hello

[Guest guest]

Dear Kim,

::Big Sis Hugs:: You can do this!! I'm proud of you and how you have

quit smoking!

I live in Virginia Beach. Please e-mail me and maybe we can get

together when you're down this way?

Take good care and God bless you richly!

Love,

Trace in Va. Beach, VA

Dr. Schechner, Va. Beach, VA

Open RNY -- 9/5/02

Height -- 5' 9 1/2 "

Starting weight -- 351.2

Current weight -- 259

Minus -- 92.2 pounds gone!

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[Guest guest]

-Hi and welcome to our group. Your story sounds like so many

of ours...just having symptoms for years and doctors not getting too

excited about them. I am 38 years old and live in Massachusetts. I

was diagnosed after about 10 years of symptoms. I am now divorced,

have no children ( i have had 3 miscarrages ) and lots of docs say

that was a warning sign right there. I also have cardiac problems and

have an implanted defibrillator. You will gain much insight into this

crummy illness here and fortunately, we laugh along the way. So

again, welcome to our group and feel free to post about good and bad

days! Hugs to you , Pam-- In LUPIES , HrlMich@a...

wrote:

> Thank you for such a warm family welcome! Excuse my lack of

knowledge - I'm

> a relative newcomer! I first heard SLE about my health ten weeks

ago. I've

> been researching on the net every spare moment since.

>

> I think my worst problem is CNS related - I keep losing my focus,

my hearing,

> my sense of smell and taste went ages ago. I can't feel

temperature. I now

> realise what I called my 'Shutdown' are seizures. They happen at

anytime.

> Doctors don't seem too interested in them at the moment! I'm quite

scared

> though! Last night my left arm felt as though I had pins and

needles all down it.

> It had shooting pains and cramp! I'm awaiting seeing specialists!

I had a

> lot of kidney problems as a child and they are going to test my

kidneys soon.

> I'm just piling on weight and am not eating too much!

>

> What effects of lupus are you experiencing?

> I believe I've had it for a long time but everry time I've been

knocked down

> I just get up when I can and carry on. This won't change much, I

guess, but I

> will be a lot more gentle with myself now!

>

> Well a little about myself...

> I'm 37. i'm in the UK. I have four children and a stepdaughter -

Lucan 18,

> Loren 8. Carys, 7, Hope 19 months and Beau 7 months. The doctor

thinks my late

> pregnancies have brought on a bad enough flare to develope face

lesions, plus

> other symptoms. It wasn't until the face lesions appeared and

wouldn't go

> away that I went to the doctor. I''d given up on doctors in my

early twenties!

> (both my last two babies have been born at festivals! - not planned

that way

> but they decided to come then!) I guess I am a symptomatic

hippie!

>

> I've always had to manage my own health and have developed a lot of

> complementary skill!

> I have been teaching Reiki for eight years, am an advanced

hypnotherapist,

> teacher and trainer! Or was - a lot depends on my health. It is

amazing how

> Lupus connects all your

> ill health experience together! Now I've been learning more about

it it all

> makes sense!

> Still if I'm stopped in one way I'll find another!

>

> I haven't any pets - I'm having problems managing the kids, I wish

they could

> just jump through a cat flap and toddle off for a couple of hours

sometimes!

> Love 'em ta bits!

>

> Kind regards X

[Guest guest]

Hi e - Welcome to the group!

Bette

[Guest guest]

Hi e,

I recognize you from the penguin list! I am working on getting back on track

too. Welcome!

hello

Hello everyone,

I was a member of this group a while back and am now trying to get back on

track with Weight Watchers. My short term goal is to be on program everyday

for the next 7 weeks. On 2 Oct I have my Army weigh-in and physical fitness

test. I am about 16 lbs over the weight the Army wants me to be and would

like to be at that weight or below on that day. The Army wants me to weigh

132 lbs--I am 5'2 " and 38 years old. My ultimate goal about 110-115. The

Army weight is close to 10% (133.2). Today I weighed myself and was 148. I

plan on posting my meals daily.

e Quilici

[Guest guest]

HELLO AND WELCOME WE ALL WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU. HOPE TO TALK TO YA PAMmizereeh2001 wrote:

Hello, I'm new! Not sure what to do!

