Hello from a new member

[Guest guest]

welcome to the group this is a great place to ask ? take care Amber

hello from a new member

> I'm a 54 year old, 250 lb - 5 feet 4 inch - tall (BMI 42.9) women living

in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I've been married to my high school sweetheart for

30 years, with no kids, but 3 dogs. My husband and I moved to New Mexico

from the Texas heat and humidity in 1991. From 1991 to 1999 I appraised real

estate in Santa Fe, then I started school at UNM, Albuquerque, graduating in

Chemical Engineering this past May.

>

> My weight and diet history is probably very similar to other members. I

realized I was " chubby " in 4th grade and I progressed in weight gain over

the years to my current 250 poundage. After much research, I have decided

that I want the D.S. procedure by Dr. Keshishian. I am now working with his

office (Arianna). I've received my packet and notebook and I am currently

in the process of getting all of my pre-op tests performed.

>

> I have joined this group for guidance and knowledge of what to expect from

the post-opers. Also, to share anxieties,etc. with other pre-opers!

>

> Melinda in Santa Fe

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[Guest guest]

Ritzy, you are welcome here, and feel free to ask any question you desire.

One of us should be able find an answer for you

Betty

Hello from a new member

> Hi everyone,

> Just signed up for this group and like to say Hi to all.

> My name is Liz but many call me Ritzy as my nick, I am from Canada

> and am involved in making creams lotions etc. Hope it is ok to ask

> for help. Glad to be here. Thanks for letting me join.

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[Guest guest]

Welcome Liz! Of course it's alright to ask for help, that's what we're all here

for. You might even find that you can help answer other people's questions ).

What part of Canada are you from? I live in Vancouver.

Jen N.

" Liz@Ritzysgiftheaven " <ritzysgiftheaven@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Just signed up for this group and like to say Hi to all.

My name is Liz but many call me Ritzy as my nick, I am from Canada

and am involved in making creams lotions etc. Hope it is ok to ask

for help. Glad to be here. Thanks for letting me join.

Liz/ritzysgiftheaven

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[Guest guest]

Nice to " meet " you . Hope you post here lots so we can hear

all about your little one, and another casting success story!

Jacki

> Hi there

>

> Just thought I'd say hello. Toni invited me to check the site out

and

> talk with other mums going through the same experiences as myself.

My

> daughter, , was diagnosed in May with scoliosis. At the time

her

> curve was 62 degrees. In early June she underwent an MRI and was

> fitted with her first plaster jacket under the same GA. When we

went

> for a check up 2 weeks later, her curve was measured at 38

degrees,

> which they managed to achieve through the manipulation of her

spine

> under traction before they put the cast on. She's doing really

well,

> the cast doesn't bother her one bit, and we'll find out on

Thursday

> whether her curve has improved or, at least, been maintained.

She's

> due to have her next one fitted on 20 September.

>

> Anyway, that's us. Hoping to get to know you all a little better

over

> the coming weeks. And, for info, is nearly 2 and we're based

in

> London, UK.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am Gail, also a "mumto." My DD is , and she is 2 1/2 years old. She has congenital scoliosis and a bunch of other things, but it sounds like your and my would get along great! Too bad we are in the States.

I can't wait to hear more about and how she does with her cast. My , wears a TLSO brace with a cervical headpiece.

Gail

Hello from a new member

Hi thereJust thought I'd say hello. Toni invited me to check the site out and talk with other mums going through the same experiences as myself. My daughter, , was diagnosed in May with scoliosis. At the time her curve was 62 degrees. In early June she underwent an MRI and was fitted with her first plaster jacket under the same GA. When we went for a check up 2 weeks later, her curve was measured at 38 degrees, which they managed to achieve through the manipulation of her spine under traction before they put the cast on. She's doing really well, the cast doesn't bother her one bit, and we'll find out on Thursday whether her curve has improved or, at least, been maintained. She's due to have her next one fitted on 20 September.Anyway, that's us. Hoping to get to know you all a little better over the coming weeks. And, for info, is nearly 2 and we're based in London, UK.

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome to CAST! Thanks for sharing your story.

Who is your doc at Stanmore?

Did you have a hard time finding a doc that applied plaster early, or did he/she come easily reffered?

thanks,

HRH

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was wondering if you could possibly post a picture of your daughters cast.

Crista

[Guest guest]

Wow, He sounds like a great Dr.!

