good news for a change

[Guest guest]

Dear : Gosh what an experience. I have to see my Cardiologist for a

download of my IPCD on the 10th. They suspect my sternum has broken and the

wire is poking me. Means another open heart if they are right. So far I have

endured broken wires etc with these implants. I suffer V-tach events

frequently and now am getting A-fibs. Real fun stuff. I can't imagine what

you are going through. I will pray though for your continued sucess! Love,

Jeannie

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From: " I Wang " <jwang@...>

: Good news for a change

> Hello

>

> I just had my second echocardiogram done and good news, my EF is up to

> 45%, it was 24% back in April. That's quite an improvement and people

> with EF's in their 40's are known to have almost normal lives. I'm

> only on the second increment of Coreg and they want me to go to the

> third increment, after that I think there's three more to go so there's

> a good chance the EF can be improved a lot more.

>

..

>

> Regards,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh that is GREAT NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so Happy for you!!!!!!

About time you received some uplifting news! You still do as you are told, so there are no back slides!!!! I'm Glad to hear someone has good news for a change! Keep us posted as how things go.

I hate waitiing in the Dr's. office. But like a sign i read one time said,

Dear Patience

I'm sorry I am behind in getting to you!

But would you want me to hurry through your appointment like you want me to with the ones before you??? Think about It !!!

And Thanks for being patient with me

The Doctor

{{{ Healthy Hugs }}}

Helen

HelloI just had my second echocardiogram done and good news, my EF is up to45%, it was 24% back in April. That's quite an improvement and peoplewith EF's in their 40's are known to have almost normal lives. I'monly on the second increment of Coreg and they want me to go to thethird increment, after that I think there's three more to go so there'sa good chance the EF can be improved a lot more.Going up on the Coreg will mean that the next couple of weeks will betough, basically I'll be real confused and stuff till I adjust to thenew level but it's nice to have 45% of the blood going in the rightdirection for a change.

Please Remember my Girls in

Your Prayers !!!

          When you are your weakest, remember, God is always strong. No burden is too great, when you rely on Him.

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear someone has good news....How are you feeling now? Take care!

Love,

Barb

Good news for a change

Hello

I just had my second echocardiogram done and good news, my EF is up to

45%, it was 24% back in April. That's quite an improvement and people

with EF's in their 40's are known to have almost normal lives. I'm

only on the second increment of Coreg and they want me to go to the

third increment, after that I think there's three more to go so there's

a good chance the EF can be improved a lot more.

Going up on the Coreg will mean that the next couple of weeks will be

tough, basically I'll be real confused and stuff till I adjust to the

new level but it's nice to have 45% of the blood going in the right

direction for a change.

The trip to the Doctor was an adventure in itself, my PDA had the

appointment down for 9 am and my Lotus Notes had it down for 8 am (so

much for computerized synchronization). I showed up at 8:15 only to

find that the clinic didn't open till 9 am, the nurses were filtering in

and at 8:30 told me that my Doctor had called in saying he would be late

so I should come back in an hour. Fortunately I live around the block

and have a cable modem so I went home, had breakfast and did some work

remotely, when I went back to the clinic, the waiting room was full to

the point of standing room only. Turns out all the Doctors were at

least an hour late (probably due to the raining and flooding conditions)

so there was still no Doctor. They whisked me past everyone else since

I had been there at 8:15 and into an examination room but not the one

with the needed equipment. I wound up waiting there in the examination

room for another hour and a half before my Doctor arrived, he was in

surgery and it turned out a bit more difficult than anticipated. Since

the room didn't have the equipment, he put me in the staff kitchen till

the room became available, I spent an hour there trying to speed read an

article on CHF survivability in one of the books in the kitchen (got

half way through the article) till the room became available. This

makes for the longest Doctor's appointment I've ever had but the news is

good so I don't mind.

Regards,

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[Guest guest]

How is this good news if ultimately the child will be forced to take the vaccine

against the child and/or parents' wishes? While I understand that the part

regarding having to prove association with an organized religion was declared

unconstitutional, the total effect of the decision seems like bad news to me.

