Hi

[Guest guest]

Joe Joe Joe. your too cute...

Lets see what will you buy me first..A new back I hope..LOL

Why are you up this late? You need to get AOL IM then when we are both up in

the middle of the night we can chat..

[Guest guest]

Joe we would all love you forever.

Yeh I am thinking about heading there myself..

Night all..

[Guest guest]

> Hello all..Its 11:15 and I am up but tired and playing Gin online...lol I

> need a vacation...

> Anyone else up?

>

-

Are you ready to leave your husband for a 39 year old guy

who only wants to spend money on you?

joe

[Guest guest]

> Joe Joe Joe. your too cute...

> Lets see what will you buy me first..A new back I hope..LOL

> Why are you up this late? You need to get AOL IM then when we are both up

in

> the middle of the night we can chat..

>

-

I'm up this late because I have to be in at work early tomorrow.

's Law. I'd love to go to Florida, win 178 million in the lottery,

take the 87 million lump sum payout and buy us all new backs.

You never have sent me a picture of your scar yet.

j (going to bed now)

[Guest guest]

I'm not but I'll leave here ... not for money but for a massage!!lol I

have begged but cheapest cost is more than I can afford

Connie

Re: hi

>

> > Hello all..Its 11:15 and I am up but tired and playing Gin online...lol I

> > need a vacation...

> > Anyone else up?

> >

>

> -

>

> Are you ready to leave your husband for a 39 year old guy

> who only wants to spend money on you?

>

> joe

>

>

>

>

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Jeannette,

So glad you are back. I sent you a personal e-mail and I hope you got it. If not, just wanted you to know I am there for you if you need me. You have always supported us through rough times and I wanted you to know that I'm there for you.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Guest guest]

> Hello, Well I went for my 6 week check up today and all is good. <

Way to go, !!

I am like you...would rather swim than be tortured by PT. LOL

[Guest guest]

Great news ! The only thing, and I don't want to be a nag, is do it! Do

the swimming! It took three surgeries for me to realize that when they say

excorise, they mean exorcise! I truly believe that it's the excorising and

streching that got me from '99 to about a month ago relatively pain free. And

the fringe benefit is...I look good! :-) Mike

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Mike..I am deffinalty going to do something. I am looking it to joining the

YMCA. Its pricey but it might be worth it..

I think since staying home from work I put on some extra pounds..YUCK!!!! So

I need to go back soon..LOL I walk all day at my job so thats good for me

too..

[Guest guest]

,

Great news, glad to hear you're doing better!

I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was a child, thankfully my curve was not

very severe so I never had to go thru surgery or wear a brace or anything,

hopefully that's the same case for your daugther. It is affecting me a bit now,

as you get older the spine can curve more or with back problems it can be more

of a problem. Mine is curving slightly more now but still isnt a huge concern

luckily.

I'd go for the water therapy too if I was you. I'm doing that now as I can't

tolerate the regular floor therapy and you can do it w/o any problems (unless

some dummy comes along and decides to kick you in the hip ugh lol) Just make

sure if you do any arm exercises that your shoulders are underwater, that's a

biggie our aqua therapist tells us, if you're above water doing them whats the

point of pool therapy, which is true. You can just walk across the pool and

that's good exercise, the build yourself up little by little. That's what I'm

doing now. We're being a little more careful since we found out I have a

buldging disk in my neck now, but it's not stopping me from trying to get a

little exercise in my arms and legs. Take it easy and enjoy the water. My only

problem is getting out of the pool, once gravity hits it's hell, esp the pain in

my low back when I pull myself up the steps using the railing. I'm thankful for

water therapy otherwise I'd get no exercise since floor exercising is just too

painful for me.

Take it easy!

Connie

Hi

> Hello, Well I went for my 6 week check up today and all is good. I took xrays

> and the surgeon said the fusion is good. He also gave me a script for therapy

> but said if I can swim I didnt have to go to therapy. I mentioned how much i

> hate going to PT. So I might just go to my moms pool 2xs a week and swim

> instead of dealing with 6 weeks of therapy. But who knows. He also said I can

go

> back to work the end of August. I asked for a copy of the surgery report its

> cool. It states everything that was done. And from reading it, it confirms

that

> there was not much disc for him to remove since it pretty much came out

> probably when I fell..But its interesting to read even though alot of the

words are

> medical terms..

