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|I hope you can answer this email. This is really a heart-wrenching decision that has to be made fairly quickly.
I am strapped for money to go to my niece's wedding in December in Las Vegas. Christmas and New Years are the most expensive time of the year to have to get a hotel in Las Vegas. Plus there are the other expenses of a car rental, 2 airline tickets to purchase, restaurants, and entertaining my 11 year old boy who would come with me. Add that to the fact that my husband has not worked for the last 1 ˝ years and we have big debts. I got a new credit card just so I could go to the wedding and will stretch to use it if I feel that will make a difference in my niece's happiness on her wedding day.
SO HERE IS THE QUESTION: I am wondering what it means when people say the guests are coming to "support" the bride by attending a wedding. With all the whirllwind activity that the bride and groom go through preparing for the walk down the aisle the day before and the day of, I just don't see how a guest can "support" a bride and groom if they are not even going to have a chance to talk to either myself or my son. I honestly don't remember everyone that came to my wedding—just a select few. BUT, what I did do is…I rented 2 hotel rooms the night before so that the girls in my immediate family (my mom, sisters, close cousin) and my best girlfriends could stay in the room with me. I am sure if any of my aunts could have come I would have wanted them to stay in the room with me. We had a wonderful girls night (not a bachelorette party). I just wanted to surround myself with my loved ones. The next morning they were right there with me as the hairdresser did my hair and makeup. They helped me get dressed. It was all very exciting and very loving. (We rented another room for my fiancé and his loved ones plus a couple of my favorite male family members.) No one close to me was left out.
In my case, I am flying in 2 days before the wedding. I have been told to get a hotel room for those 2 nights because, according to my sister, "we are trying to keep it very calm at home". This means the bride won't even see me, her aunt, before or during (and certainly not after) the wedding…except may be at the reception line and across the room at a table after we say "Hello, hunny, you look beautiful". So what is the point? I can understand if we had time to visit and also if I could be a part of helping her during the days before the wedding—but that isn't part of their plan. She has girlfriends flying in from all over the country that she wants to spend time with. More than anything, I want her to be happy with her new husband and life. I DO want her to have a beautiful memorable wedding. But does that include probably a barely noticeable—and certainly extremely short—appearance from any family member that is not in her immediate family who LIVES with her…and who is not in the pre-wedding preparations? (ie. In this case only her mother, father and sister)
Please help me understand what "supporting the bride on her big day" means. How can I make the bride happy if there is no time in the schedule to spend with her?
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|I'd send a gift, wish her well, and stay home. Since you don't seem to be included in any meaningful way, it is selfish of the bride to expect you to spend big bucks at a time you are already financially strapped, to smile at her across the room.
If asked why you're not attending, Miss Manners recommends "Why do you ask?" If your sister or niece ask, and you think a more detailed explanation is in order, "I'm sorry, I'd love to but I just can't afford it" will have to do (from their POV).
- Posted by plasticgarden (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 07 at 5:21
|I agree with colleenoz.The bride would appreciate the gift toward starting out her new life with her husband alot more then you getting all stressed out to be there and spend money you dont have when like you said you may not even see her.
If I were you,I really wouldnt do this to yourself.Dont put yourself more in debt for one day that goes by so fast it's ridiculous.
Just get her the nicest gift you can,and send a touching note saying, "you'd have loved to have been there,but couldnt so please enjoy the gift and know how much you love her and wish them a happy life together".
|Don't go. You clearly can't afford it, and borrowing to pay for it would be a bad decision. Even if you were to be included in some way, like what you did for your wedding, I still wouldn't go. You'd still be putting yourself in more debt that you can't afford, plus the interest on that debt.
Be honest with the bride's mother or father, (your sister or brother?) about why you can't come. They likely know your husband has been out of work, they will understand. Send whatever gift you can reasonably afford, with a nice card.
|I'm tempted to tell you the same as the others but the one thing that you may not be considering is that you are going for your sister (or is that your brother?) too, not just your niece. Would your sister (brother) have time (even after the wedding) to visit and talk to you about everything? Is this something you both have thought of sharing since you've been kids? I agree that the niece proably won't really miss you, but your sister may have planned to have you sitting at her table and wanted to introduce you to all her friends and the groom's family, etc. After all, she (or he) is the host of this important party.
Other things to consider.. Is this your sister's only child? Has your sister gone to your kid's weddings? Would you get mad if she didn't? And, maybe most importantly, would your sister get mad if you didn't come to the wedding? It may set you back quite a bit, but if you have a sister who is going to refuse to talk to you for years, it may be worth going just to keep peace in the family. Then again, if you really don't think anyone would overly care or get bent out of shape, I would think it would be fine not to go.... You best know your family dynamics and know how much of an uproar not going could cause.
- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 07 at 9:37
|doesn't sound like her sister is all emotionally wound up about having a sisterly reunion:
Her sister is the one who told her to get a hotel room!
I think most of the thoughtful posters here have the right idea:
& stay home & save your credit card for emergencies.
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 07 at 9:58
|My younger cousin got married three weeks ago, I am not close to her, she lives out of state, we rarely talk etc. I felt I did it all for my aunt and uncle who i am close to. Even though the bride would not care and had no time for anyone I felt that i made a difference for my aunt and uncle..
Your sister or brother will aprreciate your presence even if your niece would not care as much. But if it is a burden financially they have to udnerstand. i would just say that i am stuggling financially right now and cannot afford it.
|I hear your tension and it makes complete sense. It's hard to know exactly how to advise you, though, because I don't know your family - for some families, your not attending would be no problem; for other families, your absence would be felt deeply. It depends on your relationship with your niece, I think, and the value she places on family. You say she's got friends coming in from all over...but friends and family are different, for some. If you sense that she wants you there because she would genuinely feel support and love that only real family can provide, and that your absence would be significantly felt to her, then you may decide it's worth it to attend. Or, if you sense that the principal players- the ones who are closest and mean most in her life - are already there, and your attendance would be more perfunctory, then you might call her and tell her in person how very deeply sorry you are that you won't be able to be there, and that you want her to know that you love her and are thrilled for her. Let her know that this is not an easy decision for you because you really would love to be there to celebrate her but, this year, it's just not possible - focus on your joy about what's happening for her and leave her feeling confident that you love her and are rejoicing in what's happening for her. Again, this is your family, and only you know your niece, so you'll ultimately need to decide this one. Good luck!
|Everybody's life is different. If you can't do it, you can't do it. The "understanding" thing goes both ways. You're the only one that knows your family and you're the only one that's going to have to pay your bills. Absolutely your call.
|Did your sister suggest you just get the room for two nights and then plan to spend a day or so at her house after the wedding so the two of you could visit then? If not, I'd opt not to go, because you'll be running to the airport shortly after the wedding to catch the plane home. It wouldn't be worth spending all that money (and it WILL be costly) for you and your son if you don't get some family time out of it.
- Posted by tenderchichi (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 07 at 1:47
|Hi dana gardener -
I am wondering, what do you want to do?
Do you really want to go or do you feel that it is an obligation?
Even if it is an obligation it doesn't matter as long as you strongly desire to be there for someone you Love and want to support and share in the person's special day. This is what counts.
However, if you cannot afford this trip with all the expenses involved, even if you want to be there, then I would express that in a note to the Bride with a gift that you can afford.
No one should feel "forced" to attend when it will be so costly to do so.
You may feel bad for not going if you truly desire to share in this Blessed event but you should also feel free and not guilty if you decide not to go because of the financial, emotional, etc. stress that it will cause you.
No matter what decision you make it is your right to do so whether you go or not.
|I would talk to your sister, ask her if she would be hurt if you just sent a gift.
|And if her sister said "yes I (or bride) would be hurt". Then what? Spend 1 - 2 grand on the airfare/car rental/hotel/entertainment/gift?
Because that is about how much a trip to Vegas will cost for two people.
- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 07 at 8:34
|& you don't even have to explain what you can or cannot afford.
Just send her a card & a gift, a token of your affection, & say congratulations, sorry I can't be there with you.
Wedding invitations often are sent as tokens themselves, to people who live far away & who aren't really expected to appear at the wedding, but whose feelings would be hurt if they didn't receive an invitation.
Save your credit card for emergencies.
- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 07 at 10:10
|...that every time anybody had an "occasion", wedding, graduation, baby shower, etc, an invitation always went to my Uncle John in Japan.
Everybody knew he wouldn't make it back to Texas (duh), but it kept him in the family loop.
|Phone the bride and talk to her, ask her how things are going, give her your best wishes.
I think its unreasonable for the bride to expect that people have enough money to "fly In" and attend her wedding.
I would not doing it, myself.
Going into debt to do it, is crazy.
As Sylvia said "save the credit card for emergencies".
Good luck.
|Lots of invitations are sent out to weddings and showers. Nobody expects 100% in attendance. Send a card, an appropriate gift, and go on with your life. Why would you spend money you don't have to go to this? People who can afford to go sometimes pass on it--for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes people have weddings at a destination so that they won't get hundreds of people coming which makes it expensive for them. It doesn't always mean they expect a gift--but its hard explaining the twins when nobody even knows you got married. So people send wedding invites to keep family & friends in the loop.
- Posted by webegardnr (My Page) on Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 15:08
I now how you're feeling. I'm in the same kind of situation with my nephew. I explained to my sister, that I just could not afford to go on a destination wedding, along with a gift. Thankfully she's disappointed but understood. It's their wedding and they can have it anywhere they want, but they must realize, not everyone can afford to spend big bucks on someone else's wedding.
If this causes a rift between you and your sister, I would wonder how much she really cares.
|Going into debt is not showing support and love to your niece/bride. A call to your niece and sister expressing heartfelt regrets, write a special note with a gift.
Your DH has been out of work, when your debts are cleared and you can better afford a visit, your sister will have more time for you and you will enjoy it more.
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Just plain bad story. No rhyme or reason for the slut wife, why the father let the attack go, how the fat wife knew about the sheriff and doctor and why the hell a PI would get caught AGAIN. This whole story just doesn't make any sense and is a waste of time to read, especially considering that the author neglected to finish it.by Anonymous01/07/14by Anonymous01/07/14
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I did not like the abuse of the young girl though. You should have written two separate stories. There are not many good stories where son gets to watch his mother enjoying sex with a man other than his father. The idea that his dad was a voyeur and a cuck himself is brilliant and unique.by Anonymous01/11/14
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I am a mature man now but i remember i liked to watch my mom. i was a voyeur then & i am now.by Anonymous01/28/14by Anonymous06/09/14
A friend of my parents was way too cosy with my mother
My mothet was blond, 5'10" with hour glass figure. She was shapely in all right places. My parents had a cottage. That's were we spent weekends when the weather was nice. My parents had a lot of vistors, all wete couples with one exception. One man was divorsed. I understood he had been my mom's boss a while back.
i hated ehen he was there (well yes and no): he touched my mother whenever he got a chance even when my dad was present. He would apply the sun screen lotion all over her body (she wore bikinis!) He would kill moskitoes that landed on her thighs. My mom & my dad let him do whatever he wanted. Something was fishy.
I must admit i enjoyed watching how he interacted with my mom but that drove me angry as well. One evening i was supposedly sleeping in the little dan beside the kitchen. The door was open. My mom was in her running shorts by the counter. He entered, went straight beside her and started gently petting her buttocks, then he pressed the flash by grabbing one cheek with all 5 fingers and said: "you run a lot, your butt's firm. Thak you." She slapped his hand, pushed it away & wispered: "Max is sleeping behind us. Not now...Are you out of your mind?" He kissed her on each shoulder asnd left the kitchen. I never discussed the matter with either of my parents.
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Backstage at Carnegie Hall, a tall, handsome woman dressed in black sits regally in a velvet-backed folding chair, surrounded by a throng of admirers in evening clothes. Maya Angelou has just helped host a glittering 75th-birthday tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, but the crowd is more dazzled by a previous Angelou appearance.
