What is Congenital-Heart-Disease
Congenital heart disease is heart disease in the newborn, and includes congenital heart defects, congenital arrythmias, cardiomyopathies, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Con...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009
Rambling Stories
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i was diagnosed with cancer on my left false vocal cord on june7,2007...they said that this particular kind of cancer is almost ALWAYS due to ciggys(no way to blame it on anything else but my 31 year habit)....i did 35 radiation treatments..5 days a week-mon thru fri for 7 straight weeks.....NOT FUN...i struggled to quit smoking:patches willpower: you would think that a rational perso...
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so,it looks like my appointment at the Mayo may have been changed...Medicaide is not all its cracked up to be...you certainly dont get the same care as a "insured or cash"customer...anyhow,im still working on the date ...looks like surgery will be 1 or 2 days after the consult...im sitting here thinking about all the things that 'could happen: they may take my voice box...they may t...2 Recommendations2 Comments
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so,its been almost 2 weeks since my surgery,things went so very well,even the doctors were surprized!but of course,most of the people they deal with that have my diagnosis are much older...anyways ,i feel blessed that i was in good physical condition to begin with...that helped alot. as for smoking..of course i havent..but i still am getting some pretty powerful urges...ive been off my Chantix si...1 Recommendation7 Comments
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the rape, and I am having a difficult time. Earlier today I was angry and projecting my anger out on everyone around me, and now I am sad. I just started to cry in the middle of writing this sentence for a few minutes. I hate how I feel, but I know it is normal. I am trying not to dwell on it, but the pain is so surreal. It wil...2 Recommendations4 Comments
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My plan last night was to give you an idea of what 24 hours in our lives is like. I am assuming 16 -17 hours up, 7-8 hours asleep. Friday night I was worn out and exhausted, I slept well. Satuday night I had the wiggins, a Familiy term for restless, anxious sleepless nights. I've known way too many of them lately. St 12-7-08 arrives at 12:00 AM I am laying in bed, determined to sleep, listeni...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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Paul is not an insensitive creep, last journal entry made him sound that way. We are all just people in a wild situation trying to survive and support each other the best way we can. I get frustrated with him, he gets frustrated with me. It is much simpler to be on the Net where I have some control over things. I'm like that little brave turtle described in the last entry, at the mercy ...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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I read a comment to one of my journal entries the other day and the person said, "I want what you have!" meaning total sobriety. And although I know it's good for me and it's for the best, it's not what I actually want. I don't want to be a tea totaler!! How boring!! And that makes me just a few steps away from the chokingly strict re...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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this morning i logged on to DS
and read about recoverywomans dad,who is having lung surgery today due to smoking...and i was so struck by the realization of the destruction that tobacco causes in so many peoples lives.i thought about the phone calls i make to;or get from;my mom every morning(she is 16 hrs away driving time)and i hear her heavy breathing ang terrible cough...she has be...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
so it will be a year tommorrow...a year since i quit smoking and then on the 18th;a year since i lost my vocal cords to cancer...bittersweet is my feelin...too bad i didnt get the strength to quit before i got cancer,but thank GOD i have survived this far...i really have "been thru it"as my mom says;and i feel lucky to have come out the other side(a bit bruised and battle-weary)but i AM...1 Recommendation6 Comments
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My boyfriend/fiance what have you is in the hospital - nothing too serious but alas, he's in the hospital. He's being kept to make sure the infection he has is gone before he goes home. He has cellulitis; something I'd never heard of before Monday. So, he's grumpy, I feel like I have to bring him things (food, reading material, anything) to make his stay more bearable and all I re...1 Recommendation2 Comments
