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hi sharon!

my name is meredith and i'm pretty new around here too! good luck to

you!!!!

meredith

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Hi Meridth, thank you for the sweet welcome! Very nice to meet you.

Take care, Sharon

hi sharon!

my name is meredith and i'm pretty new around here too! good luck to

you!!!!

meredith

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[Guest guest]

Welcome !

Congrads on the 40 you have lost already! What have you been doing? Are

you exercising? Drinking enough water? Eating breakfast? Don't let the

plateau discourage you. Just see what you can change or up a notch. I'm

Gena BTW. At my heaviest I was 284, I am 5'3. Now I'm 215. I suggest

going back and reading some old posts. There is great info there. May

be something will help give you an idea or two. I hope to hear more

from you.

Gena

> Just wanted to say hi! My name is and I am continuing my journey

> to lose weight.  I have lost 40 lbs this year and am at a plateau, I

> need to lose at least another 40.  I am looking for support as well

> as be someone to provide support to others.

>

> Have a great day!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome !

Congrads on the 40 you have lost already! What have you been doing? Are

you exercising? Drinking enough water? Eating breakfast? Don't let the

plateau discourage you. Just see what you can change or up a notch. I'm

Gena BTW. At my heaviest I was 284, I am 5'3. Now I'm 215. I suggest

going back and reading some old posts. There is great info there. May

be something will help give you an idea or two. I hope to hear more

from you.

Gena

> Just wanted to say hi! My name is and I am continuing my journey

> to lose weight.  I have lost 40 lbs this year and am at a plateau, I

> need to lose at least another 40.  I am looking for support as well

> as be someone to provide support to others.

>

> Have a great day!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> MY DOCTOR TOLD ME IN JULY THAT I WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER GO INTO

REMISSION

Hi, !

Thank you for sharing your difficult and all too familiar story with

us. I'm sure that many people in this group will agree that we've

been told some unbelieveable and discouraging stories from doctors.

I've been diagnosed for about a year or so and am currently in sort

of a remissive state, or at least in some period where this disease

is manageable and the pain is tolerable. I'm a candidate for SCS,

but I'm holding off until I feel that it's absolutely necessary. My

RSD affects my right leg, from my hip to my toes. I'm ambulatory

and working, so I'm blessed. I went from a huge daily dose of

Neurontin, Elavil and Vicodin. Now, I take only Cymbalta and

occasional Vicodin. I've had dozens of blocks, some helpful and

some not. Anyhow, remember that most doctors try their best, but

RSD is a non-standard affliction at best, it manifests itself

differently in each individual. Consequently, a doctor can easily

find her or himself telling a patient something and having to eat

their words later. Please don't get too discouraged. Again, thank

you for your forthrightness in your sharing. Most people in this

group encourage others to say whatever they need to say without fear

of criticism or censorship. If you ever find that this isn't the

case, you're welcome to dump on me personally. You can say whatever

the hell you want to me.

Peace, love and pain relief!

Cliff

[Guest guest]

Welcome back, Gloria !!!! We missed you !!!!! Sorry to hear about your mom !!!!! Glad she's doing better ......Congrats to you on being a bell ringer ...here they're very short with bell ringers....... and the Salvation Army and other charitable organizations are afraid that the needs of people that need the help won't be met !!!!! Still cause of the hurricane........ Hugs, Randie

HELLO EVERYONE

HELLO. I KNOW EVERYONE WAS CONCERNED THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ONLINE IN OVER A WEEK AND A HALF. PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERYONE HERE IS FINE.

MOM WAS BACK AT THE ER A WEEK OR SO AGO BECAUSE SHE HAD A CYST GET REINFECTED AND HAD TO BE CUT OPEN AND DRAINED. OTHERWISE SHE IS FINE.

I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT PHONE SERVICE UNTIL TODAY AND THEREFORE COULDN'T GET ONLINE EITHER. I HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING MY TAIL OFF WITH THE SALVATION ARMY AS A BELL RINGER. IT'S LONG HOURS MOST DAYS. I WAS EXCUSED FROM MY MEETING LAST WEEK SO NO WEIGH IN. ALSO THE WEEK BEFORE I HAD A ONE POUND GAIN.

TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK...SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN TO CURVES EITHER. I HAD TO CALL IN TODAY DUE TO SEVERE MIGRAINE. I'M JUST NOW UP AND ABOUT.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR CONCERN!!! I LOVE YA GUYS AND GALS.

CAPT. HOLLY JOLLY GLORIA

TOPS ((HUGS)), GLORIA

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[Guest guest]

Hi - welcome! I'm Barbara, mom to Tom, 13 with a severe/profound

hearing loss and Sam, 11, with a profound hearing loss. Tom was

recently implanted (Nov. 2005) and also wears one hearing aid; Sam wears

two hearing aids but will be getting his implant next month. We live in

New Hampshire.

