Re: OT plus Today is my BIG day with the Specialists

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Hello Princess of the Mountains,

I'll bet you are very happy to be back in your own house and your own bed. No place like home, right? It's lucky for you that you are in a flare at the moment so your new Rheumatologist can see exactly how you look and feel. But, I hope it passes VERY quickly and you are up and running again. Let us know what he/she has to say.

I've been on flights like that where I am maybe, only the fifth or sixth passenger and have had the whole plane to myself. I don't like to be behind the wing so I always ask for bulkhead or up front as far as possible. I used to take the red eye flights as sometimes they are not as crowded and I could find three seats to stretch out like you did. I would tell the flight attendents not to bother me as I just wanted to lie there and try to catch a few winks. Welcome back !

Ca. Carmen

Queen of the Desert..... )

[Guest guest]

GOOD LUCK Lorie! I hope the docs come up with some help for you today.

Keep us posted.

Love

C 2

On 20 Jan 2004, at 14:12, tabbarose@... wrote:

> Good morning everyone,

>   I just wanted to let you all know that I am home. The last 2 weeks

> in northern MA was very hard on me. I started off doing very well,

> then whamo, this past Thursday my body decided that it had had enough.

> It shut down, just in time for the long ride home on the airplane. All

> I could do was pray, with hopes that I would make it home in one

> piece. To make a very long story short, our flight was delayed in

> Manchester NH for 2 hrs, then we had a short layover in Philly, so

> that made us 3 hrs delayed, but this is the lucky part...with all the

> delays and passengers who had other connections, the plane that we

> were on was next to empty...18 people on a plane that carries 132, we

> had the whole back of the plane to ourselves, our own flight

> attendants (2 of them) and our own bathroom.  It was unlike any plane

> ride that I've been on. It was good for me, I had 3 seats to myself to

> stretch out in. I'm not sure how they did this, but when we arrived

> Seattle, we were only 20 minutes late, past our original arrival

> time.  We must have just cruised across the country like

> superman....Yesterday I spent the entire day in bed. Today I have my

> appointment at the University of Washington. Finally, I get to see the

> specialists in the Rheumatology dept. there. I hope that they can help

> me. All the glands and lymphnodes from head to toe have been enlarged.

> Some of them hurt like the dickens, and some of them don't hurt at

> all. Strange..got the bad headache, rash, fever...and on and on....so

> lucky for me they will see me in a flare, unlucky for me the pain is

> still with me this morning, but not as bad. Maybe I will have some

> answers real soon. 

> Now that I am home, I hope to get a chance to read all my mail from

> you guys. I really hope all is well with everyone.  So, I will write

> more later after I read them. 

> Take care everyone,(((((((((( hugs )))))))))))))

>

> Sincerely Lorie in Seattle

> ~ Princess of the Mountains ~

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[Guest guest]

Dear Lorie,

So sorry to hear about all your pain, but happy you arrived back home in one

peice.

Good luck on the appointment with the rheumy at the university. Hope it goes

well. I am sure they will want lots of tests (they always do), but hopefuly

that will lead you on the road back to a full life with no pain.

Take care girl

Love,

Ann K

Now traveling in Irvine, CA (at my daughter's home)

[Guest guest]

Dear Lorie,

So sorry to hear about all your pain, but happy you arrived back home in one

peice.

Good luck on the appointment with the rheumy at the university. Hope it goes

well. I am sure they will want lots of tests (they always do), but hopefuly

that will lead you on the road back to a full life with no pain.

Take care girl

Love,

Ann K

Now traveling in Irvine, CA (at my daughter's home)

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Since you're in Irvine, maybe we all could get together one of these days. I'll have to call Pattymelt and see how she's feeling. Lori, aren't you in Corona and Pat in Pasadena? If we all traveled about an hour at the most, we could have lunch one day. Feasible?

Ca. Carmen

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Dear Carmen,

That idea sounds very good, but it would have to be tommorow or Thursday, as we

are going to San Diego on Friday morning.

Hope a get together can be worked out

Ann K

Visiting in Irvine, CA

Re: OT plus Today is my BIG day with the Specialists

> Hi Ann,

> Since you're in Irvine, maybe we all could get together one of

> these days.

> I'll have to call Pattymelt and see how she's feeling. Lori,

> aren't you in

> Corona and Pat in Pasadena? If we all traveled about an hour at

> the most, we

> could have lunch one day. Feasible?

> Ca. Carmen

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Thursday, we are going to Santa Anita to chat with a friend who has a horse running in the fifth. We sure will be close to Dot.... I got Dot and Pat mixed up. Dot in Pasadena, Pat in Ma., right? Anyhooooo....after the race, we like to go to a restaurant called Northwoods close by and maybe we could meet there unless anyone likes horse races.... ) This is such a "quickie" maybe meeting..we'll have to see what everyone's doing tomorrow.

Dot????????? Any plans for tomorrow? Lori.....what do you have going? I'll have to phone Pattymelt as I don't think her computer is up and running yet.

Carmen

[Guest guest]

Hi Carmen,

I will be in Irvine until Fri morning, but I just found out that my daughter has

arranged lunch for us tomorrow in Newport, so I don't think I can get together

with you guys after all. Hope you all have a good time together

Ann K

Visiting in Irvine, CA

Re: OT plus Today is my BIG day with the Specialists

> Hi again, Ann,

> How long are you staying here?

> Carmen

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

We aren't going to do the "meet" today after all. Pattymelt isn't feeling the best. Her blood pressure is very low and she faints now and then so I certainly do not want her to drive down the mountain. And...no one has heard from Dot lately so maybe she's down and out also. I'm sooooo available anytime that I am going to leave it up to the girls to pick a time and place. I suggested we all meet in Banning and Jerry and I will drive everyone up to Patty's place and have lunch there.....when she's feeling better, of course.

Sorry we didn't get together but there's always the conference in September, right? I wonder where it will be? Maybe closer to Michigan.... )

Hope you enjoyed your stay here.

Carmen

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

We aren't going to do the "meet" today after all. Pattymelt isn't feeling the best. Her blood pressure is very low and she faints now and then so I certainly do not want her to drive down the mountain. And...no one has heard from Dot lately so maybe she's down and out also. I'm sooooo available anytime that I am going to leave it up to the girls to pick a time and place. I suggested we all meet in Banning and Jerry and I will drive everyone up to Patty's place and have lunch there.....when she's feeling better, of course.

Sorry we didn't get together but there's always the conference in September, right? I wonder where it will be? Maybe closer to Michigan.... )

Hope you enjoyed your stay here.

Carmen