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My best friend has left me

Well, my best friend of 35 years left me this morn...

kathtus Jul 25, 2008

My best friend has left me

Friday, July 25, 2008 | A Painful story

Well, my best friend of 35 years left me this morning. She fought Bone Cancer for the last 2 years.
Her doctor gave her 3 to 5 years two years ago.
We all go in whatever time it takes I guess.
I am still in a sort of shock mode. I really just cannot comphrehend this yet. It hasn't set in I don't think.
Margaret is gone. I will never see her a...

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creepy craw-lees

anyone experience a feeling of ants crawling on yo...

goldengirl3 Jul 23, 2008

creepy craw-lees

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

anyone experience a feeling of ants crawling on your skin. It is a sensation I have recently dev eloped. annoying as hell. wondering if this has something to do with my loss of sensory and peripheral neuropathy. also body is very itchy. inflated blood pressure cuff on my arm makes me feel like my hand is going to explode.

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Family Reunion

Ok...well..we went to a family reunion last weeken...

Marigolds Jul 22, 2008

Family Reunion

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | A Frustrating story

Ok...well..we went to a family reunion last weekend ! My hubs family. He has a sister and a brother and some very nice American uncles with families. I don't want to go into rambling details but...my hubs brother decided not to stay in the same place as the rest of us...but nearby with 40 members of his own family. On the Friday, he invited only the American segmen...

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Just Love Being a Guinea Pig

So I forgot to put this in the last journal entry....

wami Jul 21, 2008

Just Love Being a Guinea Pig

Monday, July 21, 2008

So I forgot to put this in the last journal entry. When I went to Dr. House last Thursday and told them and showed them how bad the PICC line was hurting and all that. My nurse got me in with an appt with her and said she would bring him in, that's cool cause he's booked up for months. So when he first came in, he really didn't look at the PICC like she did, just the long dark bruise ...

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AOL IM

Hi all, I have my AOL IM account setup..I live in ...

thor7506 Jul 19, 2008

AOL IM

Saturday, July 19, 2008 | A Breaking News story

Hi all, I have my AOL IM account setup..I live in Cudahy, WI and my age is 29. Thanks, Michelle

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Journal Entry for July 19...

He left on Wednesday (he = my dad). I wonder...

BloodyCries Jul 19, 2008

Journal Entry for July 19, 2008

Saturday, July 19, 2008 | A General Update story

He left on Wednesday (he = my dad). I wonder when I'll see him next. It's bittersweet I must say. I don't live at home anymore, but it still does seem to affect me quite a bit; mostly because of my mom. I now can at least rest easy knowing that my mom is out of harms way. She's with him right now though, but she'll be back in 2 weeks. She we...

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Journal Entry for July 19...

Got my doc to agree on taking it out and went and ...

wami Jul 19, 2008

Journal Entry for July 19, 2008

Saturday, July 19, 2008 | A General Update story

Got my doc to agree on taking it out and went and had labs done and got it out....yay. Except for the fact that my arm is killing me and there are bruises all over it and it is still stinging pretty bad also. Had a lot of car trouble, hubby so frustrated. So, so, so tired and can't sleep for the life of me, just a few hours during the day and that is it. Frustrated.

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Not being on in a while

I have not been on for a while mostly because of m...

Monte Jul 19, 2008

Not being on in a while

Saturday, July 19, 2008 | A Painful story

I have not been on for a while mostly because of my back has been so bad that I can`t sit for very long and other problems that I am going through.Some of them are very personal so I won`t talk about them at this time.The last time I went to my pain doctor he gave me some injections in my lumbar spine and it helped but now my hips and low lumbar are so sore and painful that it is affecting my who...

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Sorry to all my friends

Hi guys sorry i havent being around but i have bei...

vivienne9443 Jul 18, 2008

Sorry to all my friends

Friday, July 18, 2008

Hi guys sorry i havent being around but i have being on a big dower.Couldnt get out of bed for a mouth.Hope your all doing better then me.Love u all VIV.

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Yesterday

Hi all, My day yesterday goes so well. I am with d...

thor7506 Jul 18, 2008

Yesterday

Friday, July 18, 2008 | A Positive story

Hi all, My day yesterday goes so well. I am with deaf social group at Itilian Fest in Milwaukee, WI. You can go in free today. :-)

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KNEES

"you have crappy knees". THAT was ...

goldengirl3 Jul 17, 2008

KNEES

Thursday, July 17, 2008

"you have crappy knees". THAT was the diagnosis from the orthopedic doctor after he took x-rays of my knees. have been having so much pain, especially when i AM SLEEPING. He tells me I need new knee replacemnents but no one in their right mind will operate on me with all my health issues. blood pressure will bottom out due to my autonomic dysfunction and I will not sur...

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Journal Entry for July 16...

Everything is so sad and messed up. Well I g...

wami Jul 16, 2008

Journal Entry for July 16, 2008

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 | A Tragic story

Everything is so sad and messed up.
Well I generally covered what is going on with this darn PICC line, and it just sucks. No one will pull it without the doctors orders.....so dumb. I'm tempted on pulling it out myself, but since it goes to all the way to my heart I don't think it would be wise. They are going against my wishes on keeping it in, I've done what they asked and now they...

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My best friend has left me

Friday, July 25, 2008 | A Painful story

Well, my best friend of 35 years left me this morning. She fought Bone Cancer for the last 2 years.
Her doctor gave her 3 to 5 years two ...

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Dry Eyes Information

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), also called keratitis sicca, xerophthalmia, dry eye syndrome (DES), or simply dry eyes, is an eye disease caused by decreased tear production or increased tear film evaporation commonly found in humans and small animals. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is Latin and the literal translation is "dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva".

In humans, the typical symptoms of keratoconjunctivitis sicca are burning and a sandy-gritty eye irritation that gets worse as the day goes on. The symptoms are often caused by a loss of water from the tears that results in tears that are too "salty" or hypertonic.

The best treatment strategies are designed to rehydrate the tears and eye surface, and include hypotonic, electrolyte-balanced tears, omega-3 supplementation, punctal plugs (tiny, usually plastic plugs inserted into the tear ducts to prevent tear drainage, trapping tears in the eyes), and moist chamber spectacles. The inflammation that occurs in response to tears film hypertonicity can be suppressed by mild topical steroids or in the last few years with immunosuppressants such as ciclosporin.

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