Hello Symptoms

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 05:52:39 -0500

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Good evening ladies, I have been reading about tummy's, leg mussels, tightening in the calves, and so on. And a sister eating licorice

I have had a lot of symptoms and all kinds of problems here and there and every where. A lot of years ago I learned something from a kindly doctor that said I had to many symptoms at one time. Confused him!

He told me then that the only medication on the market that really cures anything is antibiotics. Every thing else treats the symptoms. Now, I do not know if that holds true today He also told me something that I have tried to follow carefully.

He said, "Treat the symptoms and treat them early." It seems that if you do not treat the symptoms you get worse and worse. We do not seem to be able to sluff them off.

Please treat all symptoms as early as you have them. You see, your treatment may not work the first or second or even the third time. It is a lot of work that you have to do on your own also. We have something that doctors do not really know how to treat. That is why the first thing you hear about silicone implants is, "Take them out." Seems right to me. However sometimes it isn't a cure.

I will not give advice, because I lost my "license" to do that. Had it on the wall and some one just took it down. "Advice License", could it have been stolen?

Here are a couple places I started looking with my symptoms. First I realized since no doctor could find out what was exactly wrong, it must be something in my "control panel". No one really checked that very good. My temperature gage was out of wack most all the time.

When I was having so much trouble the first thing we checked was my sugar level. Your food turns into glucose. Glucose is actually a type of sugar that feeds all your mussels, brain and so on. You seem to have the same problems when your sugar gets high as when it gets low. "Body feels like anyway." My sugar gets low and so does a lot of people when something in your control panel has a short in it. This can be helped (not cured) with diet. This sugar level need to be taken when you are having mussel problems. If you know a diabetic, they can do this. Or even your health center. Any doctors office if you happen to be there. Have to take this several times, one or two times does not seem to be a true test for a lot of us.

Also know that vitamin C helps with oxygen in your body. I do not know what you can do with this info. My husband drinks orange juice and takes vitamin C. I take vitamin C, then I eat oranges (Like my vitamin C fresh). Other fruits have vitamin c also.

For all of your parts, when you have problems hurry to look for something (anything) that helps. Just keep on trying things that will not hurt you, you of course know better than anyone what that is. READ everything about your vitamins and what does what. Do not believe every one, but try the things that sound reasonable to you. This does not take a lot of money either. Just get one thing when at the grocery instead of the other.

Remember when you get things that are different colors. You need to learn the importance of color. I am talking to all but especially the sister with the black mouth. Yes, I mean to scare you. Example: When you have mucus that is clear, it usually means a harmless allergic reaction. If it turns yellow, you are beginning to get infected. If you do nothing and it turns brown, time to do something now. If it turns green, run, don't walk to your nearest doctor. There is something called gangrene. For the color I would imagine.

Look at the black, could this have a greenish tint? You did not say if this was associated with pain, any discomfort of any kind any where near the mouth. (Or did I miss that?) Are you spiting up, draining or do you know. Please unless you have been eating black licorice. Wash your mouth out, brush your teeth, and if the black color is still there go to a doctor. If he/she does not know what the problem is, or how to get the black out, or if they have never seen this before, go to another doctor, and another, and another if necessary. Some things we need help with, this may be one of them. If not, then I will relax. LOL

If you do not have insurance and you do not have money, here is how to get it done. How I got it done on a couple of occasions anyway.

I went to a doctor, (there was a sign, cash or arrangements before you see the doctor.) Never mind the sign, if your eye was hurt you would not see this sign. I went in to see the doctor. After I saw him (I thought he was the boss, but he isn't,) I ask if I could pay him in two payments. One said something like he does not handle that, talk to the office person at the counter outside. I did. I told them The doctor said tell them to bill me, and I would pay in two payments. He said I should talk to the person at the counter? After that, I had an account there and no need to worry.

Second doctor, I went in to see didn't know what was wrong, So, I just walked out of the office and got in my car and left. Why should I pay him for being educated if he wasn't? I did pay him when the bill came and as I could. As soon as I got over "practice" anger, LOL

I am not embarrassed to go to a doctor on Tuesday and pay him on Friday. You do not need to be either if you need to see the doctor. The doctors today are not known for paying their bills on time even when we pay ours on time. I rented a house to one once. Never got paid on time after the first month. Guess he was to busy.

Your health is important, and if you do not take care of you, you will not be able to take care of anyone else or even yourself. Treat your symptoms. Each one as they come up. And before they get worse.

In my kitchen I have a chair. Be surprised how much I can do sitting down. After the second or third time you do this, you will remember to put things where they are easier to get to from that position. I can peel a carrot while sitting as good as I can standing.

This summer my grandson that is a big boy at ten came to visit. The third day he came in and ask if he could have lunch, our conversation went something like this. His name is "Bart" after my husband.

Bart, "Grandmother are we going to have lunch soon?" Grandmother, "I thought we did that yesterday."

"We did that Grandma, but what are we having today?" Grandmother, "Bart, do you eat lunch everyday, Is this becoming a habit with you?"

"Yes Grandmother, I eat lunch every day." "What would you like to eat, Bart"

Bart asks "What do we have?" Grandmother, "I'm not sure, want an ice cream sandwich? I know we have that."

Bart, " Oh grandmother, I mean real food." Grandmother, "Do you know how to make a peanut butter sandwich, you consider that real food?" "Are you sure about the ice cream sandwich not being real food?"

Bart said, "Yes, and I think I can a make a sandwich." Grandmother, "Good, then I will find us something for a snack around dinner time."

Bart, "Grandmother, would you like a sandwich, I think I can make a good sandwich, do you like crunchy or creamy?" Grandmother, "I'll bet you make a great sandwich, crunchy for me, thank you Bart."

Bart, "Oh yes, and I will put a surprise on it too." Wait here, and I will bring them right in."

I was pleasantly surprised, but I ate every bite with him anyway. Next day he served Tuna.

Bart's very creative. Tuna sandwich with a few crackers for crunch laying inside the sandwich. Good though if you didn't quite grow up in the first place.

Kids can do the neatest things. Bart spent three weeks with us, then we all got together and called his parents, he got to stay another three weeks. We spent a lot of time together, because I do not do much and had plenty of time to draw, watch TV, or play on the computer. And he liked that almost as much as I did. Both his mother and father have to work now.

Dented your ear too much. Please treat your symptoms. Because we have so many, Stay as comfortable and as well as you can. Thank you for talking about your symptoms and what you do about the things. It has helped me so much. Things I never thought about are better.

Love to all, Ruby