Guest guest Posted August 23, 2001 Report Share Posted August 23, 2001 Elle, Have a safe trip sweetie. I'll definitely keep you in my prayers. Love & hugs, Jo-Ann (unknown) Hi there! Well, we're off to San tomorrow for a week. I'll really miss you all! It's strange to be packing a suitcase for the last time. This will be our last trip ever as a married couple without children WOW! That's really strange to say, but also makes me really happy! Please keep all three of us in your prayers for a safe trip. Until next Friday.........I'll be 34 weeks!elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2001 Report Share Posted August 23, 2001 have fun elle and the three of you are in my prayers. lisa r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2001 Report Share Posted August 24, 2001 Elle, hope you have a nice time....on your LAST trip as a married couple with no kids!! Have a safe trip. (unknown) Hi there! Well, we're off to San tomorrow for a week. I'll really miss you all! It's strange to be packing a suitcase for the last time. This will be our last trip ever as a married couple without children WOW! That's really strange to say, but also makes me really happy! Please keep all three of us in your prayers for a safe trip. Until next Friday.........I'll be 34 weeks!elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 KIm, christian is just too cute!! I have no hope for this month, but seeing Christians pictures makes me want to be pg even more! lisa r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 , Thank you, he is such a ham, he loves to have his picture taken, and mommy loves to take them! Don't get down, next month is a whole new month! Getting pg takes time, after all, good things are worth the wait. I can defenitely say that it was worth all the heartache and waiting for this little guy. Take Care, Kim > KIm, > christian is just too cute!! I have no hope for this month, but seeing > Christians pictures makes me want to be pg even more! > > lisa r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 Kim, I am glad everyone seems to be doing well. I can't believe how fast Christian is growing. I don't blame you for wanting to take pics of every moment, who wouldn't?.....(smile) That must be so neat to see him start to coo and develop his own little personality. I think the nighttime routine you are trying to get him into sounds good. I am sure the pics from Babies R Us will turn out beautifully, I can't wait to see them. As for going back to work, I can't believe it will be time already. You must get so spoiled being able to spend so much time with him. I hope the working from home works out ok. Take care. __________________________________________________Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help?Donate cash, emergency relief informationhttp://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 Thanks Kim!! I just feel as though my patience are wearing thin since I waited about 5 months to even ttc!! Hey, there's always next month!! lisa r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 Kim, I just have to say again that Christian is about the best looking baby I've ever seen! He is soooo photogenic! and he looks great in yellow! Keep the pictures coming, we never get tired of seeing them! Vicki Russo wrote: > > Hi everyone, > Sorry I can't get online often, things are so busy > around here with the baby, although I often think of > all of you. I hope everyone is doing ok. I have read > through some posts, but just skimming, sorry I have > not been able to reply to more. I am glad to see that > everyone is ok after what happended last week, it is > such a tradegy, I am so sad for all the victims. > > Christian is doing well, getting bigger every day. I > am sad he is growing so fast, this week he took a bath > in the water in his tub, since his cord fell off. HE > likes it, and we are trying to create a nightime > routine of bath, reading a book and eating then going > to bed. His little body is filling out andd he is > getting rolls, it is so cute. I have attached some > recent photos of him from last week. I can't stop > taking photos, I want to capture every minute! We are > going this afternoon to Babies R Us for his first > portraits, I am so excited. I will post them soon. > > He is a really pleasant baby, he is starting to coo > now and he smiles like crazy at you when he is full > and content. We are still enjoying each minte with > him. > > I only have 2 weeks of maternity leave left and the > first week of October I will begin working again. I am > working from home, so I dont have to leave him, but am > not sure how it is going to work. He does not amuse > himself for very long yet, and between feedings and > wanting to be held, I am sure to get no work done. I > have a feeling I will have to answer phone calls and > emails during the day and do my work at night when dh > is home. IT will be interesting. > > Sorry to be so long, I guess this is what happens when > you finally get a minute to talk to adults! > > Kim > Mom to Christian - 4 weeks, 1 day old > > __________________________________________________ > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > Donate cash, emergency relief information > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 ,Hi... IMHO depression could be a by product of any operations that had not resolved the intended problem. I don't think that this is specific just to Chiari.............. How long has it been since the surgery??? Sally R....ACM....Decompression '91...Hydro....VP shunt...2 revisions...No medications...Doin' well in Bethlehem,Pa > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 ,Hi... IMHO depression could be a by product of any operations that had not resolved the intended problem. I don't think that this is specific just to Chiari.............. How long has it been since the surgery??? Sally R....ACM....Decompression '91...Hydro....VP shunt...2 revisions...No medications...Doin' well in Bethlehem,Pa > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 ,Hi... IMHO depression could be a by product of any operations that had not resolved the intended problem. I don't think that this is specific just to Chiari.............. How long has it been since the surgery??? Sally R....ACM....Decompression '91...Hydro....VP shunt...2 revisions...No medications...Doin' well in Bethlehem,Pa > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 wrote: > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts Doubtful.....surgery itself, regardless of the type, can have depression as a side-effect. HOWEVER if you are having multiple surgeries to " correct " depression, you need to seek a more competent surgeon (or psychologist). This surgery is NOT designed to do anything for depression. Sometimes, alleviation of depression comes from improvement of physical symptoms. Again -- seek someone more competent. Phoenix, AZ ACM1/SM/PTC Surgery 12/96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 wrote: > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts Doubtful.....surgery itself, regardless of the type, can have depression as a side-effect. HOWEVER if you are having multiple surgeries to " correct " depression, you need to seek a more competent surgeon (or psychologist). This surgery is NOT designed to do anything for depression. Sometimes, alleviation of depression comes from improvement of physical symptoms. Again -- seek someone more competent. Phoenix, AZ ACM1/SM/PTC Surgery 12/96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 wrote: > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts Doubtful.....surgery itself, regardless of the type, can have depression as a side-effect. HOWEVER if you are having multiple surgeries to " correct " depression, you need to seek a more competent surgeon (or psychologist). This surgery is NOT designed to do anything for depression. Sometimes, alleviation of depression comes from improvement of physical symptoms. Again -- seek someone more competent. Phoenix, AZ ACM1/SM/PTC Surgery 12/96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 most times, depression and chronic illness go hand in hand. with chronic headaches, you are in pain so much, for so long, its no wonder you get depressed. and some docs will actually admit that sometimes depression causes the illness, and other times illness triggers the depression. depression is something that it is hard to self diagnose. you are in a fog all the time and feels like you are trying to walk thru armpit high mud. depression also can make any illness, symptom, injury, birth defect, etc. seem worse. please understand, I am not calling ACM a illness, symptom, injury, birth defect, it is a medical condition I have, as with everyone else here, I could care less what people are calling it, and the terminology used does not make the pain any less or more real. With the pain I have had all my life, I sort of saw myself like the fox, or wolf with its foot caught in a hunters trap, sometimes my pain has been so bad, if I could I would of chewed my head off long ago. have a better than average day, Le --- Broken Hearted wrote: > > > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > Help section: http://www.yahoogroups.com/help/ > > NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > > To Unsubscribe Yourself: > chiari-unsubscribe > > WACMA Home: Http://www.wacma.com > > WACMA Online Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chiari/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 most times, depression and chronic illness go hand in hand. with chronic headaches, you are in pain so much, for so long, its no wonder you get depressed. and some docs will actually admit that sometimes depression causes the illness, and other times illness triggers the depression. depression is something that it is hard to self diagnose. you are in a fog all the time and feels like you are trying to walk thru armpit high mud. depression also can make any illness, symptom, injury, birth defect, etc. seem worse. please understand, I am not calling ACM a illness, symptom, injury, birth defect, it is a medical condition I have, as with everyone else here, I could care less what people are calling it, and the terminology used does not make the pain any less or more real. With the pain I have had all my life, I sort of saw myself like the fox, or wolf with its foot caught in a hunters trap, sometimes my pain has been so bad, if I could I would of chewed