Guest guest Posted June 9, 2000 Report Share Posted June 9, 2000 Thanks Dan for being a voice of reason and moderation Trying to take the " thankless " out of your task! -- Tamiko, mom to Eli, 3yrs old, Achondroplasia and Trach. Wants to fish all summer and be a race car driver when he grows up! http://www.campgoldenheart.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2000 Report Share Posted June 12, 2000 Amen, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 Hello everyone, & , this is directed to you. I too have dizziness & it is at night when I turn over in bed the room swims. Its not very often. I thought it was caused from allergies, or sinus. God Bless, Patsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2000 Report Share Posted October 9, 2000 > > OK, Let's evaluate this information. If one pound of soap will occupy 35 cubic inches. > Then 453.6 grams will occupy 35 cubic inches Therefore 12.96 grams will occupy one cubic inch because 453.6 grams divided by 35 cubic inches = 12.96 grams per cubic inch. > which means the soap should float since it is lighter than water. One cubic inch of water will weigh 16.39 grams There are approximately 29.5 grams per ounce. Actually, one fluid ounce > weights 28.35 grams, one fluid ounce will occupy 29.57 cubic centimeters (cc) > > OK, so my box is 16.5 x 13.25 x 3= ~656 (in)3 So, if I divide 656/28.9=22.7 lb > Means I should get around 90 bars out of it (I do 4 oz.+ bars). > I don't know where the " 28.9 " came from, but if your 656 cubic inch box holds 22.7 lbs, then > > 22.7lbs per 656 cubic inches = > .0346 lbs per cubic inch = > .55 oz per cubic inch = > 15.7 grams per cubic inch = > 15.7 grams per 16.39 cc = > .98 grams per cc > > Listen well my child - I am about to endow you with the wisdom of the universe. Here are the two magic numbers you need: > There are approximately 1.805 cubic inches per ounce of soap > There are approximately .554 ounces of soap to the cubic inch > > Oh my! My head is about to explode trying to follow all these calculations. I may be way off base but the way I understand it is that if you measure your box in centimetres: > e.g. 40cm x 32cm x 8cm you would get: > 10240 cubic centimetre which equals: > 10240 grams - or 10.240Kg of soap (As I understand it 1 gram is 1 cubic centimetre) So easy, no converting, no calculating, just measure and that's your grams. If you want to know how many bars divide 10240 by 114grams(4oz) and you get: 89.82 bars or nearly 90 As soap must be made by weight and not volume it is a good idea to use grams (more accurate) not lbs. and oz. It is so straitforward if everything is in grams. I guess that's why the rest of the world is metric. Hope that helps > Essentials Handmade Soaps & Cosmetics Serious Products with a Sense of Humour www.essentialssoap.com Tel: 1 780 414-2828 Fax: 1 780 419-7059 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2000 Report Share Posted November 7, 2000 << the AFP ... it is a screening test ONLY not a diagnostic test. It just used to determine whether statistically you have a higher risk of birth defects the ONLY way to be certain is amnio. >> true... I had the AFP done and it was determined that I was higher risk ,, they did the amnio and found no probs. It was a scary time because I had to wait for about 2 wks to find out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2000 Report Share Posted December 13, 2000 Morse [kmorse@...] wrote: > Deus: > > As a woman, I had avoided andro because it causes (I thought) androgenic or > masculine characteristics to develop in women. Do you have any info on > this? Thanks. the conversion rates to testosterone from what I have read are around 15%, there is a new andro based on deca durabolin (from memory), with they claim a 30% conversion rate. testosterone wise these are mild substances, but waste product wise they are noxious. they convert to T in your liver and cause damage hence why injectable steroids are perfered. however prohormones will still convert in your liver even if injected. converted prohormones are obviously illegal without a prescription. at these conversion rates you wont get much of any effect, unless you go way beyond the recomended dose. I have also seen the claimed conversion graphs and the experts basically say you have to keep taking large doses every few hours if you are going to have any effect. if you can get noticeable testosterone conversion from porhormones then yes you may see noticeable male characteristics. women are generally advised to stay away from testosterone steroids from precisely these reasons. my understanding is that even if you do get muscle bulk from testosterone sups you wont keep it since your body isnt producing the required amounts once you stop. also testosterone supplementation in men causes suppression