RE: Introduction

April 30, 2001

Hello Clare,

I am living just outside Cambridge (Linton) and don't go to the

central meetings. However I try to keep up with the mail on this

group!

phine

(Mum to 3 & Ben 2, Cambridge NCT)

My name is Clare and I'm a full time

> mother to aged 14 months.

> I've been going to my local nct

> coffee morning for 16 months and I

> also help to run an nct coffee morning

> once a week in a church in central

> Cambridge.

>

> Clare.

April 7, 2002

Hey, Dean:

Thanks for sharing your story. I would like to know how your life is

on a daily basis. Do you have a " plan " to help you when things are

really bad. Are most days affected by all your physical/mental

problems at once or is it more like 2 or 3 things at a time?

What meds are you on and which ones seem to help with which problem

the most. Do you have a partner or significant other to help? How

old are the children and how do you view parenthood?

I ask these questions not to be nosey - so please don't answer if you

would rather not - I ask just to get to know you better.

My heart goes out to you, and I wish you well.

Thank you again for sharing your story,

Pam

> My name is Dean Choate. I was born and raised in the Central

Wisconsin area and currently that is where I reside. I am a husband

and father of three.

> Most of my life I have dealt with some form of physical problems

and later on the mental problems became more evident. Right from

birth my troubles began. I was born cross-eyed and had sugery when I

was three to correct it. As I was growing up I had problems with both

my legs and feet. I was always told it was growing pains by my

doctors. I found out later it might have been arthritis. Then I

battled against Lyme Disease in 1979-1980 which left me with

additional joint problems. It was not diagnosed until a doctor got

courious and did some blood tests and discovered the Lymes Disease.

They were not sure how long I might have had it. In 1990 I started to

develop serious back problems and in 1991 I fell down an embankment

at work during a snowstorm and severely injured my right knee. After

several surgeries they put pins and plates in. In 1982 I was

diagnosed with Arthritis. Additionally, I was diagnosed with

degenerative disc disease in 1998. Mental Illness became apparent in

1993 when I was diagnosed with depression. Then in 1997 I was

rediagnosed with having major depression and anxiety disorder. I have

been hospitalized multiple times due to major depression attacks and

suicide attempts. In 2000 I was diagnosed with having Fibromyalgia. I

am living in constant pain. Due to these illnesses, which still

plague me, I am unable to work a normal job. I am under doctors

restrictions.

>

> Dean A. Choate

>

April 8, 2002

Welcome to the group, Dean. Ellie

Introduction

My name is Dean Choate. I was born and raised in the Central Wisconsin area

and currently that is where I reside. I am a husband and father of three.

Most of my life I have dealt with some form of physical problems and later on

the mental problems became more evident. Right from birth my troubles began. I

was born cross-eyed and had sugery when I was three to correct it. As I was

growing up I had problems with both my legs and feet. I was always told it was

growing pains by my doctors. I found out later it might have been arthritis.

Then I battled against Lyme Disease in 1979-1980 which left me with additional

joint problems. It was not diagnosed until a doctor got courious and did some

blood tests and discovered the Lymes Disease. They were not sure how long I

might have had it. In 1990 I started to develop serious back problems and in

1991 I fell down an embankment at work during a snowstorm and severely injured

my right knee. After several surgeries they put pins and plates in. In 1982 I

was diagnosed with Arthritis. Additionally, I was diagnosed with degenerative

disc disease in 1998. Mental Illness became apparent in 1993 when I was

diagnosed with depression. Then in 1997 I was rediagnosed with having major

depression and anxiety disorder. I have been hospitalized multiple times due to

major depression attacks and suicide attempts. In 2000 I was diagnosed with

having Fibromyalgia. I am living in constant pain. Due to these illnesses,

which still plague me, I am unable to work a normal job. I am under doctors

restrictions.

Dean A. Choate

April 8, 2002

Dean, Welcome to our list. You have really had a bad life where pain is

concerned. We are glad to have you. This is a supportive, caring and loving

list. Ask us any questions that you may have and someone will more than

likely have the answer. Also if you have something you want to say in

response to an email, feel free.

Take care,

Irene

Books may well be the only true magic

Alice Hoffman.

March 30, 2003

Hi Carolyn. I'm Debbie. I am a SAHM to 2.5 year old boy/girl twins.

Jordan is autistic, and is NT. I live in Ohio with my DH and two

cats. Welcome to PA, it's a wonderful place. :-)

Debbie with twins

- Jordan (ASD) 2.5yo

- (NT) 2.5yo

March 30, 2003

hi carolyn, we have a few other michigan folks here. were you sent by one of

them? as far as having fun, you're definitely in the right place

~~~ Imagine all the people, living life in peace - Lennon ~~~

-------------------------

gina, 31, ny

single mom to -

kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

parker jade, due 7-25-03 :-D

March 30, 2003

Welcome Carolyn. I live in Peru (Somewhere in South America). I have a

3y9m little girl and I enjoy being part of this family very much.

Cecilia from Perú, mom to Dessirée (05/07/99)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: calumet_1234

Enviado el: Domingo, 30 de Marzo de 2003 08:28 p.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Introduction

Hi everyone! My name is Carolyn, I'm a 41 y.o. SAHM in Michigan. My

kids are:

Marty, 13, autistic and mentally impaired.

Logan, 11, ADHD

I'm hoping to have some fun, learn some coping techniques, and share

what I've learned with anyone who's interested.

BTW, In Michigan, the alphabet soup for autism is AI (autistically

impaired) so if you see me use that, please forgive.

March 30, 2003

Welcome Caroline..I am Missy the sporadic poster, lol..Mom to 5 who homeschool

up until this year when we moved to a rural area and hubby wanted to try out the

local school system, mine are (13, confirmed ADHD), Rob(11, no dx, but

" fairly normal " but represses emotions till it makes him sick(gee could he get

that from mom)), aka JB( 9, my baseball boy, possible ADHD, but doing so

excellent without a formal dx and meds that we are leaving it alone for now),

(7, undetermined learning disability..2nd year in 1st, still cannot read

well and might possibly be held back this year ..trouble is spelling, can spell

them outloud perfectly, but can't seem to get them on to paper spelled

correctly) and last is my baby Ash aka Demon child aged 2 1/2..no dx yet, but

thanks to the help of my dear friend Georga who led me here and judging from

what I have learned from these ladies here we have a possible autism(high

functions) and/or aspersers..or it could simply be she is just a strange child

with ADD or ADHD?? who knows yet..

As for me I have a panic/anxiety disorder and doc has just decided that my

depression was dx'd wrong and it is actually rapid cycling bipolar

depression..just started a new med for it 3 days ago(blech to side

effects)..sorry to be so long rambling..welcome to the group..these are

wonderful women here!! anything you are going thru SOMEONE here will

understand(such as when Ash ate cow poop from the garden the other day...or eats

her peanut butter sandwiches off a hair pick)..we are all in the trenches

together, so glad to have another here to share with...make sure to check out

parenting phrases, lol..those things you thought you would never have to say as

a parent..they can get really funny, gross, etc..as only people who live with

kids like ours could understand...

Missy in Alabama

-wife, mother,organic gardener, writer, homesteader and dreamer

Introduction

Hi everyone! My name is Carolyn, I'm a 41 y.o. SAHM in Michigan. My

kids are:

Marty, 13, autistic and mentally impaired.

Logan, 11, ADHD

I'm hoping to have some fun, learn some coping techniques, and share

what I've learned with anyone who's interested.

BTW, In Michigan, the alphabet soup for autism is AI (autistically

impaired) so if you see me use that, please forgive.

March 30, 2003

Hello Carolyn and any other new people I have missed recently.

Most folks use a sig line but the few of us that are mothers of many

do not, so I will list everyone and give brief intros.

I am a SAHM, nearing 41, and married to , 48, for seventeen years

now. He has a daughter, , from a previous marriage that is 23,

married and the momma of an eighteen month old.

, nearly 16, NVLD, OCD, ADD, Tourette's, hyperlexic,

(more than highly likely she is Asperger's but not official) Junior

next fall.

Gail, 13, Asperger's, severe ADHD, OCD (SIB, hoarding and shredding

paper), anxiety with panic attacks. High school next year.

nearly 11, ASD, BP, ADHD, Tourette's, DSI (presently manic and

adjusting to new mood stabilizer) Middle school next year.

, 5, Asperger's, ADHD (very H), OCD, ODD, DSI, no services

yet as dx is very new. Kindergarton in the fall.

, 2.5, DSI, Apraxia of speech, pervasive delays, receiving 1:1

speech, OT and Discrete Trial Training (like aba), and small group

ECE skills class 2x week. He's next for an autistic dx.

March 30, 2003

Welcome Carolyn!

Tuna

=====

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

- Whoopi Goldberg

______________________________________________________________________

Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