> So now I see him again July 25 and as much as I love the guy hopefully not

> much sooner..LOL He is such a great Doc. I was talking to him about my 13yr

old

> daughter. When she had her physical last year the doc said she had a slight

> curve in her spine but nothing to worry about and we would check in a year

well

> the other day was her year and the doc said it wasok..SO since he does alot

> of scoliosis patients and even wrote a book I thought I ask his opinion. So he

> said that it is probably fine but to make me feel more at ease to bring her in

> when I come in and he will look at her. He said it would only take a min and

> he wont make up a chart or anything he would just look at her..So I thought

> that was so nice of him.

> Ok well I hope everyone is doing good. Enjoy the weekend. Happy Fathers day

> to all our dads out there...

>

>

>

>

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Connie..here for a family memebership is 600 and change but its 144 for the

first month then 44 each month after that..They said something about finacial

aid on the web site but I think my hubby makes too much to be considered..

I am still thinking about it. I jsut dont know once I go back to work will I

go as much..

Thank you everyone for thinking about my dad. Hes very nervous and cant

beleive that this is happening to him. But all will work out and he will be back

to

playing golf before he knows it..

Kenny, I am so sorry your in pain. But please try to relax we dont want you

to have a breakdown. Wait and see what the doc says on Tues. If something is

wrong they will find it in xrays or MRI's.. It could be a really bad muscle

tear or sprain. Are you taking any meds right now..Like muscle relaxers or anti

inflams??

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks to reminding me, the YMCA has scholarships available depending on

your income. Normally its 100 to join (at least here) then $51 per month, if you

fill out the application and attach the required letter with income vs expenses

and other info they ask for in the letter, they will review it and send you a

letter with their decision. They ask how much you could pay per month and then

how much per program. I said $10/mo and $5 per program and they approved mine,

again it depends on your income vs expenses and I listed all my income and all

my expenses, food, shampoo, etc was all bulked into one. Good luck I hope it

works for you if you decide to go that route!

Connie

ps my daughter went with me Friday (when I got kicked by that other lady-see

previous post lol) and she was in the main pool. She was doing dives, side

dives, being a goof and loving every minute of it. THAT is priceless Luckily

it works out so that there is open swimming in the main pool at the same time I

have my therapy so when she's not with her dad for vistation this summer, she

can swim in the pool while I'm in pt. Also gonna take her to one of the other 3

pools that are outdoors in the area so she can have some fun in the sun. Finally

a life in the summer that I can afford! LOL I love to swim, it's so hard to not

do laps in the pool when I'm in therapy, I really need to move to FL so I can

enjoy this almost year round. When is wearing a coat and it's 60 out I'll

be in the ocean swimming and laughing at her... well till my blood gets thin

like hers, then we'll be watching Kaylee in the water while we're bundled up..

LOL

Re: Hi

> Mike..I am deffinalty going to do something. I am looking it to joining the

> YMCA. Its pricey but it might be worth it..

> I think since staying home from work I put on some extra pounds..YUCK!!!! So

> I need to go back soon..LOL I walk all day at my job so thats good for me

> too..

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Connie

HAHAHAHA....you ain't kidding when it hits 60 degrees here Im in sweats,hubby

turns the heat on and crank up the heater on the waterbed.....

Re: Hi

> Mike..I am deffinalty going to do something. I am looking it to joining the

> YMCA. Its pricey but it might be worth it..

> I think since staying home from work I put on some extra pounds..YUCK!!!! So

> I need to go back soon..LOL I walk all day at my job so thats good for me

> too..

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

ROFL

Re: Hi

>

> > Mike..I am deffinalty going to do something. I am looking it to joining

the

> > YMCA. Its pricey but it might be worth it..

> > I think since staying home from work I put on some extra pounds..YUCK!!!!

So

> > I need to go back soon..LOL I walk all day at my job so thats good for me

> > too..

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Help connie help....Oh boy I think she might have really left us..I sure hope

not..

hey get your hands off those snaps..lol

[Guest guest]

I ditto what say's Connie.

Come Back!

hi

Connie where are you?? Please dont leave...Who else will help me keep Joe and

Nick under control..Come back!! Come Back!!!!!

