today I went to my 3rd different doctor. Where on earth did these people get their degrees? And WHEN!

I just wanted to get my blood drawn to get it tested for h-pylori bacteria.
Simple ‘eh? Nope. The doctor would not do it. Said if I have had h-pylori before then the antibodies are already present in my system and there is no need for a test to tell him that.

Umm  I do not know what planet he is from. But on the planet earth 1st we do a test, then we prescribe a medication to take care of the illness…

So, I once again described my symptoms. By now i’m getting irritated. He’s looking at me like I have 2 heads and need both of them examined. And I asked him, sooo you don’t think that it will do any good to test for h-pylori. He’s telling me no. All that h-pylori does is just make an ulcer. And we’d need to put a camera down in your stomach to look around and I’m not doing that right now. I don’t think its neccessary.

He was not asking my questions about my symptoms or anything. I once again told him i’m not feeling right. something is not right.. And explaining my symptoms — but by now I’m standing up getting my purse fixing to leave. And I added that I’ve also lost about 40 lbs in 4 or 5 months w/out really trying very hard.

His comment is "oh, thats different". So I said yes! And left.

He did not once ask me what I do for a living, how much sleep am I getting. Although I did tell him I usually sleep for 12-15 hours on my days off. He did not ever ask about my diet or anything!

Gee thanx for nothing!

I will continue to seek out my own online medical attention and information.

http://www.h-pylori-symptoms.com/

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Perhaps if more doctors trusted what we the patient have to say about our own bodies we would not be so late in getting diagnosed w/ cancers and other illnesses. I could definatly tell that this doctor did not appreciate the fact that I knew my body, and info about the h-pylori bacteria.

If some doctors didnt have such a grand God complex about themselves we could all be treated much more effeciently…

Hello everyone, well after nearly 5 months of being in pain on my right side. I have finally began to find some relief! 2 doctors 1 cat scan and 1 xray later. All I needed to do is go see a deep massage therapist for a mere $40.00!

hmm… sure do wish i woulda thought of it BEFORE the $3500.00 CT Scan! *giggle*… I feel quite alot better. Still have a small tinge of pain. But I think maybe another visit might take care of that….

Life is funny I guess *lol*

Well, I am so excited to start getting my life back. And to get back into creating again. I have created during the past few months. But not like the old me. It has been few and far between. I’ve mostly slept and worked. And hardly had any time or energy at all for anything else.

(((happy happy hugs to everyone)))
And a very happy May Day to those of you who know what it is

Jules

This message is to inform anyone that has ordered a freebie monthly signature and has not recieved it — I for some reason am getting blocked and my e-mails are being sent back to me.

Emails I am recieving back time and time again:
1. Lynda — www.amused-mind.com

2. my friend Bette

I’m being given several different denies when trying to send an email to some people.
Sometimes my I.P. is blocked, then i try to resend from a new e-mail and am given a different
reason each time… along with this link:

http://worldnet.att.net/general-info/bls_info/block_inquiry.html

So, if your waiting on a signature from me. I’m trying my best to get to you.

Bette, if you see this please e-mail me friend. I am not able to get to you
I have no alternate e-mail addy for you…

Hello everyone

I’ve just added a new IM letter (panda) and a panda windows user icon that both match the April freebie sigtag Hope you will enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them *smiles*

Well, the only thing that I have gotten so far out of going doctors for my side pain I’ve had for months is ‘fractured rib’. Because I was hit by a resident at work. I still find it extremely odd that I would ‘crack’ so easily…

I also feel like something else is going on though.
I am very tired all the time, easily exhausted, very nauseated most of the time, hot and cold…

I just keep getting this nagging thought that some of my symptoms are SO similar to the way I was feeling when I had gall stones. Well, thinking back I was being treated for several things at that time too. h-pylori, ulcer, acid reflux. I really think I have h-pylori again!

So, I’ve been doing alot of online reading into it. And what to do about it.

http://www.h-pylori-symptoms.com/what_is_h_pylori_1/index.html

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All of this has been very very interesting to read. I’m still not finished. But I read that h-pylori is a sign that ones life is out of balance. The more I think about this. The more I realize it to be true.
I have a plan in mind. Several plans really *lol* Some involve doctor visits. And others involve taking charge of my life. Taking a more active roll in paying attention to what I should not be eating. Learning to control stress in my life. I’m thinking that the food part will be easier than the stress/emotional part *lol* Virgo’s are known to be ruled by their emotions

Well, its off to work for the night for me.
I leave on an uplifting positive note. And hope anything I’ve posted here can also aid someone else who is not feeling quite themselves

Hugs and Blessings, Julie

just stopping in before I head off to work for the night.
I am making my way back to my life *lol*
I wasnt even on the computer for a week.
Due to my health. You may have read about my horrible
side pain i’ve been having for months.

I ended up getting on pain killers, going through withdrawls, getting the flu
and getting very very depressed. So, with all of that said. I then got mad that
pain was controlling me. That something else was in control of my life, my body …

I then made the decision to take my life back. I’m just suffering with the pain.
trying to keep ibuprofen down for any inflammation that I might have. And keeping
the area numb with icy hot. Lotssss of icy hot *lol*

I have a doctor appt with a specialist on the 10th. And they will be starting
off by taking an x-ray of my ribs to see if they are broken.

Alrighty, i have to go and can’t wait for my days off to continue working
on new things for www.cutencharming.org and I’ve also started my long dream
of having a membersarea here at faery charm!

