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| Caraj |
| 05/11/02 at 20:14:17 |
| Been real busy and only on the pc about 20 minutes maybe once or twice a week. Wanted to let you all know I'm thinking of all of you and hope all of you and your families are well. Haven't had a chance to read all the new posts nor answer any. But I am fine and well and should be able to spend some times on the boards here in a couple weeks. Between family from out of state, the horse that was stollen a few weeks back (yep still dealing with that and the authoities) and now found out the surgery I put off is getting close to not being able to put off much longer, well, lets just say things have been a bit busy. Would like to ask for your prayers if I may. That cyst in me has gone from the size of an egg to one of a small orange. But I am not in any pain at all. I am hoping it will shrink before surgery is a must. Take care all and know each and everyone of you are in my thoughts. GUESS WHAT??????? Met a wonderful Muslim lady in my doctors office Weds. Her and her 3 children. She is a very nice lady and is mine, Kathy, M.F's and Dawn's age. I gave her this jannah site, so hopefully she'll look us up. We talked in the doctors office nearly an hour and a half. We have exchanges phone numbers and I look forward talking to her again. I felt really blessed to have met her and her sister-in-law who is visiting from London. There is now a Mosque in my area :-/ and I look forward to visiting it soon. Salaam, Cara |
| 05/11/02 at 20:15:05 |
| Caraj |
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| M.F. |
| 05/13/02 at 06:29:59 |
| Dear Cara, I pray that your surgery goes well. You amaze me by being so positive after all what you're going through! Í'm SO glad you were able to meet a Muslim woman! :) Finally you get to talk to one your age for real :) It's funny though that you thought I'm the same age as Kathy and Dawn, I guess it's because I'm married. I'll be 25 in August and I've been married for nearly 3 years. Wow, if I sound half as wise as Kathy then I have something to be proud of ;) So what did you talk about for an hour and a half? It must have been really something to be able to talk to a Muslim lady for so long in person. Is she American? I hope she lives nearby so you can be in touch... Anyway, may Allah make your surgery go smoothly and with no complications. You're an amazingly brave woman!!! I don't think I could talk about something like that so calmly. To be completely honest though I hope you become Muslim real soon ;) especially since there's a mosque in your area now. So, you didn't tell us how it's been for you reading the Qur'an... What did you think of it? I think I speak for all when I say you're in our thoughts and prayers. peace mariam |
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| Kathy |
| 05/13/02 at 08:27:21 |
| [slm] I've been wondering wear you have been! Where is the cyst? Is it fluid- and that is why you think it mat decrease- then...When is surgery? Are you going to have the "knife" or laser? What is your Doc recommending? Is horse stealing common, [i] i am getting images of the wild wild west[/i]? With a pending surgery... makes me wonder what you are thinking of- in regard to religion. |
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| Caraj |
| 05/16/02 at 22:45:27 |
| M.F. you come across as mature, well rounded and wise, that is why I thought you were our age. I am trying to put off the surgery, am trying an alternative for up to three months. But they warn me it can rupture or twist and if that happens I will be in immed for emergancy surgery. I hope it won't get to that. But I am going to try one last thing before letting them do surgery. The horse thing is a long story and I have court next Thurs. She did wrong but not criminally wrong just civilly wrong ( ::) go figure that one out) I have a very strong case and feel confident I'll win a judgement. I have much proof and documentation. And I tried so hard to work it out, out of court and have proof on that. Will let everyone know how it went next week. Kathy, to answer your question the cyst is on one of my ovaries. almost 10 centimeters now. Had grown from 6 cent to a little over 9 cent since Dec. I am guessing about 4 inches. They say it looks very binine(spelling) non cancer. The Muslim lady, yes she is American, her husband I believe if I remember correctly is from Morocco ??? We talked about everything in the doctors office. I met her sister-in-law too. She was also very nice. We talked about Islam, family, my business, the three beautiful children she has who were there. AND OF COURSE I told her about www.jannah.org and invited her to join us out here. :-) Gotta go for now. I miss all of you sooooooooooooo much. Kind of like missing family when I am not in touch with all of you for days :'( Oh and your question about the Quran and thinking of religion. Yes I am and have question, but