Points And Prizes - Sheknows

[babygonnermann]

Oh, and good morning everyone!!

Thanks for all the words, and I hope everyone has a great day!! I think we're actually going to get a full day of sun here after a dreary week.

[babygonnermann]

I have read the messages Aphena leaves but I figure I'd give you a little foreplay before I got down to serious business.... LOL

Tease

[RTlady]

Hello Hello everyone.... It's Friday and it is sunny; the start of a great weekend!

PS is down for maintenance once again, Winster & Bingo is done for today so
I think I'll wander over to Pogo for my badge.

Have a good one!

[Andit]

When sending to multiple people, the people you send it to can see the other people you send the PM to. Does that make sense? So say you send a message to Aphena, NSAngel, lolcat, babygonnermann - I would be able to see who else you sent the message to. Most times I only do this to help out with SwagBucks.

Thanks, that's what I thought. & yes, it's for the same reason. We're enjoying the sunshine here too.

Ladies: OHHHHH!!!!<Giggle, blush, swoon, shyly smile, shuffle>

Sorry, don't swoon - I might land on the handcuffs when I fall. Ouch!

Nice siggy! But I confess I liked the martini glass one better.

They typically don't use IV Iron of any variety for Colitis OR Chron's... just because it can cause excessive bleeding in the intestinal tract.

Ah, ok, I was thinking it would bypass the intestinal tract since it was given by IV, didn't realize it could cause bleeding.

I wish I could go advocate for her and shake folders in people's faces, but I think she lives too far away

I've been going with my friend to her Drs appts, because the Drs don't seem to get that not everyone behaves in a textbook kinda way. The Drs would only give her 2 weeks off to recover from the thyroid surgery. They didn't realize (refused to listen, actually) that the anaesthetic & the toll on her body was greater because she has CP. Grrrr. It's funny the family Dr doesn't want to listen to things outside the norm (she chalked up my friend's hyper state to stress at work, instead of the looking at the thyroid as a culprit - the hyperness disappeared the instant the thyroid was removed, it was downright scary!).

Maybe we should set up a consulting firm - translating between doctors & patients? Star, ya want in on this? I swear we'd have work coming out our ears! Heck, I had the vet ask me whether I was a dr, since I knew more than most of his clients!

Hope everyone has a good day! My cable is still out, so I guess someone's telling me I should be out with the critters enjoying the weather.

[Ricki911]

He told you to "EAT A LOAD OF RED MEAT" ??????????
That man needs to have his license taken away.
That is a HORRIBLE thing to tell someone with your condition, every piece of literature and nursing book I have ever read mentions almost immediately the link between red meat consumption and increase in every damn symptom that makes your condition unbearable.
I'd leave that doctor ASAP. I know that is easy for me to say since I know you are a huge distance from care of any kind.. but who knows what other kind of crap he is going to foist on you in his ignorance.



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Mew.

I just laughted at the idiot when he told me that. I can barely stand smelling the meat let alone eat it. Even if I have a little piece (bite size) Id have severe pains for hours. I eat chicken a few times a week and fish on the odd occassion (the smell makes me nauseas). Technically I cant switch docs till this one retires (no other doc wants to take me on - say I have too many problems and some even say its in my head). But all the drs in the clinic have agreed to take on each other patients - Ill only go to one other doc and once my family doc is gone Im switching to him. Hes the one that actually sat down and listened to me and figured out what was wong in the beginning. This doc is a complete idiot i went for 5 years to him and a few other doc in the clinic - even the hospital jsut said its because your constipated - hmm well not going for 2 weeks even 3 weeks at a time should raise some flags yet nothing was done (imagine how much shat was in my system before getting that colonscopy done LMAO) - started with really bad pains in my knees, and hips (well according the multiple docs it was because I was fat - yep i was 15 - 18 and weighted about 120 - 145 pounds yet I was fat). Went thru 5 years of pain yet nothing was wrong according to some of them in the office still isnt anything wrong with me.

Ive been taking those iron pills but got really nauseas last night thinking i might stop taking them and go back to the sulphate ones (didnt have a problem with them - well got a little constipated the first week). I asked my sister about my hair falling out (shes going for a doc - been trying to get into med school) , she said it could be protein def. When i got my blood work done the doc checked off pretty much everything on the form (is protein usually on a reg blood work form or do they have a special one like the celiacs one).

[quote=Andit;1014457]I`m on 300mg of Ferrous Gluconate, which are the round green pills. Sorry to barge in on the conversation, but wouldn`t a dose through an IV be a better bet for someone sensitive to the iron pills (not as bad as it sounds, Ricki)? Or perhaps a shot of EPO? Had both when I was on dialysis cause I tended to go anaemic.

