Cassy Re: Helloooo! Anyone here???? .....msg from Sharon

December 10, 2008

Hi Cassy!!I know what you mean. I'm glad I've lost weight but I do wonder (worry) why. I have NEVER in my life lost weight without trying! lolIs this the day you see the gastric doc? I'm thinking of you--as always. I worry about you and I wish they would hurry with a dx. Did you get my email about Deao and the carnitine def? She emailed me and was going to contact you.How are your girls doing? And your mom and sister?love youSharonSharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance

its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. Subject: Re: Helloooo! Anyone here???? .....msg from SharonTo: MSersLife Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 2:56 PMHi Sharon! Its so good to see you posting. Wow! 50 lbs! My goodness! I have lost almost 30lbs. Without trying too. It did make me

happy but then of course if we dont try we wonder if something else could be going on. Well,for me anyway. I had part of a gastric empty test and furthest they got was 1 set of pics.The gross food made me puke and they couldnt finish. Then I got a call from my gastros offivce saying Its important I get in the doc wants to go over test results and the symptoms ive been having.Im praying nothing was found.Cannot even think of having another problem.I bet it is very pretty out there.Do you have snow?Hows Challis and the kiddos?Hope good.Send my love to her.I went to email her the other day and dont have her addy. :(Is it jus smyelingroovy@yahoo?I sure miss you guys.I bet your all busy with the holidays.Take care k. Send sum of that well water and good air my way.;)lots of luvcassy Helloooo! Anyone here???? .....msg from SharonHey! I'm getting worried about this group. Anyone here??? Helloooooooo!!!!!I'm sorry I haven't been here enough. Since I now liveoff-grid (no electricity) I don't have unlimited computer time. I don'tknow anyone is interested but for those who don't know this is how it works: I can be on the computer as long as my laptop battery is charged. However, when the generator is on I can be on the computer as much as I want. Today we are doing laundry so the generator is on. So I am here! How is everyone doing? How's MS treating you? Are symptoms better or worse with the winter weather?As for me: I'm doing well. MS kicked my butt when I first moved to my little backwoods hideaway:) But I am getting better every day since the weather has gotten

cold. I did have a re-occurrance of the Transverse Myelitis numbness in the last of August. But no loss of bladder or bowel this time around ) I am on Ritalin for fatigue and it is working great! I have also lost nearly 50 pounds since I've been here! I haven't been dieting either. I thought it was the Ritalin but my neuro and his nurse both said the dose of Ritalin is small so it wouldn't make me lose weight. I am going to go to my regular doc for blood sugar testing soon. When I get around to it..... I don't feel sick at all so I think my weight loss is just from the good well water and clean air.We have been hit hard by the economy here. Things have been very hard financially. But I have faith things will get better....soon. (crossing fingers while saying a prayer...) Thankfully our gas prices are waay down. It was $1.55 gallon yesterday here.I feel I have missed out on so much on the group!

I don't know what is happening with my old friends here and I have missed out on getting to know the new members. I look forward to hearing from all members and hearing your news. Speak up!!!warm hugs))))Sharon, group ownerThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. ------------------------------------

December 10, 2008

I know what you mean. I'm glad I've lost weight but I do wonder

(worry) why. I have NEVER in my life lost weight without

trying! lol

Ahhh, Sharon let me think. You are living in a house off the grid.

No tv and so on. It stands to reason that you are doing more physical

work than normal for your everyday needs, right?? And if you are doing

anything like hauling firewood into the house from outside, doing dishes

by hand and any number of things I can think of that wiith less

electrical conveinces to lessen the load. It stands to reason that you

are burning more calories. Also if your heat is a wood burning stove,

like we had on the farm as a kid. It also stands to reason that you are

burning up more calories just trying to keep warm.

