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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited May 2014

    Oh I'm so confused--Ziggy is normal now?

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  • FierceBluebird
    FierceBluebird Member Posts: 758
    edited May 2014

    She is to me. Crowded pockets today. Thanks for all the positive thoughts and prayers. Love the avatars and blue nails and happy to see Teka back. Off to get my glow on soon. Have a good weekend!

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited May 2014

    Ok, I just read through and I have no idea what I read, it's like my brain was not in gear or something!  Dang it!  I hate when that happens and now I don't have time to read again!  Maybe later!  Had a rough night, woke several times with pain in my arms!!  Darn tennis elbow crap needs to go away!!  

    Maybe later my mind will be able to absorb what I read, until then - HAPPY FRIDAY!!

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


    Cami it's all the Gists' with their own body parts, not paying attention to what the other Gist' are doing.

    (insert Nystatin powder---that powders good. I'm talking non-medical  powders as being a breeding ground for bacteria and fungus --yeast).

    Sorry we were talking yeast infection in vulva area, not bladder infection. Ironically everything applies. With the addition for both- culture and sensitivity of urine and vaginal opening. Should have mentioned that above, but here it is now.

    Yeast is a bad neighbor. It is kept in check by the other good bacteria. When antibiotics are taken, they can kill not only bad bacteria , but good bacteria(bug) too. That allows the yeast(bug) to overgrow. Elevated sugar(glucose) levels is their nirivana food, and warm moist environment.

    Any ways before they give you an antibiotic - try and tell them that you will only take them, if it's based on "culture and sensitivity". Culture --they grow the bug to see what it is. Once the bug or bugs are identified, they then test it sensitivity against all the antibiotics usually used for that bug or bugs.  

    Bugs can become resistant to antibiotics which means the antibiotic no longer works. Also, there is a rating system-- one drug may be a 1 in sensitivity, another may be a 8. The better drug is a 1. It's more sensitive to killing the bug. 8 would be weak.

    What happens too much, is gists order drugs without testing. You could be taking a drug that the bug is resistant too. The drug isn't doing you any good. Bug wins. OR the drug is weakly sensitive to killing the bug. If the bug is strong enough, it can overcome the drugs ability to kill it.. Bug wins again.

    Each time you take an antibiotic it affects the whole body. Antibiotics can over time affect the immune system. This is why you want to take a drug that is going to work. Less wear and tear on the entire body and the bug is dead.

    Know what bug it is by culturing. Know the sensitivity of the bug to the drug.         (lol just made that up it rhymes)

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


    Chevy and ziggy and everyone else that writes so funny. Needed that.

    Susan and Woozy the mbc thingy sucks- That's what I meant about finding the music in the blues. I'm not mbc, but haven't stopped doctoring since first phone call. Not trying to make this about me---people that do that are sick. Just saying, I understand. I like the way Maddt2ta put it "it's always great being on the far side of an anniversary." Never thought of it that way--pretty cool.

    Maddy--Madd2ta was a typo. I like it.

    Chevy ---Don Quiote who was insane, he was famous for chasing windmills because he thought they were the enemy doing wrong. He would chase them to correct the wrong. Kind of like that.  Ziggy explain it 

    Cami "Ziggy's normal now", not going to happen. Besides we are all abbynormal, just some  more than others.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


    Blessings, ewhhhhh I would have thrown up trying to do that laundry. Nice of you. so many people will appreciate it.

    Maddt2ta and Woosy(nice pic), The patterns. When I cleaned out my aunts condo, I brought home all her patterns. They were from the 40's thru 60's. Very stylish. I knew they were collectible. DH threw them out. He didn't ask and didn't know. He still didn't get it when I tried to explain. MEN.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


    Bluebird you should have a glowing halo around your head by now-----we can glow together in the moonlight, and dance under the stars :)

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited May 2014

    Sasthepoet...another hidden skill of our hyper, OCD medical researcher ! 

    Fiercest bird, I got my helmet on, ready for the pocket party. We are with you ! 

    Busy morning Owlettes ! I love reading all your posts & feeling like we are all a big supportive family..

    Jwow, you are certainly not a downer...I loved your photo yesterday, you are so young. I am 2 months behind  you on the cancerversary, and still in the anxiety fueled fear. My dx is scary & they told me my future was "uncertain". But so is everyone. My PCP told me we are all a phone call away from disaster. I am pushing myself to stay busy, but some days are hard. Feel like I'm a phony....pretend, smile, don't want to upset my kids or DH...I think we are both amazing cause we are willing to talk about this crap!

