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"Marina" wrote in message
... Thank you, Christine and Victor. The news is not bad, though I really didn't need another disease to worry about. I feel I've made too much of a mystery of this, so here's the story. I'll try to make it short. I've been seeing a physical therapist for some while for my neck and shoulder pains, and he found a lump on my neck. I went for an ultra-sound examination, and the good news is that it's not a tumour, but the bad news is that I have abnormally thick skin. Apparently, everyone has this lump in their neck, but mine was noticeably because of the thick skin. The doc checked lower on my back and on my arms as well, and it is too thick everywhere. No wonder I'm stiff! You might think that having thick skin would be a good thing, but apparently it can indicate some systemic problem. Well, the doc I saw yesterday (Thursday) was my occupational health care doc, and when I told him about my diabetes and all its complications, he thought it would be better to refer me to my diabetes doc for this thick skin thing, too, because, as he put it, it's better to care for the whole person than just one symptom, and the thick skin indicates an internal medical problem anyway. I'm happy with with being referred to my diabetes doc, because she knows everything about my health and will be able to piece it all together, as it were. So I'm waiting to see her, and will probably have to have a lot of tests done, but apparently the prognosis is usually good and it's easily treatable, so I'm not worried any more. But it is the weirdest thing I ever heard of. Thick skin??? Just call me Lizard Woman. Thanks again for all the purrs. I sat there in the doc's waiting room, smiling to myself when I thought of all the kitties around the world purring for me. ;o) you better watch out for Vino ... You feel like you have a little tic on the side of your head? that's Thea sending you headbutts! Bono throws in some drooly purrs! Aren't you lucky? Best wishes! -- :: lewe ------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi |
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"Marina" wrote in message ...
Thank you, Christine and Victor. The news is not bad, though I really didn't need another disease to worry about. I feel I've made too much of a mystery of this, so here's the story. I'll try to make it short. (snippety) I'm glad the news was not as bad as you were thinking it might be; I hope it turns out to be very, very minor. I won't mention to Mike that his Aunt Marina is a lizard woman - he is also a mighty lizard hunter. ;-) ------ Krista |
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"Marina" wrote in message ...
Thank you, Christine and Victor. The news is not bad, though I really didn't need another disease to worry about. I feel I've made too much of a mystery of this, so here's the story. I'll try to make it short. (snippety) I'm glad the news was not as bad as you were thinking it might be; I hope it turns out to be very, very minor. I won't mention to Mike that his Aunt Marina is a lizard woman - he is also a mighty lizard hunter. ;-) ------ Krista |
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"Marina" wrote:
But it is the weirdest thing I ever heard of. Thick skin??? Just call me Lizard Woman. Thanks again for all the purrs. I sat there in the doc's waiting room, smiling to myself when I thought of all the kitties around the world purring for me. ;o) That would have had me scratching my head, too! If I were told that, I would have so many questions! I would first wonder which layer of the skin it is that is thicker? Would it mean that I could handle hot irons without injury? Do I need to use more skin lotion than most people? Would my skin caliper bodyfat measurements need to be adjusted downwards? Betty is purring that there aren't any serious systemic medical problems. |
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"Marina" wrote:
But it is the weirdest thing I ever heard of. Thick skin??? Just call me Lizard Woman. Thanks again for all the purrs. I sat there in the doc's waiting room, smiling to myself when I thought of all the kitties around the world purring for me. ;o) That would have had me scratching my head, too! If I were told that, I would have so many questions! I would first wonder which layer of the skin it is that is thicker? Would it mean that I could handle hot irons without injury? Do I need to use more skin lotion than most people? Would my skin caliper bodyfat measurements need to be adjusted downwards? Betty is purring that there aren't any serious systemic medical problems. |
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"Marina" dumped this in
on 29 Apr 2004: Thank you, Christine and Victor. The news is not bad, though I really didn't need another disease to worry about. I feel I've made too much of a mystery of this, so here's the story. I'll try to make it short. Hang in there Marina. Sounds like they've got you covered. Got my gang still sending purrs. -- Cheryl |
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"Marina" dumped this in
on 29 Apr 2004: Thank you, Christine and Victor. The news is not bad, though I really didn't need another disease to worry about. I feel I've made too much of a mystery of this, so here's the story. I'll try to make it short. Hang in there Marina. Sounds like they've got you covered. Got my gang still sending purrs. -- Cheryl |
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Takayuki dumped this in
on 30 Apr 2004: I would first wonder which layer of the skin it is that is thicker? Would it mean that I could handle hot irons without injury? rotfl! -- Cheryl |
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Takayuki dumped this in
on 30 Apr 2004: I would first wonder which layer of the skin it is that is thicker? Would it mean that I could handle hot irons without injury? rotfl! -- Cheryl |
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I'm so glad to hear your problem is easily treatable and that you will be
ok, Marina. Continued purrs and best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Marina" wrote in message ... snip So I'm waiting to see her, and will probably have to have a lot of tests done, but apparently the prognosis is usually good and it's easily treatable, so I'm not worried any more. But it is the weirdest thing I ever heard of. Thick skin??? Just call me Lizard Woman. Thanks again for all the purrs. I sat there in the doc's waiting room, smiling to myself when I thought of all the kitties around the world purring for me. ;o) -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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