[Guest guest]

--- chmorg wrote:

<<My daughter Clara also has a severe/profound

unilateral loss from birth. She is 3 now. I also

have a unilateral loss. >>

Just wondering, would you consider a Bi-CROS for your

daughter? We only tried one with Emmett once he

started wearing an aid on his left ear. His right ear

was fitted with the Bi-CROS and he wore the FM boot on

his aid. It was absolutely amazing for him. We're sure

he has no recollection of hearing in his right ear so

he was completely blown away when he could hear us

whisper in his right ear. Obviously, he still couldn't

localize sound, but he heard the sound on the right

side of his head. He turned more quickly when he heard

a car, etc. We trialed it for one month and will be

getting one!

We're also not sure if he'll be eligible for services.

He isn't at the moment (he's 4 and isn't eligible

now). I'd like to find out about a TOD to help him

with preteaching classroom vocabulary, etc.

Johanna

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>

>

>

>

> Just wondering, would you consider a Bi-CROS for your

> daughter?

> We're also not sure if he'll be eligible for services.

> He isn't at the moment (he's 4 and isn't eligible

> now). I'd like to find out about a TOD to help him

> with preteaching classroom vocabulary, etc.

>

> Johanna

>

>

I haven't considered that. They have had CROS hearing aids for a long

time, but they were not recommended for me and I haven't heard good

things about them. I just now very briefly researched bi-CROS aids

and the site I pulled up said that bi-CROS is used for people with no

hearing in one ear and a moderate loss in the other ear. Clara has

normal hearing in her right ear and a severe profound loss in her

left. According to that site, that means she would use a CROS aid.

I'd also be interested in a consultation with a TOD for her. Is

Emmett in preschool? How is he doing there? You would think that

since I have the same loss I would know just what I should be doing

for her, but I'm really not sure at this point.

[Guest guest]

chmorg wrote: <<You would think that

since I have the same loss I would know just what I should be doing

for her, but I'm really not sure at this point. >>

I didn't realize that the Bi-CROS had limitations. I thought anyone with a

severe/profound loss in one ear could use it. It was suggested to us when Emmett

still had typical hearing in his left ear and his right was deaf. It would have

required a clumsy head thing and we weren't sure it would serve him at all. But

then, he started losing hearing in his left ear so now that ear is aided and the

setup is less clumsy ... looks like he's wearing two aids. He's older now, as

well, and was able to give us tremendous feedback on how much he liked/disliked

it. He didn't like walking through automatic doors with it. Apparently, they

interfere with the FM and the Bi-CROS made a strange buzzing noise.

Emmett is not in preschool. I've kept him home with me. We did the same with

our hearing 6-year-old. She started school in Kindergarten. We've decided that

if Emmett starts to demonstrate a slide in language/speech we would reconsider

our plans to keep him out of preschool. Since he's not delayed, we've went with

our original plan for him.

If you didn't get services when you were a kid, how would you know what Clara

would need in a classroom setting! It is amazing how people minimize the

unilateral loss. No one on this list, I should clarify. The unilateral loss is

so tough. He misses so much but he's really great about asking us to repeat

things and look at his face (he's an ace speech reader).

At home, we've worked on self-advocacy and lots of listening games to identify

sounds, and to learn how to look for where sound is coming from. It's been a lot

of work, but is paying off beautifully. Emmett's very talkative so he enjoys

playing the games we make up.

I do think kids with unilateral loss need more than just special seating and

an FM system. I think a TOD would help with the preteaching. The whole

preteaching thing is great, too. I forgot to mention that earlier. If we're

going to story school, I'll sometimes ask for the stories ahead of time (even

just 30 minutes before the story time starts) and read them to Emmett ahead of

time. This way he knows what the librarian is saying even when she forgets to

keep looking at him.

Well, I've blathered on long enough. I should start thinking about feeding my

family!

Nice to meet you and to learn about you and Clara,

johanna

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Hi there,

Sorry it's taken me a while to introduce myself, it's a bit crazy around

here.

I'm Debbie, mom to two very energetic kids, and . is 6

and has a moderate bi-lateral SNHL and is 3 and hearing although not

acting much like it ;o)

The one thing that stuck out when I was reading your post was about your

hearing consultant. What qualifications does she have to have this position?

If she's not been trained as a teacher of the deaf or some other deaf/hoh

related field, I hardly think she is qualified to judge if your daughter is in

need of services or not. If they stick to the recommendations that this person

is making, then I would ask for an independent educational evaluation from an

outside party not affiliated with your district. And where did she get the idea

that a unilateral hearing loss doesn't qualify her as hearing impared. Is it

written somewhere? Is it just her belief? How can she justify this statement?

Just because your daughter may not need speech and language services, does

not mean that she is the same as other children in her class. She has a hearing

loss. That is a disability that can affect her at school. She doesn't hear with

both ears and that can make a difference. Does she recieve the services of a

hearing itinerent or a teacher of the deaf? I've always believed that all

children with hearing loss should recieve these services, even if it's just as a

consoltation

So they want to discontinue the IEP because she has met her speech goals.

It's great that she has met those goals, but meeting those goals does not change

the fact that she still has a hearing loss. If she is having diffculty in

another subject and needs special accomidations for that, then I think the IEP

can include just those.

Don't give up. There are many parents who have been through all sorts of

things with their kids...so someone probably can help answer your questions or

guide you to your next step. All you need to do is ask.

Debbie

ltramey wrote:

The worst person is the " hearing consultant " who in

the last IEP declared that Caitlin is not certifiable as hearing impaired, even

though she had never met Caitlin nor did she have any information about her

academic success or failure.

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[Guest guest]

Well gosh Eloy!! Just how much "great sex" are we talkin'???? LOL that's good exercise! We can add that to your exercise total this week.....bet you're really rackin' up the points huh???

Melody Moris, Leader

TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton

http://www.texastops.org

email: mmoris@...

From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of samjanemackSent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 7:29 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: hello

Just want to let all know that I been having a great time w/Blanca; lots of rich food and great sex, and today is saturday. who knows maybe I'll get lucky, it snowed here thursday, but I'm ready to go home and take this extra pounds of, I love tops and being a kops, may God bless all of you, Eloy.

[Guest guest]

Eloy may be like the Energizer bunny while with Blanca !!!!!!!!! LOL !!!!! Couldn't resist !!!!!!! Hugs, Randie

RE: hello

Well gosh Eloy!! Just how much "great sex" are we talkin'???? LOL that's good exercise! We can add that to your exercise total this week.....bet you're really rackin' up the points huh???

Melody Moris, Leader

TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton

http://www.texastops.org

email: mmoris@...

From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of samjanemackSent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 7:29 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: hello

Just want to let all know that I been having a great time w/Blanca; lots of rich food and great sex, and today is saturday. who knows maybe I'll get lucky, it snowed here thursday, but I'm ready to go home and take this extra pounds of, I love tops and being a kops, may God bless all of you, Eloy.

[Guest guest]

>>>Melody wrote:

Well gosh

Eloy!! Just how much "great sex" are we talkin'???? LOL that's good

exercise! We can add that to your exercise total this week.....bet

you're really rackin' up the points huh???

Oh gosh!! Please

don't make him give us a report on the length of time spent at it!! :-[

hugs,

janet

[Guest guest]

ha! see? yet another excuse for the other 2% when we gain LOL

Melody Moris, Leader

TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton

http://www.texastops.org

email: mmoris@...

From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of kbcct@...Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 9:04 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: hello

Didn't you know that " great Sex" is great exercise? You should be taking off pounds! That's why I can't take off pounds--I've been a widow for almost 6 yrs. Believe me --it makes a difference! hahaha

[Guest guest]

sooooo Eloy should get LOTS of exercise points this week?? LOL

Melody Moris, Leader

TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton

http://www.texastops.org

email: mmoris@...

