Re: Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to go...

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Coral is quite commonly used, a friend of mine on my forums had it used as part of his surgery - it actually looked quite odd on the xrays, but he's fused beautifully.

I think they are very cagey about giving you too much hope regarding the pain, so that's pretty normal, although it's not exactly comforting.

I think they generally hope that posterior only surgeries will be quite quick, but I would suggest that you prepare your family for the fact it could take quite a bit longer than they've suggested. For me, they reckoned that it would take about 6 hours, to stripe me down the back, remove the Hartshill rectangle, reach around the side to smash up my anterior fusion around the rod there, do an osteotomy and re-instrument it. In the event it took over 9 hours, even though they had the Hartshill rectangle out much quicker than they expected. I'm not sure why it took longer, although they managed to do it with a shorter fusion than they were expecting, so perhaps that affected it.

How long they keep you in bed is somewhat variable, a few days doesn't sound unreasonable, but they do generally like you up as soon as possible as it's better for your overall health. I was told I'd be got up the day after surgery, and it was tried in the afternoon, but failed and I refused to let them near me again until the next day. We tried getting me out of the other side of the bed that time, and it worked very well. Interestingly, the reason it failed was terrible pain in the upper thoracic region, not any problems lower down where they'd done the osteotomy or the fusion smashing. Of course, I was only fused T10-L2 originally, and the new fusion went up to T3 - most people don't have much, if any, new fusion in the thoracic region, and without that pain, I expect I'd have been able to get up just fine. On a slight tangent, I didn't have a post op brace for the revision (I did for the first surgery, which didn't fit!), and actually wished that I did as I'm sure I'd have felt more comfortable and at times more confident, if I had had one - while they're not enjoyable, you may find hopefully it's useful enough to offset some of your feeling about it.

It's also pretty standard across here to have a fairly long driving ban. It's not just down to the meds, it's also the fact that they don't want the risk of you having to do an emergency stop, for example. I also wonder, with absolutely no basis for it, whether we have a lower incidence across here of having cars with niceties like ABS and PAS? I know they're pretty much standard here now on new cars, but they really haven't been for long, and with the fact that most places you have to parallel park, the lack of PAS on many cars may also influence some of the decision about how soon it's safe to drive again.

As it goes, I also have the impression that registrars take a grimmer view when talking to you than the actual surgeon - even if they're well abreast of your case, I think they try very hard to make sure they don't give you false hope, and so perhaps paint a bleaker picture at times than the actual surgeon would. Also, closer to the surgery, they're more likely to think of more things that they should tell you, and your own fears are more intense and more likely to magnify your reaction to whatever you're told.

I'm really sorry to hear that you've found that your daughter has a curve as well, but to try to be positive, at least it's been discovered early, and the earlier the better. If you would like, I can put you in touch with someone whose daughter is being treated in a hospital in Birmingham, with the SpineCor brace. I think they may be the only place in the country currently using that brace, and so far he's been mostly happy with her treatment there. The department is headed by the same man who was assisting surgeon on my revision before moving to there, so of course I have a soft spot for him. He was lovely to deal with, and impressed me with the fact that he came round so often after the surgery to check up on his patients - as you may know, across here it's far from unknown for you to basically not see your surgeon once they've done the deed, and instead only see the ward SHOs.

titch-- The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling - a Poundstone

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Dear Kat,

Let me first say that I have been there with getting my daughter diagnosised with scoliosis at age 9, right in the middle of me going through revision. Thats a blow that none of us should have to go through! Dr. Kumar said to me, remember , she's not you, that her curve isn't yours, so lets just see where it goes and don't anticipate things that haven't happened yet. Ceili is now fourteen, and her curve bounced around for years 19 to 10 to 5 and then up to 30, she had to be braced, and came out of the brace this June, made it through the growing period and settled at 28, and didn't become surgical. For me this has been harder than my own scoliosis, devastating to have passed on, but my surgeon is fabulous and let me just give this whole thing to him, and as good as he was with me he was even better with Ceili, she thinks he walks on water. So now we go in next year for a check, and then every five years with her. He came bouncing into the room in June after seeing her x-ray, saying we had made it through, said no one deserved good news like me, and certainly her after being so good about wearing that brace 18 hours a day for a year. I'm also thankful for her brace maker, a skillful fit and got her through, amazing to see her curve go from thirty degrees outside the brace to 3 degrees in it. We stopped the progression, and I'm so glad surgery didn't come to be for her.

