Re: ????? plus update and questions

Mushroo909(AT)aol.com
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 13:50:47 EDT

Hi everyone,
Gunny, I feel bad about the reaction you got from from the woman near you, but
I'm not very surprised. When I got Hodgkin's Lymphoma, I lost my best friend.
She and I had gone through pregnancies together and our daughters ,age 6, were
inseparable. She got worried that some unknown germ in our house or something
we were eating had apparently caused this and wanted to reduce the risk of her
or her family catching it.I was devastated, and after about 4 years, when I
got better, she became a casual friend and even apologized, but it never was
the same. This reaction was very FEAR motivated, and I had to understand that
that was the problem, not my friend, herself. This woman seems much like her,
and like I feel for my friend, I feel very sorry for her. Fear does awful
things to people.
Gunny, you are an encouragement to many, and I hope you never forget that!!!!

Hello-
I don't write much, everyone, because working takes every ounce of strength.
I've already caught and recovered from pneumonia this school year. Setbacks of
TM symptoms were there but are improving. I am having uro-dynamic tests and
cystoscopy(???) the next couple of weeks because of bladder problems. It used
to be that I was very spastic, but I've had a few incidences lately of not
being able to go. Is this a sign of improvement???? Is anyone experiencing
these difficulties?
Also, the Cascara Sagrada gave me several serious bouts of nausea after taking
them, and I had to quit. Ratz.
Everything has been tried for 2 yrs. , so I am now on regular Dulcolax which
works every 3 or 4 days.

I noticed some have talked about weight gain or difficulty losing weight. I
keep LOSING weight. Is this unusual for TM? Anyone have that problem??? At
first it was great, because I was slightly overweight- (140 )unable to lose 10
pounds-but now I'm down to 115. I seem to fill up quicker, but my appetite is
there and I like food!
Thanks for listening! I appreciate you more than I'm able to express!!!
Karen