Andy

[Guest guest]

Andy - Did the Paxil really help? I Just tried it and had such headaches but

he started me off on 20mg. Hugs,

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy,

What did the find with the first ultrasound?

Rosemary

[Guest guest]

Well Andi,

I am doing pretty good I guess. It is just the gall bladder that I thought was gonna come out. Now they don;t seem so sure that is what it is at all that is causing this pain. I do know that my liver is swollen and aches. All my lft's came out fine and they do not think it is my liver but want to make sure so I will have an abdominal ct scan Tuesday. So now it is just the waiting.

As for Hunt, he is down in that state of yours right now. He is in Tallahassee with all the ballgame crazies. He really likes Florida State and even though he knew he could not get a ticket to the game, he went to visit friends and to enjoy the excitement. I don;t blame him a bit, just hope he rest for a few minutes and remembers to behave. I am sure he will though. His lft's are still high but have come down tremendously. They are still 269 and 550. BUT they were in the 1000's just a few weeks ago. He feels fine, just s shame that it takes meds to make him feel fine.

I am glad to hear that you are doing better. It seems that you have been though quite a lot in your days. What va hospital do you go to?

Hope you have a great weekend.

Rosemary

[Guest guest]

Peg Lautenschlager

Attorney General

The State of Wisconsin

Peg,

This resident of your Sate posted this message on the Group

.

From: " Gaulke " <scottgaulke@w...>

Date: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:10 pm

Subject: Re: [ ] Andy

ADVERTISEMENT

Da YOOPER,

If you are a fan of the counter-culture as you alluded to with your stupid

Fat Freddy

quote you're obviously going to defend drugs until you are six-feet

under.

Your life " dude " and Instant Karma's gonna get ya ...

<scottgaulke@...>

> Da YOOPER,

>

> If you are a fan of the counter-culture as you alluded to with your

stupid Fat Freddy quote you're obviously going to defend drugs until

you are six-feet under.

>

> Your life " dude " and Instant Karma's gonna get ya ...

>

>

> [ ] Andy

>

>

> In a message dated 2/15/03 1:53:06 PM Central Standard Time,

writes:

>

>

> Lastly, please encourage as when he is posting he is not out

> abusing his fellow citizens. Thus you have done your good deed

for the

> day. Maybe saved someones life. Just think of all the situations

where

> we have run into the 's of this world during our daily routine.

> Driving, at a supermarket or anywhere where yould expect common

> civility toward your fellow man, people like are there to show

> us the light. For that we should be grateful.

>

> Andy

>

>

> AND DAT BE A TRUTH ANDY U be da man.... LOL LOL. He never had da

balls ta answer me. has ta rip da women.. Hey he/she/it/they might

be a transgender bender who's chems are messing wit its/they/them

head.. and so it/he/she is attacking us. Betcha... LOL ifn weuns laugh

at dis poor decieved individual he wont hang around very long... LOL

LOL Hey I be funny....

>

> " Chance favors the prepared mind "

> Louis Pasteur

>

> ** If you can't be a good example then you have to be a horrible

warning**

>

> Da YOOPER

>

[Guest guest]

lol, mr impotence, ooops i meant mr important

[Guest guest]

:

I have not come across a natural cure for HCV. I have seen scherings stage II trials where a small percentage of people have cleared the virus while receiving a placebo. There are reported cases of Children clearing the virus without any form of treatment. These incidents I find interesting and hope that a researcher will follow up on these incidents. I am not aware of any cure either "natural" or "allo" that has shown to be effective in completely elimanating the virus.

I do agree with you 100% when it comes to thise who would seek to profit from those who are suffering from HCV by offering cures. I am not a fan of capital punishment...but after you spend a few hours with some who has laid out thousands of dollars for this months quick and easy natural cure and find

themselves in intensive care with liver or kidney failure...I could easily

change my mind. Have you ever sat with someone with blood pouring out of

every orifice including their skin? It's something that you never forget.

I am aware of a Canadian who claims marijuana has cured his hepc, and for this person addiction theropy is indicated. For myself I do use marijuana to releive the spasms when the meds I have are not effective. I will not dwell

on in this area as I understand your indifference.

Hopefully we can move on to what is really important. Assisting those who are suffering from this disease and ensuring they have an outlet for their fears and receiving the support that persons suffering from this disease dearly

need.

Gaulke wrote:

Andy,

I believe you pegged me wrong from the start.

I didn't come here for anything except to see what's

going on and maybe pick up some knowledge and share

some.