From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of Randie Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 11:52 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: hello

Eloy may be like the Energizer bunny while with Blanca !!!!!!!!! LOL !!!!! Couldn't resist !!!!!!! Hugs, Randie

[Guest guest]

LOL hey whatever works!!

Melody Moris, Leader

TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton

http://www.texastops.org

email: mmoris@...

From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of Hamilton & FeeserSent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 12:21 AMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: hello

>>>Melody wrote: ROFL well.....I don't need "particulars" but it IS exercise right??Well, I must confess to checkin' the clock once before and thinkin' "I'm counting this towards my exercise minutes". :-[ hugs,Janet

[Guest guest]

Oh my goodness. Extra points for Eloy for sharing too much information again and

making me laugh! LOL!

hello

Just want to let all know that I been having a great time w/Blanca;

lots of rich food and great sex, and today is saturday. who knows

maybe I'll get lucky, it snowed here thursday, but I'm ready to go

home and take this extra pounds of, I love tops and being a kops, may

God bless all of you, Eloy.

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[Guest guest]

Marni,

Welcome to the group. As you can see, you've landed in a very supportive

place here at Listen-Up. So, feel free to ask any questions that come up ..

there is nothing too silly or trivial to talk about.

We've all been at the beginning of learning about hearing loss and trying to

make decisions for our kids. The doctors, the vocabulary, the worry and the

mommy-guilt. It's all a part of the package and you'll find very empathetic

people here who are more than willing to help out. We'll explain acronyms

(confusing!), tell you how things went for our kids, translate doctor-speak ...

whatever we can do to help.

Please feel free to ask questions or jump into an on-going discussion. There

is no rule about how to join a thread or who is allowed to give opinions. We

all join in when we feel we have something to add, or to ask about something

we don't understand. There are no stupid questions, so don't be shy.

I'm Jill and, as Barbara mentioned, I'm one of the people who lives in NY.

My son is now 15 and a sophomore in our local high school. He wears hearing

aids in both ears and has a variety of services at school (through BOCES) to

support him in the mainstream setting.

We didn't find out about Ian's hearing loss until he was 7½. so I have no

experience with EI (early intervention) services. But other parents on this

list are VERY experienced and can give great advice. If there had been infant

screening back when Ian was born, he'd have passed it. Ian's is a deteriorating

condition (currently a moderate loss) and if he had any loss back then, it

was so minor that no one would have found it.

Even though Ian was older, it was still hard for all of us. The emotional

roller coaster of anger/frustration/grieving is completely normal, but it was

so hard. At first it was overwhelming and now, 8 years later, it's not gone

but it's far less intense.

Ian is a one-of-a-kind for our family as well as our school district. He is

often the only D/HOH (deaf/hard of hearing) child anyone has ever met.

Teachers, scout leaders, friends, friends' parents -- almost no one has ever

known

a D/HOH person (except maybe their grandma who got her hearing aids late in

life). But Ian doesn't let his hearing loss get in his way. He goes hiking,

biking, rock climbing (with real ropes on real rocks, oy!) white water kayaking

.... if it's outdoors, my son loves it. He's an honors student, almost an

Eagle Scout. He sings loudly with great exuberance and often completely

off-key.

He loves Monty Python, the movie " Airplane " and anything by Mel . He

has friends over for Play Station game marathons (consuming all the pop tarts

and bags of microwave popcorn in the house). He gracefully loses to me at

Scrabble every time we play, but does a goofy victory dance when he beats his

sister.

In short, he's a really normal typical 15-year-old boy. When I'm looking for

Ian, people know who he is because I mention " the boy with the blue hearing

aids. " Other than that he looks like every other kid his age -- wearing a

navy blue hoodie, jeans and sneakers. But when asked about him, what they

usually comment on is his wry sense of humor, gentle nature or self-reliance

....

not the aids or the hearing loss.

So, don't think for a moment that you have to expect a lesser life for your

son because of this diagnosis. You don't. He can become whatever he wants. His

hearing loss is only one little part of him, not what is going to define his

life. Even though at first it feels like the hearing loss is all you are

dealing with. It gets easier, becomes part of your everyday life.