Them saying four hours sounds very optimistic to me. Are they fusing you to the sacrum? Doesn't sound like it. I wore a brace for six months after my last revision, and while it sucks, you will get through it, and the braces are so much better than back in the seventies. Three months not driving would be really hard for me, I was driving at about six weeks but every doc does it differently. I know there is a lot to handle, just put one foot in front of the other. These seven weeks will go quickly, remember to take time to get yourself mentally ready. As you are doing all the stuff they require before surgery, remember you are the one doing the healing, that you need to have your brain wrapped around " Seeing" yourself well, a postive healing attitude will help your body get through the trama. I know I sound like a hippie, but I really believe our attitude can help with our recovery. We all are pulling for you!

I cried for three days after I found Ceili's scoliosis, and I found it rubbing her back. I needed to cry, so not fair after two surgeries in a year for me. It took me three days to grieve, then I called the pediatrician, he saw us right away, and said he thought it was around twenty degrees, and then I got a referal to Kumar after. Kumar just took it from me and handled it, he got how devastating it was for me, and we just took it one step at a time, especially since my next revision was looming ahead for me. Of my three children Ceili has a strenght about her that got her through this,she is an amazing girl, hard to wear that brace in the middle of all that awareness of your body, and how cruel kids can be. We worked it out that she wore the brace only at home not at school, meant she had to sleep in it always for a year. She and I fight a common battle, and while I never wanted this for her, she and I have a closeness from fighting the beast.

Colorado Springs

[ ] Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to go...

Hello everyone,I had a meeting with my surgeon yesterday. I had nade the appt b/c I had lots of questions I wanted answers to, but my srgeon wasn't there so I had to see his registrar instead.One of the first things he said to me after asking about my pain was 'You do realise that we can't guarantee that you'll be in less pain after the surgery, don't you? There is actually a chance that the pain will be worse?' :(I was not exactly overjoyed to hear that.He has also said that I will have to wear a plastic brace for 6 months after my surgery, for me that really stinks, I never thought I would have to go through that again.I also found out that he will be using my old scar, opening me from neck to waist again to remove the old hardware, and then putting in 2 new titanium rods with screws, hooks and claws(What are claws please???)I will also be having bone grafts but not from me, he said something about coral? He reckons the op will take about 4 ish hours??? Is he just trying to make me feel better? The original op took 4 hrs just to put 1 rod in and they are doing a lot more in this op.They will have to perform an ostiectomy(sp?) which kind of scares me, and I will spend at least a few days in bed before they get me up, so no getting me out of bed within 24hrs in the UK, is that good or bad?I will not be allowed to drive for at least 3 months (might aswell chop my legs off LOL)I felt ok when I came out of the drs office yesterday, but today I feel like a huge black cloud has settled over me, I also found out that my 9 yr old daughter has a small curve and will have to have an x-ray 'at some point' but not until after I have had my surgery.I hate this disease, I am feeling very 'why me?' today, I really need some feedback please?Kat x

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Dear Kat and ,

Our hearts continue to break. My daughter was also diagnosed with a

curvature when she was about 9, and all I could think was that I

couldn't let happen to her what happened to me. Her curve bounced

around in the 10 to 20 degree range over the next few years. I was

told her curve was still functional so we tried hanging bars, a

chiropracter, and a heel lift. Her last xray, last December, was 7

degrees with a board under one foot (in place of the heel lift) -

more with it out. Unfortunately, I took a good look at her this

past month - she is now 14 - and her curve looks alot worse. I'm

trying not to worry too much in advanced of her next check up.

Unfortunately, she is at the age and development level that, if its

going to get alot worse, this is the time. Cross your fingers for

her - for our chilren. This shouldn't have to happen to them too.