[Guest guest]

Hi. We're under Mr , although have seen his registrar Alistair

Hart, too. While he wasn't the consultant our GP referred us to, we

were referred to him as a result of a private consultation that we

sought, who had worked with him in the past. The moment he saw

he wanted her in a cast, even to the point that he tried to get us in

the following Monday (appt was on a Thursday) but he couldn't get the

MRI scanner free at the same time as the plaster team, so it was a

week later that we were admitted. He said that it was of huge

importance that she went into a cast ASAP, even to the point that he

made us cancel our annual holiday to Crete as he wasn't prepared to

wait until we got back. He sees no more than 6 cases of infantile

scoliosis a year and moves everything aside to make sure they get in

as soon as possible. So far, I've been really impressed with him.

> ,

> Welcome to CAST! Thanks for sharing your story.

> Who is your doc at Stanmore?

>

> Did you have a hard time finding a doc that applied plaster early,

or did

> he/she come easily reffered?

>

> thanks,

>

> HRH

[Guest guest]

No problem Crista. I've loaded a couple of recent ones into an album.

The cast is looking a bit grubby now as with the summer she has spent

much of the time with nothing on, and it therefore gets rather dirty.

>

>

> Hi ,

> I was wondering if you could possibly post a picture of your

daughters cast.

>

> Crista

[Guest guest]

Welcome jonnathan,

Not really a oil rig is issue since most can get a patient to shore in a

reasonable time. but have found in practice as well as training a severe

lack of dental training. In remote settings getting a patient to a dentist

never mind a western trained and equipt dentist can take days if not a week.

Also local dental care in many places just does not exsist. Usually pull it

and out the door.

Also especialy on the state side part of offshore medics. The average medic

walks into the job with little GP/Urgent care experience ie; cough, cold

,runny nose, ear infection etc; of course most of will admit that that comes

with time and patient contact. But if your a medic right off the street you

got problems

Well theres my 2 cents worth

Cheers

tom G

>From: Jonnathan Busko <jbuskomd@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Hello from a new member

>Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 02:36:37 -0700 (PDT)

>

>Greetings to all,

>

> I've been a lurker via a friend for about 6 months

>and am now new member to the list. My name is

>Jonnathan Busko and I am an emergency medicine / EMS

>physician (residency and fellowship trained

>respectively). I started my life in this field as an

>EMT, then worked full time as a paramedic and

>firefighter. During medical school I served as a WEMT

>in western Pennsylvania and was a member of the PATF-1

>FEMA urban search and rescue team.

> I am currently the medical advisor for CDS

>Outdoor School and have been teaching wilderness EMS

>since 1996. Although I've always been interested in

>wilderness EMS, I've started to work with oil rig

>medics in Trinidad (long story)and will actually

>running the inagural " Independant Duty Medic " class

>there in in August.

> I'm currently completing the disaster

>preparedness component of my fellowship in Charlotte

>NC and will begin working in Bangor, Maine in July.

> I'd be interested in talking to those of you

>working full time as rig medics about what you feel is

>missing in your work from the physician oversight /

>involvement perspective as well as what training you

>feel you'd have most wanted to have had before you

>started. In addition, once I'm in Bangor, I'd love to

>be more involved with training, QM, medical oversight,

>and even emergency response within the industry.

> I look forward to meeting all of you over the

>list.

>

>Cheers,

>

>Jonnathan

>

>

>Jonnathan Busko MD MPH NREMT-P

>EMS Fellow, Carolinas Medical Center

>Assistant Medical Director, Mecklenburg County EMS Agency

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[Guest guest]

It's a bit like the UK then, Tom?

)

----- Original Message -----

From: " thomas greaber " <tom5255@...>

In remote settings getting a patient to a dentist

> never mind a western trained and equipt dentist can take days if not a

> week.

> Also local dental care in many places just does not exsist. Usually pull

> it

> and out the door.

[Guest guest]

about time you got here dr b....

jerry

Jonnathan Busko <jbuskomd@...> wrote:

Greetings to all,

I've been a lurker via a friend for about 6 months

and am now new member to the list. My name is

Jonnathan Busko and I am an emergency medicine / EMS

physician (residency and fellowship trained

respectively). I started my life in this field as an

EMT, then worked full time as a paramedic and

firefighter. During medical school I served as a WEMT

in western Pennsylvania and was a member of the PATF-1

FEMA urban search and rescue team.

