Answer to Dawn from Alison

January 1, 2003

Dawn,

I, too, have health issues, but not personally. My husband is being treated

for Renal Cell Carcinoma. He, too, was put on prednisone because he

received a Stem Cell Transplant and his immune system had to be reduced to

have te new transplant work. It's working and he's almost off the medicine,

but I can only imagine what it would have been like to gain that much weight

so fast. And the monetary issue is also a problem, which is why I'm hoping

we can all help hold each other up. You are not alone. Others feel what

you feel. We can all help each other, we just need to talk about it.

Hang in there.

Alison in Maine

> Date: 2 Jan 2003 01:12:06 -0000

> Subject: Digest Number 722

>

> Subject: Intro

>

> Hi all! I'm a 33 yr old single SAHM from Baltimore. I have 2 girls, Allie

> 5 and Shelby 3. I work as a secret shopper while the girls are in school

> in the morning. Allie is in kindergarten and Shelby is in preschool. I

> have Crohn's disease and was hospitalized in March. At that time they put

> me on a nasty steroid called prednisone. I gained 70 lbs in 3 months! So

> now I'm trying to work it all off again. I started WW's in Oct at 201lbs,

> but I'm still at 190 lbs. I was going to meetings, but for monetary reasons

> had to stop. I did so much better when I was going. I'm hoping joining

> this group will help me!

>

> Dawn

January 1, 2003

Hi Alison,

Thanks for the welcome. It's nice to know I'm not the only one with health

problems. I know I'll work through it and get the weight off. I have to!!

Dawn

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