Re: Angel check-in - Mel
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Apr 11 15:52:00 2001
Hi Mel, it's great to hear that you are making the trip to NZ... it is
a beautiful country and the natives are friendly! If you need any info
on NZ or tips on what to do please feel free to email me privately if
you wish. I hope you have a great holiday in any case and that all your
days are good ones!
Lisa
At Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Melinda wrote:
>
>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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Lisa
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