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    About Me

    Was working as a Social worker, interested in Civil War History, do a fair amount of genealogy research. Fishing.

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    • job offer

      Mood September 25, 2008 10:38am

      looking for a job sucks but got an offer.

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    • Hug

      From CarolAnn64 Today

      Hi John, How you doing dear? Thought I would drop in and say hello to ya. xoxo

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      From Dezna Friday

      Hi JVB's, How are you doing? I am back home had such a lovely holiday. But it is so nice to be back home. Lots of hugs Dezna

    • High Five

      From Meadow2345 November 17

      and hopefully the doctors will listen :)

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      From Meadow2345 November 16

      I feel like saying down with the establishment, lol! Just stay with your own inclinations and prepare yourself when you do go back to the doctor. Like anything else, if one isn't good, shop around.

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      From tom2687 October 21

      Sending you a Hug since it's been a long time since we've talked. Tom

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    50 %

    Goal End Date is May 25, 08 193 days ago.
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    • Close Heart Failure

      5 bypasses 7/20/07...I'm healing up but was depressed anxious and having side effects from pain medicine cessation. Major medical bills, I'm financially ruined. Insurance companies lie about their policies. We need to get politicaly active as medical care will soon only be for the rich

      Treatments

      Zocor Not Working
      switched from Crestor to Simsvastatin ..almost immediate swelling and cramping of the feet. awful
    • Close Heart Attack

      5 bypasses 7/20/07. Home now. Feeling extremely anxious and depressed. Was on hydracodone for a month. Glad to be off it but sideffects ugh. 57 years old. doing better now..was working for myself..huge money problems..need a job with benefits

      Treatments

      Aspirin Working / Worked
      Bypass Surgery (Coronary) Working / Worked
      healing up physcially. emotional wreck
      Crestor Working / Worked
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      helped with depression a lot..I was super depressed after the surgery
    • Open Coronary Heart Disease

      5x bypass 7/20/07. Facing financial ruin. But alive at 57y/o

      Treatments

      Aspirin Working / Worked
      Bypass Surgery (Coronary) Working / Worked
      never been in surgery before. Traumatic but recovering
      Zocor Working / Worked
      the timing of the use and the horrid symptoms leads nme to believe it's bad for me. numb cramped feet..awful.
    • Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery

      Heart attack and bypass surgery did for me what I never tried seriously to do for myself. I'm clean off cigarettes for a little over a year.

      Treatments

      Cold Turkey Working / Worked
      I simply am done with cigs.
      Nicotine Patch Working / Worked
      seemed to help at first.
      Willpower Working / Worked
      easier after major trauma..heart surgery etc.
    • Open High Cholesterol

      bypass x5 summer 2007. survived doing better but having problems with feet neuropathy i suspect was caused in large measure by simvastatin after I switched from Cre$tor to save money.

      Treatments

      Aspirin Somewhat Helpful
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      try to eat a heart helathy diet
      Crestor Somewhat Helpful
      used it seemed ok
      Fish Oil Somewhat Helpful
      Zocor Not Working
      horrid reaction feet swelling cramps etc..quit using it
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