My mother had TKRs on both knees 2+ years ago (she's now 71), with no
problems till now. One leg "locks" when she's walking, in the straight
position. She's been back to the surgeon twice, who x-rayed and found
nothing structurally wrong. On the 2nd visit, he gave her some

               LIVING WIH CHRONIC PAIN?
The American Pain Foundation offers a free notebook
with a pain log, a chart to graph pain levels, and questions
to help you track your daily pain experience -- valuable

I got a letter this morning, entitled "patient choice".  Told me I could
have my knee replacement a bit earlier if I would go to another hospital.
Thinking "oh, perhaps a private hospital, own room etc" I phoned up the PCT.
No such luck - they offered me Weston Super Mare :((

this is a very long article from Medscape I thought some of the
Sjogrens might be interested in the current thinking on treatment. --
MZ
Sjögren's Syndrome: A Disease in Evolution

Pet owners will find the whole thing funny, others may skip to the rules of
the house for non-pet owners to understand things better.
Something funny a fellow pet owner may enjoy...
Dear Pet:

Anyone heard of this, had it or know if and how it can be fixed, please tell
me. I've had back pain whenever I am standing or walking for any length of
time (3 min.) for years but thought it was my RA but now my doctor thinks it
is a spinal compression in the mid back. I am to go ...

Heat From Laptops Can Affect Male Fertility
All that computer time on the road or at home may be taking more of a toll
on some men than they realize.
Reproductive experts warn in a new study that heat generated by laptop

From: Mary
To: Joe
Subject: Nativity scene
Date: Sunday, December 12, 2004 17:06

http://www.cartoline.it/pics/_zoom_flash.htm?immagine=scherzi_150404_01.swf
Put the coin in the slot
Click on the full cup
Click on "apri" at the end

Have fun throwing snowballs and hit the elves! BUT don't hit Santa :)))
http://www.elfdecoder.com/static_pages/snowball_fight.html
Carole :)

Better shoot Santa before you get your unwanted present !

Firefox seems to be very unstable on my machine.  I installed it with
everything turned off A/V, zone Alarm installed it and rebooted my
computer, but still it crashes.  Something about my set up it does not
like and this is the second time I have tried it.  Looks like I will

Subject: EATING TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table
knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave
immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

http://www.my-tgif.com/santa-plane.shtml
The scroll is slow, but funny.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.cfm?StoryID=18356620&full=1
Novartis (NVS) Investigational Drug ICL670 Demonstrates Positive Results In
Treating Chronic Iron Overload, A Potentially Life-Threatening Condition;
Overall Primary Endpoint Was Not Met