''The first time I see you is at the inauguration,'' says a gray-haired woman in a black fur coat, speaking with a heavy, French-sounding accent. ''You made me cry.''
Angelou, whose arthritic right hand is wrapped in an Ace bandage, puts down her plastic cup of Scotch and reaches for the woman's hand. ''Best wishes,'' she says slowly, in her deep, rich voice. ''What is your language?''
Angelou's dramatic and moving presence at President Clinton's inauguration, where she read ''On the Pulse of Morning,'' a poem commissioned by the President, has turned the poet and memoirist into a media star. It has also had a dramatic impact on her work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the first of her five volumes of memoirs, has jumped onto the paperback best-seller lists, and sales of Angelou's six paperbacks have increased as much as 600 percent. Response to ''On the Pulse of Morning,'' a tribute to the ethnic diversity of America, has been so strong that Random House, her hardcover publisher, just released it in a five dollar commemorative edition.
''People say to me, 'Thank you for our poem.' That's what I wanted,'' says Angelou. Her verse is also featured as the work of a poet played by Janet Jackson in the upcoming John Singleton movie Poetic Justice; Angelou, who had a small role in the miniseries Roots, has a cameo as Jackson's aunt.
But it is ironic that Angelou, with a long and distinguished career as a woman of letters, is being lionized as the newly discovered poet of the moment. Though she is certainly a poet (Bantam published Poems, an anthology, in 1986), I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has sold more than 2 million copies since it first appeared in 1970. Bird, which describes Angelou's painful yet triumphant Arkansas childhood, is considered a centerpiece of American autobiography. And with books like The Heart of a Woman (Random House, 1981), she has continued to tell her own remarkable story she has been, by turns, a singer, a dancer, and a civil rights activist while weaving in the richness of black cultural life.
Yet the public's sudden embrace of Angelou, whose appeal cuts across racial, economic, and educational boundaries, has been almost overwhelming. These days, the 64-year-old Angelou, an American-studies professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., is mobbed by teary fans nearly everywhere she goes. The day after the Fitzgerald tribute, she met with a group of awestruck students at New York City's Pace University before giving a speech there; one young woman was so moved that she wept openly, then began singing a hymn.
''I think my delivery (at the inauguration) had its own impact,'' Angelou says. ''Before, I could pass 100 people and maybe 10 would recognize me. Now, maybe 40 percent recognize me. If they hear my voice, another 30 percent do too.''
Such recognition comes at a price, though it is one that amuses Angelou as much as it may unnerve her. Recently, in the Atlanta airport, she was treated more like a rock star than like a famous author. ''(Somebody) got excited,'' she says with a laugh. '''There she is! That's the poet!' People started running. I just stopped. Then they all stopped. They were a little ashamed of having lost it for a second.''


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Extra-virgin olive oil consistently tops the list in popularity when it comes to culinary oils. But these days coconut oil seems to be stealing the spotlight. Health claims abound around this tropical oil, but so does controversy. So what is it all about? Here are some facts about coconut oil.
There are two main types of coconut oil that you can use in cooking and baking: Virgin and refined.
"Virgin" coconut oil is extracted from the fruit of fresh mature coconuts without using high temperatures or chemicals; it's considered unrefined.
"Refined" coconut oil is made from dried coconut meat that's often chemically bleached and deodorized.
Some food manufacturers may use yet another form of coconut oil that's further processed: partially hydrogenated coconut oil.
The coconut oil that you'll find on supermarket shelves, whether virgin or refined, is high in saturated fat — more so than butter. In fact, it's considered a solid fat. One tablespoon of coconut oil provides 117 calories, 13.6g total fat (11.8g saturated fat, 0.8g monounsaturated fat, 0.2g polyunsaturated fat), no protein or carbohydrates, and trace amounts of iron and vitamins E and K. Like all other plant-based oils, it doesn't contain cholesterol. With the exception of palm kernel oil, all other common culinary oils, including canola, corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean, flaxseed, grapeseed and extra-virgin olive oil, contain significantly less saturated fat than coconut oil. On a positive note, coconut oil, specifically virgin coconut oil, has some antioxidant properties, potentially because of plant nutrients called phenolic compounds.
What about partially hydrogenated coconut oil? Be cautious of processed food products, such as commercial baked goods, that contain this type of the oil. The further processing of coconut oil transforms some of the unsaturated fats into trans fats.
There's a lot of health "hype" surrounding coconut oil. These claims tout the benefits of coconut oil for everything from weight loss to Alzheimer's disease. The truth is that there isn't yet enough scientific evidence to support all of these claims about coconut oil's potential health benefits.
When it comes to fats, most of what you eat should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, like you find in nuts, seeds and avocados. The American Heart Association recommends limiting the amount of saturated fats in your diet to less than seven percent of your total daily calories and limiting trans fat intake to less than 1 percent of total daily calories. These guidelines have been established because saturated fats, in general, and trans fats are associated with increased total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) "bad" cholesterol, as well as increased risk of coronary artery disease.
However, virgin coconut oil is high in lauric acid, which is a saturated fat that's classified as a medium-chain fatty acid; it can raise both "bad" and "good" cholesterol levels. And there's some preliminary evidence — including both animal and human studies — suggesting that coconut oil intake may be associated with a neutral, if not beneficial, effect on cholesterol levels.
The bottom line? Skip food products that contain partially hydrogenated coconut oil. Choose virgin coconut oil and use it in moderation. Despite emerging research, the recommendation is still to limit your total saturated fat intake.
Virgin (or unrefined) coconut oil has a very light, sweet-nutty coconut flavor and aroma. It's ideal for baking or medium-heat sautéing — up to about 350°F. It's a good culinary choice when preparing curries or other dishes that benefit from a slight tropical flavor.
