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Hello everyone.

Today has been a very long day for me. First off had his appt. with

the ENT this morning. He does have strep and dr wants him to stay out of the

heat. afraid the infection will move up into his sinus area and with all his

allergies in the sinus area dr is afraid it will become a very serious

problem. But good news we have finally found a med that seems to help robert

with out to many side affects, most importantly no drowsiness.

This afternoon i had my appt. with my new GYN. He is very sweet and caring.

Now the bad news. He is scheduling me for a Laparoscopy. It will be in the

abdomen and the vagina. He feels that i have Endometriosis. He is hoping that

its not to bad but wants to find out for sure.He feels that i have had it for

about 4 yrs and it has gone untreated for that long and has just gotten worse

over the years. He has put me on vicoprofen for pain and boy does that work

good and he has put me on Xanax for my nerves and sleep disorder. He wants me

to be prepared for the worst. Meaning possible Hysteratamy(sp).

Now iam put into a phase of thinking. and i have been considering

having the rings removed from my tubes and trying for a baby. I have been the

one saying no not right now, we still have time. Well i don't have as much

time as i thought if at all.

The boys have been after me about trying to give them a little sister and

jason would love to have a little girl too. Of course after having all boys i

would love a girl too but i really don't mind having another boy. Any way i

have a very short time to make up my mind on if i want to do this..I think i

will discuss it with the dr about having the rings removed while he is in

there looking around and if i do have Endometriosis and its not to bad to

remove what he can and then we can just kind of play it by ear. if i get

pregnant then i do as long as it wouldn't endanger a baby or myself. Being

faced with the fact that at my age never being able to have another child is

kind of shocking thing. I know i already have 5 boys and i must be nuts to

want to have another one but i have always wanted a large family and since we

can afford it and the whole family seems to want it then i may good ahead and

do it. Actually is the one that came right out and said mom if you

want another one you need to do it now and i told him it wasn't just my

decision it was the whole families decision and he just looked at me and said

do it mom. What a kid. only 13 and is so understanding and supportive. I am

very lucky to have such wonderful kids.

They are all scared that i maybe really sick but always loving and caring to

their mom even though she has been so moody lately. lol. I have to admit iam

worried too but i know it will all work out one way or another.

sorry for rambling on but thanks for listening.

shelly

[Guest guest]

,

I'm sorry you're having problems. I hope the doc can get everything taken

care of without too many problems. Another child, wow, I sure do admire you.

You've got spunk. It's so sweet that the boys want a little sister.

goes through stages when he tells me he wants a little sister, I sit him

down and explain to him that mommy just can't take care of another little one

with her arthritis. It's so sad, cause he says, but mommy I can help, I'll

even change her diaper (yeah right), and I'll share my room with her, as long

as we don't have to paint it pink (hehehe).

Good luck! Tery

[Guest guest]

Jenna,

your little girl would fit in wonderful around my house. I love you telling

me about her. I can picture it in my mind right now. Totally adorable.

Thanks for sharing her with me.

[Guest guest]

We are all experiencing colds and sore throats here as well. Goes along

with returning to school. I am just hoping that my asthmatic son

doesn't get all gunked up. (How's that for medical terminology?)

I tried MTX twice. I am on it now, as a matter of fact. It didn't seem

to work the first go round, but now it does seem to be working. I also

take Prednisone, which, like others of you, I am trying to wean off of.

Slow going to keep from flaring. I also have been taking Arava, which

seems to be doing well. I take Vioxx on occasion - the occasions have

increased since I went back to work. I spent one whole day moving reams

of paper from under a desk to their respective shelves in the storeroom.

I thought my hands would really be sore the next day, but they weren't.

I took Vioxx before going to bed and I wonder if that worked

phrophalactically or if the Arava is really that good! Anyway, it was

nice not to wake up with stiff, aching hands and wrists.

My shoulders and back are another story though. UGH!

, your kids sound so sweet. It would be a true miracle to have a

husband that actually WANTED kids! And so many. But think a minute

about having a little girl! Yikes! Would she ever be spoiled! LOL And

protected. All of those big brothers to hover over her.

I had two boys and then a girl. I was not prepared for a girl at all. I

had a boys name picked out, but no girls name. I had all of these nifty

little boy clothes, boys toys, etc. I planned that they could all share

a room for a long time. I thought it would be so cute. Well, my

daughter is a tomboy! When she was 4 she decided that she was a boy, she

wanted all of the pink stuff out of her room, wanted it painted black.