For now, you do all the same things you did with your daughter. You coo at

him, smile and laugh and tickle his toes and every other goofy thing to comes

naturally. He may not hear it all, but he'll see it, feel it and he'll know

what it all means. My husband would to lift both our kids up to " sit " upside

down on the ceiling ... they giggled and loved it until they were too big for

him to hoist up there. So, enjoy your boy being a baby -- all the usual

firsts .. rolling over, sitting up, figuring out how to go from rocking on

hands & knees to crawling across the floor. All that stuff is still coming your

way,

hearing loss or no, so enjoy it.

Get a book or video of baby signs and use them. It can be fun for everyone,

including the big sister. It can help her feel involved with everything

that's going on now. My sister did with her two (hearing) kids and they were

able

to sign before they were able to speak. They were less frustrated because

they could ask for " milk " or " more " or " apples " when some of those words were

far beyond their speaking abilities.

When my (hearing) daughter was onstage this past weekend (singing in a

concert) at one point she was practically alone on stage, waiting. Suddenly this

very outgoing child was scared and trying to find us in the crowd. My husband

and I waved with our hands with the " I love you " sign and she found us. She

breathed a sigh of relief and lost that deer-in-the-headlights look. Signing

can be wonderful, useful in all kinds of settings and not just for our D/HOH

son.

As for the doctors and hearing aids and all that -- come here and ask loads

of questions and you'll get plenty of advice. For instance: How to keep BTE

(behind the ear) aids on? Sample answers I've read are: Toupe tape will keep

them on his head. Hats from Hannah . Critter clips that clip to the

aids and shirt so when he pulls them out you don't actually lose them. There's a

ton of advice available here from parents who've been there and done it.

So please don't be shy, ask away.

Best -- Jill

[Guest guest]

Ian sounds like my kinda guy! He'd fit right in at our house...

<grin>

Barbara

JillcWood@... wrote:

> He loves Monty Python, the movie " Airplane " and anything by Mel .

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marni,

Welcome to the list. My name is Debbie and I have two children. is

6 1/2 and has a moderate sloping to severe SNHL (sensory neural hearing loss) in

both ears. She was not diagosed with her loss until she was 2 1/2. Newborn

hearing screenings were not taking place at our hospital until 6 months after

her birth. She currently attends our local school and is in a regular first

grade class with supports. I also have a three year old son who doesn't have a

hearing loss, but he is the one that had all of the ear infections and needed

tubes.

When was first diagnosed I looked all over where I lived for

different support groups and such, but found none. I was so glad when I

discovered Listen-Up. This is such a supportive group. So ask as many

questions as you may need to. Some of the parents here have kids that were

diagnosed as infants and others much later. So there is probably someone here

who can answer any question you can come up with.

Debbie, mom to and

Marni Krauthamer wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am new to this group and new to hearing loss. My

son is 10 weeks old and has been classified as

moderate/severe hearing loss in both ears.

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Hello ,

Yes, it is a waiting game. I had to wait two weeks for the stereotactic

biopsy as the van only came to the clinic every two weeks. Then I had to wait

another four weeks to get the results. Even when I called the Dr. every day.

The stereotactic biopsy is usually for women that have breast implants. It is

not scary. They put you on a table with a hole for your breast and raise the

table. Sort of like a car jack so they can work underneath.

It was bruised alot the breast and took more time to heal then the lumpectomy.

Keep us posted, .

Sharon C. Los Angeles Ca

Ellen wrote:

Oh - what a drag that is! Nope, more than a drag, it downright

stinks!!!! So sorry that you have to wait another week " HAW " syndrome

at its best - huh? I'll keep the prayers coming.

Ellen

>

> I was to have the needle biopsy today when I arrived the Dr came in

and

> said I was going to have to have the stereotactic biopsy and they

> couldn't do it until next Tuesday the Dr that does the stereotactic

> biopsy's is on vacation .I couldn't believe it, another week of

waiting

> Thanks to everyone for your kindness.I pray for each one of you

strong

> ladies everyday.