Refined coconut oil is basically tasteless. It can be used for baking or for medium-high heat sautéing or stir-frying — up to about 425°F. It's an option when you need a cooking fat with a neutral flavor.
Though high in saturated fat, virgin coconut oil doesn't contain trans fat, making it a better choice than trans fat-containing shortening. And for vegans or strict vegetarians, coconut oil offers a plant-based replacement for butter that stands up well in baking or sautéing.
Like other oils, coconut oil should be stored well sealed and in a cool, dark place. It solidifies when too cool, but quickly liquefies when warmed up.
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An analysis of the state figures by a Syracuse law firm shows the highest divorce numbers for the region in almost a decade. Sarah Blazonis reports.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Attorney Brianne Carbonaro said she's seen more divorce cases come across her desk recently. It's an increase that wasn't unexpected. "I believe that's a direct reflection of New York's no-fault divorce law, which was enacted October 12, 2010," said Carbonaro, a matrimonial and family law associate with the Syracuse law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Carbonaro said couples no longer have to prove grounds like cruel and inhuman treatment to end their marriage. Under the new law, they just have to show their relationship has broken down irretrievably for at least a six-month period.
"I typically don't see any grounds divorces come across my desk anymore. Everybody is pretty much filing under the no fault divorce because parties don't like to air dirty laundry," said Carbonaro.
She said the law also likely contributed to a region-wide increase of divorce numbers in 2011. Tully Rinckey analyzed figures from the State Department of Health for the five counties in Central New York. Cayuga and Madison counties didn't see major changes from the year before, but Cortland, Onondaga, and Oswego saw substantial jumps. Overall, Central New York saw more than 2500 divorces -- its highest numbers in nine years. Another possible cause could be the rebounding economy.
"Historically, anytime there's a recession, people don't typically want to go get divorced and then have to incur the expense of the divorce process, but also maintaining two separate households," said Carbonaro.
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Who knows what will happen in 2020 — for now, the scientists (if not the politicians) are saying that "the relationship between NASA and Roscosmos is good, it is healthy." In any event, NASA has set up a 24-hour live-feed from the ISS. Hopefully, it will help keep things in perspective down here.
Not that our next president and erstwhile progressive standard-bearer seems any better: Hillary Clinton insinuates Edward Snowden is up to no good. 'When he emerged and when he absconded with all that material, I was puzzled because we have all these protections for whistle-blowers. If he were concerned and wanted to be part of the American debate, he could have been,' she said."
Yeah, 'cause that worked out great for Chelsea Manning. C'mon. Also, if it were me, and "Pentagon officials" were openly fantasizing about putting a bullet in my head, I'd probably skip town for awhile too.
"In those years, photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire with the support of Tsar Nicholas II. He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white images in fairly quick succession, using red, green and blue filters, allowing them to later be recombined and projected with filtered lanterns to show near true color images." Along related lines, and making the rounds again because of the Ukraine situation, "real" color photos of Russia from 1909 to 1912.
As the situation in Ukraine degenerates — here's a decent primer — Paul Szoldra and Michael Kelly offer up stunning photos from the heart of the protests. "From riot police using ancient military tactics to defend against attacks to streets engulfed in flames, the photos coming for the heart of the standoff are incredible."
Following up on the recent revelations that, for decades, the nuclear launch code was actually 000000: In the New Yorker and fifty years after the film's release, Eric Schlosser discovers that pretty much everything in Dr. Strangelove was correct, right down to the secret Doomsday device. "Fifty years later…'Strangelove' seems all the more brilliant, bleak, and terrifyingly on the mark."
Consider this a wake-up call. This is one more reason why we need to invest in our space program — because, right now, we are playing chicken with the universe. That deadly asteroid might not hit tomorrow, or even in 2106. But the danger is real. As author Larry Niven put it, "the dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!"
Newly-released documents tell of how America learned of the 1940 Katyn Massacre seventy-two years ago, and worked to keep it quiet. "The directive was to 'never to speak about a secret message on Katyn.' During the 1951-52 Congressional hearings, for example, no material was presented to demonstrate that Washington knew about Katyn as early as it did."
"Starman tells the story of a friendship between two cosmonauts, Vladimir Komarov and Soviet hero Yuri Gagarin, the first human to reach outer space…In 1957, both men were assigned to the same Earth-orbiting mission, and both knew the space capsule was not safe to fly. Komarov told friends he knew he would probably die. But he wouldn't back out because he didn't want Gagarin to die. Gagarin would have been his replacement."
By way of LinkMachineGo, NPR's Robert Krulwich tells the tale of the sad and unnecessary death of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. "As he heads to his doom, U.S. listening posts in Turkey hear him crying in rage, 'cursing the people who had put him inside a botched spaceship.'"
"Along with modern humans, scientists knew about the Neanderthals and a dwarf human species found on the Indonesian island of Flores nicknamed The Hobbit. To this list, experts must now add the Denisovans." Researchers discover evidence of a fourth separate species of ancient man in the caves of Siberia. "The implications of the finding have been described by Professor Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London as 'nothing short of sensational… [W]e didn't know how ancient people in China related to these other humans.'"
Um….ok. FIFA picks the next two World Cup hosts after Rio: Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. (Pro-tip: Remember to apply for a booze permit for the latter.) "Qatar, which has never even qualified for a World Cup, used its 30-minute presentation to underline how the tournament could unify a region ravaged by conflict." Y'know, perhaps they'll both make for great Cups. But if FIFA was trying to get out from under the recent bribery allegations, I don't think I would've chosen these two particular nations.
Another intriguing selection from the trailer bin: Peter Weir, who arguably has never made a bad film, sends Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, and Sairose Ronan on a walk across continents in the trailer for The Way Back. "The book is Rawicz's account of being captured by the Red Army in 1939 and his journey to freedom with other inmates. The group crossed the Siberian arctic, the Gobi desert and the Himalayas, finally settling in Tibet and India."
"It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren't random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again."