Jane

>

> Dear Kat,

>

> Let me first say that I have been there with getting my daughter

diagnosised with scoliosis at age 9, right in the middle of me going

through revision. Thats a blow that none of us should have to go

through! Dr. Kumar said to me, remember , she's not you, that

her curve isn't yours, so lets just see where it goes and don't

anticipate things that haven't happened yet. Ceili is now fourteen,

and her curve bounced around for years 19 to 10 to 5 and then up to

30, she had to be braced, and came out of the brace this June, made

it through the growing period and settled at 28, and didn't become

surgical. For me this has been harder than my own scoliosis,

devastating to have passed on, but my surgeon is fabulous and let me

just give this whole thing to him, and as good as he was with me he

was even better with Ceili, she thinks he walks on water. So now we

go in next year for a check, and then every five years with her. He

came bouncing into the room in June after seeing her x-ray, saying

we had made it through, said no one deserved good news like me, and

certainly her after being so good about wearing that brace 18 hours

a day for a year. I'm also thankful for her brace maker, a skillful

fit and got her through, amazing to see her curve go from thirty

degrees outside the brace to 3 degrees in it. We stopped the

progression, and I'm so glad surgery didn't come to be for her.

>

> Them saying four hours sounds very optimistic to me. Are they

fusing you to the sacrum? Doesn't sound like it. I wore a brace for

six months after my last revision, and while it sucks, you will get

through it, and the braces are so much better than back in the

seventies. Three months not driving would be really hard for me, I

was driving at about six weeks but every doc does it differently. I

know there is a lot to handle, just put one foot in front of the

other. These seven weeks will go quickly, remember to take time to

get yourself mentally ready. As you are doing all the stuff they

require before surgery, remember you are the one doing the healing,

that you need to have your brain wrapped around " Seeing " yourself

well, a postive healing attitude will help your body get through the

trama. I know I sound like a hippie, but I really believe our

attitude can help with our recovery. We all are pulling for you!

>

> I cried for three days after I found Ceili's scoliosis, and I

found it rubbing her back. I needed to cry, so not fair after two

surgeries in a year for me. It took me three days to grieve, then I

called the pediatrician, he saw us right away, and said he thought

it was around twenty degrees, and then I got a referal to Kumar

after. Kumar just took it from me and handled it, he got how

devastating it was for me, and we just took it one step at a time,

especially since my next revision was looming ahead for me. Of my

three children Ceili has a strenght about her that got her through

this,she is an amazing girl, hard to wear that brace in the middle

of all that awareness of your body, and how cruel kids can be. We

worked it out that she wore the brace only at home not at school,

meant she had to sleep in it always for a year. She and I fight a

common battle, and while I never wanted this for her, she and I have

a closeness from fighting the beast.

>

>

> Colorado Springs

> [ ] Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to

go...

>

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I had a meeting with my surgeon yesterday. I had nade the appt

b/c I

> had lots of questions I wanted answers to, but my srgeon wasn't

there

> so I had to see his registrar instead.

>

> One of the first things he said to me after asking about my pain

> was 'You do realise that we can't guarantee that you'll be in

less

> pain after the surgery, don't you? There is actually a chance

that the

> pain will be worse?'

> I was not exactly overjoyed to hear that.

> He has also said that I will have to wear a plastic brace for 6

months

> after my surgery, for me that really stinks, I never thought I

would

> have to go through that again.

> I also found out that he will be using my old scar, opening me

from

> neck to waist again to remove the old hardware, and then putting

in 2

> new titanium rods with screws, hooks and claws(What are claws

> please???)I will also be having bone grafts but not from me, he

said

> something about coral? He reckons the op will take about 4 ish

> hours??? Is he just trying to make me feel better? The original

op

> took 4 hrs just to put 1 rod in and they are doing a lot more in

this

> op.

> They will have to perform an ostiectomy(sp?) which kind of

scares me,

> and I will spend at least a few days in bed before they get me

up, so

> no getting me out of bed within 24hrs in the UK, is that good or

bad?

> I will not be allowed to drive for at least 3 months (might

aswell

> chop my legs off LOL)

>

> I felt ok when I came out of the drs office yesterday, but today

I

> feel like a huge black cloud has settled over me, I also found

out

> that my 9 yr old daughter has a small curve and will have to

have an x-

> ray 'at some point' but not until after I have had my surgery.

