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Janice · 08-15-2006, 07:29 PM

I have. About three years ago, my mammogram report came back abnormal. I had to have additional, more invasive, tests -- which were scheduled about 10 days apart. They didn't care that I was having a nervous breakdown.

Turned out to be a false alarm. It was the longest three weeks of my life.

Brian Damage · 08-15-2006, 07:38 PM

No thank God, but of course you know my youngest daughter Ashlyn had one. We thought for a few weeks she had Leukemia and it was an agonizing wait. Thank God everything came back ok.

Jonathan · 08-15-2006, 07:45 PM

Not yet. Several family members have though.

gilligan fanatic · 08-15-2006, 07:47 PM

Glad to hear everything is fine with your daughter Brian, and yourself Janice.

Hollow · 08-15-2006, 08:14 PM

not for myself. it is a real bitch when you're stressing over a hopeless terminally ill loved one though.

swedeace · 08-15-2006, 08:17 PM

Not for myself, but I do know three women who have gone through therapy/chemo for Breast Cancer. One of them is going through it now. It's scary...

GARFIELDKOOL · 08-15-2006, 08:19 PM

A little over two years ago, I wnet for a check up. The doctor drew some blood, and he told me my blood sugar was too high. He then labeled me as a diabetic and put me on pills. I froze. So for the next few months, a took the pills and watched what I ate, especially sweets and carbs. I stopped taking the pills, because they gave me headaches. I went back for a follow up, and my blood sugar was normal. There was a different doctor, and he didn't label me as a diabetic. So I consider myself as a borderline diabetic, I just have to watch my sugar intake.

AKA · 08-15-2006, 08:31 PM

Sigh...

Janice · 08-15-2006, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AKA

Sigh...

I'm sorry Brad.

TJL · 08-15-2006, 09:27 PM

I haven't been feeling well for months. At first it was bronchitus, then that was "cured" but I was still congested and the coughing wouldn't stop.
Now the Doctor says I have "seasonal allergies." I've tried both Singulair and Allegra D each for a week, and I still feel no change. I'm back on Sungulair tomorrow. I am starting to worry that it might be something else. I am getting sick of waking up in the middle of the night coughing my head off.

AKA · 08-15-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I'm sorry Brad.

Thanks, but don't be. After I posted that "sigh," I limped outside to check the mail and saw a guy on a wheelchair. I think he had cerebral palsy, and he seemed to be happy as hell.

Kind of makes me say "What am I bitching about?" You know?

AKA · 08-15-2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJL

I haven't been feeling well for months. At first it was bronchitus, then that was "cured" but I was still congested and the coughing wouldn't stop.
Now the Doctor says I have "seasonal allergies." I've tried both Singulair and Allegra D each for a week, and I still feel no change. I'm back on Sungulair tomorrow. I am starting to worry that it might be something else. I am getting sick of waking up in the middle of the night coughing my head off.

Go see another doctor.

Janice · 08-15-2006, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJL

I haven't been feeling well for months. At first it was bronchitus, then that was "cured" but I was still congested and the coughing wouldn't stop.
Now the Doctor says I have "seasonal allergies." I've tried both Singulair and Allegra D each for a week, and I still feel no change. I'm back on Sungulair tomorrow. I am starting to worry that it might be something else. I am getting sick of waking up in the middle of the night coughing my head off.

Have you had a chest x-ray?

Brieannas21 · 08-15-2006, 09:57 PM

I thought I was having a stroke about 2 1/2 years ago when I was pregnant. The right side of my body went numb, and my baby stopped moving. So my husband rushed me to the hospital and it just turned that my Iron was dangerously low. So I just stayed in the hospital for a week, they gave me some blood and sent me home.

Mr. Television · 08-15-2006, 10:04 PM

Two years ago I had sever pain in my left arm. It was underneith where my veins were and it would sometimes shoot to my chest. I would sweat a lot and this started in the winter time. and my arm would go numb. I had a hard time sleeping too. I went to the doctors and had X-rays done and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. It lasted for about 6 months until it slowly went away and to this day I don't know what caused it. A few times I thought I was having a heart attack.

08-15-2006, 07:29 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Have you ever had a health scare? I have. About three years ago, my mammogram report came back abnormal. I had to have additional, more invasive, tests -- which were scheduled about 10 days apart. They didn't care that I was having a nervous breakdown. Turned out to be a false alarm. It was the longest three weeks of my life.

08-15-2006, 07:38 PM	#2
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08-15-2006, 07:47 PM	#4
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08-15-2006, 09:27 PM	#10
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08-15-2006, 10:04 PM	#15
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	Two years ago I had sever pain in my left arm. It was underneith where my veins were and it would sometimes shoot to my chest. I would sweat a lot and this started in the winter time. and my arm would go numb. I had a hard time sleeping too. I went to the doctors and had X-rays done and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. It lasted for about 6 months until it slowly went away and to this day I don't know what caused it. A few times I thought I was having a heart attack.
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08-15-2006, 07:45 PM	#3
Jonathan ***** Senior Member** Join Date: Aug 28, 2004 Posts: 2,304	Not yet. Several family members have though.

08-15-2006, 08:14 PM	#5
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	not for myself. it is a real bitch when you're stressing over a hopeless terminally ill loved one though.

08-15-2006, 08:17 PM	#6
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	Not for myself, but I do know three women who have gone through therapy/chemo for Breast Cancer. One of them is going through it now. It's scary...

08-15-2006, 08:19 PM	#7
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	A little over two years ago, I wnet for a check up. The doctor drew some blood, and he told me my blood sugar was too high. He then labeled me as a diabetic and put me on pills. I froze. So for the next few months, a took the pills and watched what I ate, especially sweets and carbs. I stopped taking the pills, because they gave me headaches. I went back for a follow up, and my blood sugar was normal. There was a different doctor, and he didn't label me as a diabetic. So I consider myself as a borderline diabetic, I just have to watch my sugar intake.

08-15-2006, 08:31 PM	#8
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Sigh...

08-15-2006, 09:57 PM	#14
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	I thought I was having a stroke about 2 1/2 years ago when I was pregnant. The right side of my body went numb, and my baby stopped moving. So my husband rushed me to the hospital and it just turned that my Iron was dangerously low. So I just stayed in the hospital for a week, they gave me some blood and sent me home.