I am currently the medical advisor for CDS

Outdoor School and have been teaching wilderness EMS

since 1996. Although I've always been interested in

wilderness EMS, I've started to work with oil rig

medics in Trinidad (long story)and will actually

running the inagural " Independant Duty Medic " class

there in in August.

I'm currently completing the disaster

preparedness component of my fellowship in Charlotte

NC and will begin working in Bangor, Maine in July.

I'd be interested in talking to those of you

working full time as rig medics about what you feel is

missing in your work from the physician oversight /

involvement perspective as well as what training you

feel you'd have most wanted to have had before you

started. In addition, once I'm in Bangor, I'd love to

be more involved with training, QM, medical oversight,

and even emergency response within the industry.

I look forward to meeting all of you over the

list.

Cheers,

Jonnathan

Jonnathan Busko MD MPH NREMT-P

EMS Fellow, Carolinas Medical Center

Assistant Medical Director, Mecklenburg County EMS Agency

_-__-__-__-__-__-__-__-__-__-_

Primum Non Nocere

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Jonnathan Busko MD;

Well I must agree with Jerry, bout time man!

But then most of the active participants on this site have C.V. s to envy.

I admittedly am a virgin voyeur on this site as well, it's informative and

quite humorous..these brits have such a sly and dry sense of humour, and

coming from the one of the...... colonies. I do have appreciation, the

links i.e. " Brain Injury very Interesting " and its introduction..... quite

amusing. " Cheer's Mate "

A Dr. Bledsoe out of Texas monitors PAC Listserver and his 2 cents are

really appreciated, one on CISM contributing to PTSD!

Its is most excellent to have someone with your background, to actually ask

what experienced medics are needing in educational areas of " Industry and

offshore " is applaud. Am VERY interested in your inaugural " Independent Duty

Medic " class there in August can you provide a Link or contact off list.

Have worked Remote Oilpatch areas in Canada, but most of the offshore stuff

is a hair different " water is solid state! " so it really doesn't count. Not

much of a requirement for life jackets. But then Polar Bears are a bit of a

problem though...they have great Cammo, and it comes standard issue, their

M.O. includes hunting at night in blizzards! Triage is fairly simple

procedure, they don't maul like Grizzlies, of Black Bears.

But quite a bit of Industrial training " is on the job " Dental, Eyes, and

Antibiotics needs to addressed far more. Education in Virus vs. Bacterial

infections is a real hard one, I think fairly world wide? ALS Paramedics

have just recently legislated.....and SOME of the Patch company men really

have not accepted that ..yet! Amusing as the common denominator's appears to

be OBESITY, COPD, HTN, and sedentary lifestyles.

I do find that there is really " poor preparedness " for Industrial Remote

Medicine Education in most of the CBO's that's " competency based objectives "

in PAC. " Paramedics of Canada " , and the most of the provinces.

Have recently returned from deployment in the Caribbean....quite an

education gained, not a lot of tropical diseases, bugs, nasty snakes,or

marine sharp and pointy things in education with Canuck programs, really

lacks this stuff, no real wonder though!

But what most surprised me was the amount of comms required with medical

advisor's. We have a tremendous amount of latitude in providing Advanced

Care.

I was really fortunate to work with an U.S. counterpart he was astounded.

But he " educated me " as well and had Fortes in areas that I seriously

lacked.....he had just returned from Afghanistan.

Lately I have seen a bit of a trend for Canucks looking beyond the Borders,

they may really benefit from your courses.

Wilf

Re: Hello from a new member

> about time you got here dr b....

> jerry

>

> Jonnathan Busko <jbuskomd@...> wrote:

> Greetings to all,

>

> I've been a lurker via a friend for about 6 months

> and am now new member to the list. My name is

> Jonnathan Busko and I am an emergency medicine / EMS

> physician (residency and fellowship trained

> respectively). I started my life in this field as an

> EMT, then worked full time as a paramedic and

> firefighter. During medical school I served as a WEMT

> in western Pennsylvania and was a member of the PATF-1

> FEMA urban search and rescue team.

> I am currently the medical advisor for CDS

> Outdoor School and have been teaching wilderness EMS

> since 1996. Although I've always been interested in

> wilderness EMS, I've started to work with oil rig

> medics in Trinidad (long story)and will actually

> running the inagural " Independant Duty Medic " class

> there in in August.

> I'm currently completing the disaster

> preparedness component of my fellowship in Charlotte

> NC and will begin working in Bangor, Maine in July.

