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That was nice Happy! I've had that pelvic pain and when they check there is no infection. But you have to have the urinalysis anyways. Oh meme-that is so difficult-I'm going for massage today but we are getting ready for our big cookout Sat. Probably 100 people but everyone is bringing something-we are cooking hot dogs and hamburgers and corn. It's still a lot of work but hubby is great!!!I'll be glad when it's over and we can have a normal life. Hey-what do you guys think about the HRT report? I have been on the hormones for 15 years but I probably will wean myself off. I do have osteoporosis so i'll have to take something for that. Happy weigh in Serenity. Bye Mima

Happy, you post the neatest things.
Meme......Oh I am feeling so bad for you. How are you feeling..I mean pain wise. Sometimes when you have this kind of stuff going on you don't even notice pain. But I bet you are exhauted.
Joanne.....MEN don't listen to women, why would male doctors be any different. My brother is a gastroenterologist. Amazingly his patients all think he listens closely....they don't know he is thinking about football;)
Meme...how did that shot feel? Luckily my kids have been in the ER so many times they don't even ask if they have had a tetanus shot. However, I did have to chase my son around the room til we caught him and I could lay across him. He is also the one who fainted when he got his stictches taken out.
Serenity.....A guy I work with lost 40 lbs and has kept it off by jogging 6 miles a day and he is obsessive about it. He also only eats fast food one day per week rather than the 5 he used to and only has pizza for dinner once as well. He is in my office every day with new nutritional things he has figured out. I do believe the key to weight loss is a change like this. I could not do 10 aerobic classes like that woman on CNN...but I know I have to make myself walk every day.
Candice.....So you have Mom problems too. Do you think you can count on your kids when you are old?

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I know pretty much what Meme is going through. If her Mom is neither taking food or fluids she will not last for too long. I hope Meme is staying strong and that she has a lot of family to support her.
Ally ..You are so right. Most men think women are so empty headed that we don't know what is going on. Yet when they have a crisis we are the ones who have to take charge...I wonder why that is???????
Mima... HRT..They are finding out new things every day. I have not taken it but for a short period and then a Doctor woke up and said I shouldn't because of a blood clot I had in my lung. I lost the bottom rt.lobe because it was too large to pass through and ofcourse that would have been curtains. HRt might have helped my arthritis if it didn't kill me. You can't win for losing.
Hello Candice... A lot of times family members that are around all the time do not pick up on the needed things that need to be done as do the one that can't be there as often. You have the right to say what you think anyhow. I would. But we all know by now what is in my head comes out my mouth. I don't always mean to offend anyone.
Bye You all..Joanne

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Boy-it's cool out today!!!Great day for cleaning. The junk man took the rest of the stuff and Brad is almost finished. i helped a bit and hurt today but what else is new. After this-it will be easy.

Meme-how are you. Keep praying.
Serenity-hope you had a good weight loss. I am only up a lb. we eat pretty healthy. I made a stir fry to put in tortilla wraps last night. Really good. And chop suey with whole wheat rotini the other night. Lots of peppers and onions and leftovers for tonight,

Hi Ally-what did the dr. say?
Hi Happy.You'd love our cool air.
joanne-hi Hi Candice.
Gotta go . salvation Army is coming and i have to be dressed.
Mima

Hi Girls

well my weight loss this week was 1.8 lbs. total so far of 9.6

Mima Don';t overdo it or you will be exhausted before the cookout.

Regarding HRT - I have never taken them because of my asthma. Hormones can really play havoc with asthma and I spent years in emerg. once a month - don't need that stuff.

I have osteo too, they suspect from all the steroids I used to have, but the med. just made me ill, so now they are trying to decide which would be best for me.

Meme - Remember no matter what to take care of yourself first. You are no good to anyone if you don't take care of yourself. You are in my prayers.

Joanne - I likely offend people too = stuff just comes out = no offence meant.

Happy - i c BC had the hot spot yesterday 40/104.. Our forecast was for 35/95, but has changed to 29/84.2. I don't always believe them as my back yard therm. was at over 35 yesterday.

Ally - I am trying to walk (mall walk) 4 times a week now. I am up to 45 mins and noticed yest.my speed has increased. Still working out on that machine I have - up to 1 sets of 10 yest.
Also up at 6 am to work in the yard etc. so getting lots of exercise these days.
I agree that lifestyle change is important - hope I can keep this up.

Hi Candice - hope you are doing ok.

Time for my walking - hubby waiting - he is walking too.

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Serenity- You are doing really good with your wt.loss and walking ..Keep up the good work. It is nice that your hubby will walk with you. I have never been able to get mine to walk with me. We have a treadmill and it is like pulling nails to get him on it ,as a matter a fact he has only been on it about 6 times this year. He will work out in the yard though.
Hello..Happy, Mima ,and Ally
Meme Stay Strong, We are thinking of you...Let us know how you are...
Bye Joanne

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Just a quick note. It is too hot to sit here for long and besides it is so hot I can't think. It is 10:15 p.m. and it is still 90 degrees outside. That is 2 days of this heat (today with humidity) and it is going to be here until Monday. This is too hot for man nor beast, that is for sure.

Haven't done much today. Went to Costco when hubby came home from work. Grabbed some pizza and did some shopping, but mostly just went there to be in the air conditioning. It is too hot to eat, and my joint are aching.

