help

[Guest guest]

Dear Jayne you might want to up your fat till you feel safer.. Dr A says

fat helps us feel satisfied and you seem to be feeling deprived.. also do

you have supplements such as l-glutimine or chromium to take to help with

cravings?? also dont let yourself get hungry .. keep some LC snacks going

chicken salad egg salad things that are high in fat but still LC

catherine

[Guest guest]

Jayne

I was bad yesterday too. Had fried chicken on a salad with little tortilla strips and honey mustard dressing and then for dinner I ate rice. I have no idea why, I just ordered it and put it in my mouth. And I don't even like it that much. So let's make a pact today to eat low carb. I say ease back in with about 30 carbs today. How's that sound? Don't starve yourself, you will just be bingeing later would be my bet.

a, who needs help too. I am almost at 180 again.

Re: HELP

Dear Jayne you might want to up your fat till you feel safer.. Dr A saysfat helps us feel satisfied and you seem to be feeling deprived.. also doyou have supplements such as l-glutimine or chromium to take to help withcravings?? also dont let yourself get hungry .. keep some LC snacks goingchicken salad egg salad things that are high in fat but still LCcatherinePlease visit our homepage at http://members.xoom.com/AChallengersYou will find information, recipes, before and after pictures.To contact any of the the list moderators, you can email them at:Joya (joya7@...), Kari (kari@...), Norma (norwood@...), JJ (cybercat@...), Dianne (lambert1@...) Visit our 2000 Train Tour Site - http://www.brunnet.net/k & l/web_site_train_tour/actraintour.htm

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a You be good today and Jayne too!

Norma

[Guest guest]

a,

I am so happy to see you making the commitment to get back on track again! Now, we had the conversation that you were feeling a bit bored with walking and you said you were going to check out the gym this weekend....I hope you will make that part of what you are going to do today!!!

NSN (Never stop Nagging),

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Well Joya, I just stopped by the gym on my way home and they have my card. SO it is just a matter of getting some clothes on and going to work out either today or tomorrow. I went out this morning and bought new tires and had my car aligned so now I have spent two days on my car. Where does the weekend go? It is Saturday and it doesn't even feel like I had Friday off. And now I am bored, so I guess I should go to the gym or walk seeing as I did not walk yesterday. BTW my massage, although not top rated, did help my back. and it was half price to boot.

a

Re: HELP

a,

I am so happy to see you making the commitment to get back on track again! Now, we had the conversation that you were feeling a bit bored with walking and you said you were going to check out the gym this weekend....I hope you will make that part of what you are going to do today!!!

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Jayne, I could have written your post~same thing has come over me, I

just want sweets,bakery goods mostly, I have indulged this last week but

I usually manage to make it just one meal and than get back on plan~ I

think it happens when I get bored and just plain tired of thinking up

something that sounds good meat wise,I don't feel like cooking and have

no appitite for meat and just want to be left alone and not constantly

haveing to be prepared meat wise~nothing sounds good~ right now I'm

frying bacon and going to scramble 2 eggs and I don't want them but I'm

hungry~but my mind is still wandering to what do I want that's sweet~

good luck fighting the urge

ALICE >*;*<

Okay, time to fess up, yesterday I was very bad, should have been my fourth day

of induction and something came over me, I ate everything that would go in my

mouth full of sugar. Feel like cr__ this morning. I just feel like I want to

keep eating sugar, which has always been my problem, and if I don't stop this I

will do some serious damage to my weight. I've never had this problem before

after 2 years following lc. Have no idea why, came back from vacation, I'm not

stressed, I'm happy and all is well with the world. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know whether to follow lc today very strictly or take three days and

just eat a lot of lc stuff,, cream etc. and stay under 20 carbs just to get back

on plan. Usually when I'm bad, I just go to meat and veggies and I'm back in

line but it's just this feeling I have that I can't seem to shake. Any ideas?