> I'd be interested in talking to those of you

> working full time as rig medics about what you feel is

> missing in your work from the physician oversight /

> involvement perspective as well as what training you

> feel you'd have most wanted to have had before you

> started. In addition, once I'm in Bangor, I'd love to

> be more involved with training, QM, medical oversight,

> and even emergency response within the industry.

> I look forward to meeting all of you over the

> list.

>

> Cheers,

>

> Jonnathan

>

>

> Jonnathan Busko MD MPH NREMT-P

> EMS Fellow, Carolinas Medical Center

> Assistant Medical Director, Mecklenburg County EMS Agency

> _-__-__-__-__-__-__-__-__-__-_

> Primum Non Nocere

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[Guest guest]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

If it's reading material you want, it's reading material we've got.

Go into the Files section and click on " Articles. " There you will find

hundreds of articles on AS. Be sure to explore the other sections as

well.

I have created the Fellowship of the Aspergian Miracle forums so that

you can get lost in them if you decide to go exploring, and I assure

you, there is more to FAM than meets the eye.

We welcome you here with open minds, but not necessarily open arms

(many of us don't like physical contact).

Tom

Administrator

Greetings, Aspergians!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

welcome to the group.

" A couple days ago I came across a description of Asperger's

specifically in females... "

Where abouts did you find this description? I would love to read it.

I can relate to a lot of what you said about the reading. I used to

read anything and everything I could get my hands on or eyes on :-)

Now I try to be a bit more picky about what I read - sometimes what I

have read in the past has had a detrimental affect on me - for

example some articles I have read said that something would make me

feel better and when I applied what it suggested and it didn't make

me feel better I used to think that I was somehow wrong - not doing

it right. I thought if it says I should feel better doing this why

aren't I? It took a counsellor to point out to me that not everything

works for everyone - I was taking the articles rather literally - it

said I would feel better and so I expected too - I know better now :-)

I still get annoyed that so many things are written as fact when in

actual fact they are just someones theory/opinion - I wish they would

point that out - but that's just my opinion :-)

I have a lot of difficulties with people and in the past I have shut

them out - but I am trying not to do that now - although it is

difficult - as I quite often need time out - I find the virtual world

(internet) a lot easier - it doesn't come knocking on my door for a

start :-)

I am not dx myself and am waiting to see a specialist - hopefully in

September - but am kind of dreading it.

Thanks for your introduction - hopefully you'll like it here. Good

luck with everything.

> Greetings, Aspergians!

>

> My name is and I am 27. I've been on a quest for some

years to

> figure out what's the matter with me--there are multiple different

things

> going on and it's been difficult to pinpoint the causes. A couple

days ago I

> came across a description of Asperger's specifically in females and

it was

> so spot-on as a description of me both as a child and presently

that I was

> rather amazed. I also immediately thought that Henry Thoreau, whom

I'd been

> obsessed with throughout my teens because he thought and felt so

much like

> me, also was an obvious " Aspie " --so, it took me about that long to

decide

> this wasn't a " disorder. " I deeply value much of the thinking that

makes me

> different. I think I understand some things more deeply and

rationally than

> others and from unusual angles.

>

> But I have sure suffered. I underwent the worst bullying in school

(very

> very dark time), and lots of exasperated emotional abuse from my

parents.

> I've lost jobs over and over because I wasn't coping well with the

stress

> and social anxiety, and because of abyssmal exeuctive function and

attention

> problems (exacerbated by head injuries from equestrian accidents),

and

> compulsive web surfing/reading, kind of as a " stimming " activity,

which is

> often inappropriate in a work setting. I read virtually all day

every day,

> mostly about whatever topic I happen to be perseverating on, either

on my

> computer, or when I go out it's to the bookstore where I settle

down in a

> comfy chair and read for a couple hours. I am curious whether

anyone else

> here has a " problem " with compulsive reading? For much of my life

it seems

> like I have mostly experienced the world through text.

