Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Jerry, Thanks so much. I have E-mailed Lori Humphrey and she was on vacation but gave me Peggy 's numbers and beeper number. Lori has since come back from vacation and I E-mailed her last night. She wants to talk with me and Tuesdays are horrible at work so I told her when I got off early on Wednesday I would be calling as I would have time to talk with her and see how to get started. I now have this jaundice thing going on and had labs drawn today, so I hope to have results back before I call her as this may rush the urgency along. Today, it seems a little better and my urine is not as orange as yesterday but you know when we can see it your billirubin is usually very high. I hope it is all my imagination but don't think so as I felt horrible all last week. I will let you know how the phone call goes, and Jerry, thanks so much for all your help. I do hope when we set things up we can all get together. I would love to meet you in person. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Yeah Jan...he is a little stuck up...he probably makes a half million a year... I know he isn't like the bulk of you kiwis.. Greg Norman is an Aussie and in real life he is an asshole, not like he appears on TV....some of those guys let fame and money go to their head....Arnie Palmer has always acted like a gentleman . I was in a class at school with Tom Weiskof and he was an A-hole even before he became a pro-golfer... Tigers old caddy ... Fluff (Mike Cowan)....who now caddys for Jim Furyk is a real down to earth likeable guy so is Stuart Appeby's caddy...Joe Damiano. love jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Judy.... I wished we could....there is rain in todays forecast.....again. love jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 So glad you are back. Yes, you were missed. Hope the Golf Tourney's were fun and you enjoyed the hard work. Rest and take care. I can talk to you about the DM. Not fun. Mine is controlled fairly well on medication. Hope you can avoid this but don't panic. This is just one more hurdle for you to jump over and I know you will do it with much zeal. I am in the progress of making appointment to come to Cleveland for evaluation. Will let you know when that happens. Do want to get together then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 yes, I have seen Jerry on Larry King Live before talking about his disease Pulmonary Fibrosis. I didn't even recognize him because he had gained SO much weight and in the few weeks he has been reducing his Prednisone, he has lost 27 pounds. Very sad to hear that a man who has devoted much of his life fighting for others with illnesses has also come down with such a disease. Take care, Marilyn ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Lynn D " <ldudette@...> I heard on TV tonight that Jerry went into rehab to get off Prednisone. Said he was on 60mg. I never heard of going to rehab for prednisone?? Lynn _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com\ %2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 I dont think he is in " rehab " as most no it, I read on fox news that he has been in the hospital for 3 weeks trying to get down from 20mg daily to O. He is having breathing problems with his lung since he began the drop, his body will fight just like ours dose and he may have to go one dose at a time, even half doses and quarter doses. I also read that he got so frustrated at the 20mg that he just stopped it all together, which definitly would have ended him up in the hospital. But I dont think it's rehab. GO DAWGS !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 Jerry Merry Christmas so glad to "see" you. If it weren't for you I would never have taken this disease seriously. I know you spared me some years! Thanks! Sherry Be Dead to your past, be Alive in the present and be Excited about your future! ~Sherry>From: gefox@... >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Hep C Vets, Albumin, What is it? >Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:22:02 -0500 (EST) > >http://www.hepcvets.com/labs/whatisalbumin.html Have fun customizing MSN Messenger — learn how here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 In a message dated 1/13/2004 9:27:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, sujerlam@... writes: > I have my next appointment with Dr. K. the day of the Feb support meeting > in Delano. That'll be Feb. 10, right, Jerry? I'll be having my tt/hr done that day...stop by and see me (I'm sure I'll be too out of it to go to the meeting)! LOL Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:43:24 EST, positivelyann@... wrote: > >That'll be Feb. 10, right, Jerry? I'll be having my tt/hr done that >day...stop by and see me (I'm sure I'll be too out of it to go to the meeting)! LOL > Ann, I'll put you on my list and try to get by the room before I head home. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:32:50 -0000, Marta S. wrote: >I don't understand why Toradol is a restricted drug. It is what I >call injectable Motrin. > Marta, So is Motrin at the prescription dosage. We have some really wierd rules on drug usage, even OCR's. If I take something like Actifed, I'm out for anywhere from 4 to 8 hours. Even Dristan has a four hour restriction. Guess they don't want us to be drowsey on the job, at least one that's drug induced. Of course, working a 4-mid then 8-4 then mid to eight has the same effect but that's legal because we have eight hours off between shifts and no more than eight hours in a day. Go figure.. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Jerry, What is it you do again? Something with air traffic control? Hugs, Laurie in WI DS Revision 8/12/04 Dr. Ara Keshishian 196 days to go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:12:48 -0000, Laurie wrote: >Jerry, > >What is it you do again? Something with air traffic control? > Laurie, You got it. I' one of those air traffic controllers, but I work in the " unknown " option. Most people are familiar with the tower and approach controllers. They take care of airplanes in the vicinity of the larger airports. Some may even remember the opening scenes from " Close Encounters of the Third Kind. " The air traffic controllers worked at an enroute center (Indianapolis). There are 21 centers in the U.S. They handle most traffic between the airports. The third option is Flight Service. Unless you are a pilot, most people have never heard of us, but we provide weather information to pilots before and during flight, file their flight plans, initiate search and rescue actions for overdue aircraft, and a lot of other things. We work primarely with the " General Aviation " (private and corporate) pilots as opposed to the " Commercial " (airline) or military pilots. If you or anyone else is interested in learning more about the flight service option, visit the following site: http://www2.faa.gov/ats/oakaifss/ One word of caution here.. I used to be the " webmaster " for the site. I just looked at it and it hasn't been updated since the last day I worked at Oakland, almost a year ago. A majority of the information is still current, but some of the aeronautical data is deffinately outdated. i.e., If you're a pilot, don't rely on the information on that site. OK.. Enough advertising for the feds!! Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:12:48 -0000, Laurie wrote: >Jerry, > >What is it you do again? Something with air traffic control? > Laurie, You got it. I' one of those air traffic controllers, but I work in the " unknown " option. Most people are familiar with the tower and approach controllers. They take care of airplanes in the vicinity of the larger airports. Some may even remember the opening scenes from " Close Encounters of the Third Kind. " The air traffic controllers worked at an enroute center (Indianapolis). There are 21 centers in the U.S. They handle most traffic between the airports. The third option is Flight Service. Unless you are a pilot, most people have never heard of us, but we provide weather information to pilots before and during flight, file their flight plans, initiate search and rescue actions for overdue aircraft, and a lot of other things. We work primarely with the " General Aviation " (private and corporate) pilots as opposed to the " Commercial " (airline) or military pilots. If you or anyone else is interested in learning more about the flight service option, visit the following site: http://www2.faa.gov/ats/oakaifss/ One word of caution here.. I used to be the " webmaster " for the site. I just looked at it and it hasn't been updated since the last day I worked at Oakland, almost a year ago. A majority of the information is still current, but some of the aeronautical data is deffinately outdated. i.e., If you're a pilot, don't rely on the information on that site. OK.. Enough advertising for the feds!! Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 > > >I don't understand why Toradol is a restricted drug. It is what I > >call injectable Motrin. > > > Marta, > > So is Motrin at the prescription dosage. We have some really wierd rules > on drug usage, even OCR's. If I take something like Actifed, I'm out for > anywhere from 4 to 8 hours. Even Dristan has a four hour restriction. > > Guess they don't want us to be drowsey on the job, at least one that's drug > induced. Of course, working a 4-mid then 8-4 then mid to eight has the > same effect but that's legal because we have eight hours off between shifts > and no more than eight hours in a day. Go figure.. I can see how Actifed or Dristan could be banned... they both contain mild stimulants, that can cause issues with thinking