Nancy...

 NB{at}> I've known people that eat just about anything with just their gums...
 NB{at}> but good dentures are probably easier... ;)

  I had to turn down an all you can eat buffet at a restaurant, while I
waited on new ones. Then, when I got a new pair on Jan. 3rd, they didn't
fit right, and I had to wait another week (schedule conflicts), before
I could get them adjusted. It does feel good to eat regular again...
although with this cold/flu deal I have, it tends to kill the appetite.
I could stand to lose the weight (all of us could, especially after the
holidays)...but some medicines have to be taken with food.

 NB{at}> And yes, that was the official name for it, "itchy
scar"... there was
 NB{at}> some greek name but that is the exact literal translation... :)

  You wonder why they spent all that money and time to go to medical school,
for "such a diagnosis". Janice had a good idea of what the doctor
was talking
about, but a lot of people would prefer "it be in layman's
terms"...basically,
you have to cater to the "lowest common denominator".

  The sad thing about that is a story I saw where these
"athletes" basically
"play like men" on the field, basketball court, etc. -- but they can barely
read 
or write. One student athlete at the University Of Arkansas at Fayetteville 20 
years ago said "he was recruited to go play basketball, not go to
class". And,
at the time, the graduation percentage of student athletes was ZERO!! 

  It seems that it doesn't matter what the coaches or athletes moral life,
tudy
habits, etc. are. As long as they can win games, sell tickets, and bring in
money
to the organization (collegiate or pro), that's all that matters. 

  Former University Of Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey graduated with a DOUBLE
Business Major...in his words "in case football doesn't work out".

 NB{at}> when you are dealing with the health care professionals, well, that's
 NB{at}> their job... 

  As I saw a T-shirt once, "I'm here to save your butt...not kiss
it". 

 NB{at}> That's probably better in the long run anyway.  Most pain meds of the
 NB{at}> analgesic sort don't work at all for me, so I've not been able to take
 NB{at}> them for ages... my body got quite creative at times in finding ways to
 NB{at}> cover pain so I wouldn't feel it.  ;0  I can take an occasional codeine
 NB{at}> when I really need a little help...

  While I'm on the DayQuil and NyQuil, I'm holding off the rest of the regular
prescriptions, until I see the doctor in a few days, to see what she says. I
just don't want this to go into pneumonia.

Daryl

... Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.
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