>

> I hate this disease, I am feeling very 'why me?' today, I really

need

> some feedback please?

>

> Kat x

>

[Guest guest]

I checked both of my daughters several times over the years and never

felt or saw any curvature of the spine. My youngest is now 16, and

she had been complaining about back pain, so when I was on vacation

(actually 2 days before I saw Dr. Hu) we went to the chiropractor,

and he asked about scoliosis. I told him that I wasn't aware of any.

While she was laying on the table face down he felt her back and said

she had a " very slight case " a double curve, but he said many, many

people have slight cases like hers and they were never aware that

anything was wrong with them. I felt bad because here I was--had the

knowledge and experience, and even I couldn't tell!! She is done

growing now, and has been for awhile, so I think (and hope) that is a

good thing that it won't progress any further. He didn't think so,

and right now I have a lot to deal with my own surgery looming in the

future and my mom just breaking her arm last week and probably

needing surgery to fix it, that I can't deal with ortho's for Lori

right now. She said even when she was checked in Jr. High (she's a HS

Junior now) the nurse couldn't tell anything then. She had been

telling me for around 5 yrs that one of her " legs is longer than the

other " and her clothes hang funny. That never sounded right to me

because usually peoples' legs aren't uneven. So I guess I should have

had it checked out then, but hindsight is 20/20. I told her when we

found out about the curve that " I'm sorry " --I felt like I caused it.

My husband said there was " no reason to be sorry, it was just one of

those things " . The guilt is something that is hard, but I was the one

who wanted children and took the chance that it would happen. I was

hoping my husband's " healthy back genes " would override the

possibility....as long as she never has to have surgery....I will

continue praying that that is the case. Now I see that her right

shoulder blade (or wing) sticks out just slightly more than the left

one. I'm sure no one else can see that...it's amazing what you see

when something's pointed out to you! She has the same right thoracic

left lumbar that mine is. So sorry to have to know this about

her...now I wonder about my 19 year old?

Carol V (CA)

> >

> > Dear Kat,

> >

> > Let me first say that I have been there with getting my daughter

> diagnosised with scoliosis at age 9, right in the middle of me

going

> through revision. Thats a blow that none of us should have to go

> through! Dr. Kumar said to me, remember , she's not you, that

> her curve isn't yours, so lets just see where it goes and don't

> anticipate things that haven't happened yet. Ceili is now fourteen,

> and her curve bounced around for years 19 to 10 to 5 and then up

to

> 30, she had to be braced, and came out of the brace this June, made

> it through the growing period and settled at 28, and didn't become

> surgical. For me this has been harder than my own scoliosis,

> devastating to have passed on, but my surgeon is fabulous and let

me

> just give this whole thing to him, and as good as he was with me he

> was even better with Ceili, she thinks he walks on water. So now we

> go in next year for a check, and then every five years with her. He

> came bouncing into the room in June after seeing her x-ray, saying

> we had made it through, said no one deserved good news like me, and

> certainly her after being so good about wearing that brace 18 hours

> a day for a year. I'm also thankful for her brace maker, a skillful

> fit and got her through, amazing to see her curve go from thirty

> degrees outside the brace to 3 degrees in it. We stopped the

> progression, and I'm so glad surgery didn't come to be for her.

> >

> > Them saying four hours sounds very optimistic to me. Are they

> fusing you to the sacrum? Doesn't sound like it. I wore a brace for

> six months after my last revision, and while it sucks, you will get

> through it, and the braces are so much better than back in the

> seventies. Three months not driving would be really hard for me, I

> was driving at about six weeks but every doc does it differently. I

> know there is a lot to handle, just put one foot in front of the

> other. These seven weeks will go quickly, remember to take time to

> get yourself mentally ready. As you are doing all the stuff they

> require before surgery, remember you are the one doing the healing,

> that you need to have your brain wrapped around " Seeing " yourself

> well, a postive healing attitude will help your body get through

the

> trama. I know I sound like a hippie, but I really believe our

> attitude can help with our recovery. We all are pulling for you!

