MY Results are In, too
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From: MBV on 4 Oct 2005 10:38 Hey there Girl, Congratulations!!! This cigarette stopping is one day at a time thing.... Sometimes one minute at a time thing. Congrats on going as far as you have. The first few days are the hardest and not killing everyone around you is even harder still. This must be the right time for you!!! I can remember an old boss begging me to start up again saying "Sometimes it may be better to live a shorter life with some friends than to live smoke free with no friends." That was how bad I was at one time I tried to stop!!! Great to hear your doctors are treating you correctly and you have also reminded me that it is very important to stay regular too. That has been a life long problem for me and I can see it can lead to life long problems too. I really never thought about it. Anyway, take care and be good to YOU. Maureen
From: Squirrely on 4 Oct 2005 15:47 Good news on alot of the results. Glad for you. Now just take care and do what you are suppose to to keep well. I can help you lose weight. Get what I have, it does wonders for losing weight. I weighed 222 when I got this a week and a half, to two weeks ago. I think it was a week - week and a half ago I started dropping the weight. I am down to 211. The only problem with that is when I am able to eat again, it will come back on. Still sick to tummy and ibs stuff not wanted to let me eat. So just picking at things to eat. You take care. Still have you and Deff in my prayers and thoughts. Will have always. -- Love and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo >I dont' know where all to start! :-) Things turned out really really >well, I think! :-) > > I'll try not to bore ya all with a lot of repetition or chatter! :0) ok, > ok! ;-) I'll try to keep it down to a minimum! :0) > > The follow-up app't with pulmonary for the pulmo test and sleep study: > NO sleep apnea was noted :-0) yeaaaa no more cpap machine :-) Although > it DID show that I had a sleep problem. > > The lung volume on the pulmo test was too low to be able to test for co2 > retention (test for emphysema) ... the test itself showed severe lung > disease (the ONLY thing the past drs have gotten right!! the OTHER drs > from where I USED to live in that horrible other state!!) have severe > asthma, COPD which is reversible. THAT is GOOD news ... 'nother words, > the condition is treatable w/medication and 'reverses' itself ... my meds > open my lungs up better! ;-) The respitory meds I've been on for YEARS > now is the best protocol that there is for my 'condition' . :-) as I > said, this was the ONLY correct condition and treatment that the "****" > drs (previous statethat I lived in) had! > > The 'nodule' that was in my right lung was a calcified nodule or granuloma > from histoplasmosis ... or chicken mold spores! commonly seen in folks > from the southern states! Histoplasmosis is also like Valley Fever (or > something like that) anyway, it's calcified, and has resolved on its own! > :-) APPARENTLY I shouldn't ever have any more probs from it ... chit! I > dont' have ANY idea which case of lung gunk I'd had that was this stuff, > and not pneumonia! :-} > > At least I don't live 'round that chicken chit state no MORE so won't get > any more chicken chit in my lungs! <wicked evil grin> > > For the LIFE of me, I do NOT understand why the drs in *** NEVER noticed > the presence of the nodule, or if they DID, why they never mentioned it! > I mean like I had at LEAST 6 -10 lung exrays ran EACH year for the past 10 > years!! And, never mentioned that I may have had chicken chit disease! > <grinning in spite of myself! :-) > > > The tummy biopsy showed the probs I had was an episode of ischemic > colitis, that has resolved itself as well! :-) Also have diverticulosis > ... so I have to eat more fiber and make sure I poop! which to me is > crazy, but oh well, i've been making SURE i poop at LEAST every other > day!! I take my little red pills twice a day like a good girl! :-) along > with my 50 jillion other pills! ROFL > > I have had SOO much trouble SOO long with my tummy ... I don't EVEN > understand why them OTHER state drs never EVER found the diverticulis > stuff! they'd done an endoscopy a year previous ... of course, telling me > that everything was 'normal' ! Guess it just falls apart when you cross > state lines! ROFL > > The bone density showed osteoporosis. Sure is strange that TWO separate > tests ... one 15 months ago, and the other 9 months ago, in that OTHER > state ... showed NORMAL bone density!! and here, osteoporsis shows up! > > I'd already mentioned in my latest post about Deff's test results how well > the old pcp's office staff did when I had my last app't! I made SURE they > ALL knew I'd noticed and APPRECIATED the improvements they'd made! :-) > > I saved the absolute BESTESTEST for last tho' ! :-) drum roll, please > ................ thank you, maestro! :-) > > I have NOT had ANY ciggarettes AT ALL in over 48 hours! YEAAAAAAAAA for > MEEEEE! :-) THAT was the HARDEST struggle I've gone thru in A LONG LONG > TIME!! :-( But, I DID IT! :-) TADA! :-) > > My nicotine patch is helping TREMENDOUSLY! :-) thank god!! I still am > having the HUGE craving at night for my two ciggies, especially ... but > they are NEAR what they were! thankfully! ;-) so now I'll go download > one of those meters, and start puttin' in MY smokeless stats! WHOOOO > HOOOOOO without ANY cheating in it, neither! ;-) > > I'm sooooo proud of MEEEEEE! :-) That was ONE helluva battle ... but I > WON! whooooo hooooooooooooo! :-) > > sorry FMily! got a bit carried away there with the exuberance! :-0) > > So, that catches all of the test results from both Deff and I ! :-) > > Thanks to all of you for the prayers/good vibes/love and support you;ve > sent our way! They were answered positively MANY times over and over! > > Wedding bells/thoughts ahead on the distant horizon! :-) as I wonder > just HOW much weight I'll have lost by then ... as I'm STILL watchin' what > I don't eat! ROFL the weight seems to be at a standstill right now ... > but then, I haven't been really REALLY strenous as I had been on the > yogurt, etc However, I'm back on my 'yogurt/fruit' so we'll see what I > weight next drs visit! :-) as it is, I'm STILL under 230 lbs .. which in > itself is a small miracle! (227 lbs SCORE!!) so have only gained back 6 > pounds when I stopped smoking! :-) Cool, huh?? ;-) > > -- > Hugz n Luvz! > Hellacious Jeb >