>

> I don't have friends except on the internet--I wish I did, but my

anxiety

> level and ineptitude makes it unrewarding to try. I often get more

rather

> than less embarrassed the better I get to know people, which is

painful in

> itself because I come to love them, and abandon them anyway. I am

fortunate

> to have a boyfriend of 3 years whom I live with and who is

supporting me

> right now since I have no money. I love him and feel committed to

him, but

> unfortunately my oddity, difficulty with conversation, poor

housekeeping,

> and lack of income has made him feel very ambivalent about me--he

clearly

> cares about me, but isn't sure he loves me or wants to be with me

in the

> long term. This is scary for me because without him I would either

be

> homeless or have to return to my parents whom I have a poor

relationship

> with, and because in many ways I have been deeply content with him

and

> appreciative of the stability. I haven't told him about the

Aspergers, and

> haven't decided if I'm going to. If our relationship were in better

shape, I

> would definitely, but I'm not sure how he would feel about me having

> " autism. "

>

> I fortunately do have decent health insurance through my

boyfriend's work,

> and I have a psychiatrist appointment next week to talk about some

Adderall

> or something to help with the ADD type symptoms (I HATE the idea of

taking a

> drug, but past neuropsychiatric counseling for that was worse than

useless

> and being able to be productive is a matter of survival). I will

also tell

> him about the Asperger's and attempt to get an " official " diagnosis

for that

> though I have zero doubt about it personally. If I continue to be

unable to

> work I may try to reapply for social security disability (I applied

once on

> the basis of the brain injury and was declined, but maybe an added

diagnosis

> of Asperger's would give a different outcome).

>

> Functionally I am pretty disabled, and I am sick of it. Maybe that

is at

> odds with my statement that I don't think this is a disorder, but I

suspect

> the brain injury and the constant anxiety probably has more to do

with my

> ability to make something of myself than the Asperger's. I am far

from

> materially ambitious, but tired of being a shut-in and want to

contribute

> something to the world or at least to the people I care about. I

don't have

> any doubt that there is something in me to give. Sometimes I feel

more

> hopeful and sometimes less, but usually I do think there has to be

a way to

> improve this situation and eventually I will figure something out.

I am sick

> and tired of people telling me I just need to apply myself and

stick it out.

> They're right but they're wrong, and it feels insulting.

>

> .Thanks for reading and perhaps understanding. I just need to get

some of

> this off my chest.

>

>

[Guest guest]

>We welcome you here with open minds.....And hearts......  Rainbow

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Tom, thanks for the welcome! I will definitely look at the articles you have

here.

, the good description I found for Apserger's in females is here:

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/barclay/64/id26.htm . I agree with

being annoyed that many writers don't distinguish between fact and opinion

or present bad reasoning as fact. I'm not sure the problem is always with

taking them literally since I think they're often meant fairly literally, I

think the rub is often just their faulty reasoning and often a different

point of view. I think it is helpful to make a distinction between fact and

truth, truth being an interpretation that someone has a conviction about,

and some people's truth can seem totally counterintuitive to you and me. A

lot of politics and religion comes down to this.

I am pretty literal in that I do take things really seriously and directly,

I like for words to have precise and consistent meanings, and I am really

frank/blunt/honest. I interpret religion metaphorically (a la " progressive

Christianity " or ph ) since I am very immune to supernaturalism;

it has taken me many years to work out my religious thinking in a way that

is useful to me. Though as it is it still sometimes causes me some anxiety

when my thinking is too concrete to quite grok the metaphors.

And I think I understand what you say about much of the reading you've done

being detrimental because it didn't help and you felt at fault, I feel that

too, and the same effect when I've talked to people about my problems and

they've often reacted by saying " oh, everyone experiences that " and giving

advice. But they're either wrong in their understanding of what my problem

is, or they think so differently than me that their advice is unhelpful. I

try to interpret most advice as an expression of caring and concern but not

applicable in its content, and try not to feel judged or at fault for not

being able to benefit from the advice. But in reality it does make me feel

frustrated, depressed, and sometimes a little angry at the person.

I think really, even if a person with Asperger's DIDN'T want to think for

him or herself, that's kind of all you've got when the things other people

say don't ring true to you.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the information.

> Hi,

>

> Tom, thanks for the welcome! I will definitely look at the articles

you have

> here.

>

> , the good description I found for Apserger's in females is

here:

> http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/barclay/64/id26.htm . I agree

with

> being annoyed that many writers don't distinguish between fact and

opinion

> or present bad reasoning as fact. I'm not sure the problem is

always with

> taking them literally since I think they're often meant fairly

literally, I

> think the rub is often just their faulty reasoning and often a

different

> point of view. I think it is helpful to make a distinction between

fact and

> truth, truth being an interpretation that someone has a conviction

about,

> and some people's truth can seem totally counterintuitive to you

and me. A

> lot of politics and religion comes down to this.

