stress

[Guest guest]

I also agree with the stress thing Also when I don't get good nights

sleep. As far as the headache it varies for me, mostly back of head up to

my eyes.

So>Ill

Re: Stress

> Hello to everyone,

> I have to agree with everyone on the stress issue. When I get stressed

out I

> notice my symptoms getting worse to the point that I can hardly write or

> type.

> Since my surgery was scheduled for Nov. 1st, I have noticed that being

> nervous has really affected me and the IBS has kicked in something

terrible.

> I wanted to ask about the headaches caused from Chiari. Mine don't come

from

> the back of my head and feel more like a sinus headache. Where do

everyone's

> headache seem to start?

> Thanks again for all your help.

>

> in Oregon

> 1.5 cm surgery Nov. 1 decompression

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Stress affects everything...at least that is my belief and experience. The

more we can accept something and train our body to relax the better off we

are. Yoga, meditation, relaxing hobbies are some ways to achieve that.

Carol

losthorizon1@...

AIDS NOT A VIRUS?

> I know nothing about this but I am reading a book right now " how to

> save yourself from disease .... " its about holistic medicine. The

> author was giving an example of in a trial where rats were injected

> with the rabies virus, most developed rabies but some did not. the 1's

> that didnt were ignored and just tossed aside. finally some scientist

> decided to study *why* a very small percentage of rats didnt develop

> rabies. the scientists collected the unaffected rats and induced

> stress on them by flashing lights, with hold water etc, they

> immediatly developed rabies. his theory is the stress effect triggers

> some viruses, he believe HIV is this way. it goes into DEPTH about the

> immune syten, the enteric nervous system and stress effect. outlines

> many interesting studies. i just started it amd will need to re read

> it bc cannot remember much now as i am at work, book at home, must

> work, see ya.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Makes you wonder about that. Maybe that is what caused my tumor to start

growing all of a sudden. I am a dept. head manager at a local grocery store,

going to college, and home life. Really makes you think about that to.

_____

From: marisa dicamillo

This got me thinking of all of the

women who have noticed their fibroid, seemingly because they grew

rapidly, around some stressful times in their lives -- divorce,

deaths, etc. Maybe there is a correlation between coagulation and

fibroid formation somehow?

I think so too, my fibroids were certainly there for the past 14 years but

did not bother me at all, and that is why I did nothing about them, however,

in the past 2 years they have started to grow and now I am at a point where

I have to do something about them. Coincidentally, it has and still is a

very stressful time in my life. Could it really be that it is stress that

has caused them to start growing????

Marisa

[Guest guest]

I think that it is more of a coincidence. Fibroids tend to grow in

our late 30's and early 40's when are hormones are changing due to

perimenopause. Right about the same time that many of us are

dealing with aging adult parents, teenagers and the end of a long

term marriage.

> This got me thinking of all of the

> women who have noticed their fibroid, seemingly because they grew

> rapidly, around some stressful times in their lives -- divorce,

> deaths, etc. Maybe there is a correlation between coagulation and

> fibroid formation somehow?

>

>

> I think so too, my fibroids were certainly there for the past 14

years but did not bother me at all, and that is why I did nothing

about them, however, in the past 2 years they have started to grow

and now I am at a point where I have to do something about them.

Coincidentally, it has and still is a very stressful time in my

life. Could it really be that it is stress that has caused them

to start growing????

>

> Marisa

[Guest guest]

I don't agree that it's a coincidence. I'm 24 and just had a myomectomy to

remove an 8cm submucosal fibroid. In the past year, when most of the growth

took place, I changed jobs, moved to another state away from all friends and

family, started a new relationship and a whole series of other stress-inducing

events. I absolutely believe stress was a major contributing factor to the

growth of my fibroid.

[Guest guest]

I have to agree w/you on that one . Stress takes on a major

role in the increasing in size and problems that one's fibroid have

been causing. I had mono back in April '03 (when i was 25) and was

completely stressed about the crappy job that I have and how the mono

came at a bad time when I was trying to relocate. August is when the

fibroids began showing up... and by Jan '04 my dr has realized that

it they have been doubling in size in less than a 3 month span. She

told me whatever I do, try NOT to STRESS b/it will make it worse. My

fibroids jumped from 6cm to over 12cm. I had to stay at the same job,

which I am still there to date b/the insurance plan works well w/my

medical issues. Now I'm scheduled for a myo on the 1st. I will only

be returning to my current job for about 2 months before leaving that

position and going elsewhere.

