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welcome to the philosophy of the NSV! Huzzah!

I'm with Teresita and K@t! My brothers are jerks, the younger espeically. Of course, jerk is my younger brother as big is to Jupiter. I have nothing to do with them if I can at all help it. They know your weakness, and they know how to exploit it like no others. In like, you know their weakeness too. I'm sure they will really appricate you pointing out how old they are, and inquire if they got their ED treated... and how pathetic they have ED in the first place.

Well done! What Skinny feet you have, too!

the only time I've ever had trouble with tortillas is when I was tooo tight. I avoid corn tortillas because corn makes me hungry.

Ah yes, "wife aggro" the bane of most gamers.

The lounge is for all "off-topics," as in everything not band or weight loss, and politcs can certianly be "off."

(sorry Celeste, gotta hijack real quick) Uhm MySherryjo, 42 is NOT too old for anything, it very likely could be the beginnning of your life. I recieved a fullride scholarship from the National Science Foundation when I was 41, left home and moved the exotic Pocatello ID to attend ISU. My mother, always the supportive one, said "they are going to waste that on a 40 year old woman?" NOTHING IS WASTED ON ME and 42 is NOT too old for anything. Heck, didn't you hear, the US Military reduced the recruitment age to 42.... (/hijack)

Oh you poor thing! Celulitus AND thrush? Yes, thrush is a yeast infection in your mouth. You can even get yeast infections in/on your skin! Make sure your yogurt has active live cultures, and possibly subliment with acidophilous milk or capsles.

Yay! I think hair left natural looks so much better then when we just let it curl or straighten it as it wants. Just me. Ok, the trick with curly hair is LEAVE IT ALONE! get a good defrizer it's a must! And oh yes, stress definately add to the hair loss! And I'm so proud of you for going back to college! I'm so sad that I'm not going back this fall. I don't know if I'll be able to go back this spring, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Congrats, I love NSVs! they give texture to our journey!

Hi there! Cushing's, in all it's many forms, is caused by too much cortisol in the system. Usually the ACTH and other hormones are also screwed waaay up as well. Most often, Cushing's is caused by a pituitary tumor, second by a tumor(s) on the adreanal grands, and less often by tumors in the lungs or other places. It has nothing to do with the thyroid. Thyroid issues tend to be Hashimotos or Nelsons, among other things. I have a pituitary tumor with cyclical Cushing's. This means that my tumor isn't always "on" it doesn't always secret too much cortisol. Sometimes I drop way too low, because I'm so used to have too much in my system, I get sick when it drops to normal ranges, or below normal. If you are interested in more information about Cushing's, http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php? for the message board and http://www.cushings-help.com/intro.htm

I sent you a PM ((((hugs))))

Yup, that's exactly right, cortisol is a hormone, and it's "supposed" to be produced by either the adrenal glands (on the kidneys) or in the pituitary gland (in the brain). And cortisol does have an amazing effect on weight, either gaining, losing or maintaining. It, like other hormones, also plays a big part on where fat will be depositied. High levels of cortisol will cause more fat deposits around the central trunk, just as estrogen causes weight to be distributed in the breasts, and hips and thighs. In addition ot large amounts of cortisol in my system, I also have "freakishly high" amounts of testosteron in my system. There is a reason Cushing's is called "the obesity disease."

peharper, you suddenly have solid material in your colon. It isn't that you've gained weight, as that phrase is usually known, but you've added mass to your system. Your body is doing exactly what it is supposed to. I know that it comes as quite a shock, but you are not "fatter." ((((hugs))) it is quite a shock, but relax, it's just the way your body works. I'm so very sorry to hear about your diagnosis Shelley. I wish there was something I could do other than offery my sympathy. Please know that all who read this thread will be sending you prayers and thoughts of health and healing.

(((((DonnaB))))) I know how tramatic this is, and I'm so very sorry it is causing you such distress! This happens to me after every surgery I've ever had, plus after giving birth. I know that all my words of reasurance probably won't do much, but really, it does get better. Don't stop washing your hair. That won't have affect on your loss rate, but I do know how traumatic it is to have clumps like that. After my banding I had to sweep my carpets because the vaccume was getting clogged and it would wrap around the beater bar and cause a different set of problems.

Oh, here's the main page for SeaFair, btw http://www.seafair.com/ Hydro racing and Blue Angles this weekend.

http://www.seafairpirates.org/events/e107_plugins/calendar_menu/calendar.php Crap, I'm wayyy off! SeaFair Pirates landedJuly 8th not today! Doh! Anyway, they will be at the Hydros, follow that link for more information. I'm not gonna go, I feel like crap today, and I'm just not up to dealing with any sort of crowd.