>

> I am pretty literal in that I do take things really seriously and

directly,

> I like for words to have precise and consistent meanings, and I am

really

> frank/blunt/honest. I interpret religion metaphorically (a

la " progressive

> Christianity " or ph ) since I am very immune to

supernaturalism;

> it has taken me many years to work out my religious thinking in a

way that

> is useful to me. Though as it is it still sometimes causes me some

anxiety

> when my thinking is too concrete to quite grok the metaphors.

>

> And I think I understand what you say about much of the reading

you've done

> being detrimental because it didn't help and you felt at fault, I

feel that

> too, and the same effect when I've talked to people about my

problems and

> they've often reacted by saying " oh, everyone experiences that " and

giving

> advice. But they're either wrong in their understanding of what my

problem

> is, or they think so differently than me that their advice is

unhelpful. I

> try to interpret most advice as an expression of caring and concern

but not

> applicable in its content, and try not to feel judged or at fault

for not

> being able to benefit from the advice. But in reality it does make

me feel

> frustrated, depressed, and sometimes a little angry at the person.

>

> I think really, even if a person with Asperger's DIDN'T want to

think for

> him or herself, that's kind of all you've got when the things other

people

> say don't ring true to you.

>

>

[Guest guest]

You sound a lot like me. I don't work because of severe social phobia

so my boyfriend supports me. He knows about AS and doesn't seem to

have a problem with it, but I've decided to really put an effort into

things like cleaning and cooking so I feel I'm contributing in some

way.

Kitty

I am fortunate

> to have a boyfriend of 3 years whom I live with and who is

supporting me

> right now since I have no money. I love him and feel committed to

him, but

> unfortunately my oddity, difficulty with conversation, poor

housekeeping,

> and lack of income has made him feel very ambivalent about me--he

clearly

> cares about me, but isn't sure he loves me or wants to be with me

in the

> long term.

[Guest guest]

At 10:40 AM 7/6/2005, you wrote:

>I would like to introduce myself as a new member of this group. My

>name is and I am the proud owner of a new perfumery shop in

>Santa Cruz, California called " The Perfumer's Apprentice " . We

>specialize in natural perfumery and encourage people to come in and

>create their own fragrances. I am thrilled and grateful that this

>group exists and I'm looking forward to making contributions rather

>than just lurking. -

Hi :

Just wanted to let you know that someone on the Perfume of Life forum asked

about any perfume places in Santa Cruz for a trip there tomorrow. I gave

them a link to your site, and I hope they stop by!

Anya

http://.com

The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume

" The Age of the Foodie is passé. It is now the Age of the Scentie. "

[Guest guest]

At 05:40 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote:

>Hi :

>Just wanted to let you know that someone on the Perfume of Life forum asked

>about any perfume places in Santa Cruz for a trip there tomorrow. I gave

>them a link to your site, and I hope they stop by!

Oops -- supposed to be private.

Anya

http://.com

The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume

" The Age of the Foodie is passé. It is now the Age of the Scentie. "

[Guest guest]

thank you so very much anya

i'll make sure they have the greatest time!

-linda

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group . Dont hesitate to ask questions there are many here that will be glad to answer . Is your fiance on any treatment ?

Hello from a new member

Hi! We just wanted to pop in to say hello to everyone. My fiance, Lenny, is HCV+. He's not into computers at all so I'll be posting in his behalf. Any and all information/messages will be passed along to him. Keep up the fight and stay positive, it really helps. Have a wonderful day!

[Guest guest]

At 09:25 AM 12/4/2006, you wrote:

>Hi everybody!

>

>I have just joined. My name is Marijana and I live in Croatia (Europe),

>near the Adriatic Sea. For a few years my sister and I own a small

>business making hand-made soaps and other natural cosmetics. Natural

>perfumery seems like another step we are looking forward to take, since

>we enjoy working with essential oils and natural ingredients so much!

>And even though we have not access to many great materials, I hope we

>will manage to make something out of these we have.

Hi Marijana

Settle in, enjoy the archives,and feel free to ask if you have any

specific questions.

We have a number of members from the EU and nearby countries, such as

yours. Do you have any comments about the EU regs..do they affect

your business much? How hard or easy is it to get the essential oils

in Croatia, in terms of customs, etc?

Anya McCoy

Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com

Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org

Natural Perfumers Chat Group

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