Re: Digest Number 609

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I wish you the best of luck. I wish I was right beside you. Hope one day I will

get

kaiser to cover this. I will keep you in my prayers, cheri

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In a message dated 1/9/2000 11:43:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cbelshee@... writes:

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I wish you the best of luck. I wish I was right beside you. Hope one day I

will get

kaiser to cover this. I will keep you in my prayers, cheri >>

Hi Cheri

Just wanted to let you know that Kaiser DID pay for my surgery on 11/22/99,

so don't give up. It CAN be done. Luckily, mine went through on the first

try. It was the first in a string of happenings that have finally gone right

for me, and I feel blessed.

To the person asking for anyone who had to appeal to Kaiser, I know that

(APEXKAS@...) won on her 3rd appeal and is over a year post op now.

Please write to her personally, as she is very busy and sometimes doesn't get

a chance to read all post. She is a sweetheart and I'm sure she may have some

pointers.

Good luck to you!

in Raleigh

MGB 11/22/99

pre-op 270

1/10/00 230

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In a message dated 04/27/2000 2:28:12 AM Central Daylight Time,

Rpolychondritisegroups writes:

<< Also, I am a smoker and am constantly hounded by my

doctors to quit but I have'nt been able to. >>

Okay , you need to quit smoking...but you know that girlfriend. Have

you tried to quit? Have you tried anything to help you quit? I hate to say

this but this is the nurse in me talking. You know, what smoking does and how

it affects your body, so please think about trying to quit.

Love you

Lu

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Hey Lu,

Tammy Fee here. Any one can quit anything if they really want to. I have proven it....

I was addicted to Pepsi, That's right Pepsi. I would drink at least 8-10 cans a day and just this week I quit. I will admit that I was addicted to it. I would start drinking it when I woke and wouldn't stop until I went to bed. Talk about useless calories. I consumed my recommended daily calories alone in Pepsi. I now drink water. Lots of it. 2 liters at work and then more at night. I am trying to loose weight and I feel I am headed in the right direction.

Any one can quit anything if they put there minds to it. Take it one day at a time. 3 days free of Pepsi.

Love, Tammy

Re: Digest Number 609 In a message dated 04/27/2000 2:28:12 AM Central Daylight Time, Rpolychondritisegroups writes:<< Also, I am a smoker and am constantly hounded by my doctors to quit but I have'nt been able to. >>Okay , you need to quit smoking...but you know that girlfriend. Have you tried to quit? Have you tried anything to help you quit? I hate to say this but this is the nurse in me talking. You know, what smoking does and how it affects your body, so please think about trying to quit. Love youLu

hi and welcome. maybe we can come up with answers that our doctors can't

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Tammy I agree with you. I used to be caffine addicted too. I would start

off with coffee in the morning then move to pepsi in the afternoon and then

back to coffee in the evening and in between I would eat chocolate. Sounds

great huh. Then one day a doctor told me I had to go off of all caffine.

Boy talk about withdrawls. Headaches and all the rest. It's been 8 years

now. I drink decaf ( doesnt have the same kick) and chocolate moderately, no

sodas. It can be done. I was never a heavy drinker, but did enjoy a social

drink once in a while. Well they took that away too. 7 years ago because of

my meds. There are occassions when I wish I could have a glass of wine.

Great serman huh. Well, I'm still smoking and I know in my heart I

shouldn't. I don't smoke in my house, I go outside. and I smoke in my car.

(those are about the only places you can smoke in California) I guess I do

use it as a crutch.

Some day I will get the power to stop.

C

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You can do. I am needing to get rid of empty calories more than caffeine. Actually the caffeine helped keep me going. I have been really tired this week without it. I do drink two glasses of tea at night. Eventually I may stop that too. I would encourage anyone who is addicted to anything just to try and quit and just take it one day at a time.

4 days Pepsi free and still counting.

Love, Tammy Fee

Re: Digest Number 609 Tammy I agree with you. I used to be caffine addicted too. I would start off with coffee in the morning then move to pepsi in the afternoon and then back to coffee in the evening and in between I would eat chocolate. Sounds great huh. Then one day a doctor told me I had to go off of all caffine. Boy talk about withdrawls. Headaches and all the rest. It's been 8 years now. I drink decaf ( doesnt have the same kick) and chocolate moderately, no sodas. It can be done. I was never a heavy drinker, but did enjoy a social drink once in a while. Well they took that away too. 7 years ago because of my meds. There are occassions when I wish I could have a glass of wine. Great serman huh. Well, I'm still smoking and I know in my heart I shouldn't. I don't smoke in my house, I go outside. and I smoke in my car. (those are about the only places you can smoke in California) I guess I do use it as a crutch. Some day I will get the power to stop. C

hi and welcome. maybe we can come up with answers that our doctors can't

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Tammy, Congratulations. 4 days is a long time and a great milestone. You

are right, we must just take one day at a time. I just can't seem to start

day 1 lol. Good luck and keep up the great work.(and i do mean it is work)

Love ya

C