my head off long ago. have a better than average day, Le --- Broken Hearted wrote: > > > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > Help section: http://www.yahoogroups.com/help/ > > NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > > To Unsubscribe Yourself: > chiari-unsubscribe > > WACMA Home: Http://www.wacma.com > > WACMA Online Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chiari/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 most times, depression and chronic illness go hand in hand. with chronic headaches, you are in pain so much, for so long, its no wonder you get depressed. and some docs will actually admit that sometimes depression causes the illness, and other times illness triggers the depression. depression is something that it is hard to self diagnose. you are in a fog all the time and feels like you are trying to walk thru armpit high mud. depression also can make any illness, symptom, injury, birth defect, etc. seem worse. please understand, I am not calling ACM a illness, symptom, injury, birth defect, it is a medical condition I have, as with everyone else here, I could care less what people are calling it, and the terminology used does not make the pain any less or more real. With the pain I have had all my life, I sort of saw myself like the fox, or wolf with its foot caught in a hunters trap, sometimes my pain has been so bad, if I could I would of chewed my head off long ago. have a better than average day, Le --- Broken Hearted wrote: > > > Does anyone know if depression is a side effect of ACM. I have ACM and have > had two operations to correct with no success. Any one else out there that > has had surgery and still symptoms. I think i'm going nuts > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > Help section: http://www.yahoogroups.com/help/ > > NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content > > To Unsubscribe Yourself: > chiari-unsubscribe > > WACMA Home: Http://www.wacma.com > > WACMA Online Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chiari/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 , I have had numerous surgeries and still have symptoms. I am deemed totally disabled by three drs. Sometimes I think I was better off before all the surgeries started 2 1/2 years ago. I really thought there was light at the end of the tunnel. That I was going to get rid of these horrible headaches, the fatigue, the clumsiness, the tingling, etc. Now, I still have some of these symptoms (the headaches and fatigue being the worst of them) and I feel I am worse off than before. I am not able to work and I don't really have a life. I can get out of the house for a couple of hours, but by the time I get back home, I am exhausted and my head is throbbing. I usually pay for an outing for about three days. I have another surgery coming up March 7th. I am hoping this takes away some of the head pain and gives me some sort of life back. I am blessed in that I have a wonderful husband and support system in my family and friends. They only let me feel sorry for myself for so long and then they let me know that I had better get off the " pity pot " and change my attitude. So, I try to stay positive and I pray alot. I also have a puppy who is my pride and joy. He is 11 months old. Our lab/husky died April 21, 2001 and we got Buddy on June 1, 2001 at 7 weeks old. He is my comfort and my laughter (after all, laughter is the best medicine) because he is hilarious. The more I laugh, the more he does to keep me laughing. So, it is not all gloom and doom for me. I have wonderful people in my life, and I have my Buddy. Take Care!!!! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 , I have had numerous surgeries and still have symptoms. I am deemed totally disabled by three drs. Sometimes I think I was better off before all the surgeries started 2 1/2 years ago. I really thought there was light at the end of the tunnel. That I was going to get rid of these horrible headaches, the fatigue, the clumsiness, the tingling, etc. Now, I still have some of these symptoms (the headaches and fatigue being the worst of them) and I feel I am worse off than before. I am not able to work and I don't really have a life. I can get out of the house for a couple of hours, but by the time I get back home, I am exhausted and my head is throbbing. I usually pay for an outing for about three days. I have another surgery coming up March 7th. I am hoping this takes away some of the head pain and gives me some sort of life back. I am blessed in that I have a wonderful husband and support system in my family and friends. They only let me feel sorry for myself for so long and then they let me know that I had better get off the " pity pot " and change my attitude. So, I try to stay positive and I pray alot. I also have a puppy who is my pride and joy. He is 11 months old. Our lab/husky died April 21, 2001 and we got Buddy on June 1, 2001 at 7 weeks old. He is my comfort and my laughter (after all, laughter is the best medicine) because he is hilarious. The more I laugh, the more he does to keep me laughing. So, it is not all gloom and doom for me. I have wonderful people in my life, and I have my Buddy. Take Care!!!! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 , I have had numerous surgeries and still have symptoms. I am deemed totally disabled by three drs. Sometimes I think I was better off before all the surgeries started 2 1/2 years ago. I really thought there was light at the end of the tunnel. That I was going to get rid of these horrible headaches, the fatigue, the clumsiness, the tingling, etc. Now, I still have some of these symptoms (the headaches and fatigue being the worst of them) and I feel I am worse off than before. I am not able to work and I don't really have a life. I can get out of the house for a couple of hours, but by the time I get back home, I am exhausted and my head is throbbing. I usually pay for an outing for about three days. I have another surgery coming up March 7th. I am hoping this takes away some of the head pain and gives me some sort of life back. I am blessed in that I have a wonderful husband and support system in my family and friends. They only let me feel sorry for myself for so long and then they let me know that I had better get off the " pity pot " and change my attitude. So, I try to stay positive and I pray alot. I also have a puppy who is my pride and joy. He is 11 months old. Our lab/husky died April 21, 2001 and we got Buddy on June 1, 2001 at 7 weeks old. He is my comfort and my laughter (after all, laughter is the best medicine) because he is hilarious. The more I laugh, the more he does to keep me laughing. So, it is not all gloom and doom for me. I have wonderful people in my life, and I have my Buddy. Take Care!!!! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2002 Report Share Posted March 8, 2002 > >To: chiari >Subject: (unknown) >Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 19:46:54 -0000 > >This e-mail is in response to all the talk regarding neurontin. >Neurontin is a very interesting (non-aspirin based) medication which >can be used for a variety of medical problems; however its only FDA >labeled indication is for partial seizures in combination with other >anti-seizure medications. However, it is being investigated for a >variety of other disease states particularly problems that are >associated with chiari such as neuropathic (nerve) pain syndromes, > I am taking 4 grams of neurontin for neuropathic pain and its GREAT The doctors told me that there is no set limit on this drug and no long term problems Thanks Kurt _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2002 Report Share Posted March 8, 2002 > >To: chiari >Subject: (unknown) >Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 19:46:54 -0000 > >This e-mail is in response to all the talk regarding neurontin. >Neurontin is a very interesting (non-aspirin based) medication which >can be used for a variety of medical problems; however its only FDA >labeled indication is for partial seizures in combination with other >anti-seizure medications. However, it is being investigated for a >variety of other disease states particularly problems that are >associated with chiari such as neuropathic (nerve) pain syndromes, > I am taking 4 grams of neurontin for neuropathic pain and its GREAT The doctors told me that there is no set limit on this drug and no long term problems Thanks Kurt _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2002 Report Share Posted March 8, 2002 > >To: chiari >Subject: (unknown) >Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 19:46:54 -0000 > >This e-mail is in response to all the talk regarding neurontin. >Neurontin is a very interesting (non-aspirin based) medication which >can be used for a variety of medical problems; however its only FDA >labeled indication is for partial seizures in combination with other >anti-seizure medications. However, it is being investigated for a >variety of other disease states particularly problems that are >associated with chiari such as neuropathic (nerve) pain syndromes, > I am taking 4 grams of neurontin for neuropathic pain and its GREAT The doctors told me that there is no set limit on this drug and no long term problems Thanks Kurt _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 Hi , What type of orbital decompression are you having.....fatty or boney or both? Will they make an incision or go thru your nose? What is your proptosis measurement? (Mine is 30mm or cm, however it is measured). Do you have double vision or optic nerve involvement? I am asking ALL of these questions because I will be having bilateral decompression going thru the nose soon myself. If I were you I would NEVER EVER have RAI again! I know I would never do it again in a million years!!!!!!!!!!! You know it makes the eye disease worse, right? Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 Hi , Your appointments sound like they went really really well. Did you tell your endo you want copies of all of your labs as they are done? >>>I scheduled the ultrasound anyway,<<< I'm glad your endo wants to do an ultrasound rather than an uptake, no radiation here! This is the only thing I would consider. You should be fine with this and it will show if there are any nodules on your thyroid. Hope this helps, Jody _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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