Re: OT... Topper's finger adventures

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Wow, your finger has really gone through a lot !

I'm glad it's doing better. And thank you for sharing

the info about difficulty with blood clotting as a

hypo symptom. I will share that with my mother who has

that problem.

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Wow, your finger has really gone through a lot !

I'm glad it's doing better. And thank you for sharing

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hypo symptom. I will share that with my mother who has

that problem.

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When you are hypo all the body systems run slower.. the more hypo the slower things are... and with the blood to the extremities being compromised, part of why the fingers and toes are so easily chilled, it leaves less blood moving around in them and therefore less of the little things in the blood that help it to clot when you spring a leak (get a cut). For me, that finger, cuz of the previous injury, has weird blood flow in it. The tip of the finger is not dead and gets blood flow, but so much less than a 'normal' finger tip that I frost bite the sucker even while the rest of my fingers feel fine. If you ever watch me when I'm carrying frozen food, I do it with the other hand and in the winter, when I'm outside I tend to keep that hand in a fist, gloved or not, to keep that finger tip warmer.... It's a habit, 17 years since that injury.... hehehehehe

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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:31:34 -0700 (PDT) Marlena writes:

Wow, your finger has really gone through a lot !I'm glad it's doing better. And thank you for sharingthe info about difficulty with blood clotting as ahypo symptom. I will share that with my mother who hasthat problem.

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Ya know something Topper I just thought about this ........ I got a tattoo about oh gosh almost a month ago now, and it healed almost completely within a week.

I must be doing something right with my meds. This one is 4 x 8 and across the top center of my back. The other one is 1 x 2, on my lower leg (I know, circulatory issues there) and took twice as long, a year and a half ago.

Neat to notice little stuff like that.

Off topic I'll post a pic if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.

And on another note -- I have exactly the opposite problem. I don't know that it's a problem, but I'm NOT a bleeder. Never really have been. So luckily for me, unless I cut myself shaving, that whole bleeding thing isnt' really an issue. I wonder why, sometimes, though.

*shrug*

Tired ramblings from

in LA

When you are hypo all the body systems run slower.. the more hypo the slower things are... and with the blood to the extremities being compromised, part of why the fingers and toes are so easily chilled, it leaves less blood moving around in them and therefore less of the little things in the blood that help it to clot when you spring a leak (get a cut). For me, that finger, cuz of the previous injury, has weird blood flow in it. The tip of the finger is not dead and gets blood flow, but so much less than a 'normal' finger tip that I frost bite the sucker even while the rest of my fingers feel fine. If you ever watch me when I'm carrying frozen food, I do it with the other hand and in the winter, when I'm outside I tend to keep that hand in a fist, gloved or not, to keep that finger tip warmer.... It's a habit, 17 years since that injury.... hehehehehe

Topper ()

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:31:34 -0700 (PDT) Marlena writes:

Wow, your finger has really gone through a lot !I'm glad it's doing better. And thank you for sharingthe info about difficulty with blood clotting as ahypo symptom. I will share that with my mother who has

that problem.

[Guest guest]

Ya know something Topper I just thought about this ........ I got a tattoo about oh gosh almost a month ago now, and it healed almost completely within a week.

I must be doing something right with my meds. This one is 4 x 8 and across the top center of my back. The other one is 1 x 2, on my lower leg (I know, circulatory issues there) and took twice as long, a year and a half ago.

Neat to notice little stuff like that.

Off topic I'll post a pic if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.

And on another note -- I have exactly the opposite problem. I don't know that it's a problem, but I'm NOT a bleeder. Never really have been. So luckily for me, unless I cut myself shaving, that whole bleeding thing isnt' really an issue. I wonder why, sometimes, though.

