Welcome back Melissa! We all missed you, and are glad to have you back. Gordon Melissa Cork <lissypops1982@...> wrote: Letting you all know that I'm...
Hi gang, I just saw this on the AP crawl on Directv. (This is no April Fools joke!!!) The winner of Miss Wheelchair America 2005 (from Wisconsin) has been...
I think your pulling a april fools joke on us...I just did a search and didn't find anything about this....If so please post the link on the group...thanks.....
Nope it's true I just saw the article on CNN's website. Apparently they found a picture of the woman standing with her highschool class that she teaches. ...
That is so stupid,just because she can stand up at times..I would love to see the rules of this contest..Many people with spina bifida can stand and I myself...
You beat me to it, Caroline. I just saw it on CNN's site too. Just a thought: It's not called "Miss Scooter". :-) Caroline <cargenx@...> wrote: Nope...
I woke my brother up to tell him that Elton John was singing his favorite song "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" on Good Morning America. He ran downstairs to find a...
I was just wondering how doctors know when a shunt stops working? I haven't had a failure in 5 years which is good for me and I'm getting "worried"(well not...
Hi Carl; I don't pretend to be any sort of expert when it comes to things related to Spina bifida and/or the V-P shunt. But as I THINK the oldest (at 58) with...
well when i was younger dr told my mom i would be throwing up constantly and i never did that i just had really bad headaches and stiff neck if u start ...
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Carl, When I was having problems with dizziness, I went in, and they took x-rays of my head to see if my shunt was working, (Which it isn't) and to find out...
Hi Christie; I don't have any idea how old you are (and I'm really NOT asking!) but it seems to me, that the body of knowledge doctors have about everything...
Hi Christie; When I said I wasn't REALLY asking how old you are, I REALLY DID MEAN IT! How old you are is NOBODY'S business but YOURS! I only mentioned it as a...
ok, when I go poop it's always round and usually hard...now I know I can take something to soften it but is it normal for it always to be round like that? I've...
I am in need of a new neurosurgeon and am looking for one in the Chicago Area. If any one knows of a good or bad one please respond. I have lipomylomeningocele...
I have that same problem carl..its called marbles like stool...I won't take a softerer cause then I would have accident..Casue I have control of my bowls..But...
All I can say is, you'll know when a shunt isn't working. I never had nausea, but I had severe headaches and neck pain. Trust your instincts; don't be afraid...
I had the same problem with rock-hard stool to the point where I had several high impactions, and bowel obstructions which were very painful! I definitely...
FYI, A shunt is basically a tube made out of surgical material (surgical tubing of latex rubber is what they originally were made of... perhaps this is the...
this may be a weird sorta question but just because you have some of those symptoms doesnt nessicarly mean your havin shunt problems right? i know its a weird...
Check your diet. Meat in general, red meat in particular, can cause the type of stool you mention. Other possible causes could be: medication you take; not...
Gordon, I'm 46 a had a colostomy two month's ago. This, after two years of using the Antegrade Continence Enemas, which didn't work well for me. My problem...
... several high impactions, and bowel obstructions which were very painful! ... yourself unless it was ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, as in an EXTREME EMERGENCY! ...
Hi Bill; Thanks for replying to my posting. I have two questions to begin with. First, what is an Antegrade Continence Enema? I've never heard of it, and my...