of natural production. I would imagine the same might occur in women. my opinion is dont waste your money. for muscle mass you will get sustainable results from hard work and big calories, just takes a little longer. Deus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 Hi everyone, My name is in Fl. I have this problem of making a decision for my 3 1/2 yr old autistic son to go to public school next year or staying at Easter Seal March child development where he is attending now. My son is getting O/T and S/P and is with the 2 yrs old class. He is the only autistic kid in this school that I know. After I had him stayed here at Easter Seal then I found out that I had to bring helps and find helps (CARD) to this Easter Seal to show his teacher and me how to teach an austistic child to learn because the staff here is not very familiar with autism and how to handle them. Other than that the teachers here are very supportive and provided very good care program here and that is part of the reason that I still have my son staying here. They are willing to help us out with any other info that I bring in to help my son to learn in school. My problem is that I don't know if I am doing the right thing or the best thing for my son by placing him at Easter Seal daycare or have him go to pre-k at the public school where there are some austistic kids are attending there and hopefully the teachers there already know what and how to teach the special kids like my son. I guess what I want to hear is from any parent and teachers that knows how is it like at public school for their kids and what other services they receive for their children and if they are happy with their kids teachers, therapies and all, and making progress at public school system? I want to know if public school provide the kind of help my son needs so I can have a peace of mind and not have to worry about if he is getting the appropriate helps that he needs because I am learning about autism myself, and we don't know if we are doing it right, and there is no one that I could ask for advice. Autism is new to me too and I would not know any better. He is still very weak at communication, the only sign language he knows is " more " and he only use it when I really make him to show it to me so he can get what he really want. Sometime he just would not do it at all. CARD also show us to do the pictures communictions. I took and took pictures of everything and cut them and laminate them and show him and work with him with the pictures and my son could careless. I am sorry that this is off the subject for this group. I just need someone's opion on this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 There is a support group called @... The info you are looking for may be there. Ellen > Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 15:27:46 -0700 > From: Suzy Habibi <shabibi@...> > Subject: flatback etc and numbness > > I've posted this question before, but I'll try > again. After another bout > of severe coughing from a minor cold I am now numb > from the neck area > down. I can feel a small amount. Needless to say my > pain level is way > down suddenly. I do have cervical stenosis and > Flatback. Does anyone > know anything about these types of symptoms? Suzy > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Hi Pam.. I read where you are starting tx..i have been avoiding computer lately so a bit behind. I sure have the most admiration and respect for those who do decide to just 'do it' !!! I am still confused about tx..to do it or not. I just had appt with hep dr..she wants me on tx because she said she knows i could do it!! ...now everytime i run into her..she says..'..have you set a date yet?! " I feel like i can't do this tx without support..i don't have family or parents, etc.. who i talk to and my daughters are busy with own lives..i live alone..so that part worries me..especially driving..oh geez...i have tons of excuses!!!!! You will do fine..you seem to have a good attitude and that i have noticed is real real important..my doctor told me that i am so obsessed/comlpulsive with this hep..that i can't even enjoy life really..and she is right. Are you doing the Pegasys or Peg??? OH, btw..here are the latest studies from most recent Conference on HCV and Cryoglobulinemia..it says what my doctor told me..that tx SVR will get rid of the Cryo. Keep in touch* ...hang tuff..i wish i were more of a gambler..cuz that is what i feel like too..it is a gamble..but if you don't try...