She changed her name to Jake, and wore her brothers clothes. It was

hilarious. I have this really cute picture of her and her little

preschool friend, Jacquie. Jacquie was as feminine as they come. Bows

and curls and shiney shoes and dresses. The two of them are sitting on a

stone bench having an ice cream. Jacquie has her ribbons, her sundress,

her sandals, her curls. My daughter is wearing black shorts, a tank

top, a pair of hightop sneakers in red/blue/yellow and purple. What a

pair!

Now, that little girl is a preteen - almost 12. She occasionally wears

dresses, but mostly pants and shorts. That is when she isn't kicking

bu-- at soccer! Her room is decorated in sports stuff - mostly soccer.

Then she will turn right around and pick up her violin. Have you ever

seen a violin player wearing shin guards? LOL

Jenna

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[Guest guest]

Francesca,

So sad to hear about your Mum......I lost my Mum 5 years ago. I know what

you're going through. I'm sure everyone on the group would give you a big

hug if we were able to.

Feel free to email if you need someone to " talk " to....and no way is this

off-topic....or if it is, I don't care. This group should be more than just

pure science....we should be friends, above all else.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks all. My mother is comfortable, not in any pain which is about

all I could hope for. BTW, the hospice people are wonderful if any of

you should find yourselves in this situation....

--- In egroups, " Bang " <lindsay@f...>

wrote:

>

> Francesca,

>

> So sad to hear about your Mum......I lost my Mum 5 years ago. I know what

> you're going through. I'm sure everyone on the group would give you a big

> hug if we were able to.

> Feel free to email if you need someone to " talk " to....and no way is this

> off-topic....or if it is, I don't care. This group should be more than just

> pure science....we should be friends, above all else.

>

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Guest guest]

Great post for April Fools Day. Good one.

----- Original Message -----

From: Clong38@...

low dose naltrexone

Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 03:46

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] off topic

> Hi all,Sorry this is off topic but I just got quite a few e-mails saying that this time the post office is going to start getting 5 cents for each e-mail sent. They figured the average person gets 10 e-mails a day so it would cost us 50 cents a day or $180 a year, My question if this happens is with the sometimes 3 digests I get a day with usually 25 messages apiece are we going to pay 5 cents for all 25 messages or just a flat 5 cents for the digest? Does the moderator know how this is going to work? ly I have been deleting the long drawn out messages but if we have to pay $1.25 for each digest we get (X 3 a day) I don't think a lot of us will be able to stay here.Hope everyone is doing well, Long

[Guest guest]

In case you were serious about your inquiry:

http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/bill602p.asp

The "5¢ e-mail surcharge" hoax presents us with a new economic villain in place of the FCC and phone companies: the United States Postal Service. Beset by falling revenues now that people are sending more and more e-mail (and consequently less and less real mail), the USPS is supposedly going to impose a 5¢ surcharge on every e-mail message to recoup the lost postage fees. The Postal Service is one of those essential government services that's so easy to bash and ridicule. We pay little or no attention to them when they do their jobs; the only time we notice them is when they do something wrong, and then we grumble and gripe about how bumbling and inefficient they are. "They can't manage the simple task of delivering mail reliably and on time, and now they want to raise the postage fees again?" is the standard cry. So, it doesn't require much stretching of public opinion to portray the USPS as yet another self-serving government agency more concerned with preserving its existence than with serving its constituency. If the Postal Service can't get more money out of people for using its services, it's going to start charging people for not using its services. Everybody's gonna pay the USPS 5¢ per e-mail message for a service the USPS isn't providing. The whole thing is bunk.

----- Original Message -----

From: Clong38@...

low dose naltrexone

Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 03:46

Subject: [low dose naltrexone] off topic

> Hi all,Sorry this is off topic but I just got quite a few e-mails saying that this time the post office is going to start getting 5 cents for each e-mail sent. They figured the average person gets 10 e-mails a day so it would cost us 50 cents a day or $180 a year, My question if this happens is with the sometimes 3 digests I get a day with usually 25 messages apiece are we going to pay 5 cents for all 25 messages or just a flat 5 cents for the digest? Does the moderator know how this is going to work? ly I have been deleting the long drawn out messages but if we have to pay $1.25 for each digest we get (X 3 a day) I don't think a lot of us will be able to stay here.Hope everyone is doing well, Long>