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cherish405 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 6:45:25 AM)

Tracy, like the others said, jump on in and join in!

Nicole, as somebody else who've had rib problems, please see a doctor. I didn't see one for ages, and I could have got help a lot sooner. Remember I ended up having cracked a rib and not knowing?



MrsTracy72 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 11:06:33 AM)

Ok, so trying to keep up in here is alot. I love this site. I hope everybody is well, and Nicole, hope you are just sleeping the wrong way with your pain. I have been having some of the same issues, but in different spots. We are getting a new bed when we move so I hope that helps. The mattress I am sleeping on is almost 13 years old.


Hey Beth! How is the job search going? How many days until you are back in the states now?

Thanks for the compliment Stacy. Sarah had to fix it to make it fit. I don't know what I did to it, but couldn't get my pic in.


My battery is dying so I will check in later when I find my power cord.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 12:14:33 PM)


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ORIGINAL: cherish405

Tracy, like the others said, jump on in and join in!

Nicole, as somebody else who've had rib problems, please see a doctor. I didn't see one for ages, and I could have got help a lot sooner. Remember I ended up having cracked a rib and not knowing?


I'm going to a chiropractor today. [:)] I made the appt yesterday.

Nicole, thanks for praying!

Beth, we saw Iron Man and loved it!

Tracy, we have a new mattress that is super comfy, but I still sleep weird at times. [&:] I usually wake up sleeping on my side with one arm under me, or with both arms above my head. It is very annoying.



Not feeling much better today. [&o] I had a hard time sleeping last night because it feels like my chest is being sat on and crushed. I had to sleep on my sore shoulder to make that feeling go away which wasn't very comfy, but at least I could breathe a bit better. I really hope this chiropractor can do something to help tonight. Or at least suggest something for me to do cuz it isn't much fun feeling like my chest is being sat on making it hard to breathe. Not fun at all.



cherish405 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 1:49:55 PM)

Nicole, can you get some pain meds to help you a bit?



uponeagleswings -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 1:54:51 PM)

((Nicole))- good luck with the chiro...is this the place you've been to before or a new one?

Ugh...I have 2 appointments today, then a meeting across town from 6-7pm, with 3 hours to kill in the middle. No real point to going home, so maybe I'll hit the Goodwill on the way and browse around there for a while. I need to clean out my car now that I'll hopefully be driving the same one for a while. All of my toys are scattered around and I can never find what I want when I go digging.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 2:04:17 PM)


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Nicole, can you get some pain meds to help you a bit?


I can take tylenol if I want, but the pain isn't bad enough to take painkillers right now. The worst thing is feeling like I can't breathe right. If I feel worse I will take tylenol before bed. I try to stay away from taking anything. I've had worse pain with other things so I guess I have a high tolerance for pain now. [8D]

Stacy, I haven't been to a chiro in our new city. I haven't gone since October because I haven't needed to until now. Sounds like a busy day for you. We also need to clean our car. It is so dusty and because there isn't grass here yet the floors are quite mucky. We will wait to clean it when we have a garage in a couple of weeks. Makes it much easier.



MrsTracy72 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 2:16:26 PM)

What about a nice theraputic massage? If your doc orders PT, then your insurance should cover it.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 2:25:17 PM)

I am going to ask him if I should get a deep tissue massage even though I hate the idea of getting one done. I don't find it relaxing having someone touch me so I would make sure Lorne could come in with me. What does PT mean? Oh, and our insurance covers massages if they are needed.



Kath -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 2:41:41 PM)

PT= Physical Therapy



cherish405 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 2:53:58 PM)

PT= Physical Terrorist, uh, I mean, Physio Therapist.



MrsTracy72 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 2:57:55 PM)

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I am going to ask him if I should get a deep tissue massage even though I hate the idea of getting one done. I don't find it relaxing having someone touch me so I would make sure Lorne could come in with me. What does PT mean? Oh, and our insurance covers massages if they are needed.



Sorry, yes Physical Therapy. I can't really relax during a massage either, but I have this woman who is great at it and gets me as close as she can to relaxation. My body just always seems to be in defense mode though. But if it is because of your sleeping, then it might help.

I sleep on my side and my arm ends up tucked under me and I wake up in total pain. Sometimes I use a heating pad and that helps too. When I start to feel a release, I stretch.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 3:35:41 PM)

I sleep with a heating pad a lot of the time. So nice! [:D] I also do a ton of different stretches. It gets annoying because when one thing feels better another thing hurts. And when that feels better something else starts hurting.[8D] I do all my stretches properly, I breathe properly, I get exercise, I drink a lot of water and eat healthy, but still something is always bothering me. [8|]

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PT= Physical Terrorist, uh, I mean, Physio Therapist.