I'm afraid to put anything in my mouth, maybe I should just starve today, lol

Nah, I'll try an omelet this morning and then keep checking my e-mail. lol

Thanks for listening,

Jayne

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a I wonder if I can get DH to give me a massage??

NNN

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

That must have been frightening to have your heart skipping beats. I am glad

you went and checked it out with your BP. I now take 5 BP pills a day, but

that is because I am down to 18% renal function and so my BP is harder to

maintain. Do you take your BP meds once a day or twice? I take mine morning and

at night so that it keeps my BP consistent.

You might ask your Neph about that if you are only taking yours in the

morning. It is hard to say without knowing the specifics, and I am not a

doctor. I

don't even play one on tv :-) I do know that BP meds can contribute to the

fatigue so they may be making that worse for you.

On the foam, it is hard to tell the amount of protein spilling based on the

amount of foam. You can't really tell until your Neph orders more lab tests.

Do you have an appointment with him coming up soon?

In a message dated 11/8/2004 11:54:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

amyscarlton@... writes:

> I have a question. I have been on 3 bp meds up until now. Last Friday I

> was awakened by my heart skipping beats and my bp was elevated. I am suppose

> to see my neph on Tuesday but in the mean time I went to my GP to make sure I

> was not having a heart attack, I wasn't. But what we think is happening is

> that my bp meds are wearing off during the night and my bp is going up. I

> spoke with my neph office on Friday and he increased my Altace to 10mg and

> included Toperol (sp?). So now I am on 4 bp meds? Have any of you had this

> problem?? Plus I have noticed more foam and I am so tired all them time. I

feel

> like I can sleep all the time. Is this getting worse or am I jumping to

> conclusions? Truthfully, I am probably overreacting but I am worried and

> scared.

>

> Amy C.

[Guest guest]

Amy G.

I take all my bp meds in the morning as perscribed but my mom was telling me I

probably needed to spread them out too. I don't know if my neph is going to do

labs today or not. This appointment today was an unexpected one. I was not due

to go back to him until March. I am not on predinosone but this skipping heart

beat is scaring me. It mainly does it at night. My appointment is at 2:30

today so I hope he will enlightenment me a lot about what is going on. Like I

said, I am probably overreacting to something that I don't need to overreact

about.

Amy C.

Amy Griswold wrote:

Hey Amy,

When do you take your b/p meds? I found, when on high doses of pred, I

had to take 20mg lisinopril in the early am, 12 hours later take another

20mg of lisinopril, then just before bed take Cardizem LA 180mg in order to

keep my b/p under control. If I took the meds all at once I would have a

period of very low b/p followed by much higher b/p by late night. If you

are taking them close together you might want to talk to your doctor about

spreading the doses out thru the day so you are able to maintain better

control.

The prednisone tended to give me that heart skipping feeling quite

often, even now when I workout I can feel it when I take my pulse. So far

they say not to worry about it...... I was seriously tired when I was

spilling high amounts of protein, we're talking 2-3+. The b/p meds can also

cause you to be more tired than normal. I found the tiredness from the meds

seems to get a little better as your body gets used to them....the down side

for me anyhow is that's just about the time they switch all my doses!!

When do you have labs done again? Only your labs will tell how much protein

you're spilling. I've had very foamy urine only to find my protein spill

was quite low, under 0.5...then I've had times when I think it's cleared up

and I have a 1+ ...

Amy G.

Help

>

> I have a question. I have been on 3 bp meds up until now. Last Friday I

was awakened by my heart skipping beats and my bp was elevated. I am

suppose to see my neph on Tuesday but in the mean time I went to my GP to

make sure I was not having a heart attack, I wasn't. But what we think is

happening is that my bp meds are wearing off during the night and my bp is

going up. I spoke with my neph office on Friday and he increased my Altace

to 10mg and included Toperol (sp?). So now I am on 4 bp meds? Have any of

you had this problem?? Plus I have noticed more foam and I am so tired all

them time. I feel like I can sleep all the time. Is this getting worse or

am I jumping to conclusions? Truthfully, I am probably overreacting but I

am worried and scared.