    Blessing...love your nails....great color...you are amazing to do all that with MIL stuff. I would of recycled also, but that is alot of laundry. I am not near the keeper of old stuff anymore. 

    Teka....congrats...nice to have that over...

    Cami, sheesh girl. We need to get you back to almost normal...lol..sorry those stinkin infections are wreaking havoc in your private parts...

    Lilshit & Chevster, you 2 with your worms...I love that we have the flower, digging in the earth bond. I have huge flower beds, some gone wild, lots of perennials. Always buying more, move this, thin that out. 

    Big weekend, don't laugh, ok go ahead...I am modeling in a fashion show tonight, golf tournament tomorrow. In charge of table decorations, niece coming & staying at my house. Weather is crappy, windy. Sounds exhausting, huh!  Trying to not over think everything, and just enjoy the moment. 

    BBL.....

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


    Golf Girl what fun.  PARTAY. We'll all be with you cheering you on as the Hostess with the Mostest :)

    Vertigo's back, YAY, I get to take rollercoaster rides without paying

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2014


    bahahahahha!  I thought there was a ROCKET party!  Now I find out it's a POCKET party.  Crap.  Our CASA program is having a Night Disc Golf Tournament this weekend.  They have glowing frisbies and put glow sticks on the goals/holes.  A rocket party would have been sooooo COOL!  But that's okay.  I will pocket for the Bbirdie with the rest of you.  I will bring the frisbies and glow sticks.

    The therapist did NOT say that I passed the test.  When I asked about what he was sending to the insurance busybodies he said stuff like "she's an independent cuss".  I just looked at him and said "you say that like it's a bad thing".  THEN he said "and she has no problem questioning her medical providers and changing doctors if they do not agree with her."  Again I looked at him for a minute, then said "it's called Advocating For Yourself and do you mean like right now??!!"  I only said two or three things that made his eyebrows shoot up.   Anyway it worked out okay, they left the door unlocked and I got back home in time for our volunteer meeting. Winking

    sassy - sorry about your vertiginous episodes.  That's what you use to explain to people why you are lying on the floor of the grocery store, right?

    Woozer - sorry things look bleak today (or yesterday).  I was weirded out on my first anniversary of my diagnosis.  March was my anniversary of my recurrence diagnosis and it was a piece of cake!  Well sort of.  I did think about it but it didn't stop me from napping or anything.  Anyway, just trying to say that it may get easier. So sorry about your dad.  I'm glad he has your mom to do the doctoring when he gets home.

    I'm off to the nursery to see what kind of plants that I should buy.  I need the kind that will die a slow death, not an overnight death.  I'm not so good with plants.

    P

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited May 2014

    phylisswiththebrownthumb.....you are a funny shit !

    Is it warm enough for night golf? ...I am panicking about playing in the cold wind....next week in the high  70s....YEEHA !

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited May 2014

    Phylly, You'd love my son. He runs a rocket shoot on Thanksgiving morning and New Year's Day. Everyone builds their rocket in a class, then they have a party to shoot them. At least he never did this in the basement when he was young. He likes to windsurf so lives in a windsurf mecca and likes to play so owns a hobby shop.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2014


    wren - He sounds wonderful.  He should come to the rocket pocket party!  ....um that's different from a pocket rocket.

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited May 2014

    Wren u'r son sounds like a hoot--How much fun he's having with his life--Wonderful,

    Nettie don't feel bad about understanding, remembering or catching up--just come on in whenever u want.

    OK Phyloalmostnotinsane===they did let u out into the world again. Wow they must be liberal thinks or no thinkers at all.

    Sas I understood most of what u said==YAHOO----why did my typing go like this???

    Anyway how are u going to do that all tomorrow with Vertigo, u won't have James Stewart to help u, u know that. U do way to much for all u'r body is going thru. But I do know u'll do it and it will seem easy for  others to watch u.

    OK BBL

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited May 2014

    been catching up and snooping in. SAS, sorry for the roller coaster, unless you like that. Don't think so. Hope everything goes well this weekend and have a happy Mother's Day. I get to spend the morning with my MIL, yeah :(  Oh well. This one is better than last years. Had to tell my mom about the BC the day after. Everybody else knew just had to get it over with her. 