Ok so its still hot as anything in this town..We had a number of black outs,

then they power surged all day so my tv woudnt work for more than a min the

air would go as low as possible then come back to full power..The lights on

the

road were out...I know who cares about all this..Just thought I share my

lovley town with you...lol

My dad had to go back to the hospital cause his leg was infected so I guess I

am a little stressed out by that and that causes me to ramble on..see Joe I

told you i could talk..lol So now just waiting to here from my mom on the

outcome...

Hmm what else..lol no just kidding..Well hope everyone had a wonderful day..

CONNIE...........We miss you come backkkkkkkkkk

[Guest guest]

Connie -

I'm leering at both and . I've had alcohol to drink. They've

had surgery recently. I could easily take advantage of them if you

aren't around to beat me back.

, I bet that bra just snaps right off. LOL

j

hi

>

>

> Connie where are you?? Please dont leave...Who else will help me keep

Joe and

> Nick under control..Come back!! Come Back!!!!!

> Ok so its still hot as anything in this town..We had a number of black

outs,

> then they power surged all day so my tv woudnt work for more than a min

the

> air would go as low as possible then come back to full power..The lights

on the

> road were out...I know who cares about all this..Just thought I share my

> lovley town with you...lol

> My dad had to go back to the hospital cause his leg was infected so I

guess I

> am a little stressed out by that and that causes me to ramble on..see

Joe I

> told you i could talk..lol So now just waiting to here from my mom on

the

> outcome...

> Hmm what else..lol no just kidding..Well hope everyone had a wonderful

day..

> CONNIE...........We miss you come backkkkkkkkkk

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

LMAO...hey where are our 'drinks " ?

hi

>

>

> Connie where are you?? Please dont leave...Who else will help me keep

Joe and

> Nick under control..Come back!! Come Back!!!!!

> Ok so its still hot as anything in this town..We had a number of black

outs,

> then they power surged all day so my tv woudnt work for more than a min

the

> air would go as low as possible then come back to full power..The lights

on the

> road were out...I know who cares about all this..Just thought I share my

> lovley town with you...lol

> My dad had to go back to the hospital cause his leg was infected so I

guess I

> am a little stressed out by that and that causes me to ramble on..see

Joe I

> told you i could talk..lol So now just waiting to here from my mom on

the

> outcome...

> Hmm what else..lol no just kidding..Well hope everyone had a wonderful

day..

> CONNIE...........We miss you come backkkkkkkkkk

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Nick.today was actually a bit cooler. But still hot. My son had his baseball

play offs today at high noon and lets say that I am a little crispy right

now..lol i am allergic to something in sun screen so I cant use any and off

course

I sat in the chair for 2 hours while the sun cooked me..Oh well its the start

of a great tan. I am only about 15 mins from the ocean but sometimes its a

hassle to get to the beach..Every see the show yes dear..Thats me..lol Except my

kids are older. But I will be there this summer under the umbrella with a

good book..

[Guest guest]

Hi hope your dad is doing better. This weather has been killer

from all the rain we had to a solid heatwave! How far are you from

the beach? Maybe you can cool off and forget the electricity. If not

how far are you from Long Island, lol.

-Nick

> Connie where are you?? Please dont leave...Who else will help me

keep Joe and

> Nick under control..Come back!! Come Back!!!!!

> Ok so its still hot as anything in this town..We had a number of

black outs,

> then they power surged all day so my tv woudnt work for more than

a min the

> air would go as low as possible then come back to full power..The

lights on the

> road were out...I know who cares about all this..Just thought I

share my

> lovley town with you...lol

> My dad had to go back to the hospital cause his leg was infected

so I guess I

> am a little stressed out by that and that causes me to ramble

on..see Joe I

> told you i could talk..lol So now just waiting to here from my mom

on the

> outcome...

> Hmm what else..lol no just kidding..Well hope everyone had a

wonderful day..

> CONNIE...........We miss you come backkkkkkkkkk

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey and all,

Yes it has been quiet! I just haven't been on because so much is happening here

in my life now.

Just waiting for my EMG test to be done so we can talk surgery. It is scheduled

for July 23rd. I told them to call me if they had a cancellation at anytime so I

can get this moving quicker(tired of being in pain).So they did call me at 910am

this morning and wanted me to be there at 930am....hahaha! Still in my

pj's,hadn't showered and they are 30 minutes away....so that was a no go.