>

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It is true, if a test is ordered " call results, " the radiologist will call the

ordering physician with the results as he or she is reading them. I suppose

this would not be productive for the radiology facility if everyone's radiology

tests were ordered as " call results. " It does take a few hours or a day at

least to get the printed report transcribed, and sometimes longer depending on

the test and the facility.

Pathology, like for biopsy can be 5-7 days in my neck of the woods. Her 2 neu

takes 2-3 days longer than ER/PR too. My doctors tease that pathologists go

home at 4:30pm, so that's why the work piles up in a " deli-line " (wait your turn

in the queue).

Rhonda

& nne Svihlik wrote:

When I was going through tests the Cancer Registrar was the support

group leader and told us that MOST of the time the drs can get the results the

same day over the phone. Not biopsy results as they take 3 days. I know its a

fact because for one of my bone scans the dr called me back within 2 hrs of

having it done.

Hugs

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Marisa wrote:

> > Some cancers

> > spread quickly so why

> > is our response time so slow in some cases?

> > Response time is important. I am thinking we need to

> > get more attention

> > to this issue. I am open to any ideas to bring it to

> > the forefront.

> >

> >

>

> AMEN!!== I dont know what the answer is, but I for one

> am willing to think about it--with you and the rest of

> the women here...I'm tired of marketing

> schemes-- " think pink " -- and all the rest...it

> distracts us.

>

> marisa

>

I do agree about the marketing schemes - people can go about wearing a pink

ribbon and not giving BC a second thought.

I had a T-shirt printed with the big pink ribbon in the middle, and the

words " Breast Cancer - been there, done that ... got the T-shirt! " and it

made me feel better. I did donate to one of the cancer patient support

charities too 8-)

If you want to get one of my T-shirts made, I'll put my design in this

group's files.

Margery.

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Welcome to the group. I am glad you pushed for the bilateral mastectomy. I will

keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

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Hello

Hi!

I'm new to this group, so I'm not exactly sure what I am supposed to

do; but will start by telling my story.

I opted to have a bilateral mastectomy in May 2006 because I had

abnormal cells in one breast. My choices were to have a lumpectomy

and then visit an oncologist and get started on tamoxifen OR to have

a bilateral mastectomy. I chose the mastectomy -- only to find the

day before the surgery that my insurance carrier denied coverage.

That meant that I had to fight to get this approved -- and did win

that fight, but the surgery was delayed for one day.

I had the bilateral mastectomy, with reconstruction, on Friday. I

was discharged from the hospital on Sunday. On Monday, the surgeon

called me to say that the pathology department had found cancer in

the breast that displayed NO abnormal cells. This find meant I had

to go have a lymph node biopsy. Fortunately, this biopsy showed

that the cancer had not spread.

So.....I feel blessed that something made me choose the mastectomy --

bilateral -- and that I was able to find a way to get the insurance

company to cover this surgery. Had I not made that choice, I today

would have breast cancer and not know about it.

Has anybody else had a problem with an insurance company? I feel it

is sort of my mission to help other women in similar circumstances.

mslin

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hello everbody, im looking forward to my next chemo(intravenous

injection) on Nov. 24 ,friday here in the philippines)...... I dont

mean that im in looking forward feeling sick and all stuff.... but

continuing my treatment.... and i tried to keep my life as normal

as possible .....

thanks a lot

God bless lots of hope weng

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Weng,

I will keep you in my prayers for your next treatment.

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hello everbody, im looking forward to my next chemo(intravenous

injection) on Nov. 24 ,friday here in the philippines)...... I dont

mean that im in looking forward feeling sick and all stuff.... but

continuing my treatment.... and i tried to keep my life as normal

as possible .....

thanks a lot

God bless lots of hope weng

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12 weeks from when oyu start T3 onyl is the most common time. You can

expect better more normal temps adn possibly feelign a little

hyperthyroid if your dose is actually too high whne it can reach the

cells fully.

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http://nthadrenalsweb.org/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/