Good News for a Change

" Arkansas Immunization Law Partly Unconstitutional "

Associated Press (www.ap.org) (07/26/02)

U.S. District Judge Dawson ruled Thursday that Arkansas'

law on immunizing children, which requires families to prove

their association with an organized religion in order to receive

exemption from the shots, is partly unconstitutional, but

children must still be immunized in order to attend school. The

lawsuit was filed by the parents of 11-year-old le

McCarthy, who was expelled from school in October for a missing

hepatitis B immunization; the parents had claimed a religious

exemption, saying they were not affiliated with an established

church but read the Bible. Dawson asserts that although part of

the state law is unconstitutional, individual rights are

subordinated in this case to protect the rest of society from

disease. Dawson last year granted a temporary injunction in the

case, allowing McCarthy to return to school without a vaccination

until the suit was settled; however, last week's decision

overturns the injunction.

[Guest guest]

Hi , the good news part I thought was, it was declared partly

unconstitutional. The fact that it's being challanged in court is

also good, it brings it out into the public. Arkansas, I believe is a

bible belt state, so any dent is a good one. Hopefully it will make

parents question their rights!

> How is this good news if ultimately the child will be forced to

take the vaccine against the child and/or parents' wishes? While I

understand that the part regarding having to prove association with

an organized religion was declared unconstitutional, the total effect

of the decision seems like bad news to me.

>

>

> Good News for a Change

>

>

> " Arkansas Immunization Law Partly Unconstitutional "

> Associated Press (www.ap.org) (07/26/02)

>

> U.S. District Judge Dawson ruled Thursday that Arkansas'

> law on immunizing children, which requires families to prove

> their association with an organized religion in order to receive

> exemption from the shots, is partly unconstitutional, but

> children must still be immunized in order to attend school. The

> lawsuit was filed by the parents of 11-year-old le

> McCarthy, who was expelled from school in October for a missing

> hepatitis B immunization; the parents had claimed a religious

> exemption, saying they were not affiliated with an established

> church but read the Bible. Dawson asserts that although part of

> the state law is unconstitutional, individual rights are

> subordinated in this case to protect the rest of society from

> disease. Dawson last year granted a temporary injunction in the

> case, allowing McCarthy to return to school without a vaccination

> until the suit was settled; however, last week's decision

> overturns the injunction.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I have posted here a number of times having had several scoliosis surgeries

myself. Last year about this time I was really upset when my daughter at 13

was diagnosed with scoliosis. She had a curve in October of 12 degrees

thoracic and and 12 lumbar. By January the thoracic curve reached 23 degrees

and

her lumbar was at 21 degrees. I took her to my great doctor, Dr. Boachie,

who decided to put her in the Spinecore brace. Because of my history he felt

it was necessary to do this right away. I felt like a knife went through my

heart. I could take anything when it came to myself, but my kids are another

thing. Yesterday was her third check up and she is down to a 10 degrees

thoracic curve with no lumbar curve at all and she has grown nearly 2 inches

since she got the brace. I know there are no guarantees and I am hopefully

optimistic that she will never need any operation. I just wanted to thank all

of

you that had responded to me when I first found out about her. It is still a

wait and see kind of thing and I am a nervous wreck everytime she goes

there, but so far so good. Her and I both go back for check ups in 3 months.

I

go every year. Again I just wanted to say thank you to all of you and wish

you all a wonderful holiday season.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear your daughter is doing well, at this point. I know that you

feel bad about her having to go through this, but at least she has a mother

who knows what it is like and this will likely give her a stronger, more

mature, character. I believe this will show even more as she moves away from

home and grow into adulthood. Just look at her peers, that don't really have

any problems and how immature and selfish some of them are, though not all

are that way.

Llweyn

Re: Re: Good News for a Change

Hi Everyone,

I have posted here a number of times having had several scoliosis

surgeries

myself. Last year about this time I was really upset when my daughter at

13

was diagnosed with scoliosis. She had a curve in October of 12 degrees

thoracic and and 12 lumbar. By January the thoracic curve reached 23

degrees and

her lumbar was at 21 degrees. I took her to my great doctor, Dr.

