Guest guest Posted September 29, 2000 Report Share Posted September 29, 2000 Joyce - Thank you for your message - it hit a nerve because my line at my many doctors visits were " you may as well tell me I have cancer, the way I feel " , yet I saw people with other debilitating diseases and couldn;t understand how they went on and really did seem to do better than me with boring old lymes!! Congratulations on beating the cancer even with your lyme - that's sums up the reason for this network, hope, encouragement and justification that lymes is as bad if not worse than some of the worlds diseases today. Bravo! Vicki S, NJ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:59:53 -0000 From: " Joyce Shaw " <js.wtt@...> Subject: Happy to find you Hi group! I discovered this site while looking for info for a new young diagnosed patient. I've been fighting this lyme thing for over 6 years. It is really something that doesn't seem to leave entirely. You do get used to tolerating the pain and other symtoms. In southern Illinois most doctors seem to deny the disease, but 10 mos after the bite which I thought was just a spider bite. I got the diagnosis. By this time my thyroid has ceased working, my distance vision was failing, the pain was horrible and I crawled up the steps to bed at night. Of course the doctors were saying MS, lupas, dislocated disc you name it. The blood work was so out of whack no doctor could figure it our. The fact that I live in a wooded area on a lake with deer and chipmonks in my yard didn't seem to matter. Long story short my insurance company paid over a 3 year period thousands of dollars for antibiotics. They believed the diagnosis. They are based in Minnesota and are very familiar with the disease. During the past 4 years I survived breast cancer and people could not believe my attitude. Cancer was a " piece of cake " compare to lyme. You can get rid of cancer, but lyme changes your life. Thanks for listening and I'm so glad to find this group. Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 4:32:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, writes: > April Fool's, and no one played any tricks on me.....guess the > girls at work were scared to mess with me, with all that's going > on...hehe..... > > > > > > Boy! Do your co-workers know you or what? LOL. > > Irma > > > > hehehe! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 4:32:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, writes: > - where is Dr. Capone located? > Baltimore, MD @ Kennedy Krieger Institute, next to Hopkins'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 haha, yeah I wasn't into April Fools either --- Ltb3105@... wrote: > In a message dated 4/3/02 4:32:09 AM Pacific > Daylight Time, > writes: > > > > April Fool's, and no one played any tricks on > me.....guess the > > girls at work were scared to mess with me, with > all that's going > > on...hehe..... > > > > > > > > > > Boy! Do your co-workers know you or what? LOL. > > > > Irma > > > > > > > > > > hehehe! > ;-) > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 In a message dated 4/26/2002 2:05:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, writes: > And also, > what's the usual amount of time that a child should continue medication > once > things are pretty much under control before going for a trial period > without > it? I would love to hear what others out there have to say about this. When Sam asked his psychiatrist about getting off meds, she used an analogy of setting broken bones. The analogy was that different bones require different periods of time to heal if they are broken, and that if you remove the cast too early, the bone is more likely to break again. Like healing a broken leg requires a longer period of time in a cast than healing a broken finger. She said that for OCD, she would like to see him stay on the medicine for 2 years before trying to come off; that the " stabilizing " influence of the medication for this period of time would increase his chances for success without it later. I think I've read this 2 year period somewhere as well. Anybody else ever heard of this? Cyndi in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi--- I agree about Gutstein's social development curriculum. It really looks at the core deficits of autism and gets at teaching social behaviors--- both motivations (he calls them " functions " ) and skills. ---- In a message dated 2/25/2004 4:28:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, writes: Reg Reynolds Forgive what may be a very naive response, but... Have you thought of incorporating into your ABA program the goals from Gutstein's Relationship Development workbooks? It seems to me that, so far, he has the best social development sequence of any offered by the various authors of social development curricula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 In a message dated 3/24/05 6:43:48 AM Mountain Standard Time, SSRI medications writes: > His father shot himself to death four > years ago. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dianna, I am very sorry to hear about you situation. Mine was the same except Pacificare got sued here for failing to pay there bills and refusing to authorize care. Most of the local doctors will not even accept it. What you are going though is the samething we went though. My only advice is keep complaining to your HR dept or whomever makes the decision on what health insurance company to use. Always make them formal letters in writing. Also file complaints in writing with your local state insurance commission. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Maybe next year you job will change insurance providers. I know my husbands company ended there arrangement mid contract and with NO warning we were switched to United Healthcare! In a message dated 4/28/2006 11:37:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes: Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:27:52 -0000 From: "DJ" <DJ_Curran@...>Subject: Treatment options helpMy name is and I live in Colorado. I have had RA for 5 years now and I am currently on MTX, Celebrex, prednisone and most recently added Humira. However, every treatment option that my rheumy recommends is met with obstacles from Pacificare. They hold up treatment due to "pre-authorizations" and charge me outrageous amounts for my co-pays. I pay them about $600.00 a month for healthcare insurance, yet they make me pay nearly that much a month in co-pays for my meds and make me jump through hoops before-hand. I am only able to work part-time now, yet it's not enough to pay for my meds any more. Is this normal? They do NOT seem to want to help me get better by letting me having more aggressive treatments as prescribed. I am in constant pain from the RA, as well as from Pacificare. Do I have any other options? Does everyone experience this? Any ideas would be appreciated!Thanks, ToniIndependent Decorating ConsultantHome InteriorsAsk me how to earn free merchandise!www.homeinteriors.com/alavern.254-624-4911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Aetna is a wonderful insurance carrier if you have a chance to mention it to your HR department. > > > Dianna, > I am very sorry to hear about you situation. Mine was the same except > Pacificare got sued here for failing to pay there bills and refusing to authorize > care. Most of the local doctors will not even accept it. > > What you are going though is the samething we went though. My only advice > is keep complaining to your HR dept or whomever makes the decision on what > health insurance company to use. Always make them formal letters in writing. > Also file complaints in writing with your local state insurance commission. > The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Maybe next year you job will change > insurance providers. > > I know my husbands company ended there arrangement mid contract and with NO > warning we were switched to United Healthcare! > > In a message dated 4/28/2006 11:37:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > Rheumatoid Arthritis writes: > > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:27:52 -0000 > From: " DJ " <DJ_Curran@...> > Subject: Treatment options help > > My name is and I live in Colorado. I have had RA for 5 years > now and I am currently on MTX, Celebrex, prednisone and most recently > added Humira. > > However, every treatment option that my rheumy recommends is met > with obstacles from Pacificare. They hold up treatment due to " pre- > authorizations " and charge me outrageous amounts for my co-pays. I > pay them about $600.00 a month for healthcare insurance, yet they > make me pay nearly that much a month in co-pays for my meds and make > me jump through hoops before-hand. I am only able to work part- time > now, yet it's not enough to pay for my meds any more. Is this normal? > > They do NOT seem to want to help me get better by letting me having > more aggressive treatments as prescribed. I am in constant pain from > the RA, as well as from Pacificare. Do I have any other options? > Does everyone experience this? > > Any ideas would be appreciated! > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Toni > Independent Decorating Consultant > > Home Interiors > Ask me how to earn free merchandise! > _www.homeinteriors.com/alavern_ (http://www.homeinteriors.com/Alavern) . > 254-624-4911 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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