My concern is people clearing the virus and don't see

how smoking would help livers ravaged by HCV.

As far as all the rest: we don't know each other do

we? For all we know we agree on more than you think.

Let me ask you something: have you run across a

natural cure for HCV in the time you've been involved?

I can't see a giant conspiracy by the medical

community to deny us a cure. I know drug companies are

not bloodthirsty in some cases: looks at AIDS drugs in

Africa.

At any rate, this "debate" has gone on long enough for

me so let's go back to the usual.

Gaulke

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National Chair

Canadian Hepatitis C Network

151 Bloor Street West, Suite 600

Toronto, Ontario. M5S 1S4

www.chc.net.com

residence, Arundel, Quebec: (819) 687-1185

alexaitken@...

[Guest guest]

~

Perhaps they've made some sort of mirror similar to those that

bicyclists wear on their helmets so we can see that danged LED light?

;^) This is perhaps my only pet peeve with my implant. When this light

blinks, I'm dead. That's why I always try to remember to carry a spare

set of batteries. Funny as it seems, I never need it whenever I carry

them with me, but whenever I do forget to carry them, I NEED them! Oh

well.

Hope things are going well with you, !

Best,

Andy

Andy

Hey Andy,

How the heck are you supposed to SEE the low light when the speech

processor is on your head? LOL. Just kidding. I know, it's for

teachers and parents. But the mental image of all the wall eyed folks

looking for their light struck me as funny.

Nucleus Volunteer

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pmail/S=:HM/A=1595054/rand=710856267>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/15/03 10:49:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

anelson@... writes:

> Funny as it seems, I never need it whenever I carry

> them with me, but whenever I do forget to carry them, I NEED them! Oh

> well.

>

For our daughters.......we keep a package in both cars (glove compartment)

and one set in my purse........and some at school and of course some at home.

Seems to work out ok.

Best of luck.

[Guest guest]

Andy,

Your message made me smile. I have a different

comment about batteries. I always have spares with me

and I'm now getting anywhere from 60-70 hours on my 3G

With the first implant it seems as if it never failed

for me to be talking to my son...there must be

something about his voice - and my batteries would

beep and say good night. We've had this joke between

us and he now expects it to happen when I talk to him.

I didn't even have to tell him when it happened. He

could just tell by the look on my face.

I haven't seen him since the second implant but will

be visiting him next month. It's going to be really

interesting if it happens again with the new one.

<smile>

Alice

--- Andy <anelson@...> wrote:

This is perhaps my only pet peeve with my implant.

When this light blinks, I'm dead. That's why I always

try to remember to carry a spare set of batteries.

Funny as it seems, I never need it whenever I carry

them with me, but whenever I do forget to carry them,

I NEED them! Oh well.

[Guest guest]

I never ever leave home without fresh batteries! And there have

been many many times when I could have been in deep trouble. Being

blind is one reason why I do NOT forget my batteries. LOL

Andy, you said you know when your batteries are due to croak out

on yuh. Well, is waiting for the right moment, so don't let

him get away with it. What if you get stuck somewhere, held up by

gridlock, or Mama Nature decides to mess with you, etc?

*---* *---* *---* *---* *---*

Failure Is Not An Option.

It's bundled with your software.

--Anonymous

& Gimlet (Guide Dawggie)

Portland, Oregon

N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup

rlclark77@...

http://home.attbi.com/~rlclark77/

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy!

Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions about whether

or not the Med-El Tempo BTE processors give warning beeps or not. It

is a weird feeling to just suddenly stop hearing with out a warning

or sense that sounds are getting softer. I'll have to be sure to

remember to always take batteries everywhere, eh! And I guess I

should make sure I have fresh batteries in both processors before

special/important events. It would be a bummer to loose hearing in

the middle of a movie or meeting.

BunEWabbit

bilateral MedEl 4-21-03

activated 5-19-03

>

> --- Andy <anelson@m...> wrote:

>

> This is perhaps my only pet peeve with my implant.

> When this light blinks, I'm dead. That's why I always

> try to remember to carry a spare set of batteries.

> Funny as it seems, I never need it whenever I carry

> them with me, but whenever I do forget to carry them,

> I NEED them! Oh well.

[Guest guest]

--- Dear Andy and BuneWabbit,

I do have Med El and had my batteries dead right in the middle of

the sermon at the church and missed the rest of it. So from now on I

put new batteries before I went to the church. When the batteries go

out, I put back the previous batteries on that wasn't dead yet.