clearly. As they are wearing off, it can lead to slight drowsyness. I have NEVER seen nor heard of anyone become drowsy because of a stand-alone NSAID though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 > > >I don't understand why Toradol is a restricted drug. It is what I > >call injectable Motrin. > > > Marta, > > So is Motrin at the prescription dosage. We have some really wierd rules > on drug usage, even OCR's. If I take something like Actifed, I'm out for > anywhere from 4 to 8 hours. Even Dristan has a four hour restriction. > > Guess they don't want us to be drowsey on the job, at least one that's drug > induced. Of course, working a 4-mid then 8-4 then mid to eight has the > same effect but that's legal because we have eight hours off between shifts > and no more than eight hours in a day. Go figure.. I can see how Actifed or Dristan could be banned... they both contain mild stimulants, that can cause issues with thinking clearly. As they are wearing off, it can lead to slight drowsyness. I have NEVER seen nor heard of anyone become drowsy because of a stand-alone NSAID though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:18:23 -0000, bigronwebb wrote: > >I can see how Actifed or Dristan could be banned... they both >contain mild stimulants, that can cause issues with thinking >clearly. As they are wearing off, it can lead to slight >drowsyness. I have NEVER seen nor heard of anyone become drowsy >because of a stand-alone NSAID though. > > Now, if we could just convince FAA medical of that, we'd be OK. They have some really off-the-wall restrictions for controllers and pilots, IMHO anyway. And I work for them, 29 years worth!! Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:18:23 -0000, bigronwebb wrote: > >I can see how Actifed or Dristan could be banned... they both >contain mild stimulants, that can cause issues with thinking >clearly. As they are wearing off, it can lead to slight >drowsyness. I have NEVER seen nor heard of anyone become drowsy >because of a stand-alone NSAID though. > > Now, if we could just convince FAA medical of that, we'd be OK. They have some really off-the-wall restrictions for controllers and pilots, IMHO anyway. And I work for them, 29 years worth!! Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 > I don't understand why Toradol is a restricted drug. It is what I > call injectable Motrin. > > Sounds rough. I would avoid oxalates if I were you. > > Marta > tea drinker (lots of oxalates!) *****besides tea, what else has oxalates?? vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 > I don't understand why Toradol is a restricted drug. It is what I > call injectable Motrin. > > Sounds rough. I would avoid oxalates if I were you. > > Marta > tea drinker (lots of oxalates!) *****besides tea, what else has oxalates?? vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 In a message dated 1/29/2004 5:50:00 PM Central Standard Time, mjs93311@... writes: I don't understand why Toradol is a restricted drug. It is what I call injectable Motrin. Sounds rough. I would avoid oxalates if I were you. Marta tea drinker (lots of oxalates!) LOL...Marta...read my rant on this one....Go figure! in Bama VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's) VBG to RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299) RNY to DS revision Dec 2002 -down 118 lbs so far (377.7 to 259.4 and still going Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Jerry, Wow, you really spent a lot of extra $$$ there on that trip ! The amount of extra can be lower .... guess I always set a budget and do my darnest not to spend over that amount ! I am bad too - I take bottles water in a suitcase when I go and keep it in the cabin. That way I am not buying the bottled stuff on board...one of the tricks us agents tell their travelers Did you not buy a soft drink card - for unlimited soft drinks. That is also what I usually recommend to people. That way you get unlimited soda, for a set cost. Souveneers costs can only be controled by the individual. But it sounds like you had a really good time ! When you are ready to do Alaska, remember those cruises are from May to September, with July being the warmest month to go. Just for your future info. PW > We did a 5-day out of Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel and Belize in December on Royal Caribbian. If we had the money and could work things out with the exchange student group, we'd love to do another. However, the big cost isn't the air fare or the cost of the cruise, it's all the " extra's " you put on your credit card during the cruise. We averaged an additional $450/day for the souvinours, side trips/tours, soft drinks/bottled water, etc. It will take us a bit to pay that off. > > We would have enjoyed a couple extra days and a little more time to explore things, but that's pretty hard to