Recent content by annie42

I love these unplugged shows, and I have loved this girl since she first came on the music scene. (Her voice, folks, don't be thinking anything else.). I hope she comes out with a new song soon.

tjlrabroad, I've plunged into exercise, that is - fast-pace walking 30 mins; stationary bike 20 mins and 30 minutes weight bearing exercise almost daily. I always walked but I guess not enough to make a difference, or maybe it did and I just don't know it. I'm really concerned about the...

When I have anxiety, I use alprozlam, a short acting benzodiazepine ('benzo' for short), brand name is Zanax. It is highly addictive so one must be very careful and not abuse the drug. I use it under my doctor's care. I find it highly effective for anxiety and have been using it for many...

Just got the 'call.' Doc said to take half the pravastatin pill and see how it affects me. I don't know how this drug works, that is if it's out of the system after 24 hours or what. Hopefully it is, that way I'll know rather quickly if the lower does is helping. I just hope it will get my...

JJ and tjlrabroad, I can't thank you enough for all your help. I have looked up the glycemic stuff and printed out enough info to fill a binder! I had no idea I was eating so many carbs even if my diet is really healthy as far as no sat-fat, very little fat and absolutely no salt/sodium...

Thank you for responding JJ. Yes, you did help me. This was my first A1c test. I haven't been this Internist's patient very long, just a few months now. He ran the routine labs, including glucose when I started going to him. Glucose was fine. Next visit I asked to try and get off the...

Can a baby be born drug addicted if the mother took Vicodin (sp?) for surgical removal of an abscessed tooth about 3 days during the last week of her pregnancy? Is it possible??? The hospital is weaning this baby with high powered drugs. Social workers and child protective agency has been...

Thanks to both of you for helping me so much. Yes, JJ, I had a very tiny mole that had been on my face for about a year. It was 'cut' out, deep too I might add. Even if it's a BCC, the docs prefer to cut rather than freeze. I need to ask both of you a question regarding Pravastatin and...

Thank you JJ. I know you want to remain well for your hubby's sake. I have two daughters that are in bad health and we really don't have any family other than the three of us. I feel they are still my little girls and I need to care for them. It terrifies me to think I'd not be able to care...

TJlrabroad, I didn't mean to ignore your reply. I really appreciate your input. As I said, I have increased my exercise and changed my eating habits a bit. I'm always careful about bad fats and avoid them but I've not been careful about carbs. I'm educating myself on them now. I do need...

I feel for your husband JJ. I will add both of you to my prayer list. How are you managing with your diabetes? I've been so busy running off at the mouth about mine I forgot to ask about you. I'm so glad you are able to keep your cholesterol in pretty good check without the statins. Are...

I recently had an A1c test with a result of 6.5. A fasting glucose was 100 with 'normal' range at this particular lab being 70-105. My physician didn't remark about it. He was concerned with my cholesterol going up since I attempted to get off pravastatin over the past 3 months. I'm back...

Georgiagem, I was on Nexium and felt like crawling in a hole somewhere and die! I never was so sick in all my life! I had all your symptoms. As soon as I stopped taking it, I was fine! Weak and a bit rundown for the experience but all the side effects left. I went back to taking Zegerid...

I had wheezing before I had a throat/esophagus dilation. It was mainly in the upper airway. Annie

My adult daughter, a diabetic, tried it and it really helped her. Good luck. :) Annie