Relaxing Around the T&TT Family Campfire (Part Deux)

Things that don't fit anywhere else...

Postby mandy » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:57 pm

High Desert wrote:
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High Desert wrote:on a lighter note, how is everyone's cholesterol? :thinking:


:thinking: Haven't had mine checked in a few years. :oops:


Not listening to your Doctor??? shouldn't that be checked every year... :roll: ;)


Actually, the doctor I was with then....it started to become impossible to get an appointment with him, so......

:shruggy:


how has it been in the past.. :thinking:


Right after I quit smoking, it was pretty high....220's, if I remember correctly. I had managed to get the cholesterol down, but then the triglycerides went up.
:roll:

Those can be tricky little devils. Mine are at 155, they like them under 150 as a rule. They can be lowered with the right vitamins.


What are you using Shawn?

Mandy, I'm taking Niacin (aka B3). 1000mg daily at the moment. It's proven to raise HDL and lower Triglycerides. Also will reduce plaque buildup. THere's plenty if info if you're interested in it. I'm personally avoiding the statins if at all possible, they have some nasty side effects.


Yeah I know about Niacin. My Mom takes that and fish oil and takes flax seeds for her colesterol. :thumbsup: She can't take statins they make her muscles cramp up. :thumbdown:
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Postby mandy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:01 am

Fenlason wrote:I have a semi painful contusion in the middle of my right thigh..

I crashed hard on my ride today. This particular trail did not seem to have all the water issues I had a while ago on some of my rides.

I was in an area.. the trail looked good.. there was a wettish area to my left.. perhaps 4" to 6" deep.. so I keep riding.. going at a decent clip.. and Bam.. I got slammed to the ground. I broke open a 6' to 8' section of ice.. the bike fell 2' while I got toss over the bars.. I went down.. not up and out.. then down.. My head and right thigh muscle took most of the impact. When I got back I had ice chunks wedged into the cooling vents of my helmet... :o


Ouchy Glenn :O I hope you feel better soon. :worship:
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Postby mandy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:04 am

campingdude wrote:Today is a day of rest for us.

We have everything ready for Tuesday.


Hi Dave. Prayers are being said for you and yours. :worship:
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Postby mandy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:10 am

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swissarmygirl wrote:How did everything go today Jan?


The spinal tap was sort uncomfortable. But I survived :D
The steroid infusion -- day1--- is fine.....feel a little jittery....Then a lady called about my insurance....seems there is a slight porblem....the neurologist may not be on "the" lisr for ny insurance and so they may or may not want to pay thier part.....I had no idea this would happen, so threadsters be warned when/ if you are refered to a specialist.....oh, well....surely it will work out :) Keeping happy!

How r u?


I had a client that got bee sting therapy for her MS. She had a hard time the day of the shots but she did good the next day.


Wow! I have already read so much this this week about ms, but this is the 1st I have read about bee sting therapy. I am glad that it worked for your client. What I have learned is that ms effects different people in different ways....but similar ways. My hubby wants me to go on the meds (whatever those may be)...I will do that, but I am probably going on a raw foods diet meant to cleanse....I will probably take yoga and swim and try to find a healthy way to deal with stress and depression.....I think it is the only way for me......hopefully, I will be able to get off the meds eventually.


She was on part of a study and she got bee venom shots. She said it helped her so I guess it worked.
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Postby mandy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:17 am

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swissarmygirl wrote:Good morning!

Trying some gluten free waffles this morning. :thumbsup:

The kids made lasagna yesterday and I had a little half of a piece (small quantities of some stuff seems to be ok with me) and it was quite tasty.....but while I was out walking last night the feeling of having eaten a brick hit me.

So, this is what I don't get.....I had 2 small slices of some amazing pizza last week (at that bridal shower) and I expected to suffer, but didn't. This little bit of lasagna, I expected to be fine and not so much.


Do you think it is the "leaky gut" syndrome? In my gluten free approach, I haven't tried any gluten free pastas or breads or anything like that. I just haven't eaten it. It isn't easy and I still get the brick feeling sometimes. When I first started gluten free, I thought I just had to make sure everything was free of gluten...even meat seasonings or everyday products. Now, I have read where it is saying to leave off oats, corn, peas, and beans until you heal. It is even suggested to go lactos free....and leave off eggs.....it is all so much and so confusing and most doctots or so close minded about this info. Also, started reading last night some of what a naturopath has written about yeast growing...yet hidden...in the body and her own personal experience after taking tons of antibiotics as a child. I am so confused :? But hopeful. :)


I saw something about that on PBS today. She had some good recomendations for probiotics. :thumbsup:
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Postby mandy » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:33 am

Good Night see you all tomorow. If I get a chance. ;)
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Postby toypusher » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:34 am

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happy_teardrops wrote: I will have other things on my mind then....I promise....sorry to bore you all. :)


Oh, not at all. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we are here to listen and help whenever and with whatever we can.

A friend of mine on FB (we went to HS together) was complaining about dizziness and she was supposed to go to the doc on Thursday. I immediately thought of you and your dizzy spells and mentioned that I had another friend going through something similar (I did not mention the diagnosis though). Haven't heard from her since then, which is really unusual. Hope she is ok.
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Lisa is right on with this. Please do not think that you are boring us or bothering us in anyway. Talking about things like this can be very helpful in your healing process. Also, anything that you find out may be of help to one of us (or someone else we know) in the future.
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Postby toypusher » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:37 am

Good Morning! :)

32 degrees with projected high of 44 today and sunny. I like the sunny part, but I am not crazy about working outside in the temps to start the day. It is going to be just like this for the next 3 or 4 days and then very slowly warm up a tiny bit by the weekend.
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Postby Fenlason » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:45 am

Good morning.. we have 23 degrees and dark so far... :D
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Postby Fenlason » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:47 am

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hotrod wrote:home from chaos... we had a decent turnout today...johnny and family are now officially illegal aliens..nice.... :oops: .. this country is so messed up.


if they are doing that.. isn't having the press there kind of counter productive.. :thinking:

dunno??? we will see....might just go on with life as normal...


