Well, went and saw the endocrinologist about the thyroid stuff
yesterday.  
She of course wanted more bloodwork and I have to do the dreaded thyroid
biopsies again!   LOL....she said I could either do the biopsies or let

Just got this this very minute from Duckie!
Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2007, 11:42pm (EDT-3) To:  (DonnaG)
Subject: It's a boy
And he is three weeks early. 2 days of labor and nurse said that if she

I can't really go into detail now, because I haven't gotten her answer yet
as to if I can post about it here.
So I would like to say please pray for her and hubby they have been going
thru some really tough and trying times.

As most of you know, I had a cochlear implant a couple of years ago that has
dramatically improved my ability to communicate.
Without it I am profoundly deaf.
While I have had no problems with the way the device works, some of the

Dear Folks,
Some of you have followed the saga of my son this spring.  He has
successfully completed sinus surgery.  His nose looks wonderfully
straight.  <g>  His doctor released him yesterday!  And today he and

This is an interesting article about pain.  Took a while to load but
think it's worth reading.
The Changing Science of PainMillions of aging boomers and the latest
generation of wounded soldiers hope the secrets of our most enduring

Still some vacillation on vibrating fitness machine
By Carla K. Johnson
What if you could burn fat while shaking a martini?
Actually, it's your body that shakes like a martini on a new type of fitness

How to do well when visiting the sick
By Leslie Garcia
Unlike going to Paris or eating waffles, being in the hospital doesn't tend
to be a can't-wait-to-do-it again activity.

Allies landed at Normandy           D-Day

I had gout 6 months ago and it would not go away.  I'd been to the
doctor and got medication for pain and the standard course of treatment
and it kind of helped but the gout came back, again and again,  once in
my ankle!  I was on crutches that day.  I ate cherries, I watched my

Well, apparently the old ticker is in fine shape and needs no repair,  
which is fine.  A strange experience all the way around.
Oddest of all whas that when they had me all set up on thit table under  
all this equipment some woman I never saw before came bouncing in to  

Found out about this rude surprise after my health plan was renewed at work a
few days ago. The only option Oxford gave my employer was a $3,000 maximum
prescription benefit. I'll blow that with two refills along with my other
medications. This was after rejecting all of my ...

Well I am off to my second rituxan iv today - hopefully we can get it in all
the way today and not have to repeat this crap tomorrow.  I took 45 mg of
prednisone before bed as ordered last night.  guess what?? No sleep, bitchy
as hell!  My face loves 45 mg of prednisone - that ...

I feel like I've been struck by lightning.  My 9 yr. old TKR suddenly
swelled and became so painful that within 12 hrs. I couldn't get into a car
to get to the ER.  Had to call an ambulance.  I thought maybe it was a blood
clot but it was staph aureus.  There was no wound--don't ...