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wendysig

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2009, 05:14:32 am »
Steve

Congratulations on another clean MRI -- sorry your hearing levels have gone down a bit though.  Since speech discrimination has returned to pre-treatmen levelss,  does cranking up the hearing aid help?  I hope so. 

Best wishes,
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2009, 08:44:05 am »
GREAT news Steve!  Another successful radio treatment... love to hear it!  So, if I talk, you will say you can't hear me as well?  You know the jibber-jabber I do... so, you can just claim hearing deficit, much like my bloke does ;) :)  Seriously, congrats! :) Truly!


As for the rest noted on this week's list...... wellness wishes to all having treatments this week.. congrats to all those achieving onward and upward and great "feets" that I certainly could not do! :)  And most of all.... be well all!

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2009, 08:58:51 am »
Now this week is definitely a caddy wampus one too! 

Safe surgery/happy birthday/congratulations/good luck/happy running/happy St. Patrick's Day and a "give 'em heck" Seal!!!  I hope that covers everything.

Seal, good luck on the bagpipe lessons!  I had a friend who was taking lessons last year - she had to stop because she lived in an apartment building and the neighbors thought she was torturing her cat!   :D

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2009, 09:16:32 am »
This is great. Does David do this every week? Keep us informed of the AN happenings?
I'm still finding out all kinds of stuff-you guys are great!
SEAL-So sorry to hear about the United Healthcare insurance problems. My irish genes would be screaming! ARRGGHHHH :'(
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2009, 09:22:54 am »
Keri, I think it's awesome that you are even attempting to do a half-marathon only 2 months after AN surgery. You're an inspiration.  I know about the signing up for something as motivation...I do the same. Good luck

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2009, 10:04:47 am »
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Seal, good luck on the bagpipe lessons!  I had a friend who was taking lessons last year - she had to stop because she lived in an apartment building and the neighbors thought she was torturing her cat!   Cheesy

I just purchased electronic bagpipes for my son so he can practice in Edinburgh (where he attends Uni) without driving his flatmates out.  These use headphones, so no one hears the sound but the piper.
And Seal, I feel terrible about what you're going through.  Why can't we just have global health care coverage?!
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2009, 04:03:11 pm »
Steve:

Congratulations on another 'unremarkable' MRI.  Although we're all unique, sometimes it's good to be 'unremarkable'.  :)

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2009, 05:32:54 pm »
Quote from: moe on March 17, 2009, 09:16:32 am
This is great. Does David do this every week? Keep us informed of the AN happenings?

Yes, he does.  And he does an excellent job of it too!  Thanks, David  ;D

Congratulations Steve.  Great results  ;D

Jan
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2009, 07:25:33 pm »
Great news, Steve.  You survived the Tube O' Gloom.  That's pretty cool news about the unremarkable scan too.

Happy St Pats Day.
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2009, 09:31:00 pm »
and Steve, in response to your post, the next time I sit in the MRI tube o' gloom for 45 minutes, you'll then run the half marathon? We'll switch off!

Glad you're results were unremarkable.  Thank you for all the help you are for all the people here on this forum!

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2009, 09:47:31 am »
Another moniker for Steve--"Unremarkable Steve!" I hope the Irish bloke didn't spill any beer on the Tube controls and fry any of the gizmos, causing you to have to spend any more time in there!  Frightful! Yikes!

Run like the wind, Keri, run like the wind...............

A pox on United Healthcare, them scurvey sons o' bilge rat's arse warts!!

Hugs to all,

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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2009, 04:06:04 pm »
Congrats on the clean MRI, Steve!  You deserve a homemade hat... oh wait, you have one.  ;)  Congrats!

Regards,
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #27 on: March 19, 2009, 05:13:50 pm »
Quote from: Pooter on March 19, 2009, 04:06:04 pm
Congrats on the clean MRI, Steve!  You deserve a homemade hat... oh wait, you have one.  ;) 

Well then, in honor of Steve's clean MRI, I think he should knit you a hat, Pooter  ;)
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Re: This Week (3/15) in the Tempestuous World of the AN
« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2009, 07:07:15 pm »
Hmmm.. for some reason I seem to think Brian is more of a tiara-wearing guy!  Maybe Steve could knit a hat and sew in some rhinestones!

Lori
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