do during the school year. I think the next one for us may be the inner passage to Alaska. > > Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Jerry, Wow, you really spent a lot of extra $$$ there on that trip ! The amount of extra can be lower .... guess I always set a budget and do my darnest not to spend over that amount ! I am bad too - I take bottles water in a suitcase when I go and keep it in the cabin. That way I am not buying the bottled stuff on board...one of the tricks us agents tell their travelers Did you not buy a soft drink card - for unlimited soft drinks. That is also what I usually recommend to people. That way you get unlimited soda, for a set cost. Souveneers costs can only be controled by the individual. But it sounds like you had a really good time ! When you are ready to do Alaska, remember those cruises are from May to September, with July being the warmest month to go. Just for your future info. PW > We did a 5-day out of Fort Lauderdale to Cozumel and Belize in December on Royal Caribbian. If we had the money and could work things out with the exchange student group, we'd love to do another. However, the big cost isn't the air fare or the cost of the cruise, it's all the " extra's " you put on your credit card during the cruise. We averaged an additional $450/day for the souvinours, side trips/tours, soft drinks/bottled water, etc. It will take us a bit to pay that off. > > We would have enjoyed a couple extra days and a little more time to explore things, but that's pretty hard to do during the school year. I think the next one for us may be the inner passage to Alaska. > > Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 04:49:14 -0000, pwofak wrote: >Jerry, >Wow, you really spent a lot of extra $$$ there on that trip ! The >amount of extra can be lower .... guess I always set a budget and do >my darnest not to spend over that amount ! I am bad too - I take >bottles water in a suitcase when I go and keep it in the cabin. That >way I am not buying the bottled stuff on board...one of the tricks us >agents tell their travelers Did you not buy a soft drink card - >for unlimited soft drinks. That is also what I usually recommend to >people. That way you get unlimited soda, for a set cost. Souveneers >costs can only be controled by the individual. But it sounds like >you had a really good time ! > >When you are ready to do Alaska, remember those cruises are from May >to September, with July being the warmest month to go. Just for your >future info. >PW > Well.. Truth be told, don't EVER get sick on board a ship. ended up with a bad sinus infection and my gout acted up. That cost us $250 for her visit to the ship's doctor and the prescriptions he gave her. Mine was slightly cheaper, $125 for a ten minute conversation in which the doc confirmed he was familiar with the DS procedure, had heard of Dr. K., and stated, " You know you also malabsord your medications for gout. You need to have your surgeon give you the OK to increase the dosage. " Then throw in $75 for the ship-shore phone call to Dee to get that OK. That was $450 of the bill we ran up. So... That brings the total down a bit. We also bought a round of wine for two tables during the " Captain's Dinner " to thank the people who set up the group rate for us, another $100, and, of course, you always have to have the arpartife (sp?) after dinner, another $30/night. We also bought a number of the souvinour cruise pictures, including four 8X10 family portraits for us, Steve, my parents, and 's parents. (Late Christmas presents.) So, overall, it was expensive, but we think it was worth it, especially since it was our's and 's first cruise experience. If you would like to see some pictures of that adventure, along with some other shots from this past December, check out this link. http://www.dmiyu.org/~flcentpr/Family/Dec2003.htm Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thank you Jerry! I enjoyed the pics. Sorry to hear about the medical bills you encountered ! Were you ever told about Travel Guard Insurance for when leaving the country ? It is a true blessing for anyone who leaves the USA in case of medical emergency. As an example January 2003 dh and I were on a cruise and he had an appendicitis when we were in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. We were evacuated to Cozumel to the closest hospital for medical care,(ever been in a foreign hospital and not been able to speak the language ? ~ well that is another story someday) and subsequently flown home first class all coverd by travel guard which cost us under $100.00. By the time he was hospitalized in the states and back home travel guard had paid over $24,000. in medical bills. That included, all medical bills on board the ship, in Cozumel, hotel accomodations in Cozumel, necessary phone calls for me while he was in the hospital, our