Re: How is everyone?

September 10, 2007

Sharon, Petunia sounds like good therapy for you. A service dog, not trained to be one. When I was a kid, we had a huge black Great Dane named Crackers. He was very gentle, but if anyone tried to mess with me or my grandparents he'd show his teeth and growl. Kind of like a cop pulling his jacket to the side, so you can see his gun. LOL. Anyways, his mom's name was Penelope. My aunt called her Poony. She reminds me of your dog, the way you described her. When Crackers died, my grandparents were away visiting relatives in Missouri. We had to put him down, when the vet found that he had cancer all over. It was hard, but the worst part was leaving him at the vets, instead of bringing him home to be buried. We have a pet cemetary out in the back yard. He was just to big for us to manage.

I'd love to have a bigger dog in the house, but it's just too much work with me being ill, and having 4 children. I hope you get enough good years with Petunia, so that you are on your own property.

Gentle hugs,

~*Trista*~

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How is everyone?

I'm doing okay here. My bad tooth (the broken-at-the- gums one) is not as painful since I'm on my second round of antibiotics. My Trigeminal Neuralgia is much better since I've increased my Neurontin and I'm back on Nerve Fix. I think/I hope the Nerve Fix is really helping me. We'll see when I start weaning back down on the Neurontin if the Nerve Fix is working or not. My old dog, Petunia, is sick again. She's 13 and has her "spells" where she doesn't feel well. She woke me up at 3 a.m. to go outside. I'm not used to having to get up and actually function during the night! I took her out to go potty and then after I got back to bed I tossed and turned until 4 a.m. I got up at 6:15 and my DIL and I left just before 7 for the half off sale at Goodwill! I got some wonderful books and other stuff. Now I'm home and recovering from my day. I hope all of you have had a great day!hugs))Sharon

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September 10, 2007

Sharon, Petunia sounds like good therapy for you. A service dog, not trained to be one. When I was a kid, we had a huge black Great Dane named Crackers. He was very gentle, but if anyone tried to mess with me or my grandparents he'd show his teeth and growl. Kind of like a cop pulling his jacket to the side, so you can see his gun. LOL. Anyways, his mom's name was Penelope. My aunt called her Poony. She reminds me of your dog, the way you described her. When Crackers died, my grandparents were away visiting relatives in Missouri. We had to put him down, when the vet found that he had cancer all over. It was hard, but the worst part was leaving him at the vets, instead of bringing him home to be buried. We have a pet cemetary out in the back yard. He was just to big for us to manage.

I'd love to have a bigger dog in the house, but it's just too much work with me being ill, and having 4 children. I hope you get enough good years with Petunia, so that you are on your own property.

Gentle hugs,

~*Trista*~

CFIDS/FM ~ Educate yourself.My disabling chronic illness is more real, than your imaginary medical expertise!

How is everyone?

I'm doing okay here. My bad tooth (the broken-at-the- gums one) is not as painful since I'm on my second round of antibiotics. My Trigeminal Neuralgia is much better since I've increased my Neurontin and I'm back on Nerve Fix. I think/I hope the Nerve Fix is really helping me. We'll see when I start weaning back down on the Neurontin if the Nerve Fix is working or not. My old dog, Petunia, is sick again. She's 13 and has her "spells" where she doesn't feel well. She woke me up at 3 a.m. to go outside. I'm not used to having to get up and actually function during the night! I took her out to go potty and then after I got back to bed I tossed and turned until 4 a.m. I got up at 6:15 and my DIL and I left just before 7 for the half off sale at Goodwill! I got some wonderful books and other stuff. Now I'm home and recovering from my day. I hope all of you have had a great day!hugs))Sharon

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September 11, 2007

Hi Challis. How did your mammogram go?Im so glad you had it.My g-ma gets her

biopsy and lumpectomy today.We are all waiting at my home for the call.We will

know today if its cancer.About 6 mons ago my doc lost a loved one.So I dont

know. Hopefully it isnt anything serious. I will let you know.He better be doing

it by choice or I will raise hell.lol.He is to good of a doc to juust up and

leave practice.Im so glad your med is still working. I am suppose to taper my

zoloft and go to cymbalta.When the fill-in neuro gave me the rx I asked him if

it could cause any bp probs.He said no.Then I came home and did research and

spoke to others and boy was he wrong.So I think I will wait till I speak with

the cardio.I jus dont wanna take any chances.I have only been taking 900

mg.neurontin and dont feel as tired.Ya!lol.And my pain is still the same.So.I

dunno.Hopefully you get the mri soon. Let us know.Ugh.I feel like im forgetting

to say sumthn.Lol.My brain is gone

lately.lol.

hugz,cassy

Smyelin groovy wrote:

> I hope he's not leaving for a " problem " ... like with his health or

family's. I'm glad you're going in to find out why he's leaving. Then you

can tell me. LOL No word yet on my appointment dates for the MRI or Spinal

Tap. Still waiting. I will be having the mammogram in a couple hours though.

lol I'm still liking the Amantadine a lot. I started the Sertraline, but

that didn't go as well. I'm waiting now and not taking it. I'm going to give

it another try, but I want to wait a little bit, then I'll take half the rx'd

dose and work my way up if all goes well. It made me too sleepy when I took it

in the morning, then at night I was waking all night long and the last night my

legs hurt so bad and I could not keep still. When I stopped taking it, I didn't

have any of the trouble. <shrug> I took Zoloft

> before and had no trouble back then. This is the generic for Zoloft.

When I called the Neuro's office to mention it and ask, they said to keep takign

it for two weeks because it takes about that long to " kick in " . lol Uhm, okay,

but what about the side effects I'm having? lol Challis cassandra workmn

<payngabby72@ yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Challis! I wouldnt hate the dentist

either if I got baskin robbins! Lol.lol. Now thats a good mommy! I am so bummed.

> Ya. If it wernt for my pcp I wouldnt be this far in almost having a dx. He is

a sweet caring man. He is only in his late 30 & #39;s early 40 & #39;s so I have no

clue why hes leaving. I will find out though on the 18th. I made an appt. Just

to find out.lol. And of course say goodbye. There is another pcp in his office

and they said I could call my insurance to see if I could have her. Im really

hoping so. Fingers crossed. Lol. Any news with your having the mri or spinal?

Hows your new meds goin? And how have you been feeling? hugz,cassy Smyelin

groovy wrote: > I don't hate the Dentist! LOL But then, when I was a little

girl, after every Dental visit my Mother would take us to Baskin & Robbins. My

Mom was scared to death of the Dentist and I guess she felt guilty for us

going? It worked out well for us. LOL I'm glad you found the old Neurontin

to get you through. I'm sorry to hear that your PCP is

> leaving. He's pretty much been your medical anchor through all of this,

hasn't he? I hope the new PCP is at least as good as he is. HUGS, Challis

cassandra workmn <payngabby72@ yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Sharon. Thanks! I know I

have to wean down. I am and will be very careful. I am going to look for that

nerve fix stuff.What happened was I called in for my 600mg.neurontins. Didnt

hear back from neuro or pharmacy so gave them a call.Found out the neuros on

vacation and the message said to call pcp for meds.So I did that but by the time

I figured it all out it was late.Luckily I found some old pills that were 400

and 300 mgs.Phew.I was beginning to worry.I dont have any increased pain

though.I just found out my pcp is leaving practice and im bummed out about

that.Hes such a good doc.His last day is the 28th.:(And im goin to see him on

the 18th.I will be trying to switch my pcp to a lady in the same office.Just

hope it all works out. Sorry about

> your tooth and the TN.Sounds awful. I > will be praying you feel better

soon.I hate the dentist.lol. I think all of us here do.lol.I gotta take

Gabby.She got some rotted tooth.Thats gonna be a nightmare.She is terrified of

any kind of docs.lol. hugz,cassy Sharon Marsden wrote: > Cassy: Be sure to go

down very slowly on the Neurontin. It is a seizure med and I've heard from a

doctor that if you just quit or go down too quickly it can throw you into

seizures. This doc is very disabled with Transverse Myelitis and he calls

Neurontin " poison " . I don't know about that but I know it's helped my TN pain

when I get it. I'm hoping the Nerve Fix really will work for the TN and then I

can be off the Neurontin completely. I used to take 3200 mg. a day and had

weaned down to 1300 mg. when the TN flared up again. I think that the TN is

aggravated right now by my broken molar and the infection in that jaw. hugs)))

Sharon This

> email is a natural hand made > product. The slight variations in spelling and

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considered flaws or defects. How is everyone?

I'm doing okay here. My bad tooth (the broken-at-the- gums one) is not as

painful since I'm on > my second

> round of > > antibiotics. My Trigeminal Neuralgia is much better since I've

increased my Neurontin and I'm back on Nerve Fix. I think/I hope the Nerve Fix

is really helping me. We'll see when I start weaning back down on the Neurontin

if the Nerve Fix is working or not. My old dog, Petunia, is sick again. She's

13 and has her " spells " where she doesn't feel well. She woke me up at 3 a.m.

to go outside. I'm not used to having to get up and actually function during

the night! I took her out to go potty and then after I got back to bed I tossed

and turned until 4 a.m. I got up at 6:15 and my DIL and I left just before 7

for the half off sale at Goodwill! I got some wonderful books and other

stuff. Now I'm home and recovering from my day. I hope all of you have had a

great day! hugs)) Sharon This email is a natural hand made product. The slight

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