Sending you positive thoughts dear lady and sending up prayers. :hug:

Psssst....will you help me kick Curious's other half to the curb!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm trying to figure out a way to stop my body from vibrating :o It feels like I'm still on the road, and it's giving me motion sickness. :confused:

Affle - I'm glad you and Bizi had such a wonderful time. :)

Curious - If you need any help, I have some old spiked heels you can borrow. :p

Wren - you'll be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow. :hug:

someone sent me this KathyM....I know you aren't coughing but I thought it might be comforting to try it...........*grin

Coughing cure
VICKS VAPORUB...TRY IT, IT WORKS
I wish I'd known this when my family was young during winter colds and coughs. I am going to try i myself. Share with young parents.
Isn't life strange When we had a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us how the foot soles can absorb oils. Their example: Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you can 'taste' it.
Some of us have used Vicks Vaporub for years for everything from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in between. But I've never heard of this. And don't laugh, it works 100% of the time although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why.
To stop night time coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks Vaporub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime, then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines.
In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure. Just happened to tune in A.M.Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs so,I listened. It was a surprise finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, in addition to have a soothing and calming effecton sick children who then went on to sleep soundly. Polly tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago and it worked 100%! She said that it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her, coughing stopped in a few minutes and believe me,this was a deep, (incredibly annoying! every few seconds uncontrollable cough, and she>> slept>> cough-free for hours every night that she used it.
If you have grandchildren, pass it on. If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed by the effect


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Let me know if you try it. :D I personally am going to try the garlic. :p

You got it Wren, I hope things go smoothly tomorrow :hug:

Watch out Curious, Alffe and Kathy to the rescue http://bestsmileys.com/kick/2.gif

I'm glad you made it home safe Alffe. More importantly, I'm glad you and Bizi had a wonderful time :hug:

What's on my plate? http://bestsmileys.com/thinking/2.gif Nothing. I've been suspended from my job. :(

:mad: Then I think now would be the perfect time to send a lawyer letterhead!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.!!!

Oh Oh Oh
 

(((BP))) I'm on the way out the door -- well, I'll get dressed first !! -- but I wanted to check in here. I am VERY upset about what's happened to you. I'll be sending up prayers and positive thoughts for you.
Hug your cat and get some rest today :heartthrob:

Wren

I hope the tests went well,,, and you took advice to eat prior to visit..[ hunger in a surgery/hospital is dia]


BP

When one door closes another door opens ...............:hug::hug::hug:

Alfe

Welcome home.....................Has new orleans started to recover from the horrendous hurricane disaster...?????? Things i;ve seen on TV suggest a long recovery is only just in progress....

Curious...

dont be ticked off....just start that thread going...anger always leads to amusement.... [ Sounded a bit like YODA then of Sar war's but you get my drift]

Kathy M...........
Speak to your doctor, to allay all your cocerns of bodily feelings[some meds do cause a tremor sensation].


HAVE A GOOD WEEK ALL.

David

Thanks for the welcome home David. We were no where near the 9th ward in New Orleans and that's where all the damage occured. We were in the French Quarter which was packed with people having fun..eating..lots of street artists...lots of jazz being played. We loved seeing it again..looking like we remembered it.....making a comeback. :hug:

Thanks Alffe and David

I don't take any medications, and I'm a little leery of trying anything. With amyloidosis, it seems like what works for others has the opposite effect on us. Pain relievers don't work and make other symptoms worse. I can't take them because it would compromise the function of vital organs (liver and kidneys), and I may have to live with this disease for another 20 years.

The vibrating and nausea is caused by autonomic and sensory neuropathy, with a little trigeminal neuralgia, due to the amyloidosis. From head to toe it feels like my "engine" is idling on high, and it causes me to feel very dizzy and nauseous - can't even hold down water. If I eat anything while in this phase, the food gets stuck along the way and causes a lot of pain.

The ONLY thing that works for me is meditation and lying in bed until the room stops spinning on me. When it does, I can eat just about anything and keep it down. Until then it's difficult to be very chatty, and it's hard to think of anything else. Ack - now I'm thinking about food and it's making me sick! Back to bed for me. I'll be back as soon as I recover from this phase. :o

This seems to be lasting a long time KathyM....maybe you ought to call the dr. You are attributing it coming on to the long car ride...did I get that right? It sounds like you've had this before...goes along with amyloidosis. Meditating...*grin. My son in law loaned me his book "Zen for Cats" and it's hysterical!!

Feel better! We miss you. :hug: