thanks to you all

[Guest guest]

> Sharon in Onyx

> who remembers Jos first visit to me when I had the ds- and she

> warned me of the evil drain pull, so I took vicadin, but it still

> hurt like He@@! And I will have 6 drains this time...ooowwwie!

==========================

Well let me warn you about the pulling of these drains! They Don't

hurt. They are not very deep and certainly not under organs that go

flopping about when the drains are pulled. So don't worry about

having six of them....Your Just going to have to have a new

nickname...how about Sharon the Octupus? Hey Pus your going to do

fine.

Jo

[Guest guest]

>

> > Sharon in Onyx

> > who remembers Jos first visit to me when I had the ds- and she

> > warned me of the evil drain pull, so I took vicadin, but it

still

> > hurt like He@@! And I will have 6 drains this time...ooowwwie!

> ==========================

> Well let me warn you about the pulling of these drains! They

Don't

> hurt. They are not very deep and certainly not under organs that

go

> flopping about when the drains are pulled. So don't worry about

> having six of them....Your Just going to have to have a new

> nickname...how about Sharon the Octupus? Hey Pus your going to do

> fine.

>

> Jo

::Well that will be me, Thinking if I spin real fast with the drains

in I might look like a carousel gone ary...

Sharon in Onyx

who is now humming " In an Octupus' garden in the shade "

[Guest guest]

Jerry, isn't that rule that it's up to the patient? I know the Feds

are trying to be careful but it's my decision to give my name out or

not, even on the internet. I know we need to be careful but

certainly the feds can't stop us from exercising free speech on

? <smile>

Tracey

>

> >

> >::My surgery is at 1pm on friday and Dr. K said I will be ther

until

> >Tues, the earliest and possibly Wed, depending on how it goes. I

> >will probably be ready by then to be sprung, or at least have

> >visitors to walk with. It will ok to call too. Just so you all

> >know my last name is , and Sharon really is my first name

(lol_

> >that is for you Nick! LOL). I have given permission to give out

> >info to any one who calls the office for info if they know my

> >name..lol Dont know what the hospital will do, but at least you

all

> >have it.

>

> Just a reminder.. Under the new federal guidelines, unless the

visitor

> knows your full name, the hospital staff cannot allow them to visit

you.

> It's a bummer and we're not supposed to be emailing full names back

and

> forth on the support list for the same basic reason, viloation of

the new

> prtient privacy guidelines.

>

> However, that doesn't preclude someone sending a private email to a

friend

> with that same info.

>

> Just a thought,

>

> Jerry (who works for the Fed and is always having to find legal

ways around

> stupid regs.) ;-))

[Guest guest]

On Thu, 22 May 2003 18:16:48 -0000, snurfles17 wrote:

>Jerry, isn't that rule that it's up to the patient? I know the Feds

>are trying to be careful but it's my decision to give my name out or

>not, even on the internet. I know we need to be careful but

>certainly the feds can't stop us from exercising free speech on

>? <smile>

>

>Tracey

>

,

I think the catch about names on the support group is because that what it

is, a medical support group. I would hope that wouldn't be a problem, but

I seem to recall a note from either the moderator or someone from Dr. K.'s

office to the group back in late March that warned us against giving out

last names on the support group because it would be a technical violation

of HIPPA. Don't know if I have that in my files here. I may actually have

to sign back on to to check it out.

Jerry

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi All -- After a chat with my doctor, we decided to wait on my

shoulder

> replacement. He said it won't get any better but that if I keep up

with my

> stretching and yoga it might not get any worse. So... we decided

to wait a

> while. My pain is intermittent. The only constant is my lack of

movement.

> I'm writing to thank you all for the information I have gained the

last

> couple of months. You are a wonderful, caring and intelligent

group of people.

> I'm going to unsubscribe for now because I don't have and

information or

> incites to pass on to you .. but I'll be back again some day.

Thanks again!

> Vicki

Hope it all goes well for you, Vicki. Some day I'll probably need

shoulders (both bone on bone now), and when you decide to do them,

I'll be really interested in how they went, and what your thoughts

were through the process.

Bill in Minneapolis

[Guest guest]

Thank you to you all for this very interesting and enlightening Group.I do not ask Qs but just listen.I got cut off for awhile because I probably did not ever ask a Q or respond.But I am here, listening, reading and learning.I sure hope all that are sick will get well soon.I personally don't like getting sick or the pain of it all so I work hard on staying well and healthy,though it seems most of my friends are sick, in ill health and/or have cancer.Please work at getting well and staying well, exercise, eat healthy and study how to be well.It takes work these days.And thank you Healing Hope and Tom for good information. Very much appreciate it.Your friend, O Jia Li, out of the country and far away but glad

for this Internet and you all!