> >

> > I cried for three days after I found Ceili's scoliosis, and I

> found it rubbing her back. I needed to cry, so not fair after two

> surgeries in a year for me. It took me three days to grieve, then I

> called the pediatrician, he saw us right away, and said he thought

> it was around twenty degrees, and then I got a referal to Kumar

> after. Kumar just took it from me and handled it, he got how

> devastating it was for me, and we just took it one step at a time,

> especially since my next revision was looming ahead for me. Of my

> three children Ceili has a strenght about her that got her through

> this,she is an amazing girl, hard to wear that brace in the middle

> of all that awareness of your body, and how cruel kids can be. We

> worked it out that she wore the brace only at home not at school,

> meant she had to sleep in it always for a year. She and I fight a

> common battle, and while I never wanted this for her, she and I

have

> a closeness from fighting the beast.

> >

> >

> > Colorado Springs

> > [ ] Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to

> go...

> >

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I had a meeting with my surgeon yesterday. I had nade the appt

> b/c I

> > had lots of questions I wanted answers to, but my srgeon wasn't

> there

> > so I had to see his registrar instead.

> >

> > One of the first things he said to me after asking about my

pain

> > was 'You do realise that we can't guarantee that you'll be in

> less

> > pain after the surgery, don't you? There is actually a chance

> that the

> > pain will be worse?'

> > I was not exactly overjoyed to hear that.

> > He has also said that I will have to wear a plastic brace for 6

> months

> > after my surgery, for me that really stinks, I never thought I

> would

> > have to go through that again.

> > I also found out that he will be using my old scar, opening me

> from

> > neck to waist again to remove the old hardware, and then

putting

> in 2

> > new titanium rods with screws, hooks and claws(What are claws

> > please???)I will also be having bone grafts but not from me, he

> said

> > something about coral? He reckons the op will take about 4 ish

> > hours??? Is he just trying to make me feel better? The original

> op

> > took 4 hrs just to put 1 rod in and they are doing a lot more

in

> this

> > op.

> > They will have to perform an ostiectomy(sp?) which kind of

> scares me,

> > and I will spend at least a few days in bed before they get me

> up, so

> > no getting me out of bed within 24hrs in the UK, is that good

or

> bad?

> > I will not be allowed to drive for at least 3 months (might

> aswell

> > chop my legs off LOL)

> >

> > I felt ok when I came out of the drs office yesterday, but

today

> I

> > feel like a huge black cloud has settled over me, I also found

> out

> > that my 9 yr old daughter has a small curve and will have to

> have an x-

> > ray 'at some point' but not until after I have had my surgery.

> >

> > I hate this disease, I am feeling very 'why me?' today, I

really

> need

> > some feedback please?

> >

> > Kat x

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Carol and Kat and Jane,

I watched my oldest daughter who is 7-8 years older than my second set of kids, when we got her through when it would show up there was an audible sigh of relief, somehow in my brain I thought it would be her. I never dreamed Ceili's scoliosis would show up so early, at 9, mine didn't hit till I was 13. Unlike many of you that know it runs in your families, I was adopted and no family history was given, and mine got very bad very quick, surgical by the time I got to a doctor. So stupidly I thought if it hit my kids it would show up the same way with them. Ceili having Juvenile onset scoliosis just hit me hard, so many years for that curve to progress, was five years of visits every six months and me holding my breath just hoping she didn't progress to the point she needed surgery. My oldest daughter grew till she was sixteen, thankfully Ceili didn't follow that pattern, her growth finished by fourteen like mine had.

Ceili does have one leg longer than the other and wears a lift in her right shoe, makes her hips look even. She has a very pronounced rib hump, Kumar says is because of the rotation of her "C" type curve. I always see it, no one else notices it. She did a huge science report on Scoliosis for science last year, with her X-Rays and brace, kids were shocked she was going through that.