Risin' up and back on the street, Brad Pitt will apparently delve into the tiger woods for Darren Aronofsky and writer Guillermo Arriaga (Babel) in a film adaptation of John Vaillant's The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival. Well, ok then…but Aronofsky is getting notorious for signing aboard more projects than actually happen. Along with the ballet-thriller Black Swan, which may be in the can by now, he's also meant to be making a Robocop reboot, a Jackie Kennedy in November 1963 story with wife Rachel Weisz, and a movie about UFC fighter Lightning Lee Murray. Sounds like a full plate.
As many readers here well know, I've spent a good bit of time over the past decade studying US history. (In fact, over the past few years, I've occasionally helped my advisor keep a textbook up to date that recently drew the ire of right-wing blowhard Bill O'Reilly. Apparently, those damn pesky facts were somehow mitigating O'Reilly's ability to spew forth the usual idiotic blather.)
Anyway, over that period of time, I believe I have in fact learned me a few things. So, as a public service of sorts, and because, after this morning's revelations, I've reached the limit of craven and/or patently stupid falsehoods that I can feasibly ingest over so short a time, some "U.S. History for Dummies." I expect most everyone who comes by this site with any frequency knows all this, but ya never know. Apologies for the didacticism in advance — if this were this a Coors Light commercial, this would be where i vent. (And thanks to Lia for the timely visual tax lesson, above.)
At any rate, as most people remember from high school, the original 1773 Tea Party was not a protest against high taxes or high prices at all. (In fact, legally imported tea — i.e. that of the East India Company, which was both suffering serious setbacks over in India and losing market share to smuggled Dutch tea at the time — was actually cheaper in the colonies after the Tea Act, since it was now exempt from the usual obligations.)
In small part a reaction of the East India's commercial rivals to this sweetheart deal, the Boston Tea Party was mainly held to uphold the principle of No taxation without representation. Which I don't think I need to explain. So, with the minor exception of DC-area conservatives who attended the tea gathering in Washington (without crossing over from Virginia or Maryland), the, uh, "teabaggers" don't really have a leg to stand on here. This is particularly true after you consider that both ruthless gerrymandering and the vagaries of the Electoral College (I'm looking at you, Wyoming) actually tend to lead to over-representation of conservative Republicans in our halls of governance, even despite heavy losses for the "Grand Old Party" in 2006 and 2008.
Well, in fact, no state in the Union has any legal right to secede. (Not even Texas.) The existence of such a right was posited and debated quite often in the early years of the republic: by Jefferson and Madison in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, by the members of the Hartford Convention, by South Carolina's philosopher-politician John C. Calhoun, and countless others.
But the illegality of secession was eventually confirmed — in blood — when eleven states attempted to pull out of the Union in 1861, due mainly to differing opinions on the institution of slavery and its expansion into the western territories. As a result of this insurrection by the southern states, a violent conflict broke out, which we call the Civil War. It lasted four years, and it was kind of a big deal.
Prior to the war, the states of the Confederacy believed secession to be their natural right, while those remaining in the Union believed it to be tantamount to an act of treason. With the Union victory in that conflict, and the subsequent readmittance of southern states in such a manner that reaffirmed that no right of secession exists, the question was settled. So it remains to this day.
Another argument we've heard lately — today Sen. McCain made it with his usual comrades-in-arms, Sens. Lieberman and Graham, while trying to protect Dubya's lawyers — is that the CIA officials who actually conducted these recent acts of torture should be exempt from prosecution, because they were following the legal dictates of those higher-up in the administration. (To follow the reasoning around the circle, the torturers should be exempt because they were listening to the lawyers, and the lawyers should be exempt because they didn't do the actual torturing. Cute.)
Anyway, whatever you think of the merits of this argument, this is usually referred to as the Nuremberg defense, and it is in fact no defense at all. Argues Principle IV of the Nuremberg Principles, devised by the Allies after WWII to determine what constituted a war crime: "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him." Insert "CIA interrogator" for person in that last sentence and you can pretty much see the problem.
America is not a Christian nation. This will be patently obvious to anyone who's ever heard the phrase "separation of church and state." Unlike, say, England, America does not have and has never had an official, established church. This is very much by design. For proof of this not-very-radical claim, see the very first clause of the very first amendment to the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
If that doesn't do it for you, see George Washington's famous 1790 letter to the Jewish residents of Newport, Rhode Island. "May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid."
Or consider that Thomas Jefferson skipped his presidency on his tombstone to make room for his authorship of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." (We could also make mention of the Jefferson Bible, but let's start slow.)
Is the reasoning here too circuitous for Rove, Gingrich, et al to follow? Ok, then, here's the cheat sheet: the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli, passed by a Congress of our Founders without declaim and signed into law by President John Adams. It begins: "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion…" Did y'all catch it this time? Good, let's move on.
After the picture was taken, conservatives went predictably livid, with Matt Drudge headlining the offending photograph with the usual red text, Dick Cheney deeming Obama "a weak president" on FOX News, and Gingrich arguing that it made Obama look "weak like Carter." "We didn't rush over, smile and greet Russian dictators," said Newt, and he wasn't the only potential 2012'er aghast at Obama's behavior. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada called the president "irresponsible" and the consistently shameless Mitt Romney painted Obama a "timid advocate for freedom".
Um, ok. Well, let's see here…
I could go on. With regards to that last one — Reagan yukking it up with Mikhail Gorbachev, then of "the evil Empire" — it didn't take long before (surprise) Newt was caught in a contradiction. Apparently, Gingrich had previously argued on his website that Ronald Reagan's good humor with Gorby was a sign of strength, not weakness.
Speaking of which, as Lawrence O'Donnell noted on MSNBC the other day, saintly old Ronald Reagan didn't just smile and shake hands with America's enemies. His administration sold them weapons under the table. So, please, assorted puddin'-heads of the GOP talkocracy, spare me your warmed-over tripe about poor diplomacy and weak leadership. As with everything else above, I've swallowed enough of your swill over the past few weeks to last me a lifetime.