Both my boys are good readers and love to read. I always read to them

when they were little. Books that were good (and fun) that they liked

were the Amelia Bedelia books. They're really silly but do a great job

with idioms - so as we read, we'd talk about the play on words and what

it meant. When they were younger, we put labels on everything in the

house. I'd just write the word on an index card and tape it to the item

- so there was a card " couch " on the couch, " door " on each door, etc. I

think that helped them associate words with the actual items. If your

child watches television, turning the captions on helps a lot - again,

the association with words and meanings. We love the library and visit

a bunch - I read a lot too which I think helps when my boys see ME

reading and enjoying it.

I'd say also that 8 years old is probably second or third grade? For

both my boys, I noticed a big difference between second and third

grades. In second grade and lower, kids really are learning to read but

in third grade, they start reading to learn so there's a fluency that's

expected by then. If your son is having problems, and you live in the

U.S., there are federally funded reading programs that might help. If

your son receives speech/language services, you might mention your

concerns to them as well.

I'm sure others will have excellent suggestions.

Where does your family live?

Welcome - I'm glad you found us!

Barbara

Mohit Bhatt wrote:

> I am new to this group and have a hearing impaired 8 yrs. old son. Can

> somebody give some tips how to make him able to read and comprehend on

> his own.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I've seen many posts in the past few days about helping our kids learn to

read so I won't repeat those. We have some problems with my daughter

comprehending what she is reading.

Some of the things that I've done is while I'm reading books to her, I'll

stop after a few sentences and ask her what is going on or who is doing what.

If it's a book that we've read before then I might wait until the end of the

page. When we are finished reading the book then I ask her who was in the story

and what happened. I also do it while we are watching TV programs together.

These little things seem to help, now we just have to get her to pay attention.

Debbie, mom to , 6, moderate SNHL and , 3, hearing

Mohit Bhatt wrote:

I am new to this group and have a hearing impaired 8 yrs. old son. Can

somebody give some tips how to make him able to read and comprehend on his own.

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were

and ask why not. G.B Shaw

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[Guest guest]

>

> I've just had new blood tests done and I am posting them on my site;

>

> http://www.tisonlyme.com/routinehematology.html

>

> Since my May blood work I have started on Thyroid helper and not only

> am I starting to feel somewhat better but my Cholesterol is down and

> I've managed to loose 7 lbs. I am now trying to convince my Dr that I

> need a tsh reading of 0.00 and as of this new blood work it isn't far

> away. He's decided against his better judgement to let me have my way

> about this. He's not made any adjustments this time but I am to let

him

> know if I am feeling any heart palps. Or any other symtom that may

> indicate I need further adjusting. I am taking at present time

> Synthroid .15mg If anyone can see something that looks out of whack

> please let me know....

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tis,

What do you think is causing the lowered cholesterol — yours looks great now—just need to up your HDL, healthy cholesterol a bit! Mine needs a bit more help — also losing 7 lbs is excellent — what was the biggest change you made since the lower weight and cholesterol – I am eager to know -- is it the “thyroid helper” and if so, what is that?

Thanks!

Sue

In my previous post I listed the wrong web address for my labs.

I've just had new blood tests done and I am posting them on my site;

http://www.tisonlyme.com/routinehematology.html

Since my May blood work I have started on Thyroid helper and not only

am I starting to feel somewhat better but my Cholesterol is down and

I've managed to loose 7 lbs. I am now trying to convince my Dr that I

need a tsh reading of 0.00 and as of this new blood work it isn't far

away. He's decided against his better judgement to let me have my way

about this. He's not made any adjustments this time but I am to let him

know if I am feeling any heart palps. Or any other symtom that may

indicate I need further adjusting. I am taking at present time

Synthroid .15mg If anyone can see something that looks out of whack

please let me know....

[Guest guest]

Hi Sue,

I would have to say it's the Thyroid Helper that is responsible for

my lower cholesterol, weight loss and a general feeling of feeling

better. I still have a ways to go but I believe my standing up for

myself today was a good thing. My Dr. wanted to lower my Synthroid

and I flatly refused, I am anxious to know whether I should be in the

000's TSH wise. He's also given me the address for a Naturapathic

here in the city where I can get the real thyroid hormone not the

synthetic form. I've decided this is going to be my over all main

concern until I am feeling better. I will do whatever it takes to get

myself feeling less like a disabled adult and more like a functioning

adult. On one of my earlier post Sue I have posted a link to the site

where I got this thyroid helper. Here it is Sue-

http://www.wellnessresources.com/index.php

-- In The_Thyroid_Support_Group , jytdtp

wrote:

>

> Hi Tis,

>

> What do you think is causing the lowered cholesterol ‹ yours looks

great

> now‹just need to up your HDL, healthy cholesterol a bit! Mine needs

a bit

> more help ‹ also losing 7 lbs is excellent ‹ what was the biggest

change you

> made since the lower weight and cholesterol ­ I am eager to know --

is it

> the ³thyroid helper² and if so, what is that?

>

> Thanks!

