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By Ikeepbusy
10/25/07

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By Ikeepbusy
10/25/07

Journal Entry for January...

Hi all, As PV sufferers, we all k...

SuzeeQ Jan 24, 2008

Journal Entry for January 24, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Hi all,
As PV sufferers, we all know how important it is to keep that hematocrit down. I was informed at my last Hematologist visit that if I cut back on foods high in iron, I could actually extend those phlebotomies up to possibly 6 months.( At that time I was needing one every 4 weeks). I thought about the foods I have been eating which included alot of green le...
Journal Entry for January...

It has been very straining since the Christmas Hol...

Claudina Jan 05, 2008

Journal Entry for January 5, 2008

Saturday, January 5, 2008

It has been very straining since the Christmas Holidays. I have been so tired, my muscles are achy and I have a hard time staying focused. I went in for Labwork yesterday. I hope something will turn up and I can be fixed. I'm just so-o tired.

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Journal Entry for Decembe...

Things are going a little better tonight. Ru...

momof477 Dec 26, 2007

Journal Entry for December 26, 2007

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Things are going a little better tonight. Rusty and I are still at each other's throats. urg,,,,,, I'm just bitchy and I don't know why. I guess it's either hormones or part of the Borderline Personality Disorder. I don't know. I'm tired of it, almost as much as he is. We are keeping communication open with each other. Sometimes I ...

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Journal Entry for Decembe...

Today is Christmas Eve. I thought i'd be...

momof477 Dec 24, 2007

Journal Entry for December 24, 2007

Monday, December 24, 2007

Today is Christmas Eve. I thought i'd be an ok day, but I'm missing my "external" family so much. We used to be such a close knit family, but since the "issue" with my dad came up, they have all turned their backs on me. Hell , the kids didn't even get cards from them.
Journal Entry for Decembe...

We have just found out about two weeks ago, that m...

momof477 Dec 11, 2007

Journal Entry for December 11, 2007

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

We have just found out about two weeks ago, that my dad has been "messing" with my daughters. He's being held in jail with no bond right now, cause of the "details" of what he has done. I'm just an emotional wreck, and i'm lost. sorry, but i can't write more right now, maybe later.

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Journal Entry for Novembe...

On their wedding night, the young bride>>...

momof477 Nov 11, 2007

Journal Entry for November 11, 2007

Sunday, November 11, 2007

On their wedding night, the young bride
>>>approached her new
>>>husband and asked for $20.00 for their first
>>>lovemaking encounter. In
>>>his highly aroused state, her husband readily
>>>agreed.
>>>
>>>This scenario was repeated each time they made
>>>love, for more
>>>than 30 years, with him thinking that it was a
>>...

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Journal Entry for Novembe...

Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can...

momof477 Nov 10, 2007

Journal Entry for November 10, 2007

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants.
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>
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> Marriage changes passion.
> Suddenly you're in bed with a relative.
>
> I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Gu...

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I've been thinking of this all night last nigh...

momof477 Nov 09, 2007

Journal Entry for November 9, 2007

Friday, November 9, 2007

I've been thinking of this all night last night and today. I am thinking of stopping my therapy and quitting taking my meds. I am so sick and tired of my therapy, my meds, my husband, everything. I don't feel like the therapy is helping me right now, the meds aren't either, and my hubby,,,,, well don't even get me started on that SELFISH SONOFABITCH. I'...

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Journal Entry for Novembe...

OK,SO MY DAD CAME BY THIS MORNING AND GOT RUSTY WO...

momof477 Nov 07, 2007

Journal Entry for November 7, 2007

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

OK,SO MY DAD CAME BY THIS MORNING AND GOT RUSTY WORKED UP CAUSE SEE, MY DAD CO-SIGNED FOR OUR ELEC TO BE TURNED ON ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. HE SAID IF HE COULDN'T SEE THE KIDS, THEN HE WOULD HAVE THE ELEC TURNED OFF. SO ME, BEING THE SMARTASS I AM, CALLED THE ELEC COMPANY AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. HAHAHAHAHAHA THEY SAID SINCE WE'VE BEEN THERE F...

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Journal Entry for Novembe...

It's so hard being cut off by my family. ...

momof477 Nov 06, 2007

Journal Entry for November 6, 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

It's so hard being cut off by my family. My gramma is claiming that I'm a product of Satan and that I'm destined for hell, my dad claims that I'm a "no good child and I need to get over myself", and I'm only telling them that I'm tired of sitting back and taking their verbal abuse. I also tell them that my meds are of none of their concern, and my men...
Journal Entry for Novembe...

My therapist gave me "homework" to do to...

momof477 Nov 01, 2007

Journal Entry for November 1, 2007

Thursday, November 1, 2007

My therapist gave me "homework" to do tonight,,,urg,,,she wanted me to write a letter to ten year old "me" and say anything I wanted to....She said that I needed to face what happened to me as a child...I was sexually abused by over 150 men and my bio mom from the ages of 9-13. I was also held down and shot up with heroine at the age of 9 and that also started a four yea...

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I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what I'm going to pu...

momof477 Nov 01, 2007

Journal Entry for November 1, 2007

Thursday, November 1, 2007

I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what I'm going to put in this letter my therapist told me to do for "homework"....urg....Hopefully, some of you reading this has read my journal entries parts 1,2,3 and 4. It'll make a lot more sense if you have......so, she wants me to write a letter to myself when I was 10 years old. She said to say anything to "10 year old ME" t...

Journal Entry for January 24, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Hi all,
As PV sufferers, we all know how important it is to keep that hematocrit down. I was informed at my last Hematolo...

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SEE THE SADNESS by momof477 Oct 10, 2007
CAROL'S MUG SHOT by momof477 Oct 07, 2007

Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total circulating erythrocyte (red blood cell) mass of the body. There are several types of polycythemia. Primary polycythemia, often called polycythemia vera (PCV), polycythemia rubra vera (PRV), erythremia, or just PV, occurs when excess erythrocytes are produced as a result of a proliferative abnormality of the bone marrow.

Secondary polycythemia is caused by either appropriate or inappropriate increases in the production of erythropoietin that result in an increased production of erythrocytes.

Relative polycythemia is an apparent rise of the erythrocyte level in the blood; however, the underlying cause is reduced blood plasma.

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