Jane

In , " bbunewabbit " <bbunewabbit@y...> wrote:

> Hi Andy!

> Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions about

whether

> or not the Med-El Tempo BTE processors give warning beeps or not.

It

> is a weird feeling to just suddenly stop hearing with out a warning

> or sense that sounds are getting softer. I'll have to be sure to

> remember to always take batteries everywhere, eh! And I guess I

> should make sure I have fresh batteries in both processors before

> special/important events. It would be a bummer to loose hearing in

> the middle of a movie or meeting.

> BunEWabbit

> bilateral MedEl 4-21-03

> activated 5-19-03

> >

> > --- Andy <anelson@m...> wrote:

> >

> > This is perhaps my only pet peeve with my implant.

> > When this light blinks, I'm dead. That's why I always

> > try to remember to carry a spare set of batteries.

> > Funny as it seems, I never need it whenever I carry

> > them with me, but whenever I do forget to carry them,

> > I NEED them! Oh well.

[Guest guest]

HI Andy,

Are you in Mammoth. If so, how is the weather?

I was just wondering if you were able to make an appointment with a doc?

[Guest guest]

Hiya, Andy,

Sooo glad you have a sense of humor! Whew! I DO know what you are

talking about. And we ARE mature adults here. OK, OK - MOST of us are! LOL

Curious minds want to know, however, how you keep the coil on! LOL I did try

it

and the darn thing was just a distraction when it kept falling off my head!

No need to answer, I'm NOT using duct tape!

(Confidential to those who think this forum is censored - See???? it's

not! :oP )

.........returning to mature self...... Continued success and fun, Andy!

) Jackie

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone...and inquiring minds...

Haha...sure opened myself on this topic, didn't I? No worries!

How'd you know I used duct tape? Yet another use for the miracle tape

and counting...

Seriously, the type of woman with determines whether I should keep it on

or not...if I have the choice, I WANT to keep my CI on. If things get a

bit wild and she's running her hands through my hair, it'll keep coming

off; if she understands that that thing on my head needs to stay on,

she's more careful. True, some are more wild and into it than

others...which keeps things interesting. Got to keep coming up (sheesh,

why'd that sound a lil...you know?) with new strategies. Chances are

your partner will have fun helping with new strategies because s/he has

never had a 'problem' like this before. Have fun with it, laugh about

it, go with it.

Now, if it keeps falling off your head, I think you're enjoying yourself

too much there... LOL I would suggest a stronger magnet strength

specifically for...strenuous activities.

, have your audiologist try it out himself and have him explain,

in his best medical terminology, how that danged thing can stay on. As

for not having a place to put it, just use your imagination - that's

what its for! ;^)

Alrighty, I'm glad we're all enjoying this! Keep it real, and Jackie,

of course I'll continue to have fun! After all, that's what life is

about, eh? Same goes for you and everyone else, too.

Best,

Andy

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Alice! Yeah, it is a rarity I post these days! ;^) I hope

everything's going well with you, and I'm thinking of you.

Hey, spring's in the air (finally, here in Seattle!) so I've been out

enjoying the gorgeous weather! I sure hope y'all are, too!

Have a great weekend,

Andy

Andy

Hey, Andy. It's great to see you posting. I know you are busy but I'm

glad you found the time to answer the Med-El questions. I'm sure you

can't keep up with all the mail here but we do have questions from time

to time that you would be best to answer. For the rest of the group,

Andy is one of the CI Hear moderators.

Thanks!

Alice

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy - Kurt is one of our mainstays, even though, as he says, we've had a

run in or two. But we're all friends and fellow patients now.

You would do very well to speak with him.

There is also no reason not to post to the group. Your call.

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I'm just trying to be more careful these days. It's easy for you and I to talk

about anything, but as everyone knows I'm finding out that many people are very

sensitive and not used to a lot of exposure and others simply don't want to know

that much about what is going on and would rather let their doc make all those

decisions...........

I understand and don't disagree with anything anyone wants to do for themselves.

But, when I speak about things, I'm very frank and I'm just calling it as I see

it, nothing held back and I want to make sure thats all right. I don't want to

make people uncomfortable.

Anyway, I'll check in later as Andy expressed.

K.

-------------- Original message --------------

From: jb50192@...

Hi Andy - Kurt is one of our mainstays, even though, as he says, we've had a

run in or two. But we're all friends and fellow patients now.

You would do very well to speak with him.

There is also no reason not to post to the group. Your call.