    Got to go make myself a bra now. Got it started but pretty sure its not going to fit right. Got to finish most of it so I can see where to fix the cups. I'm flatter but broad so not normal pattern piece. I'll get it figured out. 

    Not to brag but lost 12 lbs so far.  Yesterday was bad, wanted to eat anything sooooo bad. Made it through, so I'm good.

    You guys take care and be good in FBB pocket (or not).   ;) 

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014

    Phillycrazylady, yes, it's a very good excuse for falling all over the place. It's been gone awhile. Remember when it started, DBF and I knocked heads in the middle of the night. This onewasn't as complicated, simply sat up and went on a ride down the coaster.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


    Cami, good, b/c if they aren't doing C&S (culture and sensitivity) with you, they are hurting you. I' m betting they haven't. Just prescribe a drug and if it doesn't work then prescribe another one. I coined a word for it a long time ago Paintball therapy. Throw the drug at you and see if it sticks. Might hit, might miss.

    DS calls and says he'll be home sat may be , but Sunday for sure. "Oh isn't that nice Blah Blah Blah". I come here and find out it's Mothers day' DUH. Same thing happened on my B-day-----Just out of touch.

    Smarrty----oh, the roller coaster ride is fine and fun  as long as I don't get hurt. :) I  just turn a little less quick, get up slower. I know others have it that are quite distressed by it. They have my sympathies.  ............My sympathies re: MIL, I had one like that too. UGH. ............A woman that makes her own bras. Has that always been or just since BC. talented a difficult piece to do.Did you know that Madd2ta and Woosy are sewing people too? Sewer's didn't look right? What's wrong with that?.............Okay, give tell us how you're loosing the weight?

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited May 2014


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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited May 2014

    SAS, I'm doing, wait a minute I gotta look it up (minds empty)     Optifast for the last 3 weeks. (I got no excuse for being addled brain!).  I've been making my bras for about 5 years now. I haven't needed to wear one for the last year. Was suppose to wear the mastectomy bras but had fluid build up after bmx and didn't go back to wearing them. So now that my skin is still stretching, the PS recommended I wear one.

    Here's a really ugly bird!  Nice colors but uglllllyyyy. I wonder what kind it is?

    image

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited May 2014

    Smaarty, iDK, but are you craving fowl ?

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited May 2014

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    almost done planting. Small area but love love love it. I can't get enough of my screen porch birds and flowers. Veggies aren't in yet

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited May 2014

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    that's what I look at from my screen porch. Like I said, small but so pretty when all in bloom

    Smarty, love the eyelashes on that bird. Wish mine were that pretty :)

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited May 2014

    Hole hahahahaha--tht will scare the hell out of that craving. Ugly is to kind for that one. Smaarty good for u, u should brag. And making u'r own bras--Honestly I've never heard anyone do that. It must be a difficult procedure the way it's shaped and all.

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited May 2014

    Susan small or not it's a lovely place and I'm sure when it's in bloom--it's beautiful.

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  • dutchiris
    dutchiris Member Posts: 855
    edited May 2014

    I just ate 3.5 servings of cashews :/

    The dancer on my avatar is my youngest daughter.

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  • blondiex46
    blondiex46 Member Posts: 5,712
    edited May 2014

    Hey helo, I am in the middle of my 3rd round..thanks

    Jwoo the steroids are  annoying

    Chevy..hugs

    Hey phillie  miss u

    Happy mothers day weekend

    Me


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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited May 2014

    I like the birds eyelashes too. If I only half of that!   Bras aren't  hard to make, takes me about 2 hours. So this first one is too small by the armpits, doesn't cover enough. So I'll try again next week,, don't feel like starting it now. 

    Susan, like your patio. You'll have to post a pic when it's in bloom. It looks like all the snow is gone, true?

    Phyllis, if you don't mind my asking, whats with the ankle thingy?

    SAS, hope your feeling better! 

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited May 2014

    U G L Y it ain't got no alibi. Is it a wild turkey?

    Sas did Chevy make that with the music notes? I hafta get one for my music teacher kid if she did. 

    Vertigo go away!

    Susan love the patio

    Been lurking on the first floor, not in the basement. Hi everybody!

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited May 2014

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    our friendly niehborhood snake says hello. He is very active this evening :)

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