** ---------------------------------------------------- <A HREF= " http://hcvadvocate.org/ " >HCV Advocate</A> Reports from Digestive Disease Week 2003: Orlando Fla, May 17-22 Digestive Disease Conference: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 Abstract 1283 Treatment of HCV-Related Mixed Cryoglobulinemia with Interferon and Ribavirin M. Levey, Edie McNamara Purpose: Mixed cryoglobulinemia(MC)is a systemic vascular disease characterized by palpable purpura, arthralgias, and fatigue. The pathogenesis of MC involves the presence of serum immunoglobulins, which reversibly precipitate upon cooling. Type II MC is most closely associated with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. About 80% of cases of MC are caused by HCV infection. We sought to determine the sustained viral response rates(SVR) in HCV patients with, and without MC after treatment with interferon 2b(IFN) and ribavirin. In addition, we determined if patients cleared their MC after treatment. Methods: We reviewed treatment records of 41 consecutive patients who had a complete course of combination therapy (24 weeks in genotype non-1, 48 weeks in genotype 1). Qualitative serum cryoglobulins were drawn prior to treatment and handled per lab protocol. Patients received IFN 3 million units thrice weekly and ribavirin 800-1200 mg./day. Patients who required major dose adjustments were not included in the study. SVR and clearance of MC were determined six months post-treatment. Results:  Total rate of SVR was 43.9% (18/41). SVR in genotype 1 patients was 25.0% (7/28). SVR in genotype non-1 patients was 84.6% (11/13). Incidence of MC was 17.1% (7/41). In all MC patients, clearance of MC post-treatment was 85.7% (6/7). Clearance of MC in genotype 1 patients was 75% (3/4). Clearance of MC in genotype non-1 patients was 100% (3/3). No patients cleared MC without a SVR. The one patient who did not clear MC was genotype 1. Conclusions: HCV-related MC can readily be cleared with IFN/ribavirin treatment. This seems contingent on SVR. In this small study group, there was an indication that the MC group had a higher rate of SVR. Similar to the HCV population as a whole, this appeared especially likely in genotype non-1 patients. ---------------------------------------------------------- Abstract 1610 Is There Any Relation Between CD81 Polymorphisms, HCV and the Presence of Cryoglobulinemia? Supriya Joshi, Schimmer, J. Heathcote, Rottapel Background: Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is a complication of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection--detectable in 50% of HCV patients, but only 1% of patients with HCV have symptomatic cryoglobulinemia. Symptoms may include cutaneous, purpura, arthritis and neuropathy and may predispose to lymphoproliferative disorders. Entry of HCV into hepatocytes and B lymphocytes may result from binding to CD81, a nonglycosylated tetraspanin protein that is widely expressed and involved in immune regulation, B cell stimulation, cell to cell interaction, and neuro-signaling. Objective: To determine if polymorphisms in the CD 81 coding reason exist and may be correlated with decrease in laboratory manifestations of cryoglobulinemia. Polymorphisms in the CD81 coding region may predispose patients with HCV to the development of mixed cryoglobulinemia. Methods: Forty-three patients with HCV were selected for investigation. Patients with HCV +/- laboratory and clinical evidence of mixed cryoglobulinemia. 34 patients with hepatitis C were examined as well as 16 HCV negative healthy controls (HC). A retrospective chart review assessed patient demographics, manifestations of MC, cryocrit, liver histology, genotype and viral load when available. Lymphocytes were collected from fresh blood samples and RNA was isolated. RT-PCR was used to create a cDNA library for each patient and the CD81 coding region was amplified by PCR, inserted into the pCR® 2.1 TOPO® vector and transformed into competent 1-shot E. coli bacteria. Four clones from each patient were selected for CD81 sequencing and reproducible mutations were identified. Results: Sequence analysis was completed for 59 individuals, 16 HC, 9 HCV+/MC- and 34 HCV+/MC+, 22 (64.7%) of whom were symptomatic. Nucleotide aberrancies were found in 5 pts, 4 HCV+/+MC (12%), 0 HCV+/-MC (0%) and 1 HC (6%). Manifestations of MC included 1 skin, 1 renal, 1 skin/neuropathy, 1 skin/renal and 1 skin/renal/arthritis. No patient had overt lymphoma. Of the 5 patients with a CD81 polymorphism, 4 had changes in the coding sequence for the second extracellular region of the protein, to which HCV is reported to bind. However, of those 5 patients, 3 had DNA changes that did not correspond with a change in amino acid coding. Conclusions:     Polymorphisms of CD81 may predispose to the development of MC in patients infected with HCV.     As 3 out of 5 polymorphisms did not result in amino acid substitution.     