Boachie,

who decided to put her in the Spinecore brace. Because of my history he

felt

it was necessary to do this right away. I felt like a knife went

through my

heart. I could take anything when it came to myself, but my kids are

another

thing. Yesterday was her third check up and she is down to a 10 degrees

thoracic curve with no lumbar curve at all and she has grown nearly 2

inches

since she got the brace. I know there are no guarantees and I am

hopefully

optimistic that she will never need any operation. I just wanted to thank

all of

you that had responded to me when I first found out about her. It is

still a

wait and see kind of thing and I am a nervous wreck everytime she goes

there, but so far so good. Her and I both go back for check ups in 3

months. I

go every year. Again I just wanted to say thank you to all of you and

wish

you all a wonderful holiday season.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

hi every1.I finally had a bit of good news today.My condition has

finally been accepted my the government.I put in a claim for

disability living allowance, now,10 weeks later, they accepted it and

gave me 10 weeks backpay of £600.just in time for xmas!

I decided to go shopping to try and find a nice outfit for xmas as Im

spending it with my partner and my father this year, but nothing

seemed to fit!my tablets and lack of movement has made me put on

weight and nothing looked nice which was a bit dissapointing, I ended

up buying pjs to wear when I go in for my spinal lump removal.It

nearly killed me going shopping, I thought I was going to pass out as

the pain got so bad,

Im just so glad I was able to do my xmas shopping online so no heavy

bags.Its been great to be able to spoil my partner as he has been

such an angel, I think he was sent to me for help by someone looking

down on me, without him, I wouldnt have been able to get through

these hard times.

Im still very scared of this surgery, but I guess this lump has to go

before it puts me in a wheelchair!

Ive managed to treat myself to some bits n pieces to make my xmas

more comfortable, and the great thing is, as Im going to my dads, I

dont have to do any cooking!!

If I dont speak to you all again for a while, I wish you all a

comfortable happy christmas and a painless, prosperous new year.

Vicci

[Guest guest]

Good for you. Have a great holiday and God bless you!

From: vik <vicciwalford@...>

Subject: good news for a change

Scoliosis Treatment

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 2:05 PM

hi every1.I finally had a bit of good news today.My condition has

finally been accepted my the government.I put in a claim for

disability living allowance, now,10 weeks later, they accepted it and

gave me 10 weeks backpay of £600.just in time for xmas!

I decided to go shopping to try and find a nice outfit for xmas as Im

spending it with my partner and my father this year, but nothing

seemed to fit!my tablets and lack of movement has made me put on

weight and nothing looked nice which was a bit dissapointing, I ended

up buying pjs to wear when I go in for my spinal lump removal.It

nearly killed me going shopping, I thought I was going to pass out as

the pain got so bad,

Im just so glad I was able to do my xmas shopping online so no heavy

bags.Its been great to be able to spoil my partner as he has been

such an angel, I think he was sent to me for help by someone looking

down on me, without him, I wouldnt have been able to get through

these hard times.

Im still very scared of this surgery, but I guess this lump has to go

before it puts me in a wheelchair!

Ive managed to treat myself to some bits n pieces to make my xmas

more comfortable, and the great thing is, as Im going to my dads, I

dont have to do any cooking!!

If I dont speak to you all again for a while, I wish you all a

comfortable happy christmas and a painless, prosperous new year.

Vicci

[Guest guest]

Vicci, thanks so much for sharing your good news. That's one thing we

can't get enough of here. I'm hoping to get SSI benefits myself after

the first of the year. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and be

blessed. Dereise..........

>

> hi every1.I finally had a bit of good news today.My condition has

> finally been accepted my the government.I put in a claim for

> disability living allowance, now,10 weeks later, they accepted it

and

> gave me 10 weeks backpay of £600.just in time for xmas!

> I decided to go shopping to try and find a nice outfit for xmas as

Im

> spending it with my partner and my father this year, but nothing

> seemed to fit!my tablets and lack of movement has made me put on

> weight and nothing looked nice which was a bit dissapointing, I

ended

> up buying pjs to wear when I go in for my spinal lump removal.It

> nearly killed me going shopping, I thought I was going to pass out

as

> the pain got so bad,

> Im just so glad I was able to do my xmas shopping online so no

heavy

> bags.Its been great to be able to spoil my partner as he has been

> such an angel, I think he was sent to me for help by someone

looking

> down on me, without him, I wouldnt have been able to get through

> these hard times.

> Im still very scared of this surgery, but I guess this lump has to

go

> before it puts me in a wheelchair!

> Ive managed to treat myself to some bits n pieces to make my xmas

> more comfortable, and the great thing is, as Im going to my dads, I

> dont have to do any cooking!!

> If I dont speak to you all again for a while, I wish you all a

> comfortable happy christmas and a painless, prosperous new year.

> Vicci

>