first class flights home, limo transfer from the airport to home and then became the secondary insurance for the hospital in the states, which he was in the hospital for 8 more days once returning home. So if you ever leave the country again you may want to consider it. We initially purchased it because my Mom was very ill and if she would of passed on it would of covered the cost of our trip if we would not of been able to go. Never dreamed we would of used it for us ! Best $100. investment we ever made ! PW > Well.. Truth be told, don't EVER get sick on board a ship. ended up with a bad sinus infection and my gout acted up. That cost us $250 for her visit to the ship's doctor and the prescriptions he gave her. Mine was slightly cheaper, $125 for a ten minute conversation in which the doc confirmed he was familiar with the DS procedure, had heard of Dr. K., and stated, " You know you also malabsord your medications for gout. You need to have your surgeon give you the OK to increase the dosage. " Then throw in $75 for the ship-shore phone call to Dee to get that OK. That was $450 > of the bill we ran up. So... That brings the total down a bit. We also bought a round of wine for two tables during the " Captain's Dinner " to thank the people who set up the group rate for us, another $100, and, of course, you always have to have the arpartife (sp?) after dinner, another $30/night. We also bought a number of the souvinour cruise pictures, including four 8X10 family portraits for us, Steve, my parents, and 's parents. (Late Christmas presents.) > > So, overall, it was expensive, but we think it was worth it, especially since it was our's and 's first cruise experience. If you would like to see some pictures of that adventure, along with some other shots from this past December, check out this link. > > http://www.dmiyu.org/~flcentpr/Family/Dec2003.htm > > Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thank you Jerry! I enjoyed the pics. Sorry to hear about the medical bills you encountered ! Were you ever told about Travel Guard Insurance for when leaving the country ? It is a true blessing for anyone who leaves the USA in case of medical emergency. As an example January 2003 dh and I were on a cruise and he had an appendicitis when we were in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. We were evacuated to Cozumel to the closest hospital for medical care,(ever been in a foreign hospital and not been able to speak the language ? ~ well that is another story someday) and subsequently flown home first class all coverd by travel guard which cost us under $100.00. By the time he was hospitalized in the states and back home travel guard had paid over $24,000. in medical bills. That included, all medical bills on board the ship, in Cozumel, hotel accomodations in Cozumel, necessary phone calls for me while he was in the hospital, our first class flights home, limo transfer from the airport to home and then became the secondary insurance for the hospital in the states, which he was in the hospital for 8 more days once returning home. So if you ever leave the country again you may want to consider it. We initially purchased it because my Mom was very ill and if she would of passed on it would of covered the cost of our trip if we would not of been able to go. Never dreamed we would of used it for us ! Best $100. investment we ever made ! PW > Well.. Truth be told, don't EVER get sick on board a ship. ended up with a bad sinus infection and my gout acted up. That cost us $250 for her visit to the ship's doctor and the prescriptions he gave her. Mine was slightly cheaper, $125 for a ten minute conversation in which the doc confirmed he was familiar with the DS procedure, had heard of Dr. K., and stated, " You know you also malabsord your medications for gout. You need to have your surgeon give you the OK to increase the dosage. " Then throw in $75 for the ship-shore phone call to Dee to get that OK. That was $450 > of the bill we ran up. So... That brings the total down a bit. We also bought a round of wine for two tables during the " Captain's Dinner " to thank the people who set up the group rate for us, another $100, and, of course, you always have to have the arpartife (sp?) after dinner, another $30/night. We also bought a number of the souvinour cruise pictures, including four 8X10 family portraits for us, Steve, my parents, and 's parents. (Late Christmas presents.) > > So, overall, it was expensive, but we think it was worth it, especially since it was our's and 's first cruise experience. If you would like to see some pictures of that adventure, along with some other shots from this past December, check out this link. > > http://www.dmiyu.org/~flcentpr/Family/Dec2003.htm > > Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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