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Skriven 2008-07-26 22:39:36 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JANIS KRACHT
Ärende: summer gardens in ny
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-> > Hmmm - maybe it was Toxic Sticker Shock Syndrome - if that's when gas
hit
-> > the $2/gallon mark at the first time.
-> 
-> hahahahaha.. you're right, it did (g).. boy, and we complained then
about
-> utility bills... This winter is going to kill us.  We're investigating a
number
-> of things, but you know.. it's all going to come down to how much $$ we
have
-> when we're ready to 'do something'. And what the something is.. I have a
-> feeling it's not gonna be easy no matter what we do, though.
-> 
It never is.  We use natural gas, which hasn't taken nearly as big a hit as
heating oil.

-> > -> bed working on his laptop instead of at his desk.. he doesn't like
-> > taking
-> 
-> > At least laying down makes it let up.
-> 
-> Yeah.. after he gets hit with that, and if he's taken the time to work
only on
-> his laptop, usually he can be back to normal sooner than later.

I have friends whose backs never really lets up, even when they're laid out
flat.  Consider yourselves lucky.  
 
-> Benadryl only does that to me the first time I take it on a given day..
after
-> that, I guess my body adjusts quickly.. I don't get sleepy after that
first
-> tablet, in other words.. but I understand what you mean.. my mom also
always
-> had strange reactions from medications.. Painkillers make her antsy
instead of
-> sleepy, etc.

I've had my share of weird reactions and the occasional overreaction.  
 
-> It was funny though.. in a 'practiced' sport or whatever I was great.. I
mean
-> like running, .. and swimming.. When I'd get out of the pool though, I'd
likely
-> walk into something (grin).  I figure that was 'brain training' going 

I'm the opposite. I'm generally fine walking around, but organized sports? 
Fuggedaboutit.  

-> matter of fact, after some of the attacks I had, when I couldn't walk,
or
-> whatever, I swear I felt like some of that was going on as I recovered
and
-> forced new muscles to do things. I'm probably just very imaginative :)

Not really.  I feel like I'm doing the same thing all the time.  Using
different neural nets for new stuff, or rather old stuff in a different
way.
 
-> > Good luck with that. ;-)  You can try but life catches up with you one
way
-> > or the other.
-> 
-> Oh I had to find ways to stop letting stress get to me haha.. I really
didn't
-> have a choice early on.. If I let the kids get on my nerves so to speak,
it
-> went RIGHT to my legs.. they'd buckle.   That's when we realized how
important
-> it was to avoid it.. what I did then was hire a teenager to come and sit
with
-> the kids for a couple hours a day just so I didn't get overwelmed.. :)
-> Sometimes you have to think a bit more with this garbage it seemed to
me.

I avoided part of the problem - no kids.  Now if only I could avoid heat,
humidity, walking too much, and breathing in general.
 
-> > That's one reason God invented prayer; a lot of stuff that happens I
just
-> > say is His problem.  Nothing I can do about it anyway.
-> 
-> That's the truth ;)

There are times I yell at him and ask him what the heck he's up to, but....
 
-> > -> know all that (g).
-> 
-> > In spades.  I'm allergic to dust mites to start with, and pollen.  I
-> 
-> ah I have some of those too..
-> 
If you can inhale it, I'm probably allergic to it.  

-> because of his allergies.. my allergies to pollen are mostly to those
lovey
-> yellow and purple flowering plants NYS is SO full of (Ragweed and
Goldenrod)..
-> I almost died laughing one day when I picked up a jar of honey that had
some
-> kind of name like "Wild Flower" honey.. when you checked the ingredients
it was
-> Ragweed and Goldenrod :) :)  Put that one back on the shelf fast haha

Actually, that might have been OK.  I'm only alleric to things I can
inhale, except for a few meds.  I haven't found a food allergy yet,
including ragweed honey.
 
-> Immuran is still in use for people who'd run their course with the CRAB
drugs,
-> if they can't continue them for whatever reason... but they don't like
to use
-> it much. It's a drug they give people who've had transplants so that
they don't
-> reject the transplanted organ - and what it does is lower your white 

Oho.  Immune supressant anti-rejection meds.  They can do a real number on
you.
 
blood cell
-> count to perhaps 4000 cells per whatever.. where normal for a woman IIRC
was
-> 7,000 -8,000.. It worked well for me for years (like 15 or more) after I
saw
-> the neuro in NYC, but then it just suddenly stopped working.  He had no
idea
-> why.

Easy - we're talking about YOU here.  Logic dictates that it would happen. 
Right?
 
-> As far as steroids go, yes, they can be really nasty.  But if I couldn't
see,
-> or I couldn't walk, I'd be calling up my doc for an app't and req. for
them :(

There is that....
 