>

> Amy C.

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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> Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Pierre,

Thank you for telling me that. You are so knowledgeable that sometimes I forget

that you are not a doctor but you sure have a way of making me feel better and

putting it in terms I can understand. My bp was 151/103 when my heart was

skipping and that scared me even more so it went up a little higher after that

but it was because I worked myself up. I am not on a diurectic at this time. I

am on Ziac, Altace, Norvasc and Toprol. I think the Ziac has a little diurectic

in it. I appreciate you telling me this. I will ask my neph today about that.

I wondered that myself. I am swelling during the day and maybe a diurectic is

what I need to help that. I let you know what he says this afternoon.

Thanks

Amy C.

Pierre Lachaine wrote:

I've been on up to 4 BP meds at a time, Amy, and I've had what felt like

skipped heartbeats at various times. Still do. These usually aren't really

skipped beats, but rather what are called extrasystoles: a beat that comes a

little before it's supposed to, and then the heart waits for the next beat

which does come at the right time. The result is what feels like an

unusually long pause between those two beats. These are harmless. Just some

heart cells trying to take control from each other, saying " Me first! Me

first! " . Both BP meds, and just the chronic renal insufficiency can cause

the heart to be a little jumpy at times. The more you pay attention to it,

the more you notice it. So, if that's what's happening, it's nothing really.

You have the reassurance of having seen your GP. How high was the BP?

The drug your neph added must be Toprol, which is a beta blocker. It will

slow your heart rate a little, and it may help stop those " skipped "

heartbeats. 4 drugs is a lot though. If one of them isn't already a

diuretic, if it was me, I would ask the neph why not? A small dose of

diuretic really works well to control BP when it's added to an existing drug

like Altace.

Pierre

Help

>

> I have a question. I have been on 3 bp meds up until now. Last Friday I

was awakened by my heart skipping beats and my bp was elevated. I am

suppose to see my neph on Tuesday but in the mean time I went to my GP to

make sure I was not having a heart attack, I wasn't. But what we think is

happening is that my bp meds are wearing off during the night and my bp is

going up. I spoke with my neph office on Friday and he increased my Altace

to 10mg and included Toperol (sp?). So now I am on 4 bp meds? Have any of

you had this problem?? Plus I have noticed more foam and I am so tired all

them time. I feel like I can sleep all the time. Is this getting worse or

am I jumping to conclusions? Truthfully, I am probably overreacting but I

am worried and scared.

>

> Amy C.

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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> Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy

Glad to help. You know, a BP of 151/103 occasionally, such as when waking

up at night suddenly, is really not that high. It's only high if it's always

around that level. Our BP goes up and down all the time.

Pierre

Re: Help

>

> Hi Pierre,

>

> Thank you for telling me that. You are so knowledgeable that sometimes I

forget that you are not a doctor but you sure have a way of making me feel

better and putting it in terms I can understand. My bp was 151/103 when my

heart was skipping and that scared me even more so it went up a little

higher after that but it was because I worked myself up. I am not on a

diurectic at this time. I am on Ziac, Altace, Norvasc and Toprol. I think

the Ziac has a little diurectic in it. I appreciate you telling me this. I

will ask my neph today about that. I wondered that myself. I am swelling

during the day and maybe a diurectic is what I need to help that. I let you

know what he says this afternoon.

>

> Thanks

> Amy C.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

When it comes to the heart, it is better to be safe than sorry. I am glad

they are doing a 24 hour monitor on you.

I am sorry but I am not familiar with what Magnesium Oxide is used for.

Perhaps someone else in the group may have more information on that.

Let us know what the cardiologist has to say OK?

In a message dated 11/11/2004 12:07:32 PM Pacific Standard Time,

amyscarlton@... writes:

> Pierre,

> My neph has taken precautions and sent me for an echocardiogram and I am

> wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours. He also took me off of Ziac and put me

on

> Lasix 40 mg. Can you tell me what Magnesium Oxide is for? He put me on

> that 3 times a day for a week. He increased my Altace to 10mg. I know all

will

> be ok I just probably overreacted. But thanks for informing me.

