RE: House episode where Amber dies: It wasn't the Amantadine that killed her per se though, it is because it is excreted (gotten rid of) in the kidneys and her kidneys were damaged from the bus crash. Since her kidneys could not filter out the drug it built up in her system and turned toxic.
Marieke (now an RN!.. well Grad Pending License. LOL) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 08:02:51 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: tmic-digest Digest V2008 #218 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --Forwarded Message Attachment-- tmic-digest Digest Volume 2008 : Issue 218 Today's Topics: Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] [TMIC] OT-House [ "Carol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] Re: [TMIC] OT-House [ "Lynn Pouliot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] RE: [TMIC] OT-House [ "Butcher, Bernard G (NY80)" <Bernie ] Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary [ "jrushton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary - [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary - [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:59:40 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary Hi Jim, I have to say that I don't do the poor me thing. I do, once in a great while, wish that I was in a body that didn't ache so much and have a little pity party. However, I've never wished my TM on another person and I know that there are always others out there that are in worse shape than myself. When I am having a pity party, I generally come onto TMIC and read some emails and get over it pretty quickly. I have to say that if I had to get something - that at least it was something where the people are so easy to get along with and the information that we are able to access from the TMIC is so valuable to all of us. It's like saying that we are sorry that somebody had to get TM but glad that they found TMIC. All thanks to you Jim. Big warm hugs to you, Barbara A Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 07:17:57 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] OT-House What was the medication that Amber took that caused her death? Carol in Culver, IN --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:16:03 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] OT-House It was amantadine. A medication that helps to lessen flu symptoms if taken right away. I believe it is also given to people who can't get a flu shot to prevent the flu. Lynn (in RI) ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:17 AM Subject: [TMIC] OT-House What was the medication that Amber took that caused her death? Carol in Culver, IN --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:20:14 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] OT-House Really? wow - I take Amantadine twice per day. My neuro said it was for fatigue BERNARD BUTCHER From: Lynn Pouliot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:16 AM To: Carol; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] OT-House It was amantadine. A medication that helps to lessen flu symptoms if taken right away. I believe it is also given to people who can't get a flu shot to prevent the flu. Lynn (in RI) ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:17 AM Subject: [TMIC] OT-House What was the medication that Amber took that caused her death? Carol in Culver, IN --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 07:45:32 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary Barbara, you just could not have said it better...thank you, and thank you, Jim, for coming into our lives.. Jeanne -------Original Message------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 5/20/2008 12:00:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary Hi Jim, I have to say that I don't do the poor me thing. I do, once in a great while, wish that I was in a body that didn't ache so much and have a little pity party. However, I've never wished my TM on another person and I know that there are always others out there that are in worse shape than myself. When I am having a pity party, I generally come onto TMIC and read some emails and get over it pretty quickly. I have to say that if I had to get something - that at least it was something where the people are so easy to get along with and the information that we are able to access from the TMIC is so valuable to all of us. It's like saying that we are sorry that somebody had to get TM but glad that they found TMIC. All thanks to you Jim. Big warm hugs to you, Barbara A Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 06:02:05 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary - my thanks to TMIC Jeanne, Your comment was very nice, but I mean it from the heart. When I first got my TM my family told me to please, not to go onto the TM website for the time being. That the info on the site was not optimistic and the people on the TMIC even had some pretty poor outcomes. I made this promise, and I only did therapy and listened to my doctors. When I first came into the TMIC I lingered for a few weeks. It was hard to hear about some of the stories, as I was starting to get a decent recovery. >From paralysis from waist to toes, I had begun walking with a walker, so that was looking ok for me at that point, and hopefully more to come. TMIC really made me feel a part of a community and not alone with this crappy TM. I didn't know anyone else who had TM, so this was my only contact with anyone who had my kind of limitations who could help to teach me how to deal with all of it. Mentally, I thought I was ok, but I wasn't. I didn't think I needed anti-depressants, but I did. I thought if I could get back to work all would be ok with me, so that's where my emphasis was. I pushed myself to go back to work, although there were a few on TMIC who tried to encourage me not to. I didn't have the energy to do it, and really didn't have the energy to do work and therapy, so my therapy suffered. That wasn't the brightest thing I could have done. I was a terrible employee, but my boss was so wonderful, allowing me to work when I could, at the office and at home. It took me at least 2x as long to accomplish a task as it used to, as I didn't have the concentration to handle things properly. It took me to totally crash to realize that I couldn't do my therapy and work. In order to mentally handle it, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to wake up one morning and not have TM, so I called my doc and quit working and went on a disability leave of absence once again, this time for good. I went on anti-depressants that same day. This was almost 9 years ago, and for all that time I have gotten support from TMIC. I don't know that I could have gotten through all of this without all of you. Big hugs, Barbara A Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 08:13:27 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] 19 year TM Anniversary - my thanks to TMIC Even though I never lost my ability to walk,barely, I was so exhausted for the first 3 or 4 months. I spent more time sleeping than awake. After doing any task, I would have to lay down. Six months later I went back to work. I was unable to do my old job so they put me in an office. I tried working 5 days a week 5 hours a day. By week 3 I was so wiped out, I could not get out of bed. I was ready to throw in the towel, but my boss said he would work with me and we set up a 3 day schedule. It worked out pretty good. I work for a major retailer and I have to say, they have been very good to me. I am grateful. If it were not for the Johns Hopkins website and this group I would not have known anything about TM. I no longer feel like I am shipwrecked on a deserted island. I thank Jim and all involved in their dedication to helping us. Linda in Pa TM since August 2002 Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. _________________________________________________________________ Find hidden words, unscramble celebrity names, or try the ultimate crossword puzzle with Live Search Games. Play now! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212