Nothing special planned for the weekend. I was going to spend some quality time with WoW, World of Warcraft, if everything co-operates. Hope to get a movie in on Sunday afternoon. I spent about and hour this afternoon trimming bushes and waging war against the blackberries. Oh the Blackberries! Nothing says "abandond property" like blackberries! Sure the English Ivy will take over almost as fast, but some how it looks genteel as opposed to abandonded and unloved. But I topped off the giant yardwaste bin (not composing because of the blackberries) and a medium sized garbage can (again, not composting because of the blackberries.) It's almost 3 am and I'm wide awake. I've been up since 7am and good grief. Kind of figures that the day I take a break from testing I'd be up all night. I don't care! I'm making a break from the Tyranny of the Jug! Still no word from Chris at OHSU, I had called thrusday morning and left a message, I had hoped that she would call, but no such luck. *sigh* I heard back from my niece tonight. I strongly suspect that she too has Cushing's. She saw her PCP, and he send her to an Endo requesting RUSH testing. She actually saw the Endo the next day. Doesn't look good, Her hump isn't humpy enough, she's not weak enough, her stria isn't red or wide enough, but he did order some blood tests and a UFC. My son came home bragging that he'd gotten to see a Pirate rock band at the local mall. Every Friday they have live music on the stage, as well as several other nights, and tonight they had a group called Captain Bogg & Salty Spud and his girlfriend BabyGirl (I"m working on a new nickname for her, this week I'm calling her BabyGirl) bought all their CDs and had a really great time. Apperently they group had a FisherPrice, My First Mosh Pit... When I ripped the CDs to my harddrive it came up as Children's genre, so there were lots of kids in the audience. So there you go. I'm detecting a theme to his latest gifts to me.. Pirate CD (but not pirated one ), pirate playing cards, pirate rubber ducky, and my very own tooba pirates... Well, I'll be well prepaired for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Sept 19th. (I'll be having my 3rd anual Pirate party... on 9/16, since ya can hardly have a rip-roaring Pirate party on a Tuesday Depending on how I feel tomorrow I might see if I can get my husband to take me to the SeaFair Pirates landing. Yeah, like I can handle the crowds... LOL!

Nothing special planned for the weekend. I was going to spend some quality time with WoW, World of Warcraft, if everything co-operates. Hope to get a movie in on Sunday afternoon. I spent about and hour this afternoon trimming bushes and waging war against the blackberries. Oh the Blackberries! Nothing says "abandond property" like blackberries! Sure the English Ivy will take over almost as fast, but some how it looks genteel as opposed to abandonded and unloved. But I topped off the giant yardwaste bin (not composing because of the blackberries) and a medium sized garbage can (again, not composting because of the blackberries.) It's almost 3 am and I'm wide awake. I've been up since 7am and good grief. Kind of figures that the day I take a break from testing I'd be up all night. I don't care! I'm making a break from the Tyranny of the Jug! Still no word from Chris at OHSU, I had called thrusday morning and left a message, I had hoped that she would call, but no such luck. *sigh* I heard back from my niece tonight. I strongly suspect that she too has Cushing's. She saw her PCP, and he send her to an Endo requesting RUSH testing. She actually saw the Endo the next day. Doesn't look good, Her hump isn't humpy enough, she's not weak enough, her stria isn't red or wide enough, but he did order some blood tests and a UFC. My son came home bragging that he'd gotten to see a Pirate rock band at the local mall. Every Friday they have live music on the stage, as well as several other nights, and tonight they had a group called Captain Bogg & Salty Spud and his girlfriend BabyGirl (I"m working on a new nickname for her, this week I'm calling her BabyGirl) bought all their CDs and had a really great time. Apperently they group had a FisherPrice, My First Mosh Pit... When I ripped the CDs to my harddrive it came up as Children's genre, so there were lots of kids in the audience. So there you go. I'm detecting a theme to his latest gifts to me.. Pirate CD (but not pirated one ), pirate playing cards, pirate rubber ducky, and my very own tooba pirates... Well, I'll be well prepaired for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Sept 19th. (I'll be having my 3rd anual Pirate party... on 9/16, since ya can hardly have a rip-roaring Pirate party on a Tuesday Depending on how I feel tomorrow I might see if I can get my husband to take me to the SeaFair Pirates landing. Yeah, like I can handle the crowds... LOL!

Hurrah! New Ava-tar for Margo! Yay! But wahhh, I don't wanna' wait!

And then there are those like my DH, who started with a BMI of over 80...

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Why would anyone log off WoW???

I enjoyed this movie too. Of course, when we pick movies, my husband usually takes me to chick flicks, while I usually pick action/adventure

oh my gawd! that was so funny! Yeah, all the Mormons at ISU just HATED it when we would explain that Porn was the driving force for connectivity (and the VCR revolution). Games drive hardware, but Porn drives connectivity