tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post1246354089853556876..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.378-04:00Comments on String o' Pearls: The Joy of Writing (When Speaking is So Much Harder!)Laura Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-7194827952153968502014-09-24T07:48:02.897-04:002014-09-24T07:48:02.897-04:00You are so sweet--thank you. I'll be happy to...You are so sweet--thank you. I'll be happy to get that surgery over with!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-32798227264654729532014-09-22T17:19:48.637-04:002014-09-22T17:19:48.637-04:00Oh my gosh, prayers will be sent!! What sad but g...Oh my gosh, prayers will be sent!! What sad but good news they found it and it is so treatable. Feel better soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545297336134660523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-22217559289210818982014-09-18T13:17:38.427-04:002014-09-18T13:17:38.427-04:00You're welcome! You know, I feel tired a lot,...You're welcome! You know, I feel tired a lot, and I often don't feel well, but in a hard to describe sort of way--just like it says on the diagram. It's been so easy to find excuses for these things (I'm an "old lady," I don't take good enough care of myself, etc.). I think women get in the habit of doing this, don't you? It's like we don't have time to be sick when we're moms, so we put off having things checked. Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-34798695582609525522014-09-18T10:09:12.107-04:002014-09-18T10:09:12.107-04:00Thank you, thank you, Laura, for having the courag...Thank you, thank you, Laura, for having the courage to talk about it. My mouth just opened as I read your symptoms and then the chart. I had a bone scan a couple years ago that was fine so I'm relieved about that. But whether or not it turns out I have the same diagnosis as you or maybe it's something else I will get this checked.<br /><br />Like you, my symptoms never seemed bad enough for me to see a doctor. And I also found excuses for them!Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992807714484812147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-42180075443370544702014-09-18T07:42:56.778-04:002014-09-18T07:42:56.778-04:00I wasn't sure if I should talk about it on my ...I wasn't sure if I should talk about it on my blog; but then I realized that it could be a sort of public service announcement. Because truly, I didn't think there was one thing that was causing all these random symptoms. And the symptoms weren't even bad enough to see a doctor about--I found excuses for all of them. I figured there might be someone out there just like me who has the same thing, but no one's found it yet.<br /><br /> I'm lucky, too because the doctor said that just about everyone suffers from low Vit D, especially if they don't live in states where they get lots of sun year-round. So that alone wouldn't indicate I had something else going on. But because they took that seriously and kept doing bloodwork, they found the problem. My doctor said that parathyroid hormone levels are not normally checked when doing routine bloodwork and that this condition is not super common, so it often goes undiagnosed and untreated.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-31190064537801358162014-09-18T07:25:43.462-04:002014-09-18T07:25:43.462-04:00Thanks, Barb. We travel a lot--so I'll look f...Thanks, Barb. We travel a lot--so I'll look for it when we're on the road.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-74487237076360007702014-09-18T06:41:56.056-04:002014-09-18T06:41:56.056-04:00Wawa is a convenience store. It has a pretty limit...Wawa is a convenience store. It has a pretty limited geographical reach. NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA and FL. And their coffee is the BEST.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-21070168539665961812014-09-17T21:13:26.685-04:002014-09-17T21:13:26.685-04:00Oh my gosh, Laura, a lot of these symptoms are me!...Oh my gosh, Laura, a lot of these symptoms are me!!! I'm your age and I, too, thought I'm just getting older. I did have my vitamin D levels checked last year due to extreme fatigue and supplementing with D3 has helped but I do have some other of the symptoms listed. I need to see my doctor.<br /><br />We don't have many DD here in Texas but I did try it once and I'm sorry, I don't like DD coffee! lol. I prefer Starbuck's. :)Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992807714484812147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-52519594188890664282014-09-17T08:12:04.767-04:002014-09-17T08:12:04.767-04:00I have never even heard of Wawa coffee. And it...I have never even heard of Wawa coffee. And it's better than Dunkin'???!!! (How do I get that deliciousness in me? Where can I find it?)Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-54920368514494890292014-09-17T08:09:55.093-04:002014-09-17T08:09:55.093-04:00You can count on my prayers. MemorareUP!
I definit...You can count on my prayers. MemorareUP!<br />I definitely like DD better than Starbucks (but Wawa coffee is the best, hands down! They have nowhere to sit in Wawa, though.)<br />I have sat and worked in a DD before, but the tables are all small, and it's much noisier than a Starbucks or BN. You're paying for the ambiance along with your burnt coffee.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-67248114023556252072014-09-16T18:52:37.827-04:002014-09-16T18:52:37.827-04:00Thanks, Nancy! I really haven't been feeling ...Thanks, Nancy! I really haven't been feeling terrible, but just sort of "off." And it's nice to know there's an easy fix for this problem.Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-58522633397067981702014-09-16T18:51:22.688-04:002014-09-16T18:51:22.688-04:00Thank you, Beth! (And yes, DD is the very best!)Thank you, Beth! (And yes, DD is the very best!)Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-67918780705011523992014-09-16T16:50