Stress has to do w/the brain and the brain controls all functions of

our body. I don't understand how one can say stress has no influence

when stress has a great influence on ailments s/a hypertension, and

hair loss (to name just a couple out of a long list).

-Shaunah

> I don't agree that it's a coincidence. I'm 24 and just had a

myomectomy to remove an 8cm submucosal fibroid. In the past year,

when most of the growth took place, I changed jobs, moved to another

state away from all friends and family, started a new relationship

and a whole series of other stress-inducing events. I absolutely

believe stress was a major contributing factor to the growth of my

fibroid.

[Guest guest]

The comment about the fighter pilot made me laugh, it is so true that these kids

are about the highest level of stress imaginable until we learn to let go and

reclaim our lives

Thank you Jean for the complimnet, it is reciprocal, we have both made big

gains and I think see our kids through a differnet set of galsses, much less

rosy I think.

My grand is starting to act bratty, lat night I picked her up from ehr dad's

and she was rude, etc. I fianlly slammed the door when we got to ehr house and

that got ehr attention and we talked. I aske dher if she was rude to anyne else

and she said no, I asked why me and she hung ehr head, I asked ehr if she

thought it was OK to yell at me becasue her Mom yells at me and she got the AhHa

look in eye so maybe I hit the mark. anyway I am concerned that she is becoming

quite narcistic but I know some of it about being 5

Elaine

May there be peace on earth and may it begin with me and with each one of us

Elaine

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[Guest guest]

Elaine,

I share your concerns.

My granddaughter " yelled " at me -- i was in shock.

Obviously, the models they have purport to teach them it's ok to be rude to

grandma. Wrong.

There's a book out there regarding the children of bp's. i should read it.

I only pray my granddaughter does not develop bp and comes around.

She seems to adhere to rules outside of her mother's world.

They should come around to the structure and consistency we bring. Without us,

they wouldn't have it. Although, you are right -- there's no way a 5 year old

should be disrespectful (to anyone!).

Carol

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> The comment about the fighter pilot made me laugh, it is so true that these

kids

> are about the highest level of stress imaginable until we learn to let go and

> reclaim our lives

>

> Thank you Jean for the complimnet, it is reciprocal, we have both made big

> gains and I think see our kids through a differnet set of galsses, much less

> rosy I think.

>

> My grand is starting to act bratty, lat night I picked her up from ehr dad's

> and she was rude, etc. I fianlly slammed the door when we got to ehr house and

> that got ehr attention and we talked. I aske dher if she was rude to anyne

else

> and she said no, I asked why me and she hung ehr head, I asked ehr if she

> thought it was OK to yell at me becasue her Mom yells at me and she got the

AhHa

> look in eye so maybe I hit the mark. anyway I am concerned that she is

becoming

> quite narcistic but I know some of it about being 5

>

> Elaine

>

>

> May there be peace on earth and may it begin with me and with each one of us

> Elaine

>

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> Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos

>

>

[Guest guest]

well, not sure what made this come out of the blue as it did for me.....stress

has always been a struggle for me since i was a little one, as has

depression......guess we can speculate a variety of possible causes, it is just

so hard to narrow any one particular cause down. MS researchers struggle with

the same thing.....some virus? they don't really know for sure about so many of

the motor neuron and neuromuscular diseases.....speculation of genetic

predisposition seems to have more weight than many things. again who knows

exactly........that is what makes it so difficult to figure out how to fix them!

T

email from

Tawny Swain Castle, Florida

Re: chemicals why just us

To anyone interested in reading my great thoughts.... .

I believe we have all been subjected to some chemicals, just as other

employees who stood side by side with us. Have they PLS?

I agree with Aussi Maureen.... STRESS!!! Which I've had for many years

is more of a factor.

Don't all jump on me now....Just my opinion.

Don't want a big fight to start, as they are having on the LDN group.

Connie