*shrug*

Tired ramblings from

in LA

When you are hypo all the body systems run slower.. the more hypo the slower things are... and with the blood to the extremities being compromised, part of why the fingers and toes are so easily chilled, it leaves less blood moving around in them and therefore less of the little things in the blood that help it to clot when you spring a leak (get a cut). For me, that finger, cuz of the previous injury, has weird blood flow in it. The tip of the finger is not dead and gets blood flow, but so much less than a 'normal' finger tip that I frost bite the sucker even while the rest of my fingers feel fine. If you ever watch me when I'm carrying frozen food, I do it with the other hand and in the winter, when I'm outside I tend to keep that hand in a fist, gloved or not, to keep that finger tip warmer.... It's a habit, 17 years since that injury.... hehehehehe

Topper ()

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:31:34 -0700 (PDT) Marlena writes:

Wow, your finger has really gone through a lot !I'm glad it's doing better. And thank you for sharingthe info about difficulty with blood clotting as ahypo symptom. I will share that with my mother who has

that problem.

[Guest guest]

, I thought you were joining the braided leghair brigade with purple ribbons....

Feisty

Re: OT... Topper's finger adventures

Ya know something Topper I just thought about this ........ I got a tattoo about oh gosh almost a month ago now, and it healed almost completely within a week.

I must be doing something right with my meds. This one is 4 x 8 and across the top center of my back. The other one is 1 x 2, on my lower leg (I know, circulatory issues there) and took twice as long, a year and a half ago.

Neat to notice little stuff like that.

Off topic I'll post a pic if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.

And on another note -- I have exactly the opposite problem. I don't know that it's a problem, but I'm NOT a bleeder. Never really have been. So luckily for me, unless I cut myself shaving, that whole bleeding thing isnt' really an issue. I wonder why, sometimes, though.

*shrug*

Tired ramblings from

in LA

When you are hypo all the body systems run slower.. the more hypo the slower things are... and with the blood to the extremities being compromised, part of why the fingers and toes are so easily chilled, it leaves less blood moving around in them and therefore less of the little things in the blood that help it to clot when you spring a leak (get a cut). For me, that finger, cuz of the previous injury, has weird blood flow in it. The tip of the finger is not dead and gets blood flow, but so much less than a 'normal' finger tip that I frost bite the sucker even while the rest of my fingers feel fine. If you ever watch me when I'm carrying frozen food, I do it with the other hand and in the winter, when I'm outside I tend to keep that hand in a fist, gloved or not, to keep that finger tip warmer.... It's a habit, 17 years since that injury.... hehehehehe

Topper ()

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:31:34 -0700 (PDT) Marlena writes:

Wow, your finger has really gone through a lot !I'm glad it's doing better. And thank you for sharingthe info about difficulty with blood clotting as ahypo symptom. I will share that with my mother who has that problem.

[Guest guest]

Oh heck no. I can't stand to be prickly. Heh.

But I'll gladly send you two ribbons *grin* I'm the " alt " one, remember? Gotta be different.

LOL

, I thought you were joining the braided leghair brigade with purple ribbons....

[Guest guest]

Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy.. not prickly!!!! hehehehe

Topper ()

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:16:20 -0700 writes:

Oh heck no. I can't stand to be prickly. Heh.

But I'll gladly send you two ribbons *grin* I'm the "alt" one, remember? Gotta be different.

LOL

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Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy.. not prickly!!!! hehehehe

Topper ()

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:16:20 -0700 writes:

Oh heck no. I can't stand to be prickly. Heh.

But I'll gladly send you two ribbons *grin* I'm the "alt" one, remember? Gotta be different.

LOL

[Guest guest]

Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy.. not prickly!!!! hehehehe

Topper ()

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:16:20 -0700 writes:

Oh heck no. I can't stand to be prickly. Heh.

But I'll gladly send you two ribbons *grin* I'm the "alt" one, remember? Gotta be different.

LOL

[Guest guest]

yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never can.

Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy.. not prickly!!!! hehehehe

Topper ()

[Guest guest]

yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never can.

Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy.. not prickly!!!! hehehehe

Topper ()

[Guest guest]

yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never can.

Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy.. not prickly!!!! hehehehe

Topper ()

[Guest guest]

Ahhh.. but once you are past it.... you're cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, I learned that while I was swamp stomping... I quit shaving during those years and had no desire to ever start up again... then eventually the hair went away... I always thought it had to be with wearing long pants and hip waders all the time.. that it wore off...

..... and now there is nothing more relaxing than to do the braiding and the ribbons.....

