Re: Long message - extreme case of verbal diarrhea -sorry

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It must be because they are using the web tv email system, yours come thru on

mine just fine, always enjoy your sense of humor Mike, even if I don't respond

much. I am going thru a very bad spell at this time, went today for my first

(finally) MRI, so now maybe we can figure out what the heck is going on and I

can begin to get on with my life! Sometimes it takes me many days to get thru

just one days worth of mail, but it does help to have it there, you are all so

supportive and helpful, it's great to know that you are all there. Cross your

fingers for me that this will finally give me a more definitive diagnosis and

that they can help me to not lose the use of my right leg altogether, the

nerve damage is coming on quite quickly after 1 1/2 years with having the

ruptured disc diagnosis, but not being able to do anything about it much, went

to pain classes, gone thru the rounder on the meds, but they don't always help

very much, rather do it alone.

Thanks again to all of you, Cheryl V.

[Guest guest]

OK guys, is everyone getting this ? How the heck did get blue on black ?

I am feeling somewhat blue and my temper right now tends toward the dark side

but I didn't think you could send emotionally coloured email !

Mike

> Re: Long message - extreme case of verbal

> diarrhea -sorry

>

>

> Mike, sorry I can't read any of the posts. Blue on a black

> background...I can't make out any of the words

>

>

> ~››~››~››~››~››~››~››~››~›

> Success is not measured by how well we deal with plan " A " but by how

> well we deal with plan " B " .

> ‹‹§‹‹§‹‹§‹‹§‹‹§‹‹§‹‹§‹‹§

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[Guest guest]

I got it this time Mike, mine was blue on black too!!

Lyn

" We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars. "

Wilde

http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcir/lynmari/index.html

[Guest guest]

Mike,

Your stuff comes through fine on my programs. I use Outlook Express for

e-mail. Sometimes your mail comes through with differently colored type

or background, but it is always readable. Some programs won't accept

what other programs send. My daughter can't get the Happy Birthday

" cards " I send her the way I set them up. She gets the message black on

white and the colors on a separate attachment. To participate on other

lists I have had to adjust how my e-mail is sending information to Plain

Text from HTML.

Ray

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[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl,

Have had different diagnoses for a pretty advance back condition from

almost every doctor I have seen. The treatment for most of them is the same.

MRIs are good things. Somehow the technicians seem really well

trained,

and then the results go to a Radiologist, or someone with comparable skills. I

thing radiologists are, as a group, very high on diagnostic skill level.

Just one thing I want to suggest. Most times, you & your doc get the

reports, which are usually informative, but contain a pretty slim amount of

information on your condition. It is not usual for a patient to talk to a

radiologist, but I encourage you to do so. Their level of sophistication is

pretty high, and the radiologist may be glad to talk to you. It shouldn't

ruffle any feathers if you do this, and you may get some clear & concise

explainations of what is going on, and probable course, options, etc. This is

something you could do by phone too. Radiologists don't get many opportunities

to interact with their patients

Unless yours turns out to be a crab, you might make someone's day.

Ken

At 12:13 AM 9/20/98 -0400, you wrote:

>From: Bobbi99932@...

>

>It must be because they are using the web tv email system, yours come thru on

>mine just fine, always enjoy your sense of humor Mike, even if I don't

respond

>much. I am going thru a very bad spell at this time, went today for my first

>(finally) MRI, so now maybe we can figure out what the heck is going on and I

>can begin to get on with my life! Sometimes it takes me many days to get

thru

>just one days worth of mail, but it does help to have it there, you are

all so

>supportive and helpful, it's great to know that you are all there. Cross

your

>fingers for me that this will finally give me a more definitive diagnosis and

>that they can help me to not lose the use of my right leg altogether, the

>nerve damage is coming on quite quickly after 1 1/2 years with having the

>ruptured disc diagnosis, but not being able to do anything about it much,

went

>to pain classes, gone thru the rounder on the meds, but they don't always

help

>very much, rather do it alone.

>

>Thanks again to all of you, Cheryl V.

>

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>

[Guest guest]

I think it's been determined that the people that have some difficulties

are the ones using webtv. So I think everything is ok for everyone else.

Mike

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> Mike, You're post came to me in black and white. I wonder how

> come if it

> was sent in another color. Any way I was able to read it just

> fine, altho I

> don't know anything about puter talk. I sure would love a lap top tho.

> Sitting is difficult at best.

> Kathleen

[Guest guest]

>

>

>OK guys, is everyone getting this ? How the heck did get blue on

black ?

