Sis

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I am so glad to hear you will have the support of your sister!

Best wishes for a great outcome. You are going to be in great hands!

Patty

> > > > It's Wednesday, October 5th. I had the original

> > surgery on

> > > 5/10/05, and

> > > > I'm scheduled for explant on 10/5/05. The thing

> > that is so very

> > > > confusing to me is that when I first had the

> > HSV2, I had symptoms

> > > very

> > > > similar to what I'm having now - minus the

> > swelling joints. So,

> > > I'm

> > > > going up and down the roller coaster thinking

> > " maybe it's really

> > > the HSV2

> > > > (herpes) that's acting up, and I'm not having a

> > reaction to the

> > > implants "

> > > > (it hasn't happened in a long time, but before I

> > had a handle on

> > > the

> > > > medication for that, I did have long spells that

> > were similar to

> > > this),

> > > > and then I think " maybe the HSV2 is acting up

> > BECAUSE the

> > implants

> > > have

> > > > my immune system so screwed up " . It's strange

> > because for the

> > > past few

> > > > days, I've actually felt almost normal, and it

> > would be better if

> > > I were

> > > > having a bad spell right now because a good

> > spell makes me

> > question

> > > > things. One thing I am encouraged by, though,

> > is the fact that

> >

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