Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Hey, Debby, So glad you got through the surgery intact! We knew you would! Call your surgeon's office to find out when you can wash your hair. Every dr has their preference. If you can hold a towel over the incision to keep it dry, maybe someone can help you wash it if Dr says not to for a week. Clean hair always makes you feel better. I am going to suggest that you use peroxide and bactricin (over the counter) (NOT neosporin) for your incision while it heals. My surgeon mentioned that somehow neosporin can cause problems just after surgery, unlike when you use it for everyday cuts and scratches. So just use a cotton ball and peroxide to clean it, then a thin layer of the bactricin with your clean finger or a q-tip. Hope this helps! Call your dr, of course, if you feel the least bit " off " . ) Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Debby, thanks. My blood sugar is fine now. It's when I start throwing up that I get into problems. It's really harder on my family when I'm in the hospital than it is on me. At least when I'm in the hospital I'm getting IV fluids and medicine for the pain and nausea. My GI/Hep increased my imuran from 100 mg a day to 150 mg a day so maybe that will help my liver function a little better. take care, W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Debby, Your answers (re: lightedheadedness/empty feeling/cravings etc.) to Gail's post are so good. I find myself getting lightheaded and feeling weak and sort of hungry often lately. First thing I check is blood sugar but with only a couple exceptions it has been right around 100, which is very good. Then I check blood pressure, which is always good as well (around 120/70 or slightly less). So I have figured out it is most likely die-off. I have discovered over the past (almost) 7 months that die-off triggers hunger for me. I tend to rationalize the resulting feelings as the Candida being mad about dying off and trying to get me to eat something to keep it alive. :-) I reality I know that the toxins from die-off are causing all the discomfort. I can't speak to Gail's weightloss because, as you already know, that is a bonus for me. I am on a major losing streak again (Yea me...as I have so much to still lose). I just bought a new outfit one size smaller than anything else I own!! That more than makes up for any discomfort or the really bad days when I am retracing an old illness, etc. Actually I am now having more good days than bad. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 >I hit 140 pounds loss today, Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 --- Sue in NJ <susang3@...> wrote: > >I hit 140 pounds loss today, > > > > Congrats! Thanks sue.. cute cartoon! Luv, Debby San , CA 380/240/170 ------------- Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices -- lin New group! Curing Candida: curingcandida/ My son Hunter Hudson (10/11/04) http://debbypadilla.0catch.com/hunter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Debby, I'm so pleased to hear of all that you're doing. Leaving paid work sounds like a really good idea. You're not " retired " -- you're just changing focus. I'm really impressed with your activities. Let me know if you want to try to meet in San Francisco in October. When I'm there, I live just two blocks from where most of the marathons pass, in the Marina. I realize you'll be busy with family, but you might have a bit of time free, and I might be in the City. I usually am in the country except when I'm due for a check-up or lab test. It sounds as if you have much more good news than otherwise, all things considered! Harper [ ] It's been a long time I have been keeping up with the messages, but have been so busy I don't have much time to write, but this time, I need to see if anyone has had a similar problem like I have been going through. In November/December, my liver counts started climbing. By January and February, they were high enough that I had to have a biopsy. It was not a good result, so I was put on 40 mg prednisone....(yeah). Well, it started working, but then, in August, they started rising, and I ended up " having the pleasure " of having another bx in early Sept. Well, that one came out good, so something is working. Now, my problem is this.....I have a muscle that just ripped away from my shoulder,....guess it is called rotator cuff problem. It ripped off approximately 6 months ago....just about the time I started the prednisone. So, has anyone had the problem of muscles tearing away from the bones after beginning the prednisone Thanks for any input.....and Harper....good to see you up and going again! Debby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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