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ummmmmm....Good One Ginnyde. Barb

Connie dear, I like the way you think. but, I'm over 50. I've never given birth....Is it worse than lobectomy? I know tonsillectomy is supposed to be hard over 50, but how good can all these sore throats be for me? I have to schedule a talk to my GP I guess....I can't get in to see him when I'm sick (he's too busy), but maybe I can ask him to write me a prescription now for next time when I antibiotics? These docs in Northern CA are very stingy with the antibiotics. Barb

Hey Randy, As a former Wisconsin farm girl, I've mucked out plenty of the cow and horse poop. I never saw any benefit, except a strong back. I don't believe this one either. Barb

CONGRATULATIONS SNOWFLAKE!!!!!! That's 5 years down and many many more to go. yeahhhhhh. Barb

Hi Guys, I need some advice/info on adult tonsillectomy. I've been getting sick every few months since I was 13. My tonsils swell up and have those awful stones. It seems to be getting worse, takes longer to recover etc. I've heard tonsillectomy is very painful for adults, but how bad could it be compared to lobectomy? I'm thinking about asking my doc about doing tonsillectomy, especially since it is almost impossible to get antibiotics from these guys. Any advice/info would be greatly appreciated. Barb

Your Mom is with you Katie, just close your eyes. Sleep tight Katie and hope you feel better soon. Barb

Thanks Ernie, may I pass this on to my bible study group? barb

Hi Cat, I am so sorry. Maybe you said and I missed, but is cyberknife possible? Continued prayers for easy and painfree recovery for Kelly. Barb

Thank you Maryanne. That was fun. Barb

Hi Cat, Kelly is in my prayers. They cut her open I suppose.... Prayers for an easy recovery and a quick in and out of the hospital. Barb

That was beautiful Randy. Barb

Thanks Connie. I needed to smile today. Barb

Thanks Randy. The hubby has it selected. We liked Dexter, so maybe we will like this one too. Barb

That was great. Of course, every time I go to that youtube I spend two hours exploring. The Peter Paul and Mary videos are a real treat too. Barb

Hey Don, did these flashy lights look kinda zig zaggy like lightening bolts? I've had those once in a while after doing lots of reading/driving. My eye doc says they are eye migraines - they don't hurt. Good luck with the itchy hair. Barb

If it helps - I recently had a treadmill test. They had an "assembly line" mentality at this place and I had to stop at several stations with various techs/ nurses/docs. At each stop, they asked about my health history. Nobody asked me if I smoked. They just congratulated me on being 7 years out. A first for me I think. Everyday for the last year or so, I've heard at least one commercial about a non-smoker getting LC- either on the radio or TV. More and more Californians understand that never smokers can get LC too. This is one of the reasons California (and recently other states) passed smoking laws. No one deserves LC, but most LC is caused by tobacco. We should focus our anger on our government that looks the other way because of big tobacco $$$. If asbestos is illegal, then why isn't tobacco? Barb

More prayers going out to you Lilly. I hope the surgery is a success. I will be thinking about you Monday AM too. Barb

Thanks for the info, it helps to see I am not alone on this. No I don't take steroids, but sometimes wish I did...Look what it did for our Governor. I did some searching on-line and found an article that measured rest and exercise pulse rates before and after lobectomy. For a small sample the average rest pulse increased from 70 before lobectomy to 85 after, and the exercise pulse rate increased as well. See Table 2 in http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articl ... id=1420974 So it looks like increase in heart rate after lobectomy is to be expected. Still not sure if Beta blocker is good idea. Lilly, my BP is can go down to 100/60 after exercise...Do you think the Beta Blocker caused your AFIB? I have a question in to Dr. West's site on this,but have not checked back. Barb

Hi Ken, Chemo is like antibiotics - it becomes less effective with over use. Your docs just want to give it the one-two punch and go for the knock out. I think it is good thing. Barb

Yep, There are more than a few Bob's working with me too. Barb

Thanks Welthy, I am very grateful for any info on this. Yes, I think the clogged RCA came from some radiaton scarring on the heart. I just logged 5000 miles on my stationary bike before it broke in December. That's from an hour on the bike almost every day since May 06. But all this exercise has not lowered my pulse rate. My cardiologist says my EF is in normal range, my blood pressure is great, and my stress EKG is superb, but my pulse rate runs high. So I'm interested if this is normal. Do other surgery survivors make it the full 12 minutes on stress test? Does anyone else have elevated pulse rate too? Are there any survivors out there taking beta blocker? Barb

Does anyone else have an elevated pulse after LC surgery or treatment? My pulse runs around 20% more than it should all the time now. The first time I noticed was in the hospital after lung surgery (7 years ago). Then last year the nurses noticed my pulse was consistently high in cardiac rehab classes. Yesterday I had the treadmill/nuclear stress test. I have to do this every year now after the stents. I have a new cardiac doc. He said my pulse went up too high too fast on the treadmill (162 by 6 minute mark). He wants to put me on beta blocker. He mentioned that beta blocker is bad for lungs, so we need to talk..... Does anyone else do the treadmill test? Do you think it is harder due to loss of lung tissue? Anyone else with high pulse after LC surgery/treatment? Thanks. Barb

Ken, Keep up the good fight. With God all things are possible, but it doesn't hurt to give Him a little help sometimes. Good luck with finding the right treatment center. Barb

Good Luck Kelly. It sounds like you will have lots of people helping out, and it is important in the hospital to have help. You just never know what kind of situation will come up - when it will help to have family advocate for you....if you need special food or extra pain meds. My Mom used to say "It will be hard, but you can do it.", maybe your Mom did too. Prayers, Barb

I had chemo and radiation concurrently. I thought the radiation was easier than chemo, and a lot less scary. Radiation was like going in for a quick x-ray everyday, but chemo...too many needles and lots of preparation drugs too. Plus the people in radiation waiting room seemed much more energetic than the folks in the chemo waiting room. Maybe that was my imagination though, but people in chemo seemed weaker. Only a few of my cohort were doing both. I think it depends on where the radiation field is - too close to throat can give sun burn inside the throat. You do have to go in 5 days a week and they get mad if you miss a day. But I would much rather do radiation than chemo. I hope your Mom does better with the radiation. Barb