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Grex > Agora46 > #8: I'm Bummed, I'm Bummed, I'm really really Bummed | |
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michaela
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response 444 of 594:
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Aug 18 20:41 UTC 2003 |
My brother beat lymphoma when he was eight years old. Stay strong. :)
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senna
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response 445 of 594:
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Aug 18 22:12 UTC 2003 |
I'm sorry to hear about that, Sindi. What hospital are you attending for
treatment? Cat Scans aren't all that pleasant, but you learn to get used to
them and in the end it's not all that bad. My dad had to get them every six
weeks, and he would barely mention it if we didn't ask about it.
I know of several people who currently live normal lives following various
lymphomas. Even more serious cancers, such as what my dad had, are only
obstacles to be overcome. Good luck. If you want to read something rather
inspiring, read Lance Armstrong's book. Consider, when you read it, that he
just won his fifth consecutive Tour de France this year, tying the record.
I hope things go well.
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jaklumen
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response 446 of 594:
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Aug 19 01:16 UTC 2003 |
I overslept and missed my doctor's appointment for an initial sleep
evaluation-- how bitterly ironic is that-- and had to reschedule to a
time that now conflicts with work.
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jiffer
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response 447 of 594:
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Aug 19 02:00 UTC 2003 |
Good luck Sindi. Though I don't know much about the medical issues, if you
have insurance issues, pop me an email since I do a lot of medical billing.
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michaela
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response 448 of 594:
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Aug 19 05:14 UTC 2003 |
Re #446 - if I'd been the receptionist and you'd called me with that excuse,
it would have been very hard not to chuckle politely at the irony (and then
laugh once the phone was back on the hook). :)
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scott
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response 449 of 594:
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Aug 19 15:26 UTC 2003 |
Didn't sleep well last night, and somehow also picked up an extremely sore
neck in the process.
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polytarp
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response 450 of 594:
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Aug 19 17:10 UTC 2003 |
Take a fucking Benadryl.
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lynne
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response 451 of 594:
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Aug 19 17:51 UTC 2003 |
Dammit. Back to the can't-go-to-sleep, then can't-wake-up cycle. I was
really hoping to be through with this. Especially annoying because I'm
totally exhausted by the time I can call boy, but too tired to make sense,
but can't fall asleep if I hang up either. Bah.
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keesan
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response 452 of 594:
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Aug 19 19:38 UTC 2003 |
Thanks to all three of you with the good stories about lymphoma. That is
really encouraging. I feel better already. Tomorrow I have outpatient biopsy
to determine the details.
Re the sore shoulder - I think I would be okay if the muscle would stop
pulling as I found one position that works. I already have an inch of foam
(that cmopresses to nothing) and two down pillows.
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michaela
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response 453 of 594:
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Aug 19 20:21 UTC 2003 |
I'd tell you to cocoon in some blankets and the sleeping bag, but it's too
hot. :(
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goose
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response 454 of 594:
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Aug 19 21:07 UTC 2003 |
RE#450 that wouldn't do any fucking good.
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senna
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response 455 of 594:
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Aug 19 21:30 UTC 2003 |
I deal extensively with insurance billing myself (what do you do, exactly,
jiffer? I'm mostly registration and problem-solving), so let me know if you
have any questions. Particularly if you attend St. Joe's, Sindi, because I
can tell you who to talk to if I'm not the guy to help.
Then again, my mum could tell you all about the U of M oncology unit, so
there's more resources out there.
People talk about "losing the battle" when someone dies from a disease. I
find that to be innaccurate--everybody dies, not everybody loses. My dad won
his battle with cancer, and it wasn't something the doctors could do for
him--it's all about spirit. Keep yours up, Sindi, and it will do you a world
of good.
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happyboy
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response 456 of 594:
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Aug 19 23:15 UTC 2003 |
re452: consider spending some time on the cube with gabriel chin
(if he's still around). some of the stuff he does might ease
your muscle problems.
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jmsaul
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response 457 of 594:
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Aug 19 23:49 UTC 2003 |
He's still around.
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goose
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response 458 of 594:
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Aug 20 01:38 UTC 2003 |
IBB I learned from an article in the newspaper that a friend, and a damn nice
person, was likely murdered by her boyfriend.
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scott
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response 459 of 594:
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Aug 20 02:05 UTC 2003 |
Yikes.
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tod
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response 460 of 594:
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Aug 20 03:28 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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jaklumen
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response 461 of 594:
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Aug 20 06:57 UTC 2003 |
resp:448 maybe. But at a sleep clinic? No, although it would
normally seem funny, this is actually very, very serious. I'm
starting to get very scared. I hate waking up after a full night's
sleep dead tired or even sleep some nights waking up 3, 4 times a
night. I just about freaked hardcore because missing an appointment
with a referral counts as two no-shows with my primary care physician
and I get dropped. We frantically rescheduled the appointment.
Laugh if you feel like it. I'm actually hurt.
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michaela
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response 462 of 594:
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Aug 20 07:59 UTC 2003 |
I know it is serious, but the irony did not escape me. I'm not actually
laughing AT you or your problem.
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jmsaul
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response 463 of 594:
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Aug 20 11:52 UTC 2003 |
When he's more awake, the irony will seem funnier.
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anderyn
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response 464 of 594:
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Aug 20 12:37 UTC 2003 |
Bummed because someone cut a fiber optic cable and our phone service is out
probably until the 25th of this month. So no Internet/grex at home for the
next week. :-(
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remmers
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response 465 of 594:
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Aug 20 13:41 UTC 2003 |
Ack! And you live not far from us. My sympathies - internet deprivation
is serious stuff.
<remmers checks the phone. it works...>
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lynne
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response 466 of 594:
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Aug 20 14:18 UTC 2003 |
re back there: AC's a fantastic invention. I turned it back on last night
for the specific purpose of cocooning in a feather bed, and I actually
slept pretty well. (going to bed at 10 pm didn't hurt either...and caught
boy at his lunch hour. :))
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jep
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response 467 of 594:
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Aug 20 15:35 UTC 2003 |
My car was almost, but not quite, overheating; it would heat up to just
short of the red line. I took it in today, and have been told I need a
new radiator. I also need a new thermostat. The estimate is $400,
which must have pushed my repair tab for my 1992 Taurus with 130,000
miles over $1500 for the year.
This is the first time I've gotten a new thermostat without also
getting a new water pump.
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jiffer
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response 468 of 594:
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Aug 20 17:11 UTC 2003 |
resp:455 Senna, I do data entry (demographics), A/R, precollections,
and some coding. I am learning the coding now. But I know how to lay
on sweetness while telling people to pay the doctor. And I am learning
to deal better with medicare.
IBB I am totally out of shape. I went to pots over the summer. I
couldn't swim a whole lap, I got three quarters through it, and was
breathing to hard to do an american crawl. So, I am going to have to
do "homework" to make sure that I can get a decent grade in my PE class
(decent grade in a PE class will always be an A in my book).
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