>

> Amy C.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Pierre,

I knew you would have the answer :-) Just one more example of why you are

our leader!

Hope dialysis goes well tonight.

In a message dated 11/11/2004 1:15:48 PM Pacific Standard Time,

pgl-groups@... writes:

> Amy,

>

> Ziac is a combined mild diuretic with a beta blocker. The mild diuretic

> component of this drug works less and less as you get below 50% kidney

> function, and then Lasix, a powerful loop diuretic, is better at clearing

> extra fluid and sodium in people with more advanced chronic renal

> insufficiency. It also clears other electrolytes such as potassium,

> magnesium, etc., and sometimes these may need to be supplemented. People who

> are on restricted diets may actually be low on magnesium, and even

> potassium, despite having some renal insufficiency. In the case of

> magnesium, not enough can cause heart irregularities, so that may be why you

> will be taking some. Magnesium oxide isn't really a big deal. It used to be

> commonly used as a simple antacid, much like Rolaids and Tums are used

> today. Maybe you're a little low on it in your blood work. I'm sure the

> echocardiogram and holter monitor are just precautionary to rule out

> anything. Good luck.

>

> Well, I'm off to spend to evening at dialysis. I hope there's something good

> on TV :-)

>

> Pierre

[Guest guest]

> Hi Amy,

>

> That must have been frightening to have your heart skipping beats.

I am glad

> you went and checked it out with your BP. I now take 5 BP pills a

day, but

> that is because I am down to 18% renal function and so my BP is

harder to

> maintain. Do you take your BP meds once a day or twice? I take

mine morning and

> at night so that it keeps my BP consistent.

> You might ask your Neph about that if you are only taking yours in

the

> morning. It is hard to say without knowing the specifics, and I am

not a doctor. I

> don't even play one on tv :-) I do know that BP meds can

contribute to the

> fatigue so they may be making that worse for you.

>

> On the foam, it is hard to tell the amount of protein spilling

based on the

> amount of foam. You can't really tell until your Neph orders more

lab tests.

>

> Do you have an appointment with him coming up soon?

>

>

>

> In a message dated 11/8/2004 11:54:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> amyscarlton@y... writes:

>

> > I have a question. I have been on 3 bp meds up until now. Last

Friday I

> > was awakened by my heart skipping beats and my bp was elevated.

I am suppose

> > to see my neph on Tuesday but in the mean time I went to my GP to

make sure I

> > was not having a heart attack, I wasn't. But what we think is

happening is

> > that my bp meds are wearing off during the night and my bp is

going up. I

> > spoke with my neph office on Friday and he increased my Altace to

10mg and

> > included Toperol (sp?). So now I am on 4 bp meds? Have any of

you had this

> > problem?? Plus I have noticed more foam and I am so tired all

them time. I feel

> > like I can sleep all the time. Is this getting worse or am I

jumping to

> > conclusions? Truthfully, I am probably overreacting but I am

worried and

> > scared.

> >

> > Amy C.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

A 3+ protein is getting up there and I am sure your doctor would like to see

it reduced. I have been as high as 10 grams in 24 hours, but my normal is

around 2-3 grams in 24 hours.

In a message dated 11/13/2004 11:56:19 AM Pacific Standard Time,

amyscarlton@... writes:

> Pierre,

> I knew you would have the answers for me. I am so glad I found this group

> with it's many diversities to help understand what is happening to all of us.

>

>

> Another question, is 3+ protein bad? I don't know all the statistics yet

> to know what is good or what is bad.

>

> Thanks

> Amy C.

[Guest guest]

Amy,

That's the hardest part about this - no one can tell me what's going to happen

if I am slightly below normal (I consider 0.04 to be slight). I mean, are my

arms going to fall off or what? If it means that, I think I'll pay a little more

attention to it, but since my tx team is like " it's OK " I want to know why she's

so focused on it.