In the meantime, Slate's Fred Kaplan applauds the return of real, honest-to-goodness American statecraft in London. "Vast multinational conferences, like the G20 summit…are useful mainly for the 'bilaterals' — the one-on-one side-room conversations — and, in these forums, President Barack Obama is living up to high expectations. Which is to say, the United States seems to be returning to diplomatic basics — a development that in the wake of the last eight years is practically revolutionary."
At the very least, the president's diplomatic mojo seemed to work on Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. "'Yesterday I spoke about this with my new comrade President Barack Obama,' Medvedev told reporters travelling with him to the London summit…'I liked the talks. It is easy to talk to him. He can listen. The start of this relationship is good,' he said, adding: 'Today it's a totally different situation (compared to Bush).'"
"It's a truism that Barack Obama faces the most intractable set of challenges that any president has faced in at least 50 years. But on a few issues in foreign and military policy, he's caught a break. Whether by luck, the effect of his election, or President George W. Bush's stepped-up drive to win last-minute kudos, Obama will enter the White House with some paths to success already marked, if not quite paved." Having covered six diplomatic priorities for Obama right after the election (the link was buried in this post), Slate's Fred Kaplan takes a gander at five foreign policy arenas primed for good news under the coming administration.
"How could Saakashvili have made such a catastrophic misjudgment? The answer is that he stepped into an elephant trap set for him by Russia. Moscow-backed Ossetian rebels had been provoking the Georgians for weeks with artillery attacks and raids. Saakashvili took the bait. He sent in his army for an all-out grab. But the Georgian offensive gave Russia just the excuse it needed to send troops and tanks into Ossetia. More importantly, the fact that Georgia launched the first attack has robbed Saakashvili of the moral high ground…Russia has once again proved itself a master of the brutal art of colonial politics."
As Russian President Medvedev announces he is halting military operations (although, apparently, not quite yet), the Daily Mail's Owen Matthews explains what's happened in Georgia…and what's at stake. "The only non-Russian controlled oil pipeline from Central Asia and the Caucasus runs from Azerbaijan through Georgian territory to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan…It is too late for Russia to do anything to stop the existing pipelines — but a destabilised Georgia would doubtless undermine Western confidence in non-Russian gas supplies…[In addition] It's impossible that NATO will accept Georgia as a member as long as its rebel regions are occupied by Russian troops – so in invading South Ossetia, Russia has effectively drawn a line beyond which NATO cannot expand."
"'I expressed my grave concern about the disproportionate response of Russia,' Bush said. 'We strongly condemn bombing outside of South Ossetia.'" As Georgian forces pull back from South Ossetia in the face of a full-scale Russian assault, the US, UN, and European Commission increasingly condemn Russian attacks across all of Georgia.
Meanwhile, Medvedev argues that Russian operations are winding down, but that troops will stay in South Ossetia for awhile. "Anatoly Nogovitsyn, a colonel-general on Russia's General Staff, said at a Moscow news briefing that Russia was not intending 'to invade Georgia' and that a 'key principle' of the current operation was that troops remain inside South Ossetia — ostensibly to protect a population it said was under assault by the Georgian military, as well as its own peacekeepers stationed there." Update: Russia pushes into Georgia.
It's still unclear (to me, at least) exactly what is going on over there. According to Georgia president Mikhail Saakashvili (and the current CNN reports), Russian troops have "been amassing at the border for the last few months. They claimed they were staging exercises there and as soon as a suitable pretext was found, they moved in." According to Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (and some witnesses in the AP story), Russia is going in to protect Russian citizens in South Ossetia from both ethnic cleansing and a Georgian attempt to retake the breakaway region, which apparently Saakashvili has been promising to do for awhile. "Russia 'will not allow the deaths of our compatriots to go unpunished' and 'those guilty will receive due punishment…My duty as Russian president is to safeguard the lives and dignity of Russian citizens, wherever they are. This is what is behind the logic of the steps we are undertaking now.'" So, somebody's up to no good here on Opening Day, and, with competing claims to the region at hand, matters could soon get much worse.
In any case, at the moment we're calling for an immediate cease-fire in the region, and have reasserted that "the U.S. supports Georgia's territorial integrity." More to come, I'm sure.


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HOUSTON - It was one of the more spectacular corporate bankruptcies ever: Enron Corp., once the seventh-largest company in the country, felled by intricate and illegal accounting tricks.
But as the disgraced company limped toward Chapter 11 closure in 2004, the second-largest bankruptcy in history behind Wo rl dCom seemed almost secondary — the public's focus shifted to criminal proceedings against Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. Both were indicted this past year, pleading innocent to charges that include conspiracy and fraud, and are awaiting trial.
The bankruptcy case reduced the former energy trading conglomerate first to an operator of pipelines and power plants, and ultimately to a holding company responsible for paying off debts.
''Shareholders are gone, and the company is different. What people associate with Enron now is Lay and Skilling,'' said David Skeel, a University of Pennsylvania bankruptcy law expert.
As 2005 approaches, trial dates for Lay, Skilling and former Enron chief accounting officer Richard Causey have not yet been set. Skilling and Causey each face more than 30 counts, including fraud, conspiracy and insider trading, on charges of being in on various schemes to fool investors into believing Enron was financially healthy so they could pocket millions from sales of inflated stock. Lay faces seven counts of fraud and conspiracy on allegations of taking over leadership of the financial ruse upon Skilling's resignation in mid-August 2001, less than three months before Enron crumbled into bankruptcy.
In a separate case, Lay is also charged with one count of bank fraud and three counts of lying to banks for allegedly misleading them about his intention to use $75 million in personal loans to buy Enron stock on margin.
But first, five former executives from Enron's defunct broadband unit are scheduled to go to trial April 1. Three — former unit CEO Joseph Hirko, and former vice presidents Rex Shelby and F. Scott Yeager — are accused of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and other counts for allegedly touting the broadband network as having capabilities it didn't have so they could sell shares of stock inflated on the hype.
The remaining two — former accounting executives Kevin Howard and Michael Krautz — are accused of faking $111 million in 2000-01 from a video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster that flopped.