2 polymorphisms did not rise to amino acid changes     The frequency of CD 81 polymorphisms in the human population and in the HCV affects cohorts will require the analysis of larger sample sizes     Polymorphisms in CD 81 may affect disease susceptibility in HCV patients In a message dated 5/14/03 6:18:00 AM, Hepatitis C writes: << Message: 5 Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 16:48:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Dixie <ma_at_beach@...> Subject: Re: two geno-types Hi I use my bird's name Dixie at times. She is an African Grey Congo. I live near Macon, Ga. I grew up in Miami....have children that live in Tampa and probably will be coming back to central Fl. in a few years. Cryoglobulinemia is abnormal proteins in the blood. Many Heppers have this but most have no symptoms from it. I happen to be one of the least fortunate ones. I have neuropathy (nerve pain) in my legs. It can be severe at times. I take Neurontin but it is not helping too much now. I'm going tomorrow to see a Neurologist. It's my first visit. Yes, I am sure that I will have sides. But if I don't try the tx then I will have no way of clearing this virus. I'm playing the odds.....Can't win if you don't even play.....right! My insurance pays for everything except $150.00. Thank Goodness! Pam and Dixie Darlin' >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 CSue you can do it. Just set your mind to it. I took a shot lastnight and have been out gardening all day. I had some sicky days a month ago but am fine now. Well off to go grocery shopping and then more weeding and planting. [on tx since Jan. 2003] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 cweeks@... wrote: > Has anyone on this list made celeryseed extract or celery seed oil > before? I > was wondering how to do it and if it might be more effective than the > tea for > inflammation. > thanks, > > > ====================================== Hi , I have never made it before but I would think, if you have a sufficient amount of celery seed, that you could make quite an effective tincture with it. Yes it can be done. Just take the celery seed and fill you jar about 1/2 to 3/4 full and then fill with alcohol. I don't think ACV will work very well for this one. I would go for a month on this one at least. That is if it were me and I didn't need it right away. Then I would strain and refill with more celery seeds and leave it for another month or two. This should make an awesome tincture. Course, anywhere after two weeks, on the full moon, you can remove as much as you wish and refill the bottle with more alcohol and just let it sit and macerate. The longer it sits the more apiol you will pull out of the celery seeds. Do be careful though as apiol is very potent and can damage your kidneys. Maybe this is why the tea is used more often than the tincture. I am not so sure it will be more effective, as stronger does not necessarily constitute better. Are you doing any juicing ? -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 I've taken capsules because it was easier for me to pop em down three times a day. I'm sure a tincture would be awesome too, will have to make some. Just whiz up some seeds, pour some alcohol over them and WahLa. Pam ------------------ --- > Has anyone on this list made celeryseed extract or celery seed oil before? I > was wondering how to do it and if it might be more effective than the tea for > inflammation. > thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Hi , sorry it has taken a little longer than I had hoped to get back to you. The fill doctor is Dr. Neal. In Lacey, WA (near Olympia) the ph# is 866 426 4142. They only do it with flouro and it costs $350. My experience was fine. The woman who did it was a small gorgeous blond woman, so my feeling inadequate didn't help with the nervousness. She was very nice though. They started out with 2cc and take out until they feel like you are swallowing well. I was left with 1.5 cc for my initial fill. I am still doing soft foods and it has taken me lunch and dinner to eat 1 cup of mashed potatoes and I need to drink a little slower than before. It is pretty exciting but hard when I just want to eat out of boredom or for enjoyment. It is definitely a change. I now have to find something to occupy my time other than shoving food in my face. Unfortunately bidding on things on e-bay isn't good for my pocket book! Nina, tell hi for me and I am still trying to talk my husband into sending you the picture of me at mission beach the day before surgery. I have lost 25 lbs since surgery (before fill) so hopefully It will progress a little faster now that I have had it. I'll be in san Diego in January so if my progress is a little on the slow side then maybe I'll swing over for a fill and say hi of course to Dr A and everyone. Thanks. Regina From: Reply- Subject: Digest Number 437Date: 1 Nov 2005 17:32:22 -0000> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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