I have had my moments of guilt, when I had my Harrington Rod surgery, the doctor that did it told me I should never have children, that I would pass it on. When I found Ceili's curve his words kept running around in my head. I just had to let go of it, being guilty wasn't going to fix it. At least she has a Mom who " Get's it", who is active in Scoliosis groups, keeps learning. She also has a supportive and terrific doc in Kumar. So she has a great team behind her, and everyone has " Something" they have to deal with. She has decided for herself that she doesn't want to have biological kids, she wants to adopt, she doesn't want to take the chance of passing it on, and I respect her decision. She's young yet and may change her mind. I also have a granddaughter by my oldest daughter, going on two, and we will watch her like a hawk. Just have to deal with it, what else can a person do.

I only know it's harder to watch it in your kids than in yourself!

Colorado Springs

[ ] Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to > go...> > > > > > Hello everyone,> > > > I had a meeting with my surgeon yesterday. I had nade the appt > b/c I > > had lots of questions I wanted answers to, but my srgeon wasn't > there > > so I had to see his registrar instead.> > > > One of the first things he said to me after asking about my pain > > was 'You do realise that we can't guarantee that you'll be in > less > > pain after the surgery, don't you? There is actually a chance > that the > > pain will be worse?' > > I was not exactly overjoyed to hear that.> > He has also said that I will have to wear a plastic brace for 6 > months > > after my surgery, for me that really stinks, I never thought I > would > > have to go through that again.> > I also found out that he will be using my old scar, opening me > from > > neck to waist again to remove the old hardware, and then putting > in 2 > > new titanium rods with screws, hooks and claws(What are claws > > please???)I will also be having bone grafts but not from me, he > said > > something about coral? He reckons the op will take about 4 ish > > hours??? Is he just trying to make me feel better? The original > op > > took 4 hrs just to put 1 rod in and they are doing a lot more in > this > > op.> > They will have to perform an ostiectomy(sp?) which kind of > scares me, > > and I will spend at least a few days in bed before they get me > up, so > > no getting me out of bed within 24hrs in the UK, is that good or > bad?> > I will not be allowed to drive for at least 3 months (might > aswell > > chop my legs off LOL)> > > > I felt ok when I came out of the drs office yesterday, but today > I > > feel like a huge black cloud has settled over me, I also found > out > > that my 9 yr old daughter has a small curve and will have to > have an x-> > ray 'at some point' but not until after I have had my surgery.> > > > I hate this disease, I am feeling very 'why me?' today, I really > need > > some feedback please?> > > > Kat x> >>

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Thanks. But, I checked Tools/Font. Bold is not clicked On yet here it is, Bold! And the Font style is not Bold. Frustrating. But thanks for trying.

Bonnie

Re: [ ] Re: Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to go...

Hi Bonnie...

Are you replying to messages on the website, or are you responding from your email software (and if so, what software)?

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On 9/23/06 5:06 PM, " Bonnie " <bonnie@...> wrote:

PS Anyone, I don't know how to stop my responses from going out in Bold. Anyone Know?

[Guest guest]

Your posts don't look like they're in bold to me??!!

Carol V

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Hi Bonnie...

I believe the settings are unique to the computer, not the network.

Also, as others have stated, your posts are not coming across in bold when I view them. They are also not bold on the website:

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On 10/3/06 11:24 AM, " Bonnie " <bonnie@...> wrote:

Hi ,

I did, and all settings indicate regular, not Bold. Frustrating. Hmmmm, I just realized that I didn't check the settings on my laptop, but that laptop email should be controlled by the settings on this computer. We'lll see!

Bonnie

Re: [ ] Re: Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to go...

Hi Bonnie...

Are you replying to messages on the website, or are you responding from your email software (and if so, what software)?

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On 9/23/06 5:06 PM, " Bonnie " <bonnie@...> wrote:

PS Anyone, I don't know how to stop my responses from going out in Bold. Anyone Know?

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks. Since so many people said my posts are not coming through in Bold, I'll just forget about it.

Bonnie

Re: [ ] Re: Went to see my surgeon - 7 weeks to go...Hi Bonnie...Are you replying to messages on the website, or are you responding from your email software (and if so, what software)?--On 9/23/06 5:06 PM, "Bonnie" <bonnie@....com> wrote:

PS Anyone, I don't know how to stop my responses from going out in Bold. Anyone Know?.