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By Dr. Orrange May 15, 2008 10:12am 6 Comments

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Vitamin D is readily available through sun exposure and as a supplement yet there are new reasons to believe we are not getting as much Vitamin D as we need. Vitamin D deficiency can be discovered on a blood test done by your physician and is defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels < 20 to 30 ng/mL. Depending on the age group and season we ...

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By Dr. Orrange May 13, 2008 9:51am 12 Comments

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What are they and why do we care? Probiotics are microorganisms that have beneficial properties for the host (that's us). Probiotics are an important way we can alter intestinal bacterial flora. Most are derived from food sources like cultured milk products. The list of probiotics is long, but some familiar names are: lactobacillus, clostridium ...

Grieving Mother's Day

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This will be the second Mother's Day without my mother and I am noticing a trend. About mid-April it starts - the commercials, the billboards, and newspaper ads collectively describing the "perfect" gift to give or place to go for Mother's Day. At first I felt a slight twinge of sadness, but being the well trained therapist that I ...

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Journal Entry for May 16,...

GoofyGrl May 16, 2008

Journal Entry for May 16, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008
Journal Entry for May 16,...

GoofyGrl May 16, 2008

Journal Entry for May 16, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday

Leaving today for Chattanooga then OFF to the beac...

CSH May 16, 2008

Friday

Friday, May 16, 2008 | A Happy story

Leaving today for Chattanooga then OFF to the beach first thing tomorrow morning.
I got my packing completed, in exception for the last minute items. All i need to do is get off work and run by my house to gather up the bags awaiting the beach trip....
Yesterday I went ahead and got gas, and the alcohol for my week holiday...
I will be less anxious once my feet hit the soothing white sand!

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Thyroglobulin

Well, I am very happy and thankful that my body sc...

roselady May 16, 2008

Thyroglobulin

Friday, May 16, 2008 | A Frustrating story

Well, I am very happy and thankful that my body scan came out good, now I am hoping it will remain that way for my bloodwork done that same week came back abnormal. My blood work is still showing thyroglobulin, which I was hoping would be zero since I had surgery and RAI to remove the cancer a year ago.

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second time around

im on the cytomel getting ready for the 2nd full b...

ktistinem... May 15, 2008

second time around

Thursday, May 15, 2008

im on the cytomel getting ready for the 2nd full body scan,i really dont like that,it takes 20 mins for each and there are 3 of them in one day,i have been very jumpy,feels like i've had 20 cups of coffee,im still managing to work at the 911 center,i finished my last 12hr nite last nite,im still tired but at least i can think clearly,,,the mri i had monday nite showed a lymph node getting enl...

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New update

I wanted to write today because I need to say a fe...

UnbrokenA... May 15, 2008

New update

Thursday, May 15, 2008 | An Anxious story

I wanted to write today because I need to say a few things. I know others who have read my ramblings prob think I am nuts. Nuts to love a man who hurts me on almost a weekly basis. I know nothing else.
I know we need help and I am going to take those steps to do that, but I know it's no miracle cure. I know I am no angel here either. I hurt him too. I expect more than he's able. I expect ...

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Journal Entry for May 15,...

Got my resume together and out to at least 2 compa...

CSH May 15, 2008

Journal Entry for May 15, 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Got my resume together and out to at least 2 companies. It isnt a good time to be changing jobs, as with that comes an insurance lull...Very nervous.
Journal Entry for May 15,...

CSH May 15, 2008

Journal Entry for May 15, 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008
wednesday night

I began getting together my swim suits and shorts ...

CSH May 15, 2008

wednesday night

Thursday, May 15, 2008 | An Anxious story

I began getting together my swim suits and shorts to take with me on my trip. I checked the 10 day forecast on the internet and it looks wonderfully sunny and warm. I always over pack and this year i am trying to make my bags as minimal as i can. I have set up a pet-sitter and have bought all the food for the 10 days i will be gone. I have alot to accomplish thursday. It is going to be a great ge...

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friends

hi had to delete all my friends, lets= me see who ...

rllabelle... May 15, 2008

friends

Thursday, May 15, 2008 | A Painful story

hi had to delete all my friends, lets= me see who are really my friend, I need support also, Robbin

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working my way

well everything is looking good. idk if anybody re...

CHriS1991 May 14, 2008

working my way

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

well everything is looking good. idk if anybody reads this lol. but im on my way
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Another shitty day. One good thing-got to ta...

flipperclot May 14, 2008

Journal Entry for May 14, 2008

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Another shitty day. One good thing-got to talk to my counselor-at this point, I feel like she is just a sounding board -it is just good to hear someone validate that what I am feeling is appropriate. The saga of a lot of things going wrong continues. The whole INR monitor thing is stil screwed up -long story short-I don't have the enery to type it all out - I might get it to...

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Thyroid Cancer Information

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. There are four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. The most common forms (papillary and follicular) are fairly benign, and the medullary form also has a good prognosis; the anaplastic form is fast-growing and poorly responsive to therapy.

Masses of the thyroid are diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) or frequently by thyroidectomy (surgical removal and subsequent pathological examination). As the thyroid concentrates iodine, radioactive iodine is a commonly used modality in thyroid carcinomas.

Thyroid cancers can be classified according to their pathological characteristics. The following variants can be distinguished: Papillary thyroid cancer (75%, incl. mixed papillary/follicular), Follicular thyroid cancer (16%), Medullary thyroid cancer (5%), Anaplastic thyroid cancer (3%), Lymphoma (1%), Squamous cell carcinoma, sarcoma (0.5 - 2%).

Unlike its counterparts, anaplastic thyroid cancer is not curable by surgery, and is in fact usually unresectable due to its high propensity for invading surrounding tissues. Treatment consists of radiation therapy usually combined with chemotherapy.

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