Re: update on Your Southern Bell Carol N.

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Hi Carol, Glad to hear your knee is healing so well. My knee acted the same way your is doing now. The only problem now is that I can't really kneel for any length of time at all because I get shooting pains in that knee that go up and down my leg. So, I try to avoid kneeling. I hope you continue to be on the mend.

It is quite easy I think to see how taking a medication for a long period of time would end up causing some adverse reactions. Look at prednisone for example. I have taken fairly heafty doses of it off and on for years. No problems really for the first few years, but now I have cataracts and I also have the other adverse reactions that so many people have. It just took a while of taking it off and on to end up with problems.

Sure hope all works out for you. Please let us know.

Hugs - a BC Neal wrote:

Hi, guys, Sorry I have not written in a while. I'm just been resting and trying to get my strength back. I'm doing much better. My Arthroscopy done on my knee has healed with very little lingering pain. It still gets very sore if I walk to much or keep it bent for too long. I did a 24 hour urine catch last week and the test results are back. Doctor pate said that my Cratinine was down to 1.2 which was good for me. But that they found out that my kidneys are only clearing out about 40 percent of the waste out of my system. Dr. Pate wants me to see a nepherologist.... I know I did not spell that right. I just hope that there is something they can do. She said that if there is not a change. I should be ok... Just don't want it going lower. Dr. Pate is hoping that this is caused by my meds.. But I don't think so. I have been on my meds for a long time..... If it is a med, why now???? I have not been on any new meds for almost a year. Just kind of

maintaining my pain with what works.

I'm praying for everyone.... Hope everyone is doing great. I miss the group... I just can't keep up with mail. Love Carol

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