Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Hi , Welcome to the group, my name is Marge and I've done W.W. a number of times. It always works for me but then I go off and gain whatever I lost back. This time I'm bound and determined to lose this weight. I'm at my highest ever and just found out Tuesday that I'm a diabetic. So I certainly need to lose this weight and get my sugar under control. This is a great group and I'm sure you'll get to know everyone and enjoy. Have a great week. Hugs, Marge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Hi and welcome! Believe in yourself..you can DO it! Bette in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Welcome ! We have quite a group here! Hop right in and ask questions, share insights, laugh with us, cry with us, etc. I'm Tory and I've been at goal since Dec 2002. I love the program. It is so easy and sensible and I truly love the feeling of control and freedom I have since dropping 104 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hi Shayla, Welcome to our group! The way we communicate, is by posting emails back and forth to one another. Even though we do have a chat room, our site works best with this format. To my knowledge, the chat room has not been used in quite some time. It seems like many of us were diagnosed " suddenly " as you were, throwing us totally off guard. I had always been a fairly healthy individual until IgAN came along. There are definitely ways to help slow the progression though and there is life after IgAN and a good one at that. I encourage you to visit our sister site at _http://igan.ca/_ (http://igan.ca/) There is so much GREAT information for you to browse through. We're happy you found us. Hugs, Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hi Shayla, A very warm welcome to you. I am sorry you were diagnosed three years ago. I know it is very hard to get a diagnosis of a chronic illness when you have been healthy up to that point. It does take time to get to a place where you reach acceptance. It can feel very overwhelming at times but please know you have found a group that is there to help answer questions and to offer you any support you need. You are among people who really do understand. Feel free to post emails since this group does not really use the chat room and you will get answers from the group fairly quickly. Welcome again, In a message dated 9/11/2005 5:05:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, shaylamason@... writes: Hello everyone, I am new to the group and was wodering how do I find the chat room and we do we meet. I was diagnosed with Iga nephropathy 3 years ago and it was discovered all of a sudden. No one in my family has ever had it so everything is new to me. Sometimes I get a little concerned just because I never had medical problems and think maybe it was just my imagination, but I know the reality is that it is not. Shayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Hello everyone, I am new to the group and was wodering how do I find the chat room and we do we meet. I was diagnosed with Iga nephropathy 3 years ago and it was discovered all of a sudden. No one in my family has ever had it so everything is new to me. Sometimes I get a little concerned just because I never had medical problems and think maybe it was just my imagination, but I know the reality is that it is not. Shayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 The chat room is available, but the only way to set up chats is to arrange it beforehand for a specific time. None of us use the chat on a regular basis, as we find that email provides an unlinked service -- allowing us to work on our own time, rather than in chat mode. Call us old fashioned, but most of us just prefer the email -- we realize that younger members are more oriented toward chat, but you're probably not going to find anyone else there... Walt _____ From: iga-nephropathy [mailto:iga-nephropathy ] On Behalf Of Shayla Mason Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:04 PM To: iga-nephropathy Subject: New Hello everyone, I am new to the group and was wodering how do I find the chat room and we do we meet. I was diagnosed with Iga nephropathy 3 years ago and it was discovered all of a sudden. No one in my family has ever had it so everything is new to me. Sometimes I get a little concerned just because I never had medical problems and think maybe it was just my imagination, but I know the reality is that it is not. Shayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 > The chat room is available, but the only way to set up chats is to arrange > it beforehand for a specific time. None of us use the chat on a regular > basis, as we find that email provides an unlinked service -- allowing us to > work on our own time, rather than in chat mode. > > Call us old fashioned, but most of us just prefer the email -- we realize > that younger members are more oriented toward chat, but you're probably not > going to find anyone else there... > > Walt > Hello Walter The real problem about chatting in a such international group (no offed !!) is the time difference : we have members from all over the world, so everyone can be on a different time zone to the other... This is difficult then to organise a chat when you're on so many different time zone. If it were 2 countries it would have been easier. But even with two different countries, like Canada or USA, we have the time zone problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Thanks for the welcome. I don't think I am too bad or anything, but it was just a shock more than anything. I had noticed blood in my urine and then further test were run and the saw protein loss as well then the biopsy detected it. I just don't understand how I could have gotten something like this and no one else in the family has ever had any problems. Oh well, now I have joined this group finally to find out more about it. Does this have any impact on having children? I am in my late twenties and my boyfriend and I are talking about getting married in the next 2 years and I would like to have a family of my own. Should I be concerned? Shayla W4JC@... wrote: Hi Shayla, A very warm welcome to you. I am sorry you were diagnosed three years ago. I know it is very hard to get a diagnosis of a chronic illness when you have been healthy up to that point. It does take time to get to a place where you reach acceptance. It can feel very overwhelming at times but please know you have found a group that is there to help answer questions and to offer you any support you need. You are among people who really do understand. Feel free to post emails since this group does not really use the chat room and you will get answers from the group fairly quickly. Welcome again, In a message dated 9/11/2005 5:05:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, shaylamason@... writes: Hello everyone, I am new to the group and was wodering how do I find the chat room and we do we meet. I was diagnosed with Iga nephropathy 3 years ago and it was discovered all of a sudden. No one in my family has ever had it so everything is new to me. Sometimes I get a little concerned just because I never had medical problems and think maybe it was just my imagination, but I know the reality is that it is not. Shayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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