Candice I sure can empathize with your arm. I have developed tendonitis in my elbow (from the accident) and it hurts right through into the bicep. Also, have Achilles Tendon (tendonitis of that tendon) and am hobbling around.

Serenity - good for you. I have been sticking to my diet, have lost inches but only about 15 pounds since February!!!!! I can't believe this. I need to get off those carbs!

Joanne - it is always best to speak your mind. That way everyone knows where they stand.

Mima - have a great weekend. I hope you take tomorrow to rest up for the cookout.

Meme - thinking of you, and sending prayers your way.

Ally - Hi. How are you doing?

I'm trying these for awhile........

Morning Stretches and Posture with Tim






According to fitness trainer Tim Blanchfield, a regimen of stretches in the morning not only helps our bodies to feel their best, but can also effect marked improvements in our posture. He recommends integrating the following five stretches, in this order, into your daily routine. Remember, however, that everyone’s body is different, so be sure to check with your physician first before starting any new exercise regimen.





1. Extend your hamstring muscles by lying on your back with your legs straight out. Bring one knee up to a 90-degree angle, and stabilize it by grasping the back of the thigh with both hands. Slowly extend the leg toward the ceiling, holding it fully extended for 2 to 3 seconds and being careful not to flatten your lower back on the floor when your leg is raised. Repeat 10 times, and then switch legs.





2. To stretch your chest muscles, place your hands behind your neck while seated. Keeping your spine straight, bring your elbows forward as close to the front of your face as possible, then open your elbows again, pushing as far back as possible. Hold for 2 to 3 seconds, and repeat 10 to 12 times.





3. Stretch your back by reaching one arm up over your head and then back so that your hand is touching your shoulder. Keeping your elbow close to your head and your hand parallel to your spine, reach up with the opposite arm, and gently pull the elbow back.





4. Target your lower back and the muscles running along your spine by lying on your stomach with your arms and legs extended straight out. Lift your right arm and your left leg simultaneously, holding them 3 to 5 inches in the air for 2 to 3 seconds. Repeat with the opposite limbs. Perform 10 to 12 repetitions.





5. Concentrate on your upper-back muscles by lying on your back with your elbows at a 90-degree angle to your body and with your hands pointing up to the ceiling. Squeeze your shoulder blades together while gently pressing your elbows into the floor, and hold for 1 second. Repeat 10 to 15 times.



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Still pelvic pain and yes I thought about the Fibro and am now reading about FMS and Vulvodynia ...pelvic pain, also like someone took a baseball bat to the groin area!!! Ouch!

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Candice - Those are some really good stretches. I do some of them too daily..My problem is getting down on the floor and then getting back up. I surely wouldn't want anyone to see me in the process.:lol: :lol:
Happy ..We have had some relief from the heat with the rains lately.. We are supposed to be back up in the 90's next week.. I never turn off the airconditioning...
Hello all..Joanne

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Today is the big cookout-probably 100 people. Everyone is bringing something!!!!We went to BJ's yesterday and bought hamburgers, rolls, etc. My kids are coming early so i will get to see Alison. Just about ready!!!!Brad came with me so it was easy.Tomorrow we are going to hampton for 3 days-with my stepgrandaughter and Mike and jill and Al. Brad will stay overnight and then go home and come back Wed. Hampton Beach is for kids-boardwalk with arcades!!!meme, hope you are ok!!!Great weight loss Serenity. Ally-did you have a culture taken? I get pain sometimes from diverticulosis. Hi happy and joanne and Candice. i will let you know how it went tomorrow. Mima

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Ally- Have you been checked for Colitis? That causes pain in the pelvic area.
Mima ..I bet you have a good time at your cookout.
Hello Everyone...Busy Day! Joanne

Hi Gals

I have been trying to find the fibro message board where the girls were talking about the pelvic pain. It was a year or more since I was there and so far can't find it.

I have had this pain since 1970 - after miscarriage and during pregnacy - Dr. said then it would go after birth of child but it still continues to this day.

There were several women in that site that had this particular type of pain.

Will keep searching - it was such a relief to find out it is not unusual.

Off to Taste of Manitobe tonite - eat eat eat etc.

Hope you all are having a good weekend we are in heat wave here again.

Let me know if you find that site on pelvic pain........It has to be bladder, colon or I know......I know..just plain fibro..but DH gets upset when I tell him don't touch me! ( you all know what I mean..men!)

Oh.......... when I came in from the
garden yesterday I was at the sink washing my zuchinni and thought I
saw something move off to my right..so I looked and then I froze..and
then I kept saying oooooooooooo...oooooooooo..oooooooooo and then
yelled for DH...there was a SNAKE in my mouse trap and it was still
alive and slithering!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh......Dh said let me
kill it and I said no not in my kitchen so I used a yard stick to let
it coil around and put it in a box and took it outside where dh took
a shovel to it...It was not very big, about 18 inches long and a half
inch in diameter. I'm not sure what kind it was but I think it was
harmless...it had a square mouth and if I remember from my science
days it is the round ones that are poisnous. Anyway it creeped me
out..it is bad enough to find a mouse in the trap! ( I found one too
just around the corner from the snake, I think he wanted a quick
meal). Then today I heard the trap again and another mouse..I never
have mice come in in the summer and never a snake. I want to
move!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

My dad was a scoutmaster and we had snakes as pets and lots of other
wild life..but I never did get used to them and I never will!

Mom died this morning at 4:30. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1.


I have missed out on most of the posts the last week...sorry if I missed something important.