[:D] I always read it as Part Time so that is why I couldn't figure it out. [8D]



crimsonfollower -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 6:42:46 PM)

Well, one more day down [:D] I really do love my kids. It was sweet earlier today - several of the kids were talking about when they were leaving for summer vacations and one student who knows that I am leaving asked me when I was leaving. Another child who hadn't realized it yet (though I know I told her) was sad because I won't be back and came over and gave me a hug. I really am going to miss the kids, though I am not going to miss their behavior. They are ready for summer and do not like the idea that they still have 3 weeks left. Can't say I blame them since I don't like the idea that we have 3 weeks left yet either [:D] But we will figure out how to make the best/most of it. I really would like to do a big party/maybe sleep-over yet if I can find a day to do it on. The problem is of course the last couple of weeks fill up so fast with all of the end of the year things that it is hard to get parties in. I was going to do it the last day of school, but one of my students told me today that he is leaving as soon as school ends at noon. So I can't do it later that afternoon like I was thinking of. Long/short of it is I have 32 days left in the country. That really is not very many when I look at the lives of these kids like I have a lot this week. I am going to miss so many people down here - I will be in the states wishing I was back here after a couple of weeks.

Somebody asked about a job- I "think" I have one. I say it that way since the board met yesterday, but I haven't from anybody to know if they actually hired me or not. [:D] I don't know of any reason why they wouldn't, but it would be nice to have the conformation that they did hire me. But it is about 5 hours from my parents- better than the 24 hours of flying/traveling that I am right now [:D]



nicole6598 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 7:32:05 PM)

Beth hopefully you hear about the job soon!!
That's the thing with kids isn't it, you love them but you are so glad that you don't have to deal with the behaviour, listening to my friends who are still teaching I sometimes think "I would love to be back teaching" but then I hear the horror days and say "uhhh nah, being home with my 2 bubba's is much better!".

I keep having horrible dreams lately. Last night I dreamt hubby left me for some girl and they were in the supermarket and I had to help him and I was trying to hold his hand or grab him and get him to look at me and not her but he wouldn't and my heart felt so sad and then I was in their house and I was snooping trying to find something to prove she was a horrible person. I hate dreams that when you wake feel so real.



solo_soprano22 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 7:52:50 PM)

[&:] I have to get four signatures from my university before I can do research. I'm doing the research somewhere else, but I contacted the professor there and he told me to set up an appointment, etc. so I can discuss things. Anyway, I still haven't gotten it approved from my home institution, but I want to do that first before I go further with this other professor. I just don't see the point.... but what can I do.

If I can get everything approved, I'll be researching astrocyte ion channels and trasnporters, and cytokine mechanisms in AIDS dementia complex.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/13/2008 9:47:03 PM)

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But it is about 5 hours from my parents- better than the 24 hours of flying/traveling that I am right now


Oooh I hope it works out for you! That would be awesome!!!

Nicole, I have had dreams like that too. They are so terrible. I wake up feeling totally upset, but after talking to Lorne about my dream I feel better. He had a dream like that once and felt so bad and needed to talk to me which made him feel better. ((((hugs))))



Well, I went to the chiropractor tonight. She popped that rib back in place... but it popped back out right away... ouch... She said it will take a few more times to get it to stay. It is messed up from my shoulder being messed up. I think it may be from my dog pulling while taking him for a walk the other day. He rarely pulls, but he was worked up over a crazy dog so he pulled hard and lots for a few minutes. She also adjusted my lower and mid back, plus my ribcage and shoulder which felt great. I go again on thursday. I'm not supposed to do any upper body stretches because it could make that rib pop out more so... yeah....[&o] I have to be careful for a while now. Oh joy.



cherish405 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 11:00:58 AM)

NicoleAU, I'm sorry that you are having such horrible dreams.

NicoleCN, take it easy on those ribs. Rib injuries are SO painful as you already know. I daresay it'll take quite some time for them to fully recover.

Beth, I hope you hear about the job soon.



fluffmonkey -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 11:03:28 AM)

Hey everyone! How is everyone doing? It took me a long time to read and catch up but now I forgot everything I wanted to say... but I hope everyone is doing okay today I prayed for all of you. I've been busy with things lately.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 11:37:13 AM)

Hey Jennifer! I've been wondering where you are. [:)]

So, today my rib doesn't even hurt at all! It is still sticking out, but it doesn't hurt and I was able to breathe easy all night long. My shoulder hurts a bit, but nothing I can't ignore. My spine feels a bit wonky, but not really sore... just weird feeling since it is trying to stay straight. [8D] I'm looking forward to going back tomorrow now that I am not in crazy pain anymore. [:)] I hope I keep feeling better and not worse. I am a bit worried I am going to feel worse since that has happened before. But because I do stretches I am thinking that I won't get too bad before getting totally better again.

I have laundry to do today, but I don't want to carry the basket down 2 flights of stairs so I will wash the loads that are small and can be carried without a basket.

I hope you all are having good days today.[:)]



cherish405 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 11:44:32 AM)

Hi Jennifer.

Having a bit of a rough time at the moment. Getting pretty emotional and feeling depressed at the moment. I go to see a specialist on Monday. I think all the emotion etc is just from being sick of being in so much pain all the time.