I hope that this works out, as it should. for you, your friends, and the law. I will keep this in my thoughts and prayers. :worship: I commend you for having the guts to be involved. Way to go! Try to keep your stress level down and just think positive....no matter what the final result is....don't let it take you down, if the first answer that you get is not the one that you want.


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby toypusher » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:47 am

Fenlason wrote:Good morning.. we have 23 degrees and dark so far... :D


I just now looked out the window and was amazed that it is dark here also!!! :thinking:
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Postby Fenlason » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:53 am

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Fenlason wrote:Good morning.. we have 23 degrees and dark so far... :D


I just now looked out the window and was amazed that it is dark here also!!! :thinking:


you are west of me.. but in the same time zone.. it should be darker.. :thinking: 8)
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Postby Fenlason » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:54 am

I slept so so last night. My neck is rather sore from my accident. It was hard to get comfortable to sleep.
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Postby Fenlason » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:00 am

happy_teardrops wrote:
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swissarmygirl wrote:Good morning!

Trying some gluten free waffles this morning. :thumbsup:

The kids made lasagna yesterday and I had a little half of a piece (small quantities of some stuff seems to be ok with me) and it was quite tasty.....but while I was out walking last night the feeling of having eaten a brick hit me.

So, this is what I don't get.....I had 2 small slices of some amazing pizza last week (at that bridal shower) and I expected to suffer, but didn't. This little bit of lasagna, I expected to be fine and not so much.


Do you think it is the "leaky gut" syndrome? In my gluten free approach, I haven't tried any gluten free pastas or breads or anything like that. I just haven't eaten it. It isn't easy and I still get the brick feeling sometimes. When I first started gluten free, I thought I just had to make sure everything was free of gluten...even meat seasonings or everyday products. Now, I have read where it is saying to leave off oats, corn, peas, and beans until you heal. It is even suggested to go lactos free....and leave off eggs.....it is all so much and so confusing and most doctots or so close minded about this info. Also, started reading last night some of what a naturopath has written about yeast growing...yet hidden...in the body and her own personal experience after taking tons of antibiotics as a child. I am so confused :? But hopeful. :)


Hi Jan

yeah.. yeast growth in the digestive track can be a very significant problem. It was something Dr. Wong-Ken used to work with. He had a way to address it. Actually that might have evolved over time.. :thinking:

I shared a "client" with Dr. Gable. She was working on him for the gut yeast problem.. and at the time he had to stay away from sugar. He would go some time without it.. and then cheat.. like Super Bowl Sunday.. he wanted to treat himself.. well if you had sugar before the "program" was through.. you defeated it's purpose. He ended up back at square one. He never really understood.. :? .. and eventually moved on from both of us... :worship: 8)


Thank you for sharing this with me, Glenn. :thinking:

I don't know if your worship emoticon means that this "client" may have died or not. Well, I hope that he found a plan that worked for him, instead....if he survived. If he didn't survive, then I will take it as a cautionary tale. I know I must make some radical changes to be a healthier person. I know it cannot just be my diet and excercise....it is also negativity, stress, depression....and how I don't deal with things in the right way. I am active at work, but I don't get enough excercise in my off time. There is obviously something in my diet that isn't quite right either and I hope the book I ordered recently will help shed some light on these things.

At the same time, I promised my husband that I would follow doctors orders, as well. Maybe doing both will be a good thing :) :thinking: I don't know....but my goal will be to eventually get off meds, only if I turn my health around first.


Again, I promise to speak about something else, when I am on here later this week... it is just right there on my mind at the moment....but, again, I get to return to work 2moro :) and I will speak of it less....I promise. Thanks for bearing with me. It helps reduce the fear :)


Jan.. in this case the emoticon.. was Dr. Gable and I being thankful the "client" moved on to someone else.

While someone with gut yeast.. may not be that comfortable.. or well... it is not anything that is life threatening. We each worked with him compassionately for quite some time... but he got to the point.. he did not get it.. did not do as he was supposed to.. and was at a point when it was not beneficial to any of us.. shruggy..
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Postby Fenlason » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:02 am

happy_teardrops wrote:
Fenlason wrote:well I have a countertop on.. and my [original] sink in... :D

I have not hooked the faucets back up yet.

I had a full plywood top on my cabinet.. yet I guess most often that would not be there. I trimmed a bit of that out of the way.... well anyways it's in there. The front clamps holding the sink in.. will be in the way for when I put my front board back on. Once the silicone is dry.. I am hoping to be able to take those off.. I will need to bevel to top back of that board a little.. then that will go back.. and then I can make doors... which will wait until warmer weather... so I can glue them up.. in the barn...

I am beat...



Before I go to bed, I just wanted to say "way to go, Glenn". Like kerry and others here....you started a project and are seeing it through. :thumbsup:

Y'all are so inspiring in so many ways....thank you!

Nighty Night!


I did not really have any other choice.. :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:

I just needed to step away from it.... to allow an alternative idea to come in...
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