> Sue

>

>

>

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > In my previous post I listed the wrong web address for my labs.

> >

> > I've just had new blood tests done and I am posting them on my

site;

> >

> > http://www.tisonlyme.com/routinehematology.html

> >

> > Since my May blood work I have started on Thyroid helper and not

only

> > am I starting to feel somewhat better but my Cholesterol is down

and

> > I've managed to loose 7 lbs. I am now trying to convince my Dr

that I

> > need a tsh reading of 0.00 and as of this new blood work it isn't

far

> > away. He's decided against his better judgement to let me have my

way

> > about this. He's not made any adjustments this time but I am to

let him

> > know if I am feeling any heart palps. Or any other symtom that may

> > indicate I need further adjusting. I am taking at present time

> > Synthroid .15mg If anyone can see something that looks out of

whack

> > please let me know....

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tis

But I'm not understanding something here-----If you want your TSH further

suppressed, you would WANT your dosage upped some more, this is how that

works! But I do understand that you need your Free values of the thyroid

hormones. He shouldn't be guessing, not doing these two tests. It is,

however, the part about your statement about the TSH that I don't understand

here.

Hello Everyone

> Since my last post I've given considerable thought to changing

> Doctors. Today I went to my regular Dr only to be told No I can not

> have a Free T-3 and Free T-4 tests done. Not only that but inspite of

> what I've been saying to this Dr about how much better I've been

> feeling since I've suppressed my THS. In this blood test all that

> were taken were

> TSH L@... 0.30-5.50

> Cholesterol

> H@ 7.4 2.0-5.2 mmol/L.

> LDL H@ 4.9 1.5-3.4 at risk 3.4

> HDL Cholesterol 1.2 >1.1

> HDL (Risk Ratio) H@ 6.2 <4.4

> Triglycerides H@ 2.8 <2.3 mmol/L

>

> Now for the best news of all because my Dr. totally disregarded what

> I had to say about suppressing my TSH and contrary to what I said

> went ahead and upped my dosage anyways. I've had enuf and by noon

> today I was off to see my new Female Dr. She has given me a script

> for the dosage I was on. Also after speaking to her about the Free's

> T-3 T-4 she's given me a blood req to have those and PTH and P tested

> in 3 months unless I get feeling badly then it'll be sooner. I've

> been put back on Lipitor again. Hopefully like before it will lower

> these for me.

[Guest guest]

I saw the phoenix on the website and it is so perfect for this disease and my life! My house burned down in '05 and I've not quite been the same. I really think that stress has so much to do with our health. I can go back to the death of my father (5yrs.ago Nov.1st) and see that after the accident, I developed several endocrine health problems. I have found that my chiropractor's treatment using the B.E.S.T. has been very helpful and also the EFT techniques from Dr.Mercola's site. I hope to not be negative but to encourage everyone. Jengeranium Stick a geranium in your hat and smile

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[Guest guest]

I love your signature Jengeranium!! So cute! Many of us have stressors that activate our endocrine problems. Mine was having my mom check out as a kid when her father died. For about 7 years the house was chaotic and life sucked. Then I had massive allergies at the same time that really wreaked havoc on me and was the cause of a learning disability I have. I moved away and was under so much stress my body just gave out. We all feel your pain... really:).

lovingly,

when life sucks... squirt the lemon juice in the bleeper's eye!!

hello everyone

I saw the phoenix on the website and it is so perfect for this disease and my life! My house burned down in '05 and I've not quite been the same. I really think that stress has so much to do with our health. I can go back to the death of my father (5yrs.ago Nov.1st) and see that after the accident, I developed several endocrine health problems. I have found that my chiropractor's treatment using the B.E.S.T. has been very helpful and also the EFT techniques from Dr.Mercola's site. I hope to not be negative but to encourage everyone.

Jengeranium

Stick a geranium in your hat and smile

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[Guest guest]

--- hi wanda, welcome. i,m from pennslyvania just north of steelers

country (pittsburgh). i just had surgury last week . where are you

from. c ya donna In GastricBypass-LOSERS , " wanda "

wrote:

>

>

> HELLO EVERYONE

>

> IM WANDA AND IM NEW TO THE GROUP....

>

> I HAVELOOKED THRU ALL THE PI'S ON HERE AND I MUST SAY EVERYONE

LOOKS

> BEAUTIFUL BEFORE AND SURE NUFF AFTERWARDS.

>

> I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY I MAKE THAT STEP.

>

> IS THERE ANYONE THAT IS CLOSE TO ME THAT HAD THE OPERATION DONE?

>

> I HAVE TALKED TOTHE SURGENT AND HIS LADY THAT WORK WITH HIM..HE

SEEM

> REALLY NICE AND SHE HAS HAD THE SURGERY.

>

> AND NOW LOOKS GREAT.

>

> FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST OVER 100+ LBS.

>

> DO U HAVE TO HAVE TUCKS LIKE(ARMS AND STOMACH,ETC)..?

>

>

>

>

>

>