MrsTracy72 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 3:20:17 PM)

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Well, I went to the chiropractor tonight. She popped that rib back in place... but it popped back out right away... ouch... She said it will take a few more times to get it to stay. It is messed up from my shoulder being messed up. I think it may be from my dog pulling while taking him for a walk the other day. He rarely pulls, but he was worked up over a crazy dog so he pulled hard and lots for a few minutes. She also adjusted my lower and mid back, plus my ribcage and shoulder which felt great. I go again on thursday. I'm not supposed to do any upper body stretches because it could make that rib pop out more so... yeah.... I have to be careful for a while now. Oh joy.


What if the next time you went in, you had the chiropractor wrap your rib cage with something like an ace bandage to hold it in place? I know that it takes time to fully adjust when you go to the chiropractor, but when I go to mine, he always tells me to go home, and stay in a neutral position as much as possible for the next 24 hours. I would think wrapping it would be like the same thing. But I am not the Chiropractor. Just a thought.



Nicole_Michelle -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 3:34:59 PM)

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Well, I went to the chiropractor tonight. She popped that rib back in place... but it popped back out right away... ouch... She said it will take a few more times to get it to stay. It is messed up from my shoulder being messed up. I think it may be from my dog pulling while taking him for a walk the other day. He rarely pulls, but he was worked up over a crazy dog so he pulled hard and lots for a few minutes. She also adjusted my lower and mid back, plus my ribcage and shoulder which felt great. I go again on thursday. I'm not supposed to do any upper body stretches because it could make that rib pop out more so... yeah.... I have to be careful for a while now. Oh joy.


What if the next time you went in, you had the chiropractor wrap your rib cage with something like an ace bandage to hold it in place? I know that it takes time to fully adjust when you go to the chiropractor, but when I go to mine, he always tells me to go home, and stay in a neutral position as much as possible for the next 24 hours. I would think wrapping it would be like the same thing. But I am not the Chiropractor. Just a thought.


Hmmmm, that sounds like a good idea. I will mention that to her tomorrow. It makes sense that once it is back in place it should be held in that place for a couple of days. I guess I will see what she says. Thanks for mentioning that. [:)]



Bookaholic -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 3:56:40 PM)

Hello everyone! I hope you ladies are all doing well.

It's been a hectic week and today is the first day that I've had a chance to check CW. Last weekend our youngest two went to a Libby Lu party and the oldest two went to see Iron Man. They loved it!

Work has been very busy and my patience has been tried more than once this week. Friday after work, the kids and I are going out of town for the weekend and I'm not looking forward to that drive either. I will be very grateful to get home on Sunday. [:)]



solo_soprano22 -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 4:06:03 PM)

I keep running into these issues that don't make sense to me. I'm trying to do research at UAB instead of here in the Fall semester. I CAN'T do it here anyway; we don't have any research spots open, but I need to do it asap because I'm applying to graduate school IN the Fall semester. They value research, so I at least want to be able to say that it's in progress when I apply.

Anyway, I tried to get it on a BACHE form, thinking that it'd be okay because I already have found my faculty mentor at UAB...I haven't set up the details yet, but I know he'll take me. I wanted to try to get the transfer credit approved, before I set up the details. But when I went to get the form signed, my advisor signed it, but the chair of the dept. said I had to fill out some research form first. I get the research form, and it says all of this stuff about I need to report on my results, etc. when it's done, and I have the get three people from here to approve it.

Well, I didn't notice that at UAB it's UNDERGRADUATE research...Here it's INDEPENDENT research. I notice that this form is assuming that I'm setting up a research project by myself, with a faculty member supervising me. Over there it's basically me helping the professor, etc. in his own project. So on my form...there's not much I can put. It's different. I can't really lie on the form, even if I wanted to, b/c it asks the experiemental design, etc....but since I'm basically just assisting, I don't really have an experimental design. I'm just observing or doing what he tells me to do. I guess I'm more like a lab assistant to him, rather than off doing my own thing.

I don't think they'll let me do it. I'm not really concerned with the credits, but I was trying to do it that way so I won't have to apply to UAB as a student...if I do it transient they're not concerned with that...unless he will let me do it just as extra.

I honestly thought that since my mentor was at UAB, THEY would handle all of the details...I figured I'd just have to get it approved to transfer back from here. I had no clue I had to get committees to approve things from here, AND do the same there. It just doesn't make sense to me...at all. I think some people have too much power. [&:] Now I don't know what to do.

And the bad thing is, I think half the committee here has left for the summer already. [8|]



uponeagleswings -> RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread (5/14/2008 6:18:13 PM)

Meghan- where are you going? I was excited to see you on here again and was hoping you hadn't vanished for good.

My car officially works again- AC and all! It is a bit jimmy-rigged, but it works. I'm now back to listening to books on tape during my drives. I still haven't gotten motivated enough to clean the car out though.



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