*wink*

Topper ()

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:26:34 -0700 writes:

yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never can.

[Guest guest]

T3 is definitely a blood thinner, not anemia, just thinner blood. I think that's one of the most dangerous things about being hypo. The blood is too thick and can clot more easily.

Re: OT... Topper's finger adventures

Ya know something Topper I just thought about this ........ I got a tattoo about oh gosh almost a month ago now, and it healed almost completely within a week.

I must be doing something right with my meds. This one is 4 x 8 and across the top center of my back. The other one is 1 x 2, on my lower leg (I know, circulatory issues there) and took twice as long, a year and a half ago.

Neat to notice little stuff like that.

Off topic I'll post a pic if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.

And on another note -- I have exactly the opposite problem. I don't know that it's a problem, but I'm NOT a bleeder. Never really have been. So luckily for me, unless I cut myself shaving, that whole bleeding thing isnt' really an issue. I wonder why, sometimes, though.

*shrug*

Tired ramblings from

in LA

[Guest guest]

That's why I got so scared about my legs last year... thinking that I had a leg full of clots on one side and then the other one started....

Images of my blood turning into gloppy sludge and clogging up.....

That's why I stopped exercising until I found out what it really was (Lymphedema, as a result of the RAI I had).. I was scared that I'd knock the blood clots loose and have a stroke... no.. heart attack didn't scare me so much... dead means no more struggle... but stroke scared the dickens out of me.. that could mean not being able to say what I need to be well and being stuck in some institution on low doses of Synthroid and not being able to tell them I'm back to having horrible chronic pain.

Topper ()

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:51:35 -0500 " " writes:

T3 is definitely a blood thinner, not anemia, just thinner blood. I think that's one of the most dangerous things about being hypo. The blood is too thick and can clot more easily.

[Guest guest]

That's why I got so scared about my legs last year... thinking that I had a leg full of clots on one side and then the other one started....

Images of my blood turning into gloppy sludge and clogging up.....

That's why I stopped exercising until I found out what it really was (Lymphedema, as a result of the RAI I had).. I was scared that I'd knock the blood clots loose and have a stroke... no.. heart attack didn't scare me so much... dead means no more struggle... but stroke scared the dickens out of me.. that could mean not being able to say what I need to be well and being stuck in some institution on low doses of Synthroid and not being able to tell them I'm back to having horrible chronic pain.

Topper ()

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:51:35 -0500 " " writes:

T3 is definitely a blood thinner, not anemia, just thinner blood. I think that's one of the most dangerous things about being hypo. The blood is too thick and can clot more easily.

[Guest guest]

That's why I got so scared about my legs last year... thinking that I had a leg full of clots on one side and then the other one started....

Images of my blood turning into gloppy sludge and clogging up.....

That's why I stopped exercising until I found out what it really was (Lymphedema, as a result of the RAI I had).. I was scared that I'd knock the blood clots loose and have a stroke... no.. heart attack didn't scare me so much... dead means no more struggle... but stroke scared the dickens out of me.. that could mean not being able to say what I need to be well and being stuck in some institution on low doses of Synthroid and not being able to tell them I'm back to having horrible chronic pain.

Topper ()

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:51:35 -0500 " " writes:

T3 is definitely a blood thinner, not anemia, just thinner blood. I think that's one of the most dangerous things about being hypo. The blood is too thick and can clot more easily.

[Guest guest]

--- wrote:

> yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never

> can.

>

> On 6/14/05, topper2@...

> wrote:

> >

> > Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy..

> not prickly!!!! hehehehe

> > Topper ()

Sounds like my 83 year old mother. She had a doctor's

appointment today and had to shave her legs because

she knew the doc would be looking at them because of

some minor swelling she's had. Naturally she cut

herself. I don't even bother, so I'M the one braiding

with purple ribbon. )

Kathy >^,,^<

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--- wrote:

> yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never

> can.

>

> On 6/14/05, topper2@...

> wrote:

> >

> > Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy..

