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I guess I'm thinking the wipes would be better than a bottle of bleach in your purse. ~Mandy

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I have been on the receiving end of hum jobs. Pretty amazing........

For some reason your post leaves me wanting to know more.... :D

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1. I broke my hip when I was nine at camp for the weekend with the girl scouts.

2. The current Mayor of my city was my 3rd grade math teacher.

3. The first time I tried pot, I thought I was dying and called 911.

4. I played Eviliene in the play The Wiz for the summer at a Theater group for talented teens.

5. I could draw, act, and sing and I was accepted in Baltimore School of the Arts, but parents wouldn't let me go

5. I listen to Country Music.

6. I have a debilitating disease that made me a recluse until I found the right physician.

7. I am addicted to Texas hold'em poker

8. I voted republican once.

9. I lost my best friend in 2003 on my birthday to a heart attack caused by her Lupus..

10. From grades 7 through 10 I had 12 surgeries on my right leg which caused me to have school via the telephone.

11. My mom had a brain aneurysm when I was 10 on Christmas Eve, I saved her life.

12. I keep bleach and Water in a spray bottle in my purse to wipe stuff down like carts at Walmart...

Now that I know you a little bit from other threads I think #8 surprises me the most, SSDiva. :rolleyes

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ssdiva: I can't blame you for being a germaphobe, but remember that there are good bacteria too and their job is to fight off the bad germs. If we kill every germ and bacteria, we are utterly defenseless if a bad germ jumps off something or someone onto us.

My daughter is a germaphobe and it makes her less than enthusiastic about being in public places. It can cripple your life as much as a bad leg can. It can make you a prisoner in your own mind.

My SIL is virtually a recluse and stays within about 2 miles of her home. She won't drive a car, fly on a plane or go to a movie. She's gotten to the point where she just doesn't like people because they can possibly cause her to get the flu or Hepatitis or some other dread disease. She doesn't trust flu shots, or the medical profession. She doesn't want to be exposed to the germs in a doctor's office. The list goes on...

I'm not making light of your medical situation at all. I just see my daughter possibly becoming a recluse and I don't want that for her. I want her to be able to enjoy life and see the beauty in the world. I want the same thing for you!

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Green - instead of humming try a small ice cube in your mouth. Or a menthol-based lozenge. Or having contact with something like a massager - hold it under your chin or on the side of your cheek - it will make your whole mouth buzz/vibrate.

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Green - instead of humming try a small ice cube in your mouth. Or a menthol-based lozenge. Or having contact with something like a massager - hold it under your chin or on the side of your cheek - it will make your whole mouth buzz/vibrate.

Hey, cool! Thanks, Wheets. I am going to try this. My mate is a very good mate and he certainly does deserve a pleasant surprise. :D

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It was locally for City Comptroller...the Dem was an a-hole!!

Ahhh, now that makes more sense. :D

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Green - instead of humming try a small ice cube in your mouth. Or a menthol-based lozenge. Or having contact with something like a massager - hold it under your chin or on the side of your cheek - it will make your whole mouth buzz/vibrate.

Pop rocks candy also provides an interesting sensation, so I've been told.:D

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It was locally for City Comptroller...the Dem was an a-hole!!

And a fiscal Republican who is going to hold the Comptroller's Office does make sense/cents. :rolleyes

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Pop rocks candy also provides an interesting sensation, so I've been told.:confused:

ROFLMAO Now that you have mentioned this I am starting to remember that I heard chat about this a longggggggggg time ago. Of course a grrl wouldn't want to spring this on a member of the Viagra set without prior warning unless you were sure that you were definitely written into the will.

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Green - instead of humming try a small ice cube in your mouth. Or a menthol-based lozenge. Or having contact with something like a massager - hold it under your chin or on the side of your cheek - it will make your whole mouth buzz/vibrate.

DH just reminded me to point out that the lozenge thing is also very nice when used on the female. :whoo:

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so i was talking to my DH about where this topic had drifted to and he said with the most earnest straight face i think i have ever seen 'Mentos mints work well too.'

oh reallly?????

I almost died laughing.

Think that might have been a suggestion?

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Sonia, tell him that mentos are too sugar loaded, it has to be sugar free. Altoids work great :) ~Mandy

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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