried that in the past.........when we lower the dose her

OCD comes

> back! Sorry to read that you had to cancel your weekend. I know

the feeling.

> There are SO many things we don't do and so many places that we

don't go. I

> just call them " casualties " of this disorder! Thanks so much for

your help.

> Kath

>

>

> **************

> Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

>

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>

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Kath,

I will give you a short summary:

MY DD (now 6), has always been oppistional in nature.

She developed moderate OCD when she started KG.

Because of this she was put on prozac.

The OCD seemed to go away, but after about 8 months

(during the summer after that KG year), she became

more aggressive than she has ever been extremely ODD. It did not go

on long

because at that time we were in the process of seeing a new

doctor. As soon as he saw that, he took her off and put her on

risperdol, and then added triliptol. Which improved her

very much.(both OCD and the oppositional behavior) She has a sister

who also had a history of becoming

hypmanic of SSRIs and her sister went thru about 5 of them

with no cure for her and becoming very maniccy.

I think she was on 10 or 15 mg's. Her sister

(who also started w/ anxiety), was put on a much higher dose

(up tp 30 mg's) and at this point her anxiety turned into

trichotilomania, so we didnt want to keep younger DD on it at all.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Kath

-- In , mykeirkel@... wrote:

>

> Hi Kathy,

>

> You mentioned that your 6-year-old had the same reaction when she

was on

> prozac and now is on a mood stabilizer...............I'm assuming

that she is now

> off the prozac?? Would you mind telling me how many mg's she was

taking and

> how long she was on it before the ODD symptoms started? I'm a

bit confused

> because my daughter was on prozac for about 2 years before these

explosive

> behaviors started. I'm afraid to switch medications because it has

helped her SO

> SO much with the OCD. If your daughter is off the prozac now, does

she take

> something else for the OCD and is that an SSRI?? Dr. Chansky

mentioned that

> the only way to find out is to lower the dose and see if the

behaviors go away,

> but we've tried that in the past.........when we lower the dose her

OCD comes

> back! Sorry to read that you had to cancel your weekend. I know

the feeling.

> There are SO many things we don't do and so many places that we

don't go. I

> just call them " casualties " of this disorder! Thanks so much for

your help.

> Kath

>

>

> **************

> Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.

>

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>

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