Guest guest Posted November 3, 1999 Report Share Posted November 3, 1999 Has anyone heard from the woman from Idaho that had the 3 girls? Hearing from Amy reminded me of her, I think her name was Cyntha. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 1999 Report Share Posted November 3, 1999 I << Steere said this week that the criticism directed at him is based on politics, not science. ``It's not rational,'' he said. Like Steere even knows what the word rational means !!! Seems to me like Steere himself is becoming a little paranoid because our criticism of him has nothing to do with politics, but has everything to do with science and reality !!! He said he is rigorous about requiring scientific evidence for the diagnosis of Lyme Disease and said there are people sick from other illnesses that persist in saying they are Lyme victims. >> Hopefully after reading this dr's will know that Steere lives and " mouths off " by a double standard. How can he on one hand agree that Lyme is a clinical diagnosis and on the other say that he has to have " rigorous scientific eveidence " to diagnosis Lyme Disease ? I would love to know what his " rigorous " evidence has to be ? Sorry for getting on my soapbox, but everytime I read that article it pisses me off. The guy who wrote this article makes Steere come off as some " poor " missunderstood -my reasons for what I do-armor coated dogooder....what a laugh !!!! Pissed in VA, but glad I could vent !! Now I am even more sorry that I couldn't go today !!!! Your Lyme Friend, in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 Barbara: Thank you for a much more reasoned reply to my mail than I received from others. For the record, I am not " frustrated " in dealing with this issue, and while I am typically retained on the defense side of litigation, I have no interest in presenting defenses I do not believe in. To the contrary, I continue to believe (from a lawyer's perspective) that the causal links so many want to claim exist simply do not. Anecdotal " evidence " simply does not cut it. For every instance you cite of medical proof of causal connections originally disbelieved, I can cite a " junk science " attack that was eventually disproven by good careful scientific research. I have no ax to grind with anyone, and if I am frustrated at all it is with medical care providers who have scared patients without a good basis for doing so--like the doctor who told one of his patients (who sued my client) that she would need brain scans every six to twelve months for the rest of her adult life (she was in her ea! rly 20's at the time) because sh e had mold in her apartment. As for the CDC report on the Cleveland baby study, the CDC did conclude that there were " serious shortcomings in the collection, analysis and reporting of data " which adversely afected the study's results. You can argue all you want about the " political pressure " , but that causal connection remains speculative as well. The bottom line is that we will continue to disagree, and we both look for continued study of the issue--whatever the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 FYI Sensitive issue for women Term "rule of thumb" was used to describe part of British Common Law which excused a man from beating his wife provided object of beating was no wider than his thumb...................... Good luck with candida! AineGo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 In a message dated 6/9/2002 9:46:24 AM Central Daylight Time, writes: > Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 00:22:37 EDT > From: Traceygrubbs@... > Subject: Re: bloated tummies, eosinophil - de ette > > What does it mean when white blood cells are low? > Tracey > Tracey, Low white blood cell count (leukopenia) is seen in persons who are immunosupressed. When a persons white count is low they are immunocompromised and are less able to fight off infections. Decreased white count can be induced by several things...problems with bone marrow, overwhelming infection or disease (such has HIV, or Cancer). However, It is usually more helpful to look at the differential (the #'s of specific WBC's) to find clues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 , Thanks for the info. The reason I was asking is because the last blood work done the nurse stated her white blood cell count was lower but did not suggest a follow up. Does this not call for follow up work? Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2003 Report Share Posted August 19, 2003 Hi Trish! > >> I am new to this group. I just joined because I >> found out that my 6 month old son has been >> diagnosed with congenital scoliosis. I was >> wondering if anyone in the group is either a parent >> who has a child who was diagnosed as an infant with >> this disease or maybe there is an adult who was >> diagnosed as a young child who can provide me with >> some insight as to what we will be facing as we go >> forward with our son's problem... I have congenital scoliosis, and now 22yrs old. Your son should be checked every 6 months or so at the hospital with xrays or whatever, depending on how stable the curve is while he grows up. >> What are the odds that surgery will be needed? How >> effective is surgery? It depends on how his back is monitored and treated as he grows. Some need surgery and some manage to avoid it. >> Can surgery correct this problem? Surgery can help to reduce the curve to a low number as safely possible but can't make the back completely straight but can make it straight as possible. >> Will my son be facing a life filled with terrible >> back pain? Can he live a normal life with >> scoliosis? He might not have pain all his life. Most people don't have pain, yet only some do but that might be because of other things cropping up. And yes he can have a normal life as possible if his back doesn't give him too much grief or pain to stop him what he tries to do. >>Have they made improvements in treatment for this >>disease over the years? I've read so many scary >>stories on the internet... I don't know what to >>think. Yep there's been imrovements over the years. There should be better treatment out nowadays then there was in the 60s 70s and 80s. >> What kind of future can I hope for my son? Lead a normal life as possible. >>Can scoliosis worsen even after a person is full >>grown? Peoples curves have got worse, but I don't know why? ===== (smurf) *-*-*-*-*-* UK based *-*-*-*-*-* ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://uk.messenger./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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