I've been keeping my house at the lowest point the thermostat will

go. I turn the heat up for 30 minutes to an hour after I get home to warm

up the place a bit. Usually this means turning the themostat to 62 to get

the blower to come on. And the temp will go from 55 to 68 or so and I

turn it back down. I know I have been burning more calories staying

warm.(or tryuing to) I do like to sleep in a cold bedroom. I grew up with

a ben franklin stove in the kitchen/living area and no heat in the

bedrooms. A warm room and I don't sleep well. I use flannel sheets and

several blankets. I do turn the electric heater on (one of those little

ceramic ones) about half an hour before bedtime in the bedroom to warm it

up some and warm up the sheets then turn it off at bedtime. I wear bed

socks till the bed warms up. I also use a heater in the bathroom when I

shower or use the bathroom and to get dressed or undressed.

I am hoping to get the rest of my plastic on the windows this

weekend. We have both had to work so much on the paperwork for the

bankruptcy that we haven't had time to get the plastic up. I am

also hoping the ex will get up in the attic and get the insulation layed

down. It;s already up there, just not put in place.

I'm thinking about the next time we get to Wichita that I am going

to the carpet oulet place and get some room sized remnets for my house.

The last time we got some for the other house we found room sized pieces

for under $50. And I don't us a pad under them either. Just use them as

almost room sized area rugs. Hardwood floors are beautifu, but they are

cold in the winter.

Debbie and Ian McKinley (BMD since 93)no litters

Kansas

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photo)

December 13, 2008

Hi Sharon! Lol. Me too! It takes ALOT for me to lose even 1 pound!lol.

No. I didnt getyour email about .Did you send it to my yahoo or

aol? My yahoo is totally full and I never can get caught up. Im a lil

behind on aol too though. I wonder if she emailed me,id love to talk to

her. I joined some mitochondrial groups and have learned alot and since

my specialist has said he believes with all the info and symptoms that

its a mito disease It seems its what I have.Only prob is there are alot

of mito diseases so narrowing it down to just one is gonna be tough. I

seen my gastro doc and so far everythings ok. He didnt even have the

partial gastric empty results.So,the lady from his office exagerated

and brought me in asap for really no reason.Wasnt happy about that cuz

I had to get up real early and so did my mom and sis to take me.He

knows its Gastroparesis but that test was gonna tell him jus how slow

my gastro system is.I told him Id rather not get it done again since it

made me sick.

hugz

cassy

Helloooo! Anyone here???? .....msg from Sharon

Hey! I'm getting worried about this group. Anyone here???

Helloooooooo!!!!!I'm sorry I haven't been here enough. Since I now live

off-grid (no electricity) I don't have unlimited computer time. I don't

know anyone is interested but for those who don't know this is how it

works: I can be on the computer as long as my laptop battery is

charged. However, when the generator is on I can be on the computer as

much as I want. Today we

are doing laundry so the generator is on. So I am here! How is

everyone doing? How's MS treating you? Are symptoms better or worse

with the winter weather?As for me: I'm doing well. MS kicked my butt

when I first moved to my little backwoods hideaway:) But I am getting

better every day since the weather has gotten

cold. I did have a

re-occurrance of the Transverse Myelitis numbness in the last of

August. But no loss of bladder or bowel this time around ) I am on

Ritalin for fatigue and it is working great! I have also lost nearly 50

pounds since I've been here! I haven't been dieting either. I thought

it was the Ritalin but my neuro and his nurse both said the dose of

Ritalin is small so it wouldn't make me lose weight. I am going to go

to my regular doc for blood sugar testing soon. When I get around to

it..... I don't feel sick at all so I think my weight loss is just from

the good well water and clean air.We have been hit hard by the economy

here. Things have been very hard financially. But I have faith things

will get better....soon. (crossing fingers while

saying a prayer...) Thankfully our gas prices are waay down. It was

$1.55 gallon yesterday here.I feel I have missed out on so much on the

group!

I don't know what is happening with my old friends here and I

have missed out on getting to know the new members. I look forward to

hearing from all members and hearing your news. Speak up!!!warm hugs))))

Sharon, group owner

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December 13, 2008