From: dingalingdeb on 9 Oct 2005 22:22
I am most 'fittingly' proud of your non smoking skills, Hell! You GO girlfriend!! dingaling deb Instead of studying for finals, what about just going to the Bahamas and catching some rays? Maybe you'll flunk, but you might have flunked anyway; that's my point. Jack Handey "Hellacious Jeb" <jeb7591(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:Thk0f.9260$6e1.1940(a)newssvr14.news.prodigy.com... >I dont' know where all to start! :-) Things turned out really really >well, I think! :-) > > I'll try not to bore ya all with a lot of repetition or chatter! :0) ok, > ok! ;-) I'll try to keep it down to a minimum! :0) > > The follow-up app't with pulmonary for the pulmo test and sleep study: > NO sleep apnea was noted :-0) yeaaaa no more cpap machine :-) Although > it DID show that I had a sleep problem. > > The lung volume on the pulmo test was too low to be able to test for co2 > retention (test for emphysema) ... the test itself showed severe lung > disease (the ONLY thing the past drs have gotten right!! the OTHER drs > from where I USED to live in that horrible other state!!) have severe > asthma, COPD which is reversible. THAT is GOOD news ... 'nother words, > the condition is treatable w/medication and 'reverses' itself ... my meds > open my lungs up better! ;-) The respitory meds I've been on for YEARS > now is the best protocol that there is for my 'condition' . :-) as I > said, this was the ONLY correct condition and treatment that the "****" > drs (previous statethat I lived in) had! > > The 'nodule' that was in my right lung was a calcified nodule or granuloma > from histoplasmosis ... or chicken mold spores! commonly seen in folks > from the southern states! Histoplasmosis is also like Valley Fever (or > something like that) anyway, it's calcified, and has resolved on its own! > :-) APPARENTLY I shouldn't ever have any more probs from it ... chit! I > dont' have ANY idea which case of lung gunk I'd had that was this stuff, > and not pneumonia! :-} > > At least I don't live 'round that chicken chit state no MORE so won't get > any more chicken chit in my lungs! <wicked evil grin> > > For the LIFE of me, I do NOT understand why the drs in *** NEVER noticed > the presence of the nodule, or if they DID, why they never mentioned it! > I mean like I had at LEAST 6 -10 lung exrays ran EACH year for the past 10 > years!! And, never mentioned that I may have had chicken chit disease! > <grinning in spite of myself! :-) > > > The tummy biopsy showed the probs I had was an episode of ischemic > colitis, that has resolved itself as well! :-) Also have diverticulosis > ... so I have to eat more fiber and make sure I poop! which to me is > crazy, but oh well, i've been making SURE i poop at LEAST every other > day!! I take my little red pills twice a day like a good girl! :-) along > with my 50 jillion other pills! ROFL > > I have had SOO much trouble SOO long with my tummy ... I don't EVEN > understand why them OTHER state drs never EVER found the diverticulis > stuff! they'd done an endoscopy a year previous ... of course, telling me > that everything was 'normal' ! Guess it just falls apart when you cross > state lines! ROFL > > The bone density showed osteoporosis. Sure is strange that TWO separate > tests ... one 15 months ago, and the other 9 months ago, in that OTHER > state ... showed NORMAL bone density!! and here, osteoporsis shows up! > > I'd already mentioned in my latest post about Deff's test results how well > the old pcp's office staff did when I had my last app't! I made SURE they > ALL knew I'd noticed and APPRECIATED the improvements they'd made! :-) > > I saved the absolute BESTESTEST for last tho' ! :-) drum roll, please > ................ thank you, maestro! :-) > > I have NOT had ANY ciggarettes AT ALL in over 48 hours! YEAAAAAAAAA for > MEEEEE! :-) THAT was the HARDEST struggle I've gone thru in A LONG LONG > TIME!! :-( But, I DID IT! :-) TADA! :-) > > My nicotine patch is helping TREMENDOUSLY! :-) thank god!! I still am > having the HUGE craving at night for my two ciggies, especially ... but > they are NEAR what they were! thankfully! ;-) so now I'll go download > one of those meters, and start puttin' in MY smokeless stats! WHOOOO > HOOOOOO without ANY cheating in it, neither! ;-) > > I'm sooooo proud of MEEEEEE! :-) That was ONE helluva battle ... but I > WON! whooooo hooooooooooooo! :-) > > sorry FMily! got a bit carried away there with the exuberance! :-0) > > So, that catches all of the test results from both Deff and I ! :-) > > Thanks to all of you for the prayers/good vibes/love and support you;ve > sent our way! They were answered positively MANY times over and over! > > Wedding bells/thoughts ahead on the distant horizon! :-) as I wonder > just HOW much weight I'll have lost by then ... as I'm STILL watchin' what > I don't eat! ROFL the weight seems to be at a standstill right now ... > but then, I haven't been really REALLY strenous as I had been on the > yogurt, etc However, I'm back on my 'yogurt/fruit' so we'll see what I > weight next drs visit! :-) as it is, I'm STILL under 230 lbs .. which in > itself is a small miracle! (227 lbs SCORE!!) so have only gained back 6 > pounds when I stopped smoking! :-) Cool, huh?? ;-) > > -- > Hugz n Luvz! > Hellacious Jeb > |