Re: Hi all//Angie, a thought

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Angie, glad you are feeling better.

I had a thought about the ribs hurting (from my own experience,

woohoo!) I have had pleurisy set in before in my ribs from the

excessive coughing that didn't show up until AFTER the coughing was

done (did that make sense?); I have also had costoconchriditis(SP?)

set in - both are inflammations in the rib area and are usually from

coughing, although pleurisy doesn't need that to get going. They gave

me anti-inflammatories to bring the swelling down and had me using

heat pads for relief. You may want to check into that? It's no fun

not being able to take a deep breath without pain. Because then you

breath too shallow and can cause other issues!

Hope that helps some. Perhaps some of our medical folks can shed a

little more light, but that's been my experience with it!

((Hugs))

darlene

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> Hello to everyone and thank you for those that sent me Get Well

wishes. I'm feeling improved today - so far - so that is a good

thing. My ribs still hurt and I am NOT coughing enough to cause

that. I'm being sort of sensitive to that because I have gotten

pneumonia before. Can't seem to loosen this cough yet. I guess it

will come along.

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> My daughter went to school today. She has a short day and she's

had so much trouble with absences that she figured they can send her

home again but she's going to show up. I know they say keep them

home but if you do they give you all kinds of grief about their

absences. Even if they are excused, they still take away her credits

if she has too many. She lost one whole semester of credits because

she was sick too many days - even though she had doctor's notes

excusing them all. It frustrates the heck out of me. No wonder a

lot of kids just give up and quit. Plus, they send home letters

about truancy and give your name to the local family intervention

group and THEY start hounding you.

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> I'm still brain-dead I think from the fever. So I'm reading all

the posts but when I go to respond I just draw this blank. I've got

the pc on my bed (laptop) and I'm keeping up. I've also been working

on my 'psych' assignments. That sort of drains you. The TV is off

because it's got nothing good on it.

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> I had one other thing I wanted to contribute to some of the

discussions. Especially, the Lyrica. Please keep in mind there are

no cures for our illnesses; only treatments. So nothing we take is

going to resolve all our pain. But trust me, if you quit taking it

you will notice the difference. These things do help; they just

don't cure.

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> Well I'm going to go forage for lunch and check on the dogs. Take

care everyone.

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> Angie Harley Mama Double-D

> Carson City, NV; Single, five children (3 at home), 2 dogs, 4 cats,

snow skiing, camping, Harley Rider, Lone Wolf, Blue Thong

Society/High Sierra Thong Snappers member, LFA Advocate, independent,

opinionated, outspoken, and open minded.

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