LOL your joking right. Ive asked for that and they all just look at me and laught. Instuct my mom and me that I just have to eat right. (yep ill eat right and sh!t it out in 5 minutes). Ive had low iron for years ended up just giving up and leaving it and jsut dealt with the symptoms that come with that till it got to the point where id get so light headed Id almost pass out.


My friend`s brother has Crohn`s & surprisingly one of the few things that doesn`t bother him is red meat (he`s been dealing with it for 25+ yrs). For him, the worst thing is vegetables, even if they`re cooked to the point they`re paste. Now there`s a fun image.

When I was on dialysis, one of the things they pushed was a high protein diet (especially red meat) to help stave off the anaemia. Luckily I come from an Eastern European background, where one eats meat with a side dish of meat, followed by meat for dessert.

Chrons is different than colitis (well thats what ive been told). Heard that with Chrons once they figure out your meds your set for life. Ive been told by a few ppl that all my symptoms will go away. Yet I keep flaring up My symptoms will go away but then come back for a week or so then go away I guarantee it that once I go back to the spec in sept he ll say that fine and send me on my like last time. I can eat most veggies except broccolli , cauliflower and such be too much pain. But I love my sweet potatoes YUMMY!. I love my vegies to be mush ( im weird i know)

They typically don't use IV Iron of any variety for Colitis OR Chron's... just because it can cause excessive bleeding in the intestinal tract. I think a good doctor might let her try it next if her levels don't come up. They give you a small dose then watch for signs of trouble (36-42 hour monitoring in hospital) Then give repetitive doses after that if no trouble occurs.

It is sometimes hard to determine the difference between Ulcerative Colitis and Chron's... typically Chron's causes patchy disease in the colon and intestine, where the colitis affects the entire length. I assume Ricki has had endoscopy to determine that she has Ulcerative Colitis (Ricki?). The red meat thing is a Colitis only restriction, since no part of the intestine/colon is able to break down the red meat properly.

It IS a shame that as young as she is, Ricki hasn't been helped more by her doctors. She isn't even on the Prednisone that most people are on (along with the medication that she is currently taking) and I think that it is really bad medicine on the part of her doctor. She should have at least been offered the IV ferrous by now, but of course her doctor is so shoddy that he isn't even giving her the proper ORAL kind, I doubt he'd go in for IV. *sigh*

I wish I could go advocate for her and shake folders in people's faces, but I think she lives too far away

Endoscopy - thats the one down your throat
Nope, havent had one of those. Only had the colonoscopy (the one up the other end) done last June.
According to the spec its along my left side in my large and big ulcers up by the bends and go down to the rectum also got meself some nice big hemaroids (but their higher up) they do cause some pain somedays. The spec isnt any better he doesnt cae about any other symptoms but bleeding. His advice is take metamucil everyday (thats all). Any other problems go to the family doc.

Ive given up on doctors but its getting to the point where I can take some of the symptoms. I get very lightheaded and really bad nausea sometimes. Yet its all from the low iron (might be might not be but thats what they just keep saying to get me out of the office LOL).

I think you might need a few people (have about 8 files at the office - nice big ones too).

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[zoodle]

hi ..thanks for all the new words
TGIF
Have a wonderful day Everyone!!

[amycrows]

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[Shebby]

Double post

[roseofblack25]

shaman2263: Morning Ladies< in a James Bond cool sort of way>

Ladies: Morning shaman, is that a new siggie?

shaman2263: That's right Ladies, thetick has done it again< with much thanks>

Ladies: It is so cool <fluttering eyes and hands clasped over their hearts>

shaman2263: Do you know what they say about the length of a man's signature? < asked with a devilish grin>

Ladies: OHHHHH!!!!<Giggle, blush, swoon, shyly smile, shuffle>

yep we all know what they say about the length of a man's signature...it means he is trying to cover up or make up for the lack of size of his uhm you know

[amycrows]

Way go to Rose!

[shaman2263]

yep we all know what they say about the length of a man's signature...it means he is trying to cover up or make up for the lack of size of his uhm you know

What are you trying to do, take over for NS and Ap in the "pick on shaman" sweepstakes?


LOL

[leftie]

Thanks for the new words everyone -- had staff meeting this morning and today I actually did some work - what a novelty, and a novelty I don't really care for - thought I would lay low for these last 6 1/2 years until retirement but I've been found in my little corner

[newsnakeowner1978]

yep we all know what they say about the length of a man's signature...it means he is trying to cover up or make up for the lack of size of his uhm you know

OMG. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa good one rose. Sry shaman. she got ya good one dat one. HAHAHAHAHA

Heres a few jokes fer ya. finally got a bit of time to drop in.

Two hot young ladies are talking one afternoon about the weekend just
past. The first named Faba, and the second, Mujo, discussed Faba's
last date:
"You know what Mujo, I was out last night with an intellectual type,
" Faba declared.
"What's that? What's do you mean intellectual type?" Mujo
asked with curiosity.
"Well, I mean I was dating a man who is very intellectual and
intelligent," explained Faba to her friend.
Mujo giggles, and asked, "So, how was it?"
"First, he took me to dinner. Then he took me to a cinema movie.
And then he took me out for a drive. After all that, he took me to his
house. He began an intellectual conversation. And finally, he took out
his penis."
"What is this word, 'penis'," Mujo asked, unfamiliar with the
clinical terminology.
"Oh, it is what intellectuals have. It looks like a dick,
just much smaller !"


I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you
want to annoy for the rest of your life.



A pineapple plantation owner in Hawaii was having a problem with his
crop.
He called in an agronomist to evaluate the situation. "Your problem can
easily be solved if you cover the base of each tree with cat manure!"
devised the agronomist.
With some difficulty and great expense the owner was able to secure
enough cat manure for his trees. The trees produced a bumper crop of
pineapples, with just a minor problem, they tasted a bit strange.
With some concern, the plantation owner called his distributor on the
mainland as asked,
"Harry, do you think you can sell pineapples that taste a little like pussy?"
"I'm not sure, Harry answered, but, if you can figure out a way to make
pussy taste a little like pineapple, we'll make a fortune!!!"


Two privates stationed at Fort Campbell were handed shovels
and told to bury a large, dead animal. While digging they
got into an argument about what they were burying.
"This here's a big mule!"
"This ain't no mule, this here's a donkey."
"Mule!"
"Donkey!"
Well, this went on for a while until the camp chaplain came
by. "What are you boys doing?"
"We're diggin' a grave for this mule."
"Donkey, dammit!"
The chaplain cut in, "Boys, this isn't either one, it's an ass."
An hour later, the camp commander came up and said,
"What are you men doing, digging a foxhole?"
"No sir. We're diggin' an asshole."


If the African yak spins in circles till it gets dizzy, is that
called an afro-dizzy-yak?
If you mated a bulldog and a su, would it be called a bull?


GIRL'S PRAYER

Before I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man, who's not a creep,
One who's handsome, smart and strong,
One who's willy's thick and long.
One who thinks before he speaks,
When promises to call, he won't wait weeks.
I pray that he is gainfully employed,
and when I spend his cash, won't be annoyed.
Pulls out my chair and opens my door,
massages my back and begs to do more.
Oh! Send me a man who will make love to my mind,
knows just what to say, when I ask "How big's my behind?"
One who'll make love till my body's a twitchin, in the hall,
the garden and kitchen!
I pray that this man will love me to no end,
and never attempt to shag my best friend.
And as I kneel and pray by my bed,
I look at the dickhead you sent me instead.
Amen.


A BOY'S PRAYER

I pray for a girl who gives great head.
Amen. (GRIN, I like that prayer, How bout you SHAMAN. lol


The teacher in Johnny's school asked the class what their parents
did for a living. One little girl said her father was a doctor,
another said her mother was an engineer. When it was Little Johnny's
turn, he stood up and said "My mom's a whore!"
Naturally, after that remark, he got sent off to the principal's
office. Then, 15 minutes later, he returned. So the teacher asked
"Did you tell the principal what you said in class?"
Johnny said, "Yes."
"Well, what did the principal say?"
"He said that every job is important in our economy, gave me an apple
and asked for my phone number!"



Two cuties were comparing notes concerning their latest boyfriends.
The first said, "He took me to his condo in Ocean City and showed me
all these expensive jewels. There was an emerald-cut diamond of at
least five carats, a tennis bracelet of six carats, and even a wrist watch
with eleven carats."
"Impressive." said the second young thing.
"Well... yes." the first agreed. "But the downside was that with all
those carats, he expected me to behave like a rabbit."


The famous sex therapist was on the radio taking questions when a
caller asked, "Doctor, I want to know, why do men always want to marry a
virgin?
To which the doctor handily responded, "To avoid criticism."


You might be a nurse if........

1...you believe every patient needs TLC: Thorazine,Lorazepam and Compazine
2...you hope there is a special place in Hell for the inventor of the call light
3...you believe not all patients are annoying...... some are dead
4...your sense of humor seems to get more "warped" each year
5...you know the phone numbers of every late nite food deliver place in town by heart
6...you think pizza, cookies and coke make a balanced meal
7...you can only tell time with a 24 hour clock
8...you have ever wolfed down a sandwich while emptying your bladder
9...most everything can seem humorous..... eventually
10...when asked, "What color is the patient's diarrhea?", you show them your shoes.


A woman goes into a sporting goods store to buy a rifle.
"It's for my husband," she tells the clerk.
"Did he tell you what gauge to get?" asked the clerk.

"Are you kidding?" she says.
"He doesn't even know that I'm going to shoot him!"



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