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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited January 2012

    Barbe - WTH - sorry you are having to go through this.  Hoping you can get some answers and relief real soon.  Besides, I am starting a new quilt project and may need your help.  The last time I asked for help from you the project turned out great.  You do remember the blue/black batik one?  Seriously, please get better soon.

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  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited January 2012

    Barbe.....how scary!  I am so glad they caught it and hopefully can figure out the best course of treatment for you.  Take care, big hugs!

    Eli...well it is confusing.  I have neck issues but they have been ongoing for years.  My PCP ordered PT for my neck.  The therapist says that the discs in my neck are so tight that he is not surprised I have such little mobility.  He said the discs are likely compressed which is common as we age.  Figures.  During PT a couple weeks ago, a different therapist noticed I was limping and asked what was wrong.  I told her that my lower back hurt.  She said that was an easy adjustment and did a few things.  Did not help, two days later she did it again.  That sent me straight to the hell pain train!  After two days of bed rest it got better but then I saw my PCP and told him he ordered the MRI on my lower spine, which caught the herniated disc.  I thought he would order the MRI for my neck too but he did not.  Guessing I have old age disease with that.

    Sherry, try not to worry about the neck pain.  It is common I know that much and is likely nothing serious in your case.  I'll be in your pocket hon!  I think it will be all good news.

    Welcome Dee.......I hope you are feeling better and know that you can come here for all the help and support you need.  Your doctor should outline the course of treatment for you.  Don't worry...you will be fine in time for your daughter's wedding!

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited January 2012

    Mar, I get Clooney, because Brad doesn't do a thing for me ;) The treats look excellent, thanks!

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited January 2012

    Ew, Barbe, that sucks. Especially since it means you have to make do with Brad ;). I hope they get you all fixed up soon.

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited January 2012

    Welcome Dee! You'll find these ladies very helpful I am sure.

    Barbe- I am so sorry you aren't feeling well but will hope stopping a medication or two will resolve the issue.... (((hugs)))) 

    600+ pages!!! Wow! You ladies can have George & Brad but if anyone see Hugh Jackman, BACK OFF!!!! lol......

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012

    janis,  I feel less confused now.  The first chiro I ever went to said something like, "If you have trouble with the foundation [lower back,] the upper floors [cervical spine] are going to be wobbly too."  It does seem like they should be doing some (gentle) PT for the lower also.  See if they offer that decompression.

    Barbe,  That's terrifying!  I'm sorry 2012 got off to such a scary start for you.  I will hope that making a change in meds can undo that condition.  Glad they want to eliminate some meds, instead of adding more.  I know you have quite an array already so a decrease might do the trick.  Establish a new balance, and try not to stress.  But remember, this is the place you can do your dancing and virtual feasting, not to mention hook up with the heartthrobs (pun intended,) without any ill effect.

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012

    I did overlook the 600 PAGE observation, must have been out on a long walk yesterday.  Sorry.

                            

    The thread is as long as a Stephen King novel now, but I think we have more plot twists here, horror of a more real nature, and more character development.  I think we are about equal on the product placement (but he probably get some bonus for all his mentions.)

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  • KittyGirl2011
    KittyGirl2011 Member Posts: 537
    edited January 2012

    Barbe, ((((warm hugs and good thoughts for you now))).

    Party? Hunks? count me in!  Really, I'm just here for the food.  Yummm!  Where's the foo foo drinks?

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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited January 2012

    Is the "Eve of Destruction" in your wake E?

    Barbe-girl, Mum has posted in the garden, but when you are able you should copy & past over there. I'm with E-it's nice they want to eliminate meds instead of adding more for the start of the winnowing process!  Take it slow & easy.

    Mystery Pic, anyone?  

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  • noodle6
    noodle6 Member Posts: 51
    edited January 2012

    Oops even after the reminder I forgot it is Sat. Here's the MP:

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  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited January 2012

    MP guess - A cloud in a photo?

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012

    MP:  Want to say two prokaryotic cells hooking up in the Primordial Soup, but that wasn't captured on film, so I'll say ICE CUBE in a frothy liquid.

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  • noodle6
    noodle6 Member Posts: 51
    edited January 2012

    I'd like to bring Jason to the "Over 600 Page Party" if ya'll don't mind

    He looks a little crabby for a party, but we could put a bag over his head....

