Guest guest Posted April 15, 2000 Report Share Posted April 15, 2000 Hi abe, I'm actually not sure yet haven't been to see the dr. only about 3 weeks. This past summer (not knowing about all this natural stuff yet) I started taking accutane for my very bad acne I have had for 10 years. After I finished this drug and it was out of my system so to speak, I began getting hives instead.( I do not have acne on my face now) at first I thought it was a food allergy to strawberries and nuts but then I began getting them continually not attached to these foods. I also have had type 1 childhood diabetes and a list of other small complaints that have slowly been going away since I went on the Hallelujah Diet about 4 months ago. I have been cleansing slowly with natural juices such as spinach,celery,carrot,beet etc. for about a month but am still getting the hives. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. As bad as this sounds I hope I am not pregnant yet (I do want more kids) I just know that my body is very acidic right now and would not be the best environment. The dr. I go to would just put me on some kind of med. and I won't take that so I haven't been yet. JB < May I ask, do you know what's causing the hives? food allergy? what does your dr say? > abe ________________________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2000 Report Share Posted April 15, 2000 << I went on the Hallelujah Diet about 4 months ago. >> GOOD for you, I have been hearing great things about the diet. Suggestion....why not write to them, maybe they have heard of this before. I would think that four months would have cleared up many problems?? Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 I'm just throwing in my two cents re brain damage. I suffered a cardiac arrest 3 years ago at the age of 44, was brought back through CPR and then external defib, then got my own defib. No CPR was done until the paramedics got to the scene, so I know I am very lucky to be alive and back to this level. I am pretty much okay, but have a hideous memory. I do remember most of the past (except the month or so surrounding my " event " ), but I forget the most glitchy things - the last major one was my son's birthday cake - it never even occurred to me that you're supposed to have one on your birthday! I write post-it notes for everything - lunch dates, doctor appointments, phone calls. Everyone knows I can forget our last conversation, although you never know what I will forget or what I will remember. I do not know how I manage to keep working - I think it must be because I've done this job for 20 years so it's pretty ingrained in my brain, but I don't think I could ever learn a different position. At my last appointment with the cardiologist, I told her I was afraid I was getting Alzheimer's, because it seems to me to be getting worse, but she assured me I was not, it was just the brain damage from the lack of oxygen. I cannot imagine losing 25 years of your life. Do you remember things like whether or not you liked chocolate or could dance or were good at card games? And Sue, you have my sympathy. My husband is incredibly patient, even now three years later. We just laugh about what I don't remember or when I use the wrong word in a sentence (which is frequent--I'll say tornado instead of tomato, Seahawks instead of Mariners, etc.). My friends say for the first week or so, I couldn't remember what happened an hour earlier, so would be excited every hour about flowers that had been sitting there for days, and didn't remember anyone coming to visit me. I hope with time your husband's memory will stabilize. Since there is apparently another Janet on board now (welcome, Janet), Janet F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 Janet...... > > things - the last major one was my son's birthday cake - it never even > occurred > to me that you're supposed to have one on your birthday! I write > post-it notes > for everything - lunch dates, doctor appointments, phone calls. If it is any comfort, i have no known brain damage myself.... but have to write notes to remember things too.... like 'YOU IDIOT! Take out your contacts tonight!' (posted on bathroom mirror) and putting things i need to take with me to work or elsewhere by the front door the day before, or sure as hell i'll walk off without 'em. This are just normal life glitches tho, more having too many things to keep track off rather than an underlying physical problem. My sister laughs when she goes over to our Dad's house.... he's 83, lives alone exc. for his little doggie, has had a stroke and several MIs, and memory loss.... he has post-it notes stuck all over everything! " Take out trash', 'Eat lunch', 'Watch Judge Judy at 3:00p.m.' How did the EMTs manage to get to you during your attack? Did someone else call for you? Your story is a good reason why we family people (even children) should learn CPR. My husband was very fortunate that when he had his MI in '94, his (now ex) wife was an LPN and did CPR. Even though later on she told him she had to hold an internal debate with herself on whether to proceed or let him die.... nice lady.... not. > three years later. We just laugh about what I don't remember or when > I use the > wrong word in a sentence (which is frequent--I'll say tornado instead > of > tomato, Seahawks instead of Mariners, etc.). That is exactly what he does too, occasionally. It's hilarious. Well, rephrase that... we try to make it hilarious. It's better than weeping. I call my kids by the birds' names sometimes. No wonder they think I love the birds better than them. > > or so, I couldn't remember what happened an hour earlier, so would be > excited > every hour about flowers that had been sitting there for days, and > didn't > remember anyone coming to visit me. I hope with time your husband's > memory > will stabilize. Even if it doesn't, he's good for a few laughs now n then, heh heh. Your flower story reminds me of that joke about Alzheimer's.... 'every day you get to meet new friends'. That's great you can still function at your job..... I'm sure that gives you some sense of self- esteem. A paycheck is nice, too. Take care, and glad you wrote. Sue -- " She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. " -- Mark Twain Rich and Sue Owens http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Meadows/7457/index3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 This same thing happened to me on a roller coaster - which was my kick in the putootie to get surgery. I had always thought it was too extreme - but when I was too fat to buckle in to a roller coaster, i knew I had gotten out of control. I can't wait to go back to Busch Gardens and ride that RIDE! That was my lowest moment in life. : ( But, now at 167 lbs (that's down 116 lbs in 10.5 months) I am in a size 12 and feel so normal. Naked is another story (bat wings, tummy flaps, thunder thighs - you all know the drill!) But, now I know when people look me over they aren't double taking how gross I am. I am just normal. Wow - what a sentence. That is all I want, is to feel normal, and not to feel guilty when someone sees me eating a snickers or some kind of guilty food. : ) 283/167 July 20 mgb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 , Loved your post. Congratulations, Girl! Love from OK, Subj: Re: Digest Number 187 Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 3:11:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: TeacherGator@... To: < > This same thing happened to me on a roller coaster - which was my kick in the putootie to get surgery. I had always thought it was too extreme - but when I was too fat to buckle in to a roller coaster, i knew I had gotten out of control. I can't wait to go back to Busch Gardens and ride that RIDE! That was my lowest moment in life. : ( But, now at 167 lbs (that's down 116 lbs in 10.5 months) I am in a size 12 and feel so normal. Naked is another story (bat wings, tummy flaps, thunder thighs - you all know the drill!) But, now I know when people look me over they aren't double taking how gross I am. I am just normal. Wow - what a sentence. That is all I want, is to feel normal, and not to feel guilty when someone sees me eating a snickers or some kind of guilty food. : ) 283/167 July 20 mgb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2001 Report Share Posted November 20, 2001 Thanks everyone for the prayers and WELCOME BACK RAF! Good Luck on your biopsy. Same advice from me, not alot of red meat and iron is a no-no. I just tried to eat healthier. I also take Milk Thistle (a liver protector). Everyone......have a great Tuesday! Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2001 Report Share Posted November 21, 2001 I forgot to mention, Raf, you said they would not start treating you before you had the biopsy. That is normal, it is the only reliable way to determine the shape the liver is in, and that has some influence over the treatment options. Good luck and let us know how it comes out. -dz- --- VicLea227@... wrote: > Thanks everyone for the prayers and WELCOME BACK > RAF! Good Luck on your > biopsy. Same advice from me, not alot of red meat > and iron is a no-no. I > just tried to eat healthier. I also take Milk > Thistle (a liver protector). > Everyone......have a great Tuesday! > > Vicky > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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