Amy Carlton wrote:

,

Sounds like a tough crowd to me too! ;-). I think when my lab work came back

things were a little on the low side. I plan on finding out more Tuesday when I

return back to my neph.

I would just love to feel normal for one day but I don't know what normal is

anymore. :0)

Amy C.

Cohen wrote:

Amy:

I was on MagOx post tx, but my magnesium level had not returned to " normal " , so

now I am on Maginex, which still has not brought it where they want it. I have

been at 1.4 or 1.46 for months, and they want me at 1.5 or 1.6. Did I mention to

you that my neph can be really " backside retentive " ? I said that 1.46 rounds to

1.5 - no laugh. Ugh...tough crowd.

Other than that and my bicarbonate level, everything else is normal. I'll take

that.

Amy Carlton wrote:

Pierre,

My neph has taken precautions and sent me for an echocardiogram and I am wearing

a heart monitor for 24 hours. He also took me off of Ziac and put me on Lasix

40 mg. Can you tell me what Magnesium Oxide is for? He put me on that 3 times

a day for a week. He increased my Altace to 10mg. I know all will be ok I just

probably overreacted. But thanks for informing me.

Amy C.

Pierre Lachaine wrote:

Hi Amy

Glad to help. You know, a BP of 151/103 occasionally, such as when waking

up at night suddenly, is really not that high. It's only high if it's always

around that level. Our BP goes up and down all the time.

Pierre

Re: Help

>

> Hi Pierre,

>

> Thank you for telling me that. You are so knowledgeable that sometimes I

forget that you are not a doctor but you sure have a way of making me feel

better and putting it in terms I can understand. My bp was 151/103 when my

heart was skipping and that scared me even more so it went up a little

higher after that but it was because I worked myself up. I am not on a

diurectic at this time. I am on Ziac, Altace, Norvasc and Toprol. I think

the Ziac has a little diurectic in it. I appreciate you telling me this. I

will ask my neph today about that. I wondered that myself. I am swelling

during the day and maybe a diurectic is what I need to help that. I let you

know what he says this afternoon.

>

> Thanks

> Amy C.

>

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, One thing I know about low magnesium levels is that it can cause an

irregular heart rhythm. (Ventricular tachycardia...not a good thing......) It

happened to one of my patients in dialysis about 2 weeks ago..... then chest

pain, then yup, MI (heart attack)... Us " backside retentive folks " are after

your best health darlin...... (hehehe) Oh yeah, by the way, his magnesium level

was not that low either, " just a hair " as they say. Bonnie

Cohen wrote:Amy,

That's the hardest part about this - no one can tell me what's going to happen

if I am slightly below normal (I consider 0.04 to be slight). I mean, are my

arms going to fall off or what? If it means that, I think I'll pay a little more

attention to it, but since my tx team is like " it's OK " I want to know why she's

so focused on it.

Amy Carlton wrote:

,

Sounds like a tough crowd to me too! ;-). I think when my lab work came back

things were a little on the low side. I plan on finding out more Tuesday when I

return back to my neph.

I would just love to feel normal for one day but I don't know what normal is

anymore. :0)

Amy C.

Cohen wrote:

Amy:

I was on MagOx post tx, but my magnesium level had not returned to " normal " , so

now I am on Maginex, which still has not brought it where they want it. I have

been at 1.4 or 1.46 for months, and they want me at 1.5 or 1.6. Did I mention to

you that my neph can be really " backside retentive " ? I said that 1.46 rounds to

1.5 - no laugh. Ugh...tough crowd.

Other than that and my bicarbonate level, everything else is normal. I'll take

that.

Amy Carlton wrote:

Pierre,

My neph has taken precautions and sent me for an echocardiogram and I am wearing

a heart monitor for 24 hours. He also took me off of Ziac and put me on Lasix

40 mg. Can you tell me what Magnesium Oxide is for? He put me on that 3 times

a day for a week. He increased my Altace to 10mg. I know all will be ok I just

probably overreacted. But thanks for informing me.