> not prickly!!!! hehehehe

> > Topper ()

Sounds like my 83 year old mother. She had a doctor's

appointment today and had to shave her legs because

she knew the doc would be looking at them because of

some minor swelling she's had. Naturally she cut

herself. I don't even bother, so I'M the one braiding

with purple ribbon. )

Kathy >^,,^<

KitzCat146@...

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http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcat

kitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messenger

kitzcat on MSN Messenger

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--- wrote:

> yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never

> can.

>

> On 6/14/05, topper2@...

> wrote:

> >

> > Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy..

> not prickly!!!! hehehehe

> > Topper ()

Sounds like my 83 year old mother. She had a doctor's

appointment today and had to shave her legs because

she knew the doc would be looking at them because of

some minor swelling she's had. Naturally she cut

herself. I don't even bother, so I'M the one braiding

with purple ribbon. )

Kathy >^,,^<

KitzCat146@...

http://www.chaytongroup.com/modernbill/order/index.php?aid=ka081104

http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcat

kitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messenger

kitzcat on MSN Messenger

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When you have lymph in the legs, like me, you CAN NOT shave.. so it's not an option... if you HAVE to get the hair off it's supposed to be okay to use an electric razor but you have to practically sterilize the thing to reduce the risk of injury to the skin which can result in cellulitis.... it's cellulits that had in the hospital twice last year.....

I guess, to me... risk a systemic infection to remove leg hair just because some folks think it looks better? Well... not this kid. Even if I had insurance and could afford a hospital stay on IV antibiotics.

Topper ()

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:50:29 -0700 (PDT) Kathy Kitzcat writes:

--- wrote:> yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never> can.> > > > > > Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy..> not prickly!!!! hehehehe> > Topper ()Sounds like my 83 year old mother. She had a doctor'sappointment today and had to shave her legs becauseshe knew the doc would be looking at them because ofsome minor swelling she's had. Naturally she cutherself. I don't even bother, so I'M the one braidingwith purple ribbon. )Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...

[Guest guest]

When you have lymph in the legs, like me, you CAN NOT shave.. so it's not an option... if you HAVE to get the hair off it's supposed to be okay to use an electric razor but you have to practically sterilize the thing to reduce the risk of injury to the skin which can result in cellulitis.... it's cellulits that had in the hospital twice last year.....

I guess, to me... risk a systemic infection to remove leg hair just because some folks think it looks better? Well... not this kid. Even if I had insurance and could afford a hospital stay on IV antibiotics.

Topper ()

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:50:29 -0700 (PDT) Kathy Kitzcat writes:

--- wrote:> yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never> can.> > > > > > Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy..> not prickly!!!! hehehehe> > Topper ()Sounds like my 83 year old mother. She had a doctor'sappointment today and had to shave her legs becauseshe knew the doc would be looking at them because ofsome minor swelling she's had. Naturally she cutherself. I don't even bother, so I'M the one braidingwith purple ribbon. )Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...

[Guest guest]

When you have lymph in the legs, like me, you CAN NOT shave.. so it's not an option... if you HAVE to get the hair off it's supposed to be okay to use an electric razor but you have to practically sterilize the thing to reduce the risk of injury to the skin which can result in cellulitis.... it's cellulits that had in the hospital twice last year.....

I guess, to me... risk a systemic infection to remove leg hair just because some folks think it looks better? Well... not this kid. Even if I had insurance and could afford a hospital stay on IV antibiotics.

Topper ()

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:50:29 -0700 (PDT) Kathy Kitzcat writes:

--- wrote:> yeah but you have to get past prickly, and I never> can.> > > > > > Long braided leg hairs feel all soft and swishy..> not prickly!!!! hehehehe> > Topper ()Sounds like my 83 year old mother. She had a doctor'sappointment today and had to shave her legs becauseshe knew the doc would be looking at them because ofsome minor swelling she's had. Naturally she cutherself. I don't even bother, so I'M the one braidingwith purple ribbon. )Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...

[Guest guest]

Well heck no, of course not!On 6/17/05, topper2@... <topper2@...

> wrote:I guess, to me... risk a systemic infection to remove leg hair just because some folks think it looks better? Well... not this kid. Even if I had insurance and could afford a hospital stay on IV antibiotics.

Topper ()