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Re: A Rotten Week...LONG
From: joan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Feb 14 12:50:18 2000
Thanks Amy, it means alot that some one cares... By the way I have a sister
named Amy... We're really close, and she has severe endo also... Lots of
coincedences.. Huh? Joan
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Amy)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: A Rotten Week...LONG
>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 01:13:38 -0600
>
>At Sun, 13 Feb 2000, joan wrote:
> >
> >Hi everybody! It's me Joan... Sorry I haven't written much lately. You
>all
> >won't believe all that's been happening in my life lately! When it
>rains...
> >It pours!!!
> >I've told you all (atleast I think I have) that my hyst is scheduled for
>Wed
> >Feb 23rd. That's probably the only good thing going on... Although, I am
> >nervous! Anyway, my husband had his annual TB test last week, and tested
> >positive, so myself, and my 2 kids had to be tested also, and my 6yr old
> >daughter also tested positive! We all tested negative a year ago, so they
> >were exposed to someone with active TB at some point in the last year.
>They
> >had to have blood work, and a chest x ray, and they go on Wed. to get the
> >results. My husband will have to take medicine for 6 months, and my
>daughter
> >(who won't even take tylenol) will have to take medicine for 9 months.
>That
> >should be real fun! Oh well, it's still better than worrying that some
>day
> >they could come down with active TB. Then we found out that my mother in
>law
> >has terminal cancer. It's in her lung, sternum, mouth, esophagus,
>stomach,
> >colon, lymph nodes, and blood stream! On Monday, she goes for a CT scan,
>to
> >see if it's in her brain, they're also going to check her bone marrow.
> >They've given her 3 months without chemo, and 6months with it! If she can
> >tollerate it. She's only 65 but, she's not been in good health for a long
> >time... My husband is a mess! He's in the military, we're stationed in
> >Illinois, and our families are in Upstate NY. My daughter is in
> >kindergarten, and, my husband takes college classes part time. With my
> >surgery this month, and both of them in school till May, we feel like
>we're
> >stuck between a rock and a hard place! I won't be in any shape to move
>till
> >atleast the end of April, and they need to finish school. I hope we make
>it
> >in time! We're putting in for "humanitarian" orders to Mass. So, as you
>can
> >probably tell, I'm stressed to the max!!! Because as all of you know,
>that
> >the pain doesn't stop just because you're too busy to deal with it! I'm
>SO
> >exhausted! Oh well, I guess I shouldn't complain, but sometimes, I just
> >can't help it!! My husband's feeling guilty because he's not there, and
>he's
> >worried about me having surgery, because if something should happen with
>his
> >Mom, and he needs to go up there quickly, we don't have any family or
>anyone
> >who could just come over to help me out with the kids... My Mom said she
> >would come, and that was nice, but I'm praying that it doesn't come to
> >that... I know that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, but how
>strong
> >do we really need to be??? Oh well, I'll quit whining now... Just needed
>to
> >get it out, I guess. Thanks for putting up with me... Love, Joan
>Hi Joan!
>I'm so sorry to hear about all of your family problems :( I thought I
>had problems but you beat me. My little girl is going through a series
>of test on her kidneys (she's 2) my husband is on medication-he has a
>bad heart and liver and I of course have endo that is diabling me one
>day at a time. I go to the doctor on Feb 23rd to discuss a hysterectomy
>- what a coinsidence! lol I'm praying for you and your family, you'll
>all get through this just fine. Extra prayers for your mother-in-law. I
>lost my grandmother to cancer about 6 years ago so I know what you are
>experiencing. It's never easy to see someone you love suffer. Isn't it
>funny how the woman has to be the strong one :) whether she has problems
>or not!
>Gotta cut this one short, time for bed (I'm in a totally different time
>zone than you so you're probably already in bed :) Sweet dreams to ya!
>Big hugs to ya for Valentines Day!
>God Bless You!!! And your Family too!
>Amy
>
>--
>Amy Hollis
>
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