later. As for religion, I already believe in ONLY ONE GOD so till I go further into my reading and praying, I hope God/Allah will be meriful with me and my ignorance. I Love him so dearly and he has blessed me in so many ways over the years and I deserve none of it. Hi to everyone. Someone please tell my LIL BRO Mujy I am glad to see him back and hope he and his family is well. Also say Hi to BroHanif for me, and se7en and jannah and bhaloo and Dawn and EVERYONE :-/ I am well and thankful for my Medina family and thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Charlie is well to and I am so thankful for such a loving and supportive husband. I am truly blessed in many ways and have no idea why. But I am so very thankful. Salaam my dear friends, Cara |
| 05/16/02 at 22:51:14 |
| Caraj |
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| Addison |
| 05/27/02 at 17:25:32 |
| Dear "Caraj," I have not read anything new concerning your condition... I hope that you are getting stronger every day... I am a cancer survivor and if I can tell you one thing from experience it is to GO WITH YOUR INSTINCTS when it comes to treatments...(Even if your tumor is benign, Doctors may try to convince you that you "need" this or that...)I have already mentioned in another post how I ditched traditional therapies...Sometimes I think they do more harm than good... Do take good care, With kind regards, Addison |
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| Caraj |
| 05/29/02 at 23:06:20 |
| Hello Addison and thank you for your comments. I really appreciated the supportive way you put things. My husband and family and friends think I should just have the surgery and get it over with. I am actually quite fearful of it and am putting it off and trying other means of shrinking it. This cyst is growing, but slowly and they actually found it last year by accident NOT cause I was having problems. If they would give me a spinal block like they do to preg women having a C-section and just take it out I would do it immed cause now it is causing slight problems. (but very slight) I occationally have a sharp all of a sudden stabbing pain there, but I focus off it and tell it .. " NOT NOW" and it seems to go away after a few seconds ;) The power of thought and control huh? Maybe. But for now it works. But being put under sedation if what I don't want. Manybe it is my learned nature of always being in control and aware of all around me. I bet this sounds very silly. My gut feeling is, to avoid being cut open at almost all cost. (not ALL, but at most cost) You're the first that said >>>>> go with my instincts. The only thing it is doing now is giving me that feeling of having to go all the time like a preg women. But maybe it's because the cyst is so big and pressing against other organs inside. I am trying a three month course of meds that may help it shrink. If it gets much bigger I will have it taken out. Right now it is almost 10 cen. If it gets to 12 or more I will seriously consider having it taken out. Next ultra sound is in about 2 months. Will keep all the sisters informed. If by chance it bursts and I end up in the hospital. My husband has my password the the Medina boards and I have asked him if I ended up in emer surgery or something to let my Medina family know what is going on. |
| 05/29/02 at 23:16:54 |
| Caraj |
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| UmmWafi |
| 05/29/02 at 23:44:25 |
| Salaam Cara I have been wondering where u have gone to. A friend of mine discovered she had cyst when she was 3 months pregnant. Doc says her cyst was already abt 3kg heavy .....yow. She opted for surgery. Alhamdulillah she has 2 more children now :) Just wanna reassure u that sometimes surgery is not all that bad. Hugs... Your sister The-twice-Caesarean Section-mom Olin :-* |
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| Aabidah |
| 06/01/02 at 21:46:06 |
| [slm] sis Cara, how are you?? InshaAllah you are doing well and please keep in touch more, Alhamdulillah you have been doing so. Please take care InshaAllah. [wlm] Betul |
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| Addison |
| 06/06/02 at 12:50:15 |
| Dear "Caraj," Just checking in on you...How are you and your medicines getting on? ( ! ) I don't know what you have been put on. Are you reacting well to them? Has there been any change in your condition?? I do not mean to be so inquisitive, it is just that I keep thinking about where I was and how your situation relates to mine...it keeps you on my mind... I pray for your continued strength and for your complete recovery... Take care of yourself, Respectfully, Addison |
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| Caraj |
| 06/11/02 at 14:30:57 |
| Addison, all seems to be going well. Been on the meds a month now. Plan is to be on them 3 months then have another ultra sound to seen if it shrinks or stays the same or gets any bigger. So will know more in two more months. Thank you all for thinking of me. Caraj |