-> a 'maintanence' amount every darn day, and that's I'm sure why things
were just
-> getting worse. It was never high enough to reduce the inflammation from
the
-> attacks, and it didn't stop them from starting either - it just made you
-> miserable. When I went to NYC, I'd be on 100MG for 5 days, then drop by 

I'm taking 3600MG of fish oil a day for that.  It may not be helping, but
it doesn't hurt either.

20MG
-> (like 80MG for 5 days, 60 for 5 days, etc.).  He also had me take the
whole
-> mouthful of pills at once.. not split them up like the fellow in Warwick
did..
-> It thought all of that was interesting... but what a difference it made.

It's supposed to.  Didn't work on me though.
 
-> >  Ever get stoned on it?  They tried it on me
-> > once and that's what happened.  Needless to say I quickly figured I'd
-> > rather deal with the symptoms than the side effects.
-> 
-> No, I never had that happen.. were you extremely silly-punchy, that kind
of

More like just out of it.  Silly-punchy would have been fun.  This was just
miserable.

-> > The reason I said that is that steroids can do nasty things to bone
-> > density.
-> 
-> Sure, all kinds of good things like that from that drug :( ..Prenisone
gave me
-> arthritis in my knees, shoulders, and wrists (some of which I would have
-> developed anyway given my family history) but it never caused problems
like I
-> got from the MS. But when I'd get a bad attack, it's the only thing that
would
-> help.. even after I was on the Immuran for a long time.

...which no doubt caused some of the problems.  Getting a bug makes my
symptoms worse, so knocking out my immune system would be a very bad idea.  
 
-> > They didn't do mine right then; I got the headache.
-> 
-> Yep.. same with the first guy I went to in Warwick.. man did that
headache
-> hurt.. couldn't believe it.

No surprise there.
 
-> > Hawaii would kill me in two weeks flat.  I'm all for moving to
Yellowknife
-> 
-> Wait a minute (g)...I thought it was supposed to be like 70F there all
year
-> long? Sounds nice :)

More like 86 and humid at times. 
 
-> > with Jim, or would be if the ice road weren't the only way to get
medicines
-> > shipped in.
-> 
-> Yes, that could be a drag.

On a dogsled!
 
-> yeah, I've technically got two, but I convinced one of them to "live"
upstairs
-> and be my son's friend Lol  Tazzi is a nice chubby cat that my daughter
adopted
-> from a animal pound in Indiana when she was in college there.. then when
they
-> moved from here to Ithaca, they couldn't take her.. so I "inherited" her
.. and
-> I'm so allergic to her dander, it's a blessing to have her stay upstairs
in
-> their apartment :) :)

I'm allergic too, but I don't let it stop me.  These two are shelter
kitties too - littermates.  
 
-> It can be a pia too.. potting mix, containers.. put 'em in a window, and
watch
-> them so they don't dry out.. unless you get professional and get a
plant-light,

Now those can be interesting - just make sure you don't buy too many. 
Otherwise people think you're growing wacky baccy.

-> > this spring once, in with some cluster tomatoes.  THese weren't a
green
-> > variety; they were supposed to be red.  I glommed the greenies - some
people
-> > must have thought I was nuts.
-> 
-> Heh :)  I've never seen green tomatoes at the store.. maybe local
farmers? I
-> know Wegman's over here gets some produce that they say is "local".

These were accidental.  They were cluster tomatoes that were picked in
bunches with ripe ones.
 
-> > -> > He was just plain big.  Bobcat sized, pretty much.
-> > ->
-> > -> Yes, sounds about right.. :)
-> 
-> > I've seen bobcats around here about that size.  THey don't have the
feather
-> > duster tails though.
-> 
-> I've never seen one up close :)

I've been within 100 feet or so.  THe same kitty showed up in my back yard
at least twice.  His crazy sister ran across the road in front of my car
this winter.
 
-> > Max sat on top of the den door once in a while.  He liked the top of
the
-> > china cabinet too.  It was about six feet off the floor and flat. 
Great
-> > place for a cat perch.
-> 
-> I wonder if they're thinking they can take down an eagle or something???
Lol I
-> mean, why does the breed like to jump up SO high and perch like that :)
:)

So they can get the drop on the critters!
 
-> This was one of Pete's favorite dinners (heh, not FOR him, and he knew
it) but
-> he knew I wouldn't mind if he was around while I was cooking (grin):
-> 
-> ===Calamari al Bianca over Rigatoni===
-> 
-> 1 pound cleaned squid tubes cut in rings 1/4 pound butter (1 stick)

I can understand that.  Fish!
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