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  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited January 2012

    Barb so sorry you had trip to the ER but glad they figured out what is going on. Hopefully they can correct it with less meds. 

    I think the old Brad is hot, but not so much the new brad.

    MP-I'll say the space shuttle

    I realized I have a couple of busy weeks ahead of me.  Neck MRI on Monday, Pain Dr and MO on Friday, the next MOnday breast MRI then the following week follow up with BS from last surgery. My wire fell out right before surgery so they want an MRI to double check to make sure everything was gotten since the marking got messed up right before surgery.  They think everything is OK but just a precaution.  then I guess if something is really wrong with my neck I'll be going to some sprecialist for that. Whew I'm tired already.

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  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 2,264
    edited January 2012

    Eph, I don't want things to get boring, so let's switch the guys for a while!!

    Barbe, wow ... just a visual of those machines beeping all night with the crash cart outside the door is enough to get anyone upset. I hope and pray they get things resolved sooner than later.

    MP - taken underwater looking up at the sun

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  • YaYa5
    YaYa5 Member Posts: 667
    edited January 2012

    barb, i'm so sad to read of your trip to the ER.  i'm sending positive energy that the problem can be corrected with reducing your meds.  i'm thinking about you.

     MP: looking out an airplane window at a fire on the ground? 

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited January 2012

    MP - Dolphin or whale in ocean taken from a helicopter above?

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  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 941
    edited January 2012

    MP

    1.  A new island emerging from the ocean

    or

    2.  the moon

    Trish

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  • Ceeztheday
    Ceeztheday Member Posts: 403
    edited January 2012

    Barbe- Yikes. Will be thinking of you.



    MP- Closeup of a jellyfish.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited January 2012

    MP - dent on car or other metal?

    I now have a HORRID cough. Obviously hospital-induced!!! It hurts so much to cough that I am up eating icecream to soothe my angry throat. Took 2 Oxycontins hoping to stop the cough centre in my brain!

    That man has bigger breasts than me...he isn`t allowed in my bed!!

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  • mumito
    mumito Member Posts: 4,562
    edited January 2012

    Didnt even notice the MP I was too distracted by Jason Laughing

    It does look like a cloud shot.

    I would like to wish all the Middies a very Healthy and Happy Newyear. ((Barbe)))

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  • BarbaraA
    BarbaraA Member Posts: 7,378
    edited January 2012

    MP is a house as seen from very high up.

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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited January 2012

    Barbe - wishing you all the best and pray that you find some answers soon.

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  • goldlining
    goldlining Member Posts: 1,178
    edited January 2012
    barbe1958  you're still in the hospital? I had a horrible need to cough due to the Virox they use to disinfect the mattress and pillows in the hospital. I am sensitized to formaldehyde and it is part of the formula. I was actually using the PCA morphine for that headache, and not for pain from the DIEP. I didn't immediately realize the cause until I rested an arm on a pillow without a pillowcase and my arm skin turned red and rashy. I couldn't recline because when I did, the sinuses would drain into my raw throat and the cough reflex would start. I put the pillows in a corner of the room and it was reduced but not gone. After a couple days, I chucked the pillows out into the hall and put extra sheets over the mattress cover and it was reduced more. Every time I walked around the floor, my nose would run from reacting to this cleanser elsewhere. Formaldehyde isn't an "allergy", it's a "sensitivity", but the reactions are the same. Hope you feel better soon both from the original issue and from the hospital induced cough! [edited to fix font]    


    Diagnosis: DCIS, 4cm, Grade 3, 0/2 nodes
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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited January 2012

    MP: a frozen lake

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  • Maya2
    Maya2 Member Posts: 468
    edited January 2012
    I missed the 600-page party too. Is there a helping of George Clooney left? Wink
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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited January 2012

    No, sorry Maya, ou are too late to the party so georgie-boy plain wore out a while back ;)

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  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012
    goldlining, welcome to this thread!  Good point about hospital cleaning products...more "industrial strength" than our home products, also other products we might not contact in the home.
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  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited January 2012

    Barbe, laughed out loud about the boobs comment on Jason!

    MP: I see everything y'all see, so I'll just say snow on a foot path light 

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  • walker2222
    walker2222 Member Posts: 558
    edited January 2012

    I'm back

    MP - chipped windshield on a automobile

    Barbie so sorry for your condition now.  You have had your share of health issues to deal with, you don't need this.  Keep you in my prayers.

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