(((big hugs))) Jules xoxo

Hello Everyone,

I have just learned of alot of graphics (pixel) theft going on. I have no idea who is doing it. Probably more than one person. These graphics are being stolen from websites and passed around through yahoo tube groups. It makes me and alot of others very sad. I don’t know who would want to use these graphics. Because you cannot link back and provide credit as we all do on our sites. Whether it is an adopt, a sigtag, a stationery, webset, wp theme, etc.. we all link to the original creator of the graphic. Whether it is a purchased tube, outline, or if it is from a membership area we belong to. We link back.

I hope that we can all band together in graphics community and do something uplifting and positive. ‘United We Stand’ …

It is disturbing enough that people go into websites and steal graphics to pass around. But now I am seeing that someone is tracing around the graphic and creating outlines also and passing those along as well. How sad!

No respect for yourself or for the person that worked hard to create the original graphic!

my my I have had a busy weekend so far. Once again did not make it geocaching as my husband and I planned to on Saturday. A snowstorm rolled through. Spring will be here before we know it though, and will have plenty of chances to go…

We went out to eat at my favorite local restaurant on Saturday night. I had my regular fave. It’s called ‘unique pasta’. It is linginue pasta, with bit size pieces of chicken breast, sautee’d mushrooms, onion slices, orange and red peppers (lol i don’t know if they are called something else), fresh shredded parmasean cheese, - and balsamic vinigar is poured over it. mmmm!!! soooo gooood!!

Then today (Sunday) we went to walmart and did our grocery shopping. I got 2 new scrub tops and 1 pair of pants for work. Then we went out to eat at a new place we’ve never been to before. Called Wyoming Rib and Chop House. Joe had ribs and I had fried butterfly shrimp. Another yummie dinner *hee hee*!

I also have monday off. So, I’ll do some more housework. Joe has been working on putting together our bowflex machine we just bought. I can’t wait for the leg part to be put on. I have bad shoulder. Rotator cuff is aweful painful. So I can’t do too much right now with the arm part of the bowflex. I will slowly work up to it through. Stretching it is good for it.

I really was kind of split on whether I should write my feelings about this or not.

But I think that since its bothering me so much. It would really help me to get it out…

You may have read about me getting my rib fractured at work. Well, workers compensation has denied my claim.
(the initial injury occured in early december)
My bill from just the CT Scan are 3500.00! I am extremely bent out of shape about this. So much that I feel like quiting my job.
No one in management ever once said for me to get workers comp papers filled out when I got hit at work.
I did not go to the doctor right away. — that is problem #1. I did not have symptoms or pain that anything was wrong right away.
It was 6 weeks before I went to the doctor. I had to put in writing twice why i did not seek medical treatment immediately.

Why would I go to doctor if i have no idea that anything is wrong? I had no idea that anything would go wrong. I did not anticipate ever going to the doctor..

When i did go — it has taken a long time to determine what the problem was. At 1st i was treated for 3 wks on the strongest antibiotic - cypro. (I also had blood in my urine.) Initially my doctor didnt know if i had blood in my urine and pain from blunt trama to the kidney. A kidney infection, or something wrong with my rib perhaps. The rib was really a long shot we thought. So, after 3 weeks of being on cypro and still in pain. I was then sent for ct scans to look at the kidney and make sure i didnt have a kidney stone or something. Nothing showed at all. Nothing wrong with my kidney or any of my other organs!

I was SO shocked. I’m in allll this pain. And no answer as to why. I finally gave in a couple of weeks after that and asked for pain killers and was given ultram. Which does not do a very good job of relieving the pain. Also, my doctor said that he suspects — after another exam that it must be my 11th rib. Which is a floater rib. But we still couldnt figure out why i’m not making any kind of improvements.

A rib should heal in 6 weeks.

So, then another week goes by and I leave a message for my doctor to go ahead with the plans of setting me up with a specialist. He wanted me to see an orthopedic surgeon. Which he said he has to write a letter and get back to me in a couple of days. That did not happen. So, I called and asked that a message be left for him to return my call. That never happened either.

Which brings up to today. — My workers comp claim being denied. Still havent heard from the doctor. So, I called twice today and the line was tied up w/ other calls. Then I just got so depressed. And decided against seeing a specialist anyway. I cannot afford any more outrageous doctor bills. So, there is really no use in calling the doctor… So I’ve just been really depressed and crying off and on all day long.

Sad that no one cares. Sad that I always get the short end of stick.

So, I have decided that I will appeal the workers comp decision. And now I am also going to get ahold of the people union I belong to.
And I am going to see what kind of online courses I can take to further my learning and knowledge.

well this won’t be much of an update. since I have not heard back from my doctor quite yet *lol*
So far, I am the same. Still lots of pain in my right side and back under by ribs and up my back
and against my spine/backbone…

My doctor has said that he thinks my 11th rib is fractured. He says that its a floater rib.
Sure does hurt like *#@$..
My doc wants me to see an orthopedic surgeon. *ugh*! more bills…

I also recently kinda wrecked my baby.
My stang! Hit a deer on the way home the other morning in my mustang *cries*!!!
I’m fine. But got $2500.00 damage to the passenger headlight/door area…

I’ve been getting sig requests done today and have been working on myspace page
tonight.
http://www.myspace.com/justjewelie

  I’ve finally added a premade layout to the profile page.

The only thing that bugs me out about myspace.com layouts is that
the boxed areas are transparent. Making them difficult to read.
So, to me these ppl definatly need some education on making layouts easy to the eyes *lol*
I also added a music player and pics

Well, its back to the housework for me…