Amy C.

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That is a wake up call Bonnie. Our levels are just so important aren't they.

Kidneys are certainly very important organs.

I learned something else yesterday. When our BUN goes higher, it confuses

the Medulla in the brain which is supposed to regulate body temperature, and

that is why we tend to get cold.

, I hope that your magnesium levels increase for you and SOON!

In a message dated 11/16/2004 9:10:30 AM Pacific Standard Time,

garymattcohen@... writes:

> OK Bonnie - I will take it more seriously. It's just been that I am taking

> 6 Maginex pills every day, and eating higher magnesium foods when I can, but

> that damn number does not budge from 1.46. My neph said that somestimes it

> takes a while - I guess I need to be more patient.

>

> Bonnie Duran wrote:, One thing I know about low

> magnesium levels is that it can cause an irregular heart rhythm. (Ventricular

> tachycardia...not a good thing......) It happened to one of my patients in

> dialysis about 2 weeks ago..... then chest pain, then yup, MI (heart

attack)...

> Us " backside retentive folks " are after your best health darlin......

> (hehehe) Oh yeah, by the way, his magnesium level was not that low either,

" just a

> hair " as they say. Bonnie

[Guest guest]

OK Bonnie - I will take it more seriously. It's just been that I am taking 6

Maginex pills every day, and eating higher magnesium foods when I can, but that

damn number does not budge from 1.46. My neph said that somestimes it takes a

while - I guess I need to be more patient.

Bonnie Duran wrote:, One thing I know about low magnesium

levels is that it can cause an irregular heart rhythm. (Ventricular

tachycardia...not a good thing......) It happened to one of my patients in

dialysis about 2 weeks ago..... then chest pain, then yup, MI (heart attack)...

Us " backside retentive folks " are after your best health darlin...... (hehehe)

Oh yeah, by the way, his magnesium level was not that low either, " just a hair "

as they say. Bonnie

Cohen wrote:Amy,

That's the hardest part about this - no one can tell me what's going to happen

if I am slightly below normal (I consider 0.04 to be slight). I mean, are my

arms going to fall off or what? If it means that, I think I'll pay a little more

attention to it, but since my tx team is like " it's OK " I want to know why she's

so focused on it.

Amy Carlton wrote:

,

Sounds like a tough crowd to me too! ;-). I think when my lab work came back

things were a little on the low side. I plan on finding out more Tuesday when I

return back to my neph.

I would just love to feel normal for one day but I don't know what normal is

anymore. :0)

Amy C.

Cohen wrote:

Amy:

I was on MagOx post tx, but my magnesium level had not returned to " normal " , so

now I am on Maginex, which still has not brought it where they want it. I have

been at 1.4 or 1.46 for months, and they want me at 1.5 or 1.6. Did I mention to

you that my neph can be really " backside retentive " ? I said that 1.46 rounds to

1.5 - no laugh. Ugh...tough crowd.

Other than that and my bicarbonate level, everything else is normal. I'll take

that.

Amy Carlton wrote:

Pierre,

My neph has taken precautions and sent me for an echocardiogram and I am wearing

a heart monitor for 24 hours. He also took me off of Ziac and put me on Lasix

40 mg. Can you tell me what Magnesium Oxide is for? He put me on that 3 times

a day for a week. He increased my Altace to 10mg. I know all will be ok I just

probably overreacted. But thanks for informing me.

Amy C.

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We found out this past Tuesday that my beautiful wife has breast

cancer. Today we went for a genetic test that will tell us if she will

lose one or both her breasts. She is the love of my life and I want to

be as supportive as I can.

Please tell me anything that I can do. Maybe some of you have been

down this road and remember something you wished somebody would have

done. I want to do all I can to support her and keep her upbeat. She

has always been there for me.

Thanks for any help.

brobert602003@...

