Thanks

March 17, 2000

well anne-marie the only thing i can tell you is that the only time that i

had a hard time swallowing was when i was in the hospital, you should let

your Dr know because it could be dangerous(most of the time) try to keep

fluids by you all and every time you eat. please let your Dr know about this

problem. if you have any other ?'s dont be afraid to write to me.

take care

Adannia

March 17, 2000

Hi Ann-Marie

Darn... M & M's really sound good right about now...yum...

You say your in a flare... the not being able to swallow correctly is

part of the flare. If this is the first time this has happened to you I

caution you to eat small bites and not to hurry through eating. I've

choked a few times and I have learned how to eat slow and small bites.

Your throat muscles are affected by the PM. This is not uncommon.

Now a question for you... if you have a sinus infection do your checks

hurt or your teeth. I've never had one so I don't know.

Hope you have a great weekend and just take it easy. Take care,

Vicki

May 8, 2000

, Connie, Jim and Vicki thanks so much for responding to my " alert " .

Believe it or not, I have survived on my sense of humor ... in college my

nickname was " Spam " . That was many years ago, the Physics and Math are long

forgotten but my slapstick humor has been the glue that has kept our family

together. I have laughed with my children during many ambulance exits, and

operating room encounters. I just lost the people that weren't my friends,

but now I know for sure the ones who have stuck with me throughout the years

are my true pals.

Today, was just a culmination of emotions that I have suppressed or

" laughed at " one too many times. I don't talk about my personal battles with

doctors to anyone, much less my silicone related problems.

Reality check was in order...Vicki, although I muddled through a computer

course a few years ago, I still am clueless..and want to stay that way! I

just asked my 14 yr old daughter what url means, and she, knowing my computer

illiteracy, replied, " well, it is kind of hard to explain mom " . So, she told

me to tell you that I don't have the url for MDA. Can you help??

Spam

May 8, 2000

Pam, you said one thing regarding the friends you lost. I had what I

thought were good friends (25 yrs +). I had been there for them at the

drop of a hat, any time of the day or night. When I got sick they all

disappeared into doing their own things. I did find that three of my

friends whom I knew for about 10 yrs... jumped in to help... some

driving over a 100 miles to get here while these other friends lived

just a couple of blocks away.

I am singel so I live alone. I have a daughter but she and her family

live in Australia.... I still had to feed my dogs and horses while I was

so sick until my friends stepped in.

A true friend is there for you through thick and thin. Don't loose

sleep over the friends you lost...cause there not worth it. I walked

away from my long time friends and didn't look back. I still talk to

them once in a while but it could never be the same.

Ok, let me go get the MDA site for you and I got another site that just

might help you a little. Be right back.

May 26, 2002

In a message dated 5/26/02 10:15:47 PM Central Daylight Time, lodom@...

writes:

> Starting tomorrow I do plan to try to start being supportive again at least

> try I am still having a hard time

take all the time that you need.. Those of us that have lost a

parent or any loved one for that matter know this is not an easy thing..

Small things will trigger certain memories and emotions take over.. This is

all part of the grieving process.. Please know we all care deeply and

support your absence.. Don't feel you have to rush back.. We understand

fully (((hugs)))

May 26, 2002

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who offered up prayers for our family

during the loss of my dad . I am doing some better my tears now come and go . I

am writing this to everyone because I received so may well wishes and -prayers

there is no way I could have answered them all . Starting tomorrow I do plan to

try to start being supportive again at least try I am still having a hard time

and Hope that you can all bear with me through this , I can say this is the

hardest thing I have ever been through .I love you all and have missed you all

and I have to be honest I may have missed a lot but there was no way to read all

the post so I deleted them and I hope everyone who has had surgery had a safe

an uneventful surgery and I also want to welcome all the new members .

Thanks again in TN

May 26, 2002

Hi ,

It's good to hear from you! Please know that we understand and don't expect

you to be here all the time. You have ALWAYS been there for us, it's our

time to support you, my friend. Give yourself all the time you need and feel

free to vent, rant, cry, whenever you want to.

You are a very special lady! God bless you and hold you close to His heart

in California

Open RNY - 03/29/02

272.5/238.5 - as of 05/17/02

Thanks

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who offered up prayers for our

family during the loss of my dad . I am doing some better my tears now come

and go . I am writing this to everyone because I received so may well wishes

and -prayers there is no way I could have answered them all . Starting

tomorrow I do plan to try to start being supportive again at least try I am

still having a hard time and Hope that you can all bear with me through this

, I can say this is the hardest thing I have ever been through .I love you

all and have missed you all and I have to be honest I may have missed a lot

but there was no way to read all the post so I deleted them and I hope

everyone who has had surgery had a safe an uneventful surgery and I also

want to welcome all the new members .

Thanks again in TN

May 27, 2002

That's fine, . You just take it a day at a time, and we'll be here for ya

when you're ready to jump back in. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

Age 38

Open RNY 05/21/2002

314/ /150-175

5' 8 "

djgraves@...

May 27, 2002

Thanks I love you guys and I appreciate everything you all have said and

done for me and my family