[Guest guest]

Andy,

I am sure she would love to chat with you...however, she is having her

second hip replacement this Friday. She is my friend and the mother of

my daughter's best friend..so I'll have her daughter at my house and

I'll be part of the nursing staff. This will give us something to chat

about in the hospital. I've already sent her your web address. Ann

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Thanks for getting back to me. Good luck

to your instructor – a hip replacement sounds painful. I hope it goes

smoothly and as painlessly as possible.

Andy

[ ] Re:

andy

Andy,

I am sure she would love to chat with

you...however, she is having her

second hip replacement this Friday. She is my

friend and the mother of

my daughter's best friend..so I'll have her

daughter at my house and

I'll be part of the nursing staff. This will give

us something to chat

about in the hospital. I've already sent her your

web address. Ann

[Guest guest]

Thanks Anita, I have emailed you

direct.

Andy

From: achalasia

[mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of scent4u18

Sent: 02 June 2007 18:55

achalasia

Subject: Andy

The DVD is about 3 patients with digestive

disorders. I am one of

them. Myself and have Achalasia and Becky has Gastroparesis. We

discuss our symptoms and treatments. Our doctors have put the show on

TV to bring to light these diseases. If you would like a DVD e-mail

me your address and I will send you one. I think you will find it

interesting.

Anita from Pa.

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[Guest guest]

Side note --

The DVD will be in North American format and won't play on a standard UK player. You might want to inquire if anyone can convert it for you before you go to the expense and hassle of having the DVD shipped overseas.

Debbi in Michigan

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy and Debbi, Over here in Holland it was no problem to play the dvd. If you have a player that is as we call it region-free, than one can play (those are mostly the cheepest DVD-players, not those expensive first players that were on the market). The costs for shipping overseas really aren't high (somewhere around $ 5,00). Love, IsabellaDebbi Heiser <imahockeymom@...> wrote: Side note -- The DVD

will be in North American format and won't play on a standard UK player. You might want to inquire if anyone can convert it for you before you go to the expense and hassle of having the DVD shipped overseas. Debbi in Michigan

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[Guest guest]

Isabella and Debbi

Thanks for pointing that out but

as I do have a region free DVD player it should be OK – the only other

thing is the PAL or NTSC thing but as Isabella had no problem that should be

fine as well. RE the shipping it is minimal really and I have had loads shipped

out from the States from eBay sellers and quite often cheaper than from the UK.

Andy

From: achalasia

[mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of Isabella Arnold

Sent: 03 June 2007 07:08

achalasia

Subject: Re: Re:Andy

Hi Andy and Debbi,

Over here in Holland it was no problem to play the dvd. If

you have a player that is as we call it region-free, than one can play (those

are mostly the cheepest DVD-players, not those expensive first players that

were on the market). The costs for shipping overseas really aren't high

(somewhere around $ 5,00).

Love,

Isabella

Debbi Heiser <imahockeymom@...> wrote:

Side note --

The DVD will be in North American format and won't play on a

standard UK player. You might want to inquire if anyone can convert

it for you before you go to the expense and hassle of having the DVD

shipped overseas.

Debbi in Michigan

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quick peak at the forecast

with the

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice Pippa, will def give them a call on Monday.

I remember when I tried to put the date back as it was awkward with work they

said it was not a good idea as the doctor had said he wanted to see me urgently

with regards the weight loss and I suspect they are just treating it as an

ordinary case.

Andy

From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ]

On Behalf Of Pippa

Sent: 10 August 2007 07:11

achalasia

Subject: Re:Andy

Andy I was in the same postion as you last year

I couldn't keep

amything down was literaly living on half a glass of fortisip a day

that just slowly dripped into my stomach.

Ring your GP secretary or the consultan secreatry if you have one

and tell then just how bad it is. Tell them everything if you have

to trouble is because this is so rare they don't understand how bad

it can get for us.

They have already forgot you before as I remember you saying that

you had to ring and chase to find out a date for your barium before.

You need to push for a quicker date than that.

Let us know how you get on.

Pippa x

> > > >

> > > > Pippa, I have had so many EGD's, some for achalasia, and

some

> > > > for other things, so they don't bother me at all. It will

not

> > be

> > > a

> > > > bad procedure at all.

> > > >

> > > > I promise, and I don't break promises,

> > > >

> > > > Hugs

> > > > Maggie

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of

the

> > all-

> > > new AOL at

> > > > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

> > > >

> > >

> >

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