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welcome to the group. I am sorry to hear about your wife. Breast cancer is not the death sentence it once was. I am a 15 1/2 yr survivor and there are ladies here that are further along than I am. I had a mastectomy, no reconsturction, 6 mo of chemo, no radiation and one bad lymph node.

Be there for your wife. Hold her, tell her you love her, listen to her concerns and share yours, cry together, go to her appointments if you can. My husband wrote a letter after I was diagnosed. If you click the link below and go about 1/2 way down the page it will say The Woman I Love, you might want to read it. I know he would be willing to correspond with you if you would like. Email me privately at moochie1@... if you would like his email address. I will keep you both in my prayers.

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nne

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We found out this past Tuesday that my beautiful wife has breast cancer. Today we went for a genetic test that will tell us if she will lose one or both her breasts. She is the love of my life and I want to be as supportive as I can. Please tell me anything that I can do. Maybe some of you have been down this road and remember something you wished somebody would have done. I want to do all I can to support her and keep her upbeat. She has always been there for me.Thanks for any help.brobert602003@...

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, That was my Dads and brothers name Bill...they both passed on... Just be there for your wife and support her in everything she had to go through...when she does chemo be there for her and take her to her treatments. It is better to have someone take you to your treatments...My mom was helping me out and then she passed away suddenly...and I had a few of my moms friends helping me out taking me to my treatments...It was hard it is not the same... and at the time of my chemo I was living alone. Heard some men cant take it...It is nice that you will be there for her all the way..It is a hard road for someone to have cancer...I am over a three year survivor. I have a boyfriend that is very supportative because his first wife was sick with something else and he was there for

her...If she gains weight dont tell her she is fat..that will really upset her... Take Care and God Bless Both of You... Betsy(NC) Take care and good luck ... Note: forwarded message attached.

We found out this past Tuesday that my beautiful wife has breast

cancer. Today we went for a genetic test that will tell us if she will

lose one or both her breasts. She is the love of my life and I want to

be as supportive as I can.

Please tell me anything that I can do. Maybe some of you have been

down this road and remember something you wished somebody would have

done. I want to do all I can to support her and keep her upbeat. She

has always been there for me.

Thanks for any help.

brobert602003@...

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Thanks so much Dari. Beats the life out of me why my insurance company INSISTS on a ICD9 code but no one can provide me with one... Not even the insurance company. They say they WILL PAY ALL OF IT but need the code.

Trisha

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CD9 Procedure code for a wig (cranial prosthesis?) My insurance company won't reimburse me without the code and I can't find anyone who knows the codeHi Trisha,I tried my daughter's cranial specialist but he's a children's specialist and from what the office lady says they don't have anything listed about a CD9 procedure.Sorry dear. I gave it a shot.Dari

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Great that they are paying for wigs. They wouldn't do it when I went through treatment. SharonBTrisha wrote: Thanks so much Dari. Beats the life out of me why my insurance company INSISTS on a ICD9 code but no one can provide me with one... Not even the insurance company. They say they WILL PAY ALL OF IT but need the code. Trisha -- HELP In a message dated 3/9/2006 12:16:52 PM Central Standard

Time, JustClassy@... writes: CD9 Procedure code for a wig (cranial prosthesis?) My insurance company won't reimburse me without the code and I can't find anyone who knows the codeHi Trisha,I tried my daughter's cranial specialist but he's a children's specialist and from what the office lady says they don't have anything listed about a CD9 procedure.Sorry dear. I gave it a shot.Dari

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i got my wigs and hats and scarfs free frm my hospital.Sharon wrote: Great that they are paying for wigs. They wouldn't do it when I went through treatment. SharonBTrisha wrote: Thanks so much Dari. Beats the life out of me why my insurance company INSISTS

on a ICD9 code but no one can provide me with one... Not even the insurance company. They say they WILL PAY ALL OF IT but need the code. Trisha --

HELP CD9 Procedure code for a wig (cranial prosthesis?) My insurance company won't reimburse me without the code and I can't find anyone who knows the codeHi Trisha,I tried my daughter's cranial specialist but he's a

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