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Re: Angel check-in
From: Melinda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Apr 10 22:34:27 2001
Hi Angels
this has nothing to do with endo but.... i cant believe all these angels
from NZ. we just decided to plan a trip there about two months ago and
since then, we have met so many people from there. I am excited to travel
there. It looks absolutely beautiful.
I also wanted to mention that.... if anyone is interested in coming to
Hawaii..... we are military so we can get great prices on hotels, luaus, and
other things. So, plan a trip, let me know, and I will hook you up.
Hugs to you all
Mel
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: Angel check-in
> Hi Robyn, my name is Lisa and I have recently been diagnosed with endo.
> I also live in Wellington and was wondering whether you knew of any sort
> of contact groups in our area. I am extremely lucky in that my symptoms
> do not seem to be anywhere near as bad as some of the wonderful ladies
> who contribute to this forum but I am still rather nervous about the
> whole situation! My specialist is Peter Dukes and he has put me onto a
> long term treatment of Provera (possibly as long as 18-24 months without
> breaking it) and I have been trying to find someone else who may have
> been treated this way. I just started the tablets on Monday night
> (along with what will probably be my last period for some time which
> hopefully also means the decline of my symptoms and time off work) so am
> not aware of any noticeable side effects as yet. Even so, it would be
> great to be able to communicate with someone else who has been there...
> I hope today has been a good day for you and all the other "Angels"!
>
> At Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Robyn wrote:
> >
> >Morning, endo-angels!
> >
> >The roll-call begins in NZ, first land to see the sun!
> >
> >I just read the last 3 lists - you all post when I'm
> >(attempting to be) asleep! Wow, there's a lot going on
> >out there. I was praying for all of you on my way to
> >the train this morning - it's a beautiful Wellington
> >morning, still, clear and warm (even though it should
> >be autumn!), and I'm hoping that your days will be
> >equally lovely. I always find it's easier to cope on a
> >lovely day!
> >
> >MARCIA: I know what you mean about this forum being
> >your encouragement. It's so easy to get down and feel
> >negative when our bodies are feeling grotty - the mind
> >wants to join in! But I'm glad you're finding
> >strength. I haven't heard of Healing Touch - being a
> >Christian I prefer just plain ole' prayer for healing
> >and strength! - but I firmly believe that having
> >someone with you praying for you before surgery etc.
> >can help enormously. When I had my lap I asked the
> >hospital chaplain to come and pray with me just as I
> >went into theatre and it helped heaps. Calm is all
> >good....
> >
> >LAUREN: Is this the one about all the angels in one
> >basket?! Be thinking of (& praying for) you on your
> >surgery day too. Man, your life sounds busy! I've
> >found that with the endo I have to be really careful
> >about how many commitments I shove into my life. I'm
> >one of those "always doing" people, but have found
> >that I can't so much now. Thanks too for your openness
> >about sex - I've been wondering about some of that to.
> >Does anyone else find their libido is sneaking off
> >somewhere else?!
> >
> >I can't remember who it was that was talking about
> >fatigue - well, we all get it. There are days (like
> >today) that when the alarm shrills in my ear that I
> >can't stand up when I try to crawl out of bed; when I
> >feel like a newborn kitten - all weak and wobbly!
> >Those are the days when my head is stuffed with
> >cottonwool and I feel vague and very "somewhere out
> >there", and concentration is just not a happening
> >thing. Sometimes those days aren't that sore - just
> >tiring! I reckon it's a lot to do with the fact that
> >fighting pain takes energy, and we have limited
> >amounts of that. Also, if we're not sleeping well,
> >we're tired as well as fatigued.
> >
> >Well, on the Robyn front....
> >
> >Grotty night. I managed to go to dance practice (which
> >was good as we have a big performance on Easter Sunday
> >morning), but came home feeling pretty zonked and
> >still nauseous (dammit!). Unfortunately, the pain
> >decided to visit.... in fact, I woke up screaming
> >(poor hubby got a terrible shock!) and the little time
> >I did sleep was haunted by horrible dreams. I'm now
> >attempting to get an appointment with my specialist,
> >and I'm going to give in and ask her about things to
> >help me sleep. As I said to hubby this morning, all I
> >want to do is sleep through the night (return to
> >babyville....)
> >
> >Not too bad so far this morning - due to 1000mg of
> >Panadeine at 5am and 550mg of Synflex at 7.30! The
> >only problem is the codeine does lovely things to the
> >woolly feeling in my head! But - I'm on the hunt for
> >stronger painkillers... I think I'll camp out in the
> >ER tonight on the prowl for morphine (my favourite
> >"recreational" drug! *grin*).
> >
> >Anyway, will keep you posted. Love you all lots,
> >
> >Robyn P
>
> --
> Lisa
>
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