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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2005I'm home!
Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and running but it was talking to my modem. Then I got it to recognize the modem but it wasn't talking to AOL. Somewhere in the midst of all that I got my tubes put in my ears. I also fell and broke my ankle. Don't panic, it was just a hairline fracture and I walked on it for 3 weeks before I found out it was broke. Me thinks my pain tolerance is a wee bit too high. Anyway, ears are fine, ankle is mending, bla, bla, bla. So, I hate AOL. I can't believe they got rid of the newsgroups. Time to start shopping for a new ISP. Does anyone know of a good, trustworthy ISP? Talk to you all later. I have to start getting caught up. Sarah L My, my....you *have* been busy. Glad you're back and okay. Don't do it again. ;) Hugs, Kimmy Sarah, glad things are on the upswing, except for AOL, don't know much about them, but doesn't sound too good! Glad you're back and things are mending.....you take care......(((((HUGS)))) Pic > Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was > out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sarah L Geez, and I juust thought you were working too hard again :) Check with your phone and cable companies and see if either is offering good deals on a high speed connection. Lots of them are these days and you might as well get the good stuff. Are your ears improving with the tubes?  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Good to see you, Sarah! --- Patty Hoping your hills are never too steep. > Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was > out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sarah L Well, what about the "german server"? You'd still be on AOL, but hey. There is also beta Google, but that can be cumbersome (I use it, but I've got broadband). There is a newsreader called Agent, lots of people like that one. Some people on Earthlink say they are pretty reliable, but I don't know about newsgroups. I think I've got links to both the server and Agent if you'd like them. So sorry about the ankle. I believe high pain tolerance is just an "advantage" to having arthritis (of any form). Fortunately, I've not broken anything, but most of my family has, so much empathy from me for that. How are the tubes working? I'm sitting on the fence (and dang is it uncomfortable) about possibly getting some, but on the rare occasion I swim, I worry about that. Smokie Darling (Annie) I'd love to have those links. Reading through google is slow. The tubes are working fine but they do have drawbacks. I have to wear plugs when I shower or swim so I don't get water in my ears. Also, when your ears pop, it's really strange, like you hear it from both sides of the ear drum. At night when it's quiet I hear my pulse in my ears. Most nights it doesn't bother me but last night it sounded so loud. It drove me up the wall and I didn't get much sleep. Finally figured out that if I hummed I couldn't hear it, so I hummed myself to sleep. Sarah > I'd love to have those links. Reading through google is slow. The > tubes are working fine but they do have drawbacks. I have to wear [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Sarah Okay, Agent: http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php Don't worry about the price thing, if you don't wish to pay for it, it will go to "Free Agent" after 30 days. The "german" server, I believe is at: http://news.cis.dfn.de/namechange-en.html If'n that isn't the right one, I am pretty sure that Rosie knows the link. The guy who gave me this one said: I haven't followed the links on the page, but I'm assuming they should lead to a location to set up service on Outlook Express, Agent, or whatever news reader you might have. Hope it helps. The German server addy is: http://news.individual.net/ It takes a few days to get an e-mail back with yer password but the service is very reliable. And the nicest thing is all the spam you'll never see posted unless it is replied to. Welcome back, Sarah! Hugs from Rosie Signature"If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself" -- Meat Loaf, Bat Outta Hell II > > > I'd love to have those links. Reading through google is slow. The [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Hope it helps. That is what I use and I read through Netscape because it is so much easier to use than Outlook. Duckie > The German server addy is: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Hugs from Rosie Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Sarah, I can't believe that on top of everything else, you broke your ankle. Good grief lady, didn't you already have enough wrong? Surely hope your computer keeps working right, your ears won't give you any more problems, and the ankle heals quickly. Are you in any type of cast or brace? Gwen > Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was > out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sarah L Somewhere in the midst of all that >I got my tubes put in my ears. I also fell and broke my ankle. Don't >panic, it was just a hairline fracture and I walked on it for 3 weeks >before I found out it was broke. Oh my! I agree with the pain tolerance thing. Smetimes that does not work to our advantage. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > Somewhere in the midst of all that >>I got my tubes put in my ears. I also fell and broke my ankle. Don't [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I agree with the pain tolerance thing. Smetimes that does not work to > our advantage. Another thing with the pain tolerance, they call it a high pain threshold for a reason. For most it means that they can tolerate more pain than the average person - up to a point. But when they cross that point it is like flipping a switch. It all comes roaring down just like it would for anyone else. Don't know about others but minor pain doesn't seem to bother me much. But I don't go from "I'm OK with this" to "Maybe I'm OK with this" To "Heck this hurts" to agony. I seem to skip one of the middle steps. Jo > Another thing with the pain tolerance, they call it a high pain threshold > for a reason. For most it means that they can tolerate more pain than the > average person - up to a point. But when they cross that point it is like > flipping a switch. It all comes roaring down just like it would for anyone > else. And another point is that there is technically a difference between pain tolerance and pain threshold. Tolerance is how much pain you can live with, you know you hurt but you deal with it and keep going because "it's not that bad" even though it might floor someone unaccustomed to being in pain. That's why so many of us consider a pain level of a 3 to be an absolute delight after living for so long at much higher pain levels. Pain threshold is how much damage your body needs before you actually realize that you have pain, that something is wrong. A person with a high threshold might actually have no sensation of pain from a broken bone because for some reason the CNS messages aren't being interpreted that way, or aren't being sent or aren't getting through or any of those things. A person with a high threshold might think pain that we would categorize as a 3 to be totally unbearable while we'd consider it it delight to be at that level. But, for a person with a high threshold, a pain level of 3 means a lot more is wrong in their body than with someone who'd pain threshold is lower. My dad had a really high threshold. Depite joints obviously ravaged by RA, he almost never experienced "pain" from the disease, just stiffness and an inability to use his joints. He'd feel some pain when weight-bearing joints were bone on bone, but not really until then. They also couldn't believe how little pain medication he'd require after surgery. He wasn't being "tough", he just really didn't need any more to kill the pain. It's a 2 edged sword though - he might have sought more effective treatment earlier for some stuff if he'd experienced pain at the levels I have with his arthritis. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Welcome home Sarah. Just had to replace the hard drive on my laptop -- thank heavens for extended warranties. We have been telling you guys for years to leave AOL in the dust. lol Maybe someone will send you the google email link. And then there is the german newsgroup. Duckie > Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was > out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sarah L Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) whaddya mean "don't know if i was missed . . ."? holy cow, woman, of course you were missed! but, sarah, do you think you could ease up a bit on the owie stuff---like don't fall and break any more bones and stuff like that? it is waaaay past time you had some good stuff happening to you. shall i insist?<smile> teasing aside, it is soooo good to see you back, hon. bummer about the ankle. glad you got the ear tubes. ummm . . . i prolly shouldn't tell you this, but in a pinch, i used silly putty instead of ear molds/plugs and it seemed to work better. yes, well, i was a mom and moms don't exactly always have time to do things in the most copasetic ways. but it was new silly putty, not play-dough, and was not reused.<giggling> i don't own stock, but i wish i bought some years ago. i'm still with comcast broadband and it seems to work ok for me, even using OE6. there's an occassional and fairly rare isp glitch, but i think that's true with most, if not all, servers. it's definitely not the least expensive way to go though. so, now tell me, have you found a way to make work a little less stressful? and how's the birdhouse coming? and did you ever blow bubbles? i'm still picturing you blowing bubbles at work and hoping you dared to!LOL hey sweetie, welcome home! kate > Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was > out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sarah L You were missed. I always miss you when you are not around here. We need you here more. I am glad you got the tubes in your ears. Are they helping you or can you tell a difference yet. Sorry about your ankle. I hope it is healing quickly. Does this lay you up much or can you still work with it. Thinking of you alot. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Don't know if I was missed but I sure missed you guys. My phone was > out for a few days, then my computer crashed, then I got it up and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Sarah L |
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