RE: OH NO SHES BACK

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Bet you thought your email load was going to get lighter...but IM BACK

Welcome to all the new members: I think you will find this group

loving, compassionate,knowledgeable...and funny

Al: After reading your posts I called my daughter the registered resp.

tech...I explained all your pulmonary test came back normal...she said

in early stages they dont always show anything...she also said that

lots of times if you are having problems breathing the body

overcompensates and starts making you work over time to get a good

breath therefore the chest muscles are working overtime therefore

chest pain....then you try to take smaller breaths because of the pain

and a visciuos cycle starts...anyways another opinion....I hope you

take the advice of the group and seek help if it gets worss....hoping

you find a resolution....BTW is a closet Ninja so better

listen....

Debs: As always you have my hugs and prayers...

To everyone else ..hoping you are having some pain free or less pain

days

Me I have been playing the MRI game....cervical spine ...lumbar spine

and both knees....got lucky and they skipped the brain this time

guess they were surprised last time as it confirmed there was

one...which was reasuring...have had a problems with the spine all

along...refused surgery by 3 different surgeons because of discs

involved in cervical spine the are afraid of collapse if they do

surgery....that was last year...anyway they decided to update and add

some new places...seems

that something is chomping away at my bones...they have the I dunno

look on their faces...gave lots of hugs and just have me basically

totally confused...as Scleroderma doesnt eat bone...lupus doesnt eat

bone....fibro doesnt eat bone....osteo degenarates bone but doesnt eat

it and they say it appears as the spine and areas of bone in the knee

are hollow...so I have the I dunno also...Im just the patient what do

I know....theory...I do have... as SD is vascular can deprivation of

blood to the bone cause this and I get I dunno....so I guess I have I

dunnoitis....I am back to being the purple people eater I am the most

beautiful shade of purple.....am having a hard time coordinating

clothing choices as purple is a hard shade to coordinate...anyway as I

have been such a bundle of fun to be around have retreated for awhile

into myself....trying to find the humor ....usually gets me through

and when I cant... go into myself as dont want to lay it on others....

OK Im done...Iris have been looking for good TX jokes..Tess....we must

find you A MAN....Carol ..hope you are having a blast with the

family..Kathe : You are a very encouraging person and maybe if we get

the Enbrel go news at the same time we can have an Enbrel party....

and a as always thanks for the great links...I must read the

links a sent on bone building...Judy the floor story was tooo

cute...I know geez..you said you were done...anyways hugs to all and

night for now....Kathi in OK.......PS Where is Gail? Is she still

here?

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Debs, has anyone ever told you just how wonderful you are?

Hugs,

Al in IL

> OK if we have to deal with OK, you gotta deal with Lucy and Ethel

will be

> following shortly!

>

> What a crowd!

>

> I am in so much pain tonight, I thought I would try to catch up on

some of my

> e-mail. Boy the old box sure does fill up fast!

>

> Kathi, I agree that we MUST find a man for Tess!! She has to be

as

> miserable as the rest of us. Remember, if one feels lousy, we all

must feel

> lousy! LOL.

>

> Now, I have been taking a survey of my dear under worked cabana

boys and the

> decision is:::::::Greek is good, but next month is

Oktoberfest!!!!!!, beer,

> hot dogs, beer, sauer kraut, beer, funnel cakes, beer, chubby

ladies dancing

> in short skirts, beer, men wearing funny hats, beer, wiener

schnitzel, beer,

> hot potato salad, beer. Do you see any pattern here????? Now the

way that I

> figure it, we will need a central location to " tap our keg " . Now

that should

> fall on one of our Illinoisian neighbors (did I see raise her

hand or

> was that Big Al volunteering Mom's house?) Don't be shy folks, we

will have

> plenty for all to do! I will need someone to lead the conga line

and then

> start off the limbo. Now those of you who don't have artificial

joints, this

> would be a perfect opportunity for you! We will also be doing

the " Chicken

> Dance " and we will need volunteers for that also. I think we could

also get

> up a great B-I-N-G-0 game going using our old out dated

prescriptions as

> markers. And then back by popular demand, the " Dunk your Doctor

Booth " .

> Funny, how we never run out of volunteers for that game!!!! LOL.

And our

> doctors are SUCH GOOD sports about that!! Actually some of them

look better

> with their goofy faces on the bucket than in OR scrubs! We will

also need a

> bakery booth, Ms a, maybe you could handle that with

your " fresh homemade

> healthy " treats. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH, I can hear the Oommpapa already

in the

> air! Just let me know which weekend is good for y'all. Now if you

want to

> swing the party a little South, to my joint, still not a problem.

My pool is

> open 24/7 and all games, foods, etc. are portable!!!!!! I also

only live

> less than a mile from our local police station (something Al would

be

> interested in-only for bail purposes).

>

> OK, People, there we are! Our entertainment for the month of

September. We

> need to finalize the location so that we can that keg ordered!

Tap! Tap!

> Tap! Tap! YEAH...........

>

> Remember, whoever hosts this party, must provide ample parking for

orthopedic

> devices, wheel chairs and handicapped parking, etc. I myself

already have my

> parking attendant outfit being cleaned just in case! I always like

to be

> prepared!!!!!

>

> My Samsonite is being dusted off as we speak! Looking for my

suspenders for

> German skirt and how to get pigtails out of short,short hair! Oh

well, I

> have a few weeks to work on that!

>

> Gentle, tender, Oktoberfest angel hugs,

>

> Debs in FL