>I am feeling somewhat blue and my temper right now tends toward the dark

side

>but I didn't think you could send emotionally coloured email !

I have never gotten any messages from you, or anyone else, that are blue on

black or anything like that. Unless you're sending in HTML format and the

receivers are receiving in HTML format that shouldn't happen, at least I

think so! They all come through black on white here.

CUL,

Ruthie

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Ruthie Cunliffe K2ZQ

ruthie@...

http://www.cunliffegroup.com/ruthie/

Oh, no! Not ANOTHER learning experience!

[Guest guest]

>From: Bobbi99932@...

>much. I am going thru a very bad spell at this time, went today for my

first

>(finally) MRI, so now maybe we can figure out what the heck is going on and

I

>can begin to get on with my life! Sometimes it takes me many days to get

thru

>just one days worth of mail, but it does help to have it there, you are all

so

>supportive and helpful, it's great to know that you are all there. Cross

your

>fingers for me that this will finally give me a more definitive diagnosis

and

>that they can help me to not lose the use of my right leg altogether, the

>nerve damage is coming on quite quickly after 1 1/2 years with having the

>ruptured disc diagnosis, but not being able to do anything about it much,

went

>to pain classes, gone thru the rounder on the meds, but they don't always

help

>very much, rather do it alone.

Dear Cheryl,

I hope that the results from the MRI are helpful for you and the doctors.

If you're losing the use of your leg due to the ruptured disc will they do

surgery?? I had that happen to me, although it happened very fast, and the

surgery stopped it and reversed a good chunk of the loss of movement I was

having. My neurosurgeon and I decided to do the surgery when the MRI

confirmed everything and I was having more trouble moving my foot, toes and

dragging my leg, plus ungodly pain. I'm glad I did it, even if I do have

scar tissue that causes its own problems, because at least I can move my

toes and foot and don't drag my leg as much!

Good luck and keep us posted when/if you can.

hugz,

Ruthie

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Ruthie Cunliffe K2ZQ

ruthie@...

http://www.cunliffegroup.com/ruthie/

Oh, no! Not ANOTHER learning experience!

[Guest guest]

-----Original Message-----

> Just one thing I want to suggest. Most times, you & your doc get

the

>reports, which are usually informative, but contain a pretty slim amount of

>information on your condition. It is not usual for a patient to talk to a

>radiologist, but I encourage you to do so. Their level of sophistication is

>pretty high, and the radiologist may be glad to talk to you. It shouldn't

>ruffle any feathers if you do this, and you may get some clear & concise

>explainations of what is going on, and probable course, options, etc. This

is

>something you could do by phone too. Radiologists don't get many

opportunities

>to interact with their patients

ooohhh....great suggestion Ken! The radiology lab I use here in Rochester

always has the radiologist come in and talk to you right after you have the

scan or x-ray, with a brief bit of info of what they saw and didn't see.

This is the Dr., not the tech, although the techs are very helpful but

cautious...rightly so. I just love it that the Dr. of radiology comes in

.... makes me feel like they're paying attention to not only the scans but

the patient!

Add to this that that same lab has, at the one location (the one I use most

because it's in the same area as my Dr.), a Dr. of Radiology who is a friend

also...a fellow Amateur Radio op. Sure helps us! had chest x-rays

and at that point the doctor didn't know WHAT was wrong and he was pretty

sick and we were pretty scared... and when our friend came into the room

after the x-rays were done and took us to SEE the x-rays, boy I tell you, we

sure did appreciate that. His lungs were clear as could be, thankfully

(they even thought it might be TB even though he's been inoculated against

it...twice).

Yup... great suggestion Ken and I will tell everyone, do it..you'll feel

better!

CUL,

Ruthie (who should be getting ready for her trip to Boston tomorrow but is

reading email instead :-)

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Ruthie Cunliffe K2ZQ

ruthie@...

http://www.cunliffegroup.com/ruthie/

Oh, no! Not ANOTHER learning experience!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ken,

That may be a good idea, if I can get thru, I belong to HMO, can't always get

thru to who might be important to you. Have a great day, Cheryl V.

[Guest guest]

Ruthie.

Thank you for the blessed words of encouragement, this has been a very

discouraging wkend and I am dragging the right leg a lot more lately, so

hopefully mine will be a 'success story' and not a 'horror story' when I can

give more updates later this week or early next. Thank you all again, you

have all become like friends on my puter, Cheryl V.