[CMLHope] Re: Washington's Health Care Plan

2009-08-13 Thread Dorothy Emery
Hi Patrick, Thanks for posting this but it doesn't list one more thing that is a really large benefit we have received from tax dollars. All the basic research for CML was done with taxpayer dollars. The research that led to Gleevec started around 1960. The drug companies only got in at

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2009-08-13 Thread patrick
A friend of mine sent me this. I've got to admit even I never thought of it. I always appreciate a little humor with my logic. Hope it's taken in that spirit. Patrick This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. D

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2009-08-06 Thread C.M. Houtz
Hi Greenie.I'm sorry that you're feeling so bad. Wish there was something I could say to make it better, but know that doesn't work. Just know that you are being thought of and will keep you in my prayers. Let us know what the doctors sayBlessings, Millie --~--~-~--~~-

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2009-08-06 Thread Myvety2k
It's Greenie again. I might and that my AST was low, the norm is 15-37 at this lab and mine was 13. My ALT was 24 and the norm is 30-65. They always say better low then high. My Vitamin B12 was high, 236, sure I've been living on V8 vegetable juice. --~--~-~--~~~--

[CMLHope] Re: Washington's Health Care Plan

2009-08-06 Thread Myvety2k
Hi Suzieq and the group. Well I went to the Internist Dr. Ashwani Kumar this morning and the blood work showed to major problems. Just the norm on my counts. He told me to check with Dr. Tallman and Northwestern. I gave them a call and was told he was booked up until the first of Sept.

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2009-08-01 Thread Martin Gartenberg
Hi Suzieq, Yes, I am worried about what is going to happen with this new plan, but since there are really no particulars then we will just have to wait and see what happens. Obama is fully covered by his insurance so why can't we... I personally think that he is making a very big mistake. Time wi

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2009-08-01 Thread Myvety2k
Hi Suzieq, The last few days I'm starting to feel a little better, eating some and felling stronger. I think going to take a week or two get all of the med's out of my system. Then I'll start taking my Gleevec again. If I start having problems then I know it's the Gleevec. I'm hoping no

[CMLHope] Re: Washington's Health Care Plan

2009-08-01 Thread Suzieq
Greenie: Sorry to hear of your problems...sure hope you get to feeling much better soon. I did a two week break one time without telling anyone, too. A month and half later, test showed PCRU negative.:) :) Go figure as then four months later (with no breaks) it took a spike upwards. Th

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2009-07-30 Thread Francis Farrell
Does Fluconazole interact with Gleevec? --- On Wed, 7/29/09, myvet...@aol.com wrote: From: myvet...@aol.com Subject: [CMLHope] Re: Washington's Health Care Plan To: CMLHope@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 7:53 PM Hi Suzieq, should be moving in a town home by the 8

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2009-07-29 Thread Myvety2k
I should add that they dropped the room rent from 108.00 per night to 61.00 each night and the helps. I think that they think I was going to cause trouble for them. You know like Sue them. greenie **Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to School (http://pr.a

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2009-07-29 Thread Myvety2k
Hi Suzieq, should be moving in a town home by the 8th of August. The bill here at the motel will be $3100.00 by the time we leave. But theirs more to tell. I've had trouble with Gleevec, had a sinus infection form the air condition in our room. The ears, nose Doctor but me on Avelox and

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2009-07-29 Thread maggy...@bellsouth.net
March of 2006 my kidneys finally gave out - Polycystic Kidney Disease - and I began peritoneal dialysis at home.  I'm a RN and my nephrologist told me in March of 2006 to have a shunt placed for hemodialysis, never mentioning the alternative treatment - peritoneal dialysis.    Anyway, in Nove

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2009-07-29 Thread Suzieq
Good to hear from you, Greenie...hope you find a home soon. God Bless, Suzieq --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com - You received this message because you are subscribed to the

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2009-07-29 Thread Suzieq
CML Survivors: I am so glad I posted this as it has brought a lot of good discussion and debate.. & I am learning a little bit more and more each day...most of which is "not to trust" what I hear, LOL!!! I try not to let it get to me & just focus on one day at a time. Not only havin

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2009-07-27 Thread Myvety2k
Richard R. It's nice to here from you again it's been awhile. We moved back to Northwest Indiana, not my idea. Still have not moved into a home yet. And the motel room that we are staying in is not cheap. But once we receive and address I'm going to get hearing aids. We found a town ho

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2009-07-27 Thread patrick
Hi Carol, Well there's not really enough information in your post to answer your questions. If Clyde has reached retirement age and qualifies for Social Security then he qualifies for Medicare at the same time. But if Clyde has qualified for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) before reaching

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2009-07-27 Thread Richard
The VA does not have restrictions on Gleevec. I have received mine through them since 2003. I also received my procrit through them. There has never been a problem. I use a non government ONC and they had to assign me one with the VA in order to have the meds prescribed. They do a very good jo

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2009-07-26 Thread Catlubr
One thing that I'm worried about is how things will change for us (Clyde and I) after he must go on Medicare around Nov. 2011. He began dialysis Nov 26th of 2008. We read that after 30 months, he must go on Medicare. I'm not sure who notifies him of this. Does anyone have info on this question? Al

[CMLHope] Re: Washington's Health Care Plan

2009-07-26 Thread patrick
On Jul 25, 7:50 pm, Margot wrote: > Personally, I think that we better get used to the idea of buying our > own Gleevec.  If it is similar to the VA restrictions, they don't pay > for anything that is not generic.  Also, probably letting us elders > die is cheaper than keeping us alive.  Such i

[CMLHope] Re: Washington's Health Care Plan

2009-07-25 Thread Margot
Personally, I think that we better get used to the idea of buying our own Gleevec. If it is similar to the VA restrictions, they don't pay for anything that is not generic. Also, probably letting us elders die is cheaper than keeping us alive. Such is the "Change." Just a thought. On Jul 25

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2009-07-25 Thread maggy...@bellsouth.net
The blue dog democrats aren't liking Obama-care much.  There won't be a vote until September after their summer break.  Plus Obama's poll numbers are declining.   And there is an election coming up.   He did a poor job selling this humongous program on national teevee the other night, too.  A

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2009-07-25 Thread Gay Bratton
It's not looking good for us. I suggest that you write your senators and representative every day to let them know your concerns. I don't know what else we can do, but everyone better wake us fast. Gay On Jul 25, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Suzieq wrote: > > I am just wondering if any of you are as