Enron crashed in December 2001 upon revelations of partnerships and financing schemes that hid debt and inflated profits. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez confirmed Enron's reorganization plan in July 2004, which aims to pay most creditors about one-fifth of the estimated $63 billion they're owed.
The plan went effective in mid-November, finally canceling nearly dead Enron stock and turning it into a private company.
The same day, the company closed on the $2 billion sale of its most prized remaining assets — whole or part ownership in three domestic natural gas pipelines that employ about 1,200 people.
Still pending is a $1.25 billion sale of Portland General Electric, Enron's Pacific Northwest utility, to a holding company backed by Texas Pacific Group. The utility employs about 2,600 people.
A third company that hasn't enticed serious buyers — Prisma Energy International — is no longer under Enron's umbrella and operates a hodgepodge of pipeline and power assets with 4,700 employees in 14 countries under its own management.
Enron's main business now is handling lawsuits, cooperating with investigations and eventual distribution of about $12.8 billion to creditors — 92 percent in cash and 8 percent in stock in Prisma.
If the Portland General sale falls through, creditors will receive less cash and stock in both Prisma and the utility.
Distributions are expected to begin in mid-2005, and the Enron name will linger as long as they and lawsuits need to be addressed, spokeswoman Jennifer Lowney said.
About 500 workers — including five new directors appointed by the disbanded creditors committee and one of the bankruptcy examiners — remain for a company that once employed more than 20,000 worldwide.
''It makes strategic sense to maintain it,'' Skeel said of the remaining corporation. ''It's yet another way to try to distance what came out of bankruptcy from what went into bankruptcy.''
Amy Rios, an administrative assistant, survived the thousands of layoffs when Enron collapsed, but she'll be gone too at the end of the year.
''It is definitely bittersweet,'' she said. ''I love the group I work with, but it was good for me to have closure on it and pursue other things I'd like to do. I had thought of leaving, and I did a couple of interviews, but I kind of wanted to stick around as long as I could and see how things go.''
If there are any winners in the bankruptcy case, it is the lawyers, consultants, accountants and other professionals, who have earned nearly $1 billion in fees.


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After the bathroom was renovated we had some marble border tiles left over and due to an accident with a photo I also had a broken picture frame. I decided to put these together and create a small potstand or trivet.
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Having recently torn the cartilage in my left knee and simultaneously diagnosed 'with a little arthritis' in the same, and with swelling behind the
. My Sport's Ortho said that the swelling was common with the torn
but should go down in time. I began searching on the Web for a magical pain relief remedy (other than my already supplementation of Glucosamine Sulfate, Chondrotin, Taurine, Collagen, HA, Cats Claw, Bromelain, MSM, etc., etc., etc….
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However yes, bow legs can occur due to too much squatting on weak bones and can also occur due to degenerative changes in
. Also, if the pain is not improving with cortisone injections then
replacement is the only option. You could take a second opinion regarding this. Take care! The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you.
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I do not experience any grinding, locking, catching or giving way of the
. There are no positions that make my
uncomfortable other then putting my weight on it while kneeling. It feels totally normal otherwise. The pain is as if I knelt on a sharp rock or tack or even as if my bone is splintered. It began a couple of weeks ago while kneeling. I have not tried anything to help the pain other then not kneeling on it. Never had surgery. No hip pain or ankle pain.
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Problem is, I have slowed it down and now I am gaining weight (catch 22 for sure) He guessed that I have
(sp) damage in my
and the only remedy is probably surgery. Any thoughts? It is not a constant pain but I certainly want to get back to my active lifestyle and I am bored now. Anything would be helpful, thanks!
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I have been to countless docs. I know my knees have been/are damaged by my high weight. I had gastric bypass. Pain in R knee started after the weight loss. R knee is 3"+ larger than the left ALWAYS. There is always some pain. When extending my knee there is a popping crunching sound and when there is weight on the leg the sound is worse and hurts a bit. When sitting in a car/driving for long periods outside of R knee aches horribly.
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I had the
cleaned up/shaved from my left
in early Dec. 07. I did really well, after surgery and during physical therapy. I'd had chemo from late Feb 07 til late May of same year. I've had pretty severe feett pain and burning since that time, mostly when I finally returned to work after chemo and radiation in Sept of 07. I've always felt that I had some neuropathy induced by the chemo, as I had some numbness on the bottom of my feet with burning and pain.
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She had the cortisone shot with good but short term results. The only returns on
injections have
related information. Does anyone know if it is an effective treatment for the same problem in shoulders? Her cartilage is shot and a shoulder replacement isn't something she's interested in. Any input is appreciated.
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How is it going to help? New today was the discovery of a saline
that works in my nose with my canula to prevent the nasal dryness that causes my nose to clear it. He also recomended both Claritin and Sudafed, which he said was the same thing as Claritin D. Progress. My nose is going to survive to do what it does another day. Not so exciting was the feeling like I was going to faint today every tine I stood up after lying down. Not good. I almost fainted several times today.
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Because of this, there is an increased risk of developing damage to the articular
surface of the
joint bones. Therefore, any lifestyle changes to decrease your risk of developing arthritis can improve the prognosis after having sustained a meniscus tear. For example, weight loss, low-impact exercise, and prevention of further trauma to the joint will all improve the long-term prognosis. Best.
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/ ankle pulling pain since last two years.. also sever pain on left knee " Tibal collateral ligament" area started since last month. AUGUST 03RD 2011- 1st visit to Hospital Suspecting nerve related issue, I have approached neurology dept and have taken following tests as per Neurologist advise in the month of August 2011.
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Hello Sir, I am a male of 34 years, I have experienced with a pain in my right leg
/ ankle pulling pain since last two years.. also sever pain on left knee " Tibal collateral ligament" area started since last month. AUGUST 03RD 2011- 1st visit to Hospital Suspecting nerve related issue, I have approached neurology dept and have taken following tests as per Neurologist advise in the month of August 2011.
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Cortison injections were given I have had problems since I had syvinal injections which worked for 7 months. Pain in
and the
injections a second time in April.
pain has returned. I also have RA and have been on Plaqunil for a few months.I also have thinning of the bones.I am a 52 year old female. My Dr said I should go ahead with knee replacement. I trust my Dr. but am a little afraid of such a major surgery.Dr. took x-rays last office visit.
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Hello Sir, I am a male of 34 years, I have experienced with a pain in my right leg
/ ankle pulling pain since last two years.. also sever pain on left knee " Tibal collateral ligament" area started since last month. AUGUST 03RD 2011- 1st visit to Hospital Suspecting nerve related issue, I have approached neurology dept and have taken following tests as per Neurologist advise in the month of August 2011.
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Hello Sir, I am a male of 34 years, I have experienced with a pain in my right leg
/ ankle pulling pain since last two years.. also sever pain on left knee " Tibal collateral ligament" area started since last month. AUGUST 03RD 2011- 1st visit to Hospital Suspecting nerve related issue, I have approached neurology dept and have taken following tests as per Neurologist advise in the month of August 2011.
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Dear janq, Hello! Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is caused by loss of the cartilage of one or more joints. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves as a "cushion" between the bones of the joints. Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative arthritis.
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I have NO
in my left
due to the surgery they did when I was 15. (gymnastic injury) Of course...that surgery set it up for arthritis. Over the past 7 years or so both knees are getting worse.. The dr. wants to wait until I'm older for the knee replacement, but it's only a matter of time. He also says, Its really up to me when I have the replacement, but I need to wait until the pain is an 8, 9 or 10 everyday.
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2) whenever i sit with wrong posture(hunching over). 3) whenever i do any work with bend over row like bending on
or bending chest or back and all pressure go on chest which gives chest pain specially at sternum area. I dont feel constant pain.This sudden pain at chest or sternum and back come and go.only ibuprofen gel massage help me in pain . Sleeping in straight position or sitting in straight position with cushion behind middle of back also give relief in pain.
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There's a lot you can do for arthritis in your knees. There's different injections you can get. If there's fluid on the
, it can be drained. Ibuprofen will help some of the pain and will also help with inflammation. Voltaren gel is a prescription gel that is used on joints and will help take the edge off. Lidoderm patches, ice packs and heating packs may all help as well. Make an appointment with a rheumatologist to get started.
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She is going to order some injections (yippie) of something called Euflexa, which is a gel that will help cushion my
. My
has about zero
in it. I've had these injections before, and they really do help. I just always had pain pills to go with them! They last about 6 months. I just hope my insurance will cover them, as they are not cheap, and I can't afford this right now. Anyway, I was out of there in 1/2 hour total, with NO pain pill prescription!
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I finished a heavy program of weight lifting 3 1/2 months ago due to an unrelated injury with my
. I also done plenty of aerobic exercise and was a proficient rock climber until my
gave way so I would say I had a good range of flexibility (i can also touch my toes lol) The on set of pain comes in a variety of ways. This morning for example I woke up in pain due to the way I was sleeping. Hence why I'm hunched over my computer just now like the bloody elephant man.
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During 2007 only visited Dr. 2 times for sinus/asthma issues UND - and then SVR 2007 June - Pain complaints of
, shoulder, lower back, neck, musculature frame and tendons. 2008 - Jan LAVH plus cystocele repair, rectocele gynecare TVT mesh implant and ovary removal for par cyst and tumor mass (benign) Given Opiod (percocet 10/325 for 3 months) 2008 - Pain from Hysterectomy subsides, but pain in shoulders, neck, back, arms, chest and legs still present with weekly migraines and IBS present.
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I also have involuntary muscle twitches but I believe its from my adderall (i take for adhd) My father has been diagnosed with rheumatoid and osteoarthirits...im 33. Had
surgery at 26, now other
is going. I crack constantly. Google degenerative autoimmune diseases...
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90% of the time I get the pain which is about 4 inches above my
on the inside of the thigh at night and it is very painful and long lasting. During the day I have times when it feels like someone has driven a knife in me but it only lasts a few seconds. I have a spot where you can press and it hurts alot but otherwise it doesn't affect my daily life. I am very athletic and have not stopped doing anything but this is really affecting my sleep. If anyone learns anything, please post.
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When I turn to sleep on my stomach, I tuck the blanket or pillow under my left inner thigh with my
pointing towards my sleeping pillow. Try to visualize, we've all slept like this at some point. Remember, this is not comfortable unless you are use to doing it. That next morning, I wasn't in slight pain, but I could get up without any problem and do my walk. After my walk, I took time to sit in a warm bath before heading off to work. My fatigue was dissipating.
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I've had tons of weird problems---starting with
and ankle problems when I was two. I have "sloppy" knees too. My first "sprain" happened when I was five---and it's happened tons of times since---I tore my ACL by simply taking a step backwards when I was pregnant. doctors were shocked at the damage that had been done---they assumed that I had merely torn some cartilage---not torn things apart!
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Yes, they happen every day, yes they itch, and yes they are worse during your period. Benadryl helps a tiny bit, I use the topical
(slather in it) if I need to, but find Zyrtec more affective. I used to take Claritin, but it is not as strong. Sometimes ice or a cold cloth helps, and I'm getting pretty good at mind over matter. I started on drugs again today, Cyclosporine and a short bout of Prednisone to jumpstart the process.
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I may get a burst of sharp pains in my temples usually one side, it can happen for a few seconds and repeat for a minute or so. I may get a pain in my
and then minutes later in my finger, or shoulder or wherever it wants to be. The thing is I am a mental health nurse and keep thinking am I going mad. My partner is sympathetic but gets a bit tired of me mentioning pains 5 or 6 times a night. I'm tired all the time and don't know where to turn.
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Do/Can you get your records of tests done? Also, some chiro ofc's or net sell Biofreeze-
that goes deeper than OTC cool gels & numbs for awhile. Later.
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