Then my husbands mother just had exploratory surgery last night for a lower

bowel obstruction....they pretty much just opened her up and closed her.Found

out she is ridden with cancer. So she is in ICU,they have removed the ventalator

and have put a tube in to feed her thru her stomach.The prognosis naturally

isn't good,so family is coming in from all over so that is keeping me busy.

And for those of you who have private emailed me....I will try and get back to

you tomorrow,as im just totally exhausted today.

hi

Hi..Has it been quiet or is it me??

Well things are going good. My back still isnt as strong so I think I am

going to call and start therapy..As much as I hate to I must go if I want to

get

the strenght back in my back.. I am also trying to loose the million pounds I

have gained since staying home. So far 2.4 pounds..wheeeewwww hooooo..

I am going back to work Sept 3rd. I just hope that standing on my feet for 7

hours wont be so bad. If so my hubby and I talked about it and if it comes

down to me leaving I will.

Ok so how is everyone else doing?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Glad you are doing ok. I am still in limbo waiting for surgery.

After two neurosurgeons recommended surgery by February of this year

the Military health insurance ordered me to go down to Walter

Medical Center. After 3 trips down to D.C. it was clear I need

surgery. Because of the on going War the first neurosurgeon who was

supposed to do the surgery was ordered to Georgia to fill a vacancy.

The Senior Neurosurgeon who was going to pick up my case is

lecturing in Europe and soon retiring. His replacement was now

ordered to Germany for 3 months. Now I am pleading with the

insurance to go back to NY for my care out of network because of the

unavailability in D.C. and because the Secretary of the Air Force

wants me off of orders and a Medical Evaluation Board done. Once

this happens I will be medically discharged. This will also hurt my

chances of fighting the greivance filed with the Port Authority PBA

and get back on the job. Oh well God's will.

-Nick

> Hi..Has it been quiet or is it me??

> Well things are going good. My back still isnt as strong so I

think I am

> going to call and start therapy..As much as I hate to I must go if

I want to get

> the strenght back in my back.. I am also trying to loose the

million pounds I

> have gained since staying home. So far 2.4 pounds..wheeeewwww

hooooo..

> I am going back to work Sept 3rd. I just hope that standing on my

feet for 7

> hours wont be so bad. If so my hubby and I talked about it and if

it comes

> down to me leaving I will.

> Ok so how is everyone else doing?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi..Has it been quiet or is it me?? <

Yes ...it has been quiet. Summertime is usually pretty busy and some are

dealing with pain issues.

Mine has been both. Have had out of state family visit (my daughter and

grand-daughter), then my other daughter came to visit and moved in for the next

school year, so have been busy turning the extra bedroom into a bedroom (it was

my craft and photography room). Then my son was chosen for the military's base

baseball All-Stars team, so we have been busy with practices and tournaments.

Thank goodness that is over with now.

Hubby retiring out of Navy next year after 24 years in, and that is taking our

time as we contemplate life after the Navy...where to go, what new career to go

into, going to classes that the Navy offers, etc.

Still dealing with pain issues after my L4/5 fusion 2 months ago but have

noticed that some of the right leg weakness is clearing up. My post-op appt is

tomorrow morning so wondering what the doc will say and do. I am hoping that he

will approve water aerobics...have heard it is wonderful for people with back

problems. And the Yoga at our base gym is based on what each persons limitations

are.

My hospital discharge orders said " activity as tolerated " so I went bowling,

which I love to do. The bowling was fine and I concentrated on not twisting or

bending, but it was still to much. Ended up in bed for 3 days with stiffness and

pain. <sigh> So I guess playing softball is out of the question? LOL

I used to be so active and it was difficult for others to keep up with me...now

I am the one yelling out " SLOW DOWN!!! "

Good luck on your PT and returning to your job. 7 hrs of standing seem too much

for me, but you have until Sept, right?

Vivian H.

[Guest guest]

Hi ..I am so sorry to hear about your mother in law..My prayers are with

your hubby and family..

Let us know if you get that EMG done sooner.

[Guest guest]

Vivian..I cant beleive you bowled..LOL I havent tried that yet. We took the

kids bowling a few weeks ago and I just watched..Maybe after I go back to work

I will try..Glad to hear the leg is getting better..It does take time..I

still notice if I sit the wrong way my leg will twing and get that funny feeling

in it..

Each day is a new day..