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| Addison |
| 06/12/02 at 19:53:55 |
| Dear "Caraj," I've been doing some nosing around and have found a couple rather interesting sites concerning your condition. ( My line of thought was always, "get a second opinion...and then get ANOTHER second opinion...!") If you are trying to choose a color of paint for a room in your house, then there definitely IS such a thing as TOO many choices. However, when you are talking about your body, you simply cannot have too much information!! Since you have a couple of months to work with these meds and what not, you might want to fish around a bit just to see what's current on your condition. There are TONS of sites on ovarian cysts (!!!) however, I found these to be particularly user-friendly. Additionally, I have found that doctors are generally more responsive to patients who have done their "homework!!" The sites are: 1. www.gynsecondopinion.com/ovarian-cysts.htm 2. womenshealth.about.com/cs/ovarianconditions Take good care, With my respects, Addison |
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| Caraj |
| 06/17/02 at 22:08:36 |
| Addison, Thank You for the site referals. I'll explore them this week-end. You are most kind. Caraj |
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| Addison |
| 07/31/02 at 17:37:14 |
| Dear Caraj, I have had you on my mind and in my prayers...( as I know we all have... ) I am wondering how you have been doing on your meds? Any news? Any noticable improvements?? Have you changed to a different set of meds? Do not dismiss the idea that your emotional state plays a very important part in your recovery. So do not forget to "feed your mind" and pamper it. Let us know what is going on..I will contine to imagine that no news is indeed good news... Take good care, Best regards, Addison |
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| Caraj |
| 07/31/02 at 23:49:05 |
| [quote author=Addison link=board=sis;num=1021162457;start=0#12 date=07/31/02 at 17:37:14]Dear Caraj, I have had you on my mind and in my prayers...( as I know we all have... ) I am wondering how you have been doing on your meds? Any news? Any noticable improvements?? Have you changed to a different set of meds? Do not dismiss the idea that your emotional state plays a very important part in your recovery. So do not forget to "feed your mind" and pamper it. Let us know what is going on..I will contine to imagine that no news is indeed good news... Take good care, Best regards, Addison[/quote] Thank You Addison, I'm doing better, the last couple months had been real hard. The pills they had me on cause my blood presure to jump up, mood swings and daily consistant head aches. The new pills they have me on are much better. I have been on them now 3 weeks and my BP dropped back to normal and I haven't had 1 headache since I got off the old ones. My three month ultrasound will be in about 2 weeks. I'll let you know how it goes. It was like 9.6 or so cent. Charlie took some leave (from work) and we went off for a bit. He goes back Monday. Thank You Addison and everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Cara |
| NS |
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| Ameeraana |
| 08/01/02 at 00:03:43 |
| Sorry to hear about your situation... My best friend and I actually started together to do some bellydance video tapes together for exercise and also pilates. After the third time we did these tapes, she complained of severe lower abdominal pain. Well, after about a week of nagging her she finally went to the Dr. she and her mother believed she over-exercised for a beginner but I was in no pain (well, sore from working out yes) and she had a 4 inch cyst and luckily the surgeon had an opening for surgery the very next day. So it is out now... but we will definitely pick up with exercising again once she is better! Well, as soon as you feel any pain, go running for the Doctors office, you do not want to feel the pain of the cyst rupturing... one of my friends was in that situation and I wanted to cry with her seeing her in that much pain!! |
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| Caraj |
| 08/01/02 at 00:10:40 |
| Amereeaana, That is about the size of mine almost 10 cet (4 inches) I have had many warnings about it rupturing or twisting. I am trying meds and prayer and positive emotional thoughts and energy to shrink it. We'll see if the new ultrasound will have good news. Many think I should just have it taken out. If if grows further I shall, but if it stays the same or shrinks I have chosen to wait it out. All of you are so sweet to be concerned. I am so thankful and feel very fortunate and blessed to have this Medina family. I'll be careful. I do everything I always do but I am careful as to not overstress my abdoman. |
| 08/01/02 at 00:11:51 |
| Caraj |
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