March 30, 2003

Hi Carolyn!

Welcome! Where in Michigan are you? There are a few of us here from each

side of the state. I'm in Waterford, about 30 miles north of Detroit.

Sue in Waterford, MI

Wife to Mark

Mom to: 12 1/2, HFA

9, AS/ADD

IM: smgaska1

Autism, the hardest puzzle to put together.

March 30, 2003

Hi Carolyn.

I normally don't post an introduction because I don't know what to say but

today I decided to make a go of it.

I am sitting here watching Wrestlemania, all upset becase we are almost an

hour and a half into it and no one has hit anyone with a chair yet. This

just isn't right!

You will find I have a very strange sense of humor, and the rule isn't I am

not allowed to scare the new people. LOL!

Well, now I am going to scare you. I have seven children. 5 girls, 2

boys...the oldest is 9, the youngest is 2. Savannah (8) has a confirmed dx

of ASD, we are in the testing process for Cheyenne (4) because she needs

speech therapy. I am pretty sure that Sierra (5) is pretty high functioning

and the first person that tells me Dalton (2) is normal is getting punched.

It is very painfully obvious that he is autistic that doing testing would be

nothing more than a formality and an exercise in how much abuse I can take

from stupid people. Dakota (3) and Cherokee (7) are my normal children,

albiet very weird normal children and Atlanta (9) is the moody, bratty,

mouthy, pre-teen (well, I guess that is pretty normal).

I am a SAHM, I homeschool, sell Usborne books and live in a zoo of 9 cats,

10 gerbils, 9 guinea pigs, 1 ferret, 1 iguana, 2 turtles and 1 weiner dog

puppy.

Georga Hackworth

Men, can't live with them, can't trade them in for their weight in

chocolate.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Enter to win $50 in free books at www.ubah.com/F1549

Introduction

> Hi everyone! My name is Carolyn, I'm a 41 y.o. SAHM in Michigan. My

> kids are:

>

> Marty, 13, autistic and mentally impaired.

>

> Logan, 11, ADHD

>

> I'm hoping to have some fun, learn some coping techniques, and share

> what I've learned with anyone who's interested.

>

> BTW, In Michigan, the alphabet soup for autism is AI (autistically

> impaired) so if you see me use that, please forgive.

>

March 30, 2003

...and live in a zoo of 9 cats,

10 gerbils, 9 guinea pigs, 1 ferret, 1 iguana, 2 turtles and 1 weiner dog puppy.

Georga

**************************

What is missing? I could have swore the last time we counted a few months back

that it was at 37 animals or something...I know a few kitties have passed on,

but that still seems like too few animals for some odd reason..

Missy

March 30, 2003

No, that's it. We lost one cat.

I mentioned everyone.

Georga Hackworth

Men, can't live with them, can't trade them in for their weight in

chocolate.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Enter to win $50 in free books at www.ubah.com/F1549

Re: Introduction

> ..and live in a zoo of 9 cats,

> 10 gerbils, 9 guinea pigs, 1 ferret, 1 iguana, 2 turtles and 1 weiner dog

puppy.

> Georga

> **************************

> What is missing? I could have swore the last time we counted a few months

back that it was at 37 animals or something...I know a few kitties have

passed on, but that still seems like too few animals for some odd reason..

> Missy

>

March 31, 2003

ok...explain please.

Re: Introduction

> 34 Living Beings in your home???? Not counting house plants?

>

> YIKES! :-D

>

Now that's funny, but I got 42...

Salli

--

July 1, 2003

> I'm anxious to hear from anyone else who is in the same situation as

> I am. Part of my post-op regimen is to take Prevacid every day.

> Does anyone know if this is harmful to a developing fetus?

Prevacid is a pregnancy risk category B....which

generally is considered safe in pregnancy. (that is the

same as tylenol)

> Did anyone alter their diet to eat a more rounded diet rather than

> just protein, protein, protein? I figure the baby won't do so well

> on a diet of string cheese and chili...so I'll have to change

> something!

>

I didn't alter my diet...

but I also wasn't on a high protein diet to begin with. (I

was 5 months postop when I got my positive pregnancy

test)

> Do many folks like

> us go to specialists or high-risk docs?

Nope...I didn't see a specialist or a high-risk doctor

since I wasn't a high risk pregnancy. I had a homebirth

midwife (licensed midwife)...

congratulations!

Soderblom CCCE CD(DONA) ICD CLD

Student Midwife

CAPPA Board of Directors - Advisor

Birth Doula/Childbirth Educator/Pregnancy-Birth

Photography

Mesa, AZ

Owner: Birth Story Diaries - real births, real photos

http://www.birthdiaries.com

Owner: SouthwestDoulas.com - locate a birth

professional

or find out about a hospital in your area!

July 1, 2003

> I'm anxious to hear from anyone else who is in the same situation as

> I am. Part of my post-op regimen is to take Prevacid every day.

> Does anyone know if this is harmful to a developing fetus?

Prevacid is a pregnancy risk category B....which

generally is considered safe in pregnancy. (that is the

same as tylenol)

> Did anyone alter their diet to eat a more rounded diet rather than

> just protein, protein, protein? I figure the baby won't do so well

> on a diet of string cheese and chili...so I'll have to change

> something!

>

I didn't alter my diet...

but I also wasn't on a high protein diet to begin with. (I

was 5 months postop when I got my positive pregnancy

test)

> Do many folks like

> us go to specialists or high-risk docs?

Nope...I didn't see a specialist or a high-risk doctor

since I wasn't a high risk pregnancy. I had a homebirth

midwife (licensed midwife)...

congratulations!

Soderblom CCCE CD(DONA) ICD CLD

Student Midwife

CAPPA Board of Directors - Advisor

Birth Doula/Childbirth Educator/Pregnancy-Birth

Photography

Mesa, AZ

Owner: Birth Story Diaries - real births, real photos

http://www.birthdiaries.com

Owner: SouthwestDoulas.com - locate a birth

professional

or find out about a hospital in your area!

July 1, 2003

Welcome Dan :-D Hugs**

*~Joy~*

Lap RNY @ 491lbs

town Memorial

Dr. Bertha

2/26/01

Mommy to:

(1-9-99) & Saralyn (12-15-99)

AND

Hunter

*arriving by c-section*

07/03/03

July 1, 2003

Welcome Dan :-D Hugs**

*~Joy~*

Lap RNY @ 491lbs

town Memorial

Dr. Bertha

2/26/01

Mommy to:

(1-9-99) & Saralyn (12-15-99)

AND

Hunter

*arriving by c-section*

07/03/03

July 1, 2003

Welcome Dan :-D Hugs**

*~Joy~*

Lap RNY @ 491lbs

town Memorial

Dr. Bertha

2/26/01

Mommy to:

(1-9-99) & Saralyn (12-15-99)

AND

Hunter

*arriving by c-section*

07/03/03

July 1, 2003

Oops sorry your weren't the one asking about the c-secs, I got my posts

confused. Sorry

Marjorie

Tristan 1/19/00

RNY 1/22/03

264/190/150 (someday)

EDD 1/4/04 c-sec in Dec.

Introduction

Hi All,

I'm new to this list and am horribly grateful to have found it. I had RNY

on Jan 15, 2003 and am down about 76 pounds. Just found out last week that

I'm pregnant (my first pregnancy ever). Currently, I'm 6 weeks or so along

and have been roundly chastised by my surgeon for getting pregnant. For

what it's worth, it was a complete accident but here we are and I'm getting

excited.

I'm anxious to hear from anyone else who is in the same situation as I am.

Part of my post-op regimen is to take Prevacid every day. Does anyone know

if this is harmful to a developing fetus? I've got a call in to my

pharmacist (surgeon didn't know) but thought I'd check in here. I've

stopped for now. I also take a multi-vitamin and two CitriCals. Nothing

else, though.

Did anyone alter their diet to eat a more rounded diet rather than just

protein, protein, protein? I figure the baby won't do so well on a diet of

string cheese and chili...so I'll have to change something!

So far, I feel terrific. No nausea, no soreness, just lots of frequent

urination and no period. Aside from the positive test, I wouldn't believe I

was pregnant. My first OB appt is not until July 22 so I'm just gathering

information until then. Do many folks like us go to specialists or

high-risk docs? Any information would be great - thanks!!

Shellie

Frederick, MD

RNY: 1/15/03

282/206/??

EDD: 2/22/04 - approx 6 weeks

July 1, 2003

Daaaaaaannnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!! I'm SO glad you and decided to join the

group. I know how scared you both are right now, but you honestly couldn't

be in a better place! There are SO many women here who conceived early on

after WLS, and hopefully the couple that I know of who conceived before

surgery and didn't know it are still lurking around and will post.

You will find a wealth of information here, probably more then you would

LIKE to hear LOL.......Hang around, read, post, whatever you need to do.

And remember, you are always in my thoughts and prayers and I just KNOW

everything will be ok. So glad you are here!!

Love ya!!!

Marcy

Introduction

> Hey, I just joined but I am a guy, is that okay? I had RNY just over

> three years ago and my wife just had it a week ago exactly at this

> hour. She did her pre-op testing on Friday the 20th, serum pregnancy

> test said NEG,,,,surgery on Monday and last night she did a home test

> because she did not start as expected in the hospital and it was

> positive, a mad dash to the lab this morning and she was POSITIVE.

>

> We lost our last at three months some two years back and have a

> little girl who is going to be four in November. She, nor I, have

> really gotten by that loss and now we are scared out of our brains

> here. Any advice?

>

> Dan Slone

> Surgry 5/2/2000

>

> Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

>

July 1, 2003