he is finally a little better.
his doctor is also pretty certain what he has: clostridium difficile.
this is caused when an antibiotic cleans out all the good flora and
this bad one gets a toehold. it comes in mild, moderate and severe

I have just been told that I have Osteoarthritis in my neck...and with that a
pinched nerve. I am on anti-inflamtory . I have burning , and now aching pains
with pins and needles...in my neck going up to my head. What can I do to make
this better for myself...up until a few weeks ...

 I went to see my RD again today.  I got a steroid shot in each shoulder.
I also received a prescription for Enbrel in the once a week form.   I found
out that I was one week early for my appointment but he saw me anyway my
other appointment was cancelled because of his migraine ...

Too Young For Joint Replacement?
Are the results worth the risk?
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,
reported in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

We've got a couple Mozilla users on the new site that are trying to
enter our chatroom (java chat that pops up in a new window) and can't.
It's driving me crazy - lol.
I've tried changing security setting, firewall settings, java settings,

Well...still feeling cruddy.  But my RD called and talked to me and I
told him I could not see the pulmonologist till the 22nd.  He said
just from talking to me on the phone that my lungs were getting worse.
A simple conversation takes my breath away.

Yesterday when I saw Mom I was so shocked. She was even worse than the
day before!  She never opened her eyes all day. And the strange thing
was that she was moving her left arm and just holding it in the air
like she was reaching for something and moving her mouth like she was

Hi everyone...first of all i'm typing with one hand, so just ignore the
mistakes.
got home late last night...ended up having to open thr shoulder up..not bad,
only about 3 inches.  torn rotator cuff that he needed more space to get to,

this is Vickie's husband--- her surgery on monday went very well and she is to
be released tomorrow. Her surgeon said everything looks ok-- thanks

Saw two surgeons in Boston.
I saw a highly recommended surgeon at NE Baptist, but he was so
arrogant and disdainful I couldn't imagine him doing my surgery.
The other surgeon was at Brigham and Womens is also a good surgeon,

i took john to the er at 2 am this morning. he'd lost tons of blood
over the course of an hour and his fever had spiked back up to 102. in
all the years he had ulcerative colitis,  he said he never lost this
much blood at one time. i just got home (it's 8:20). he was being

I am so glad I found you!!!
I am a very active 40 year old with one prosthetic left knee from an
old athletic injury playing high school basketball at the ripe old age
of 34 and TWO hips with advancing OA. I am also allergic to the poly in

You Might Be In Education If...
* You can converse in middle schoolease.
* Your last nerve is a distant memory...
* Every day is a bad hair day.

It has been awhile.  How is everyone?
well for the last 5 months Dale and I have been foster parents for our 2
grandchildren 7 mos and a 2 1/2 yr old.
today the kids got to go home to their parents.  It was hard to beleive the

Back from the hospital!
Guess what I had?  Lung inflammation just like I TOLD THEM I HAD!  Had
to stay a day longer so they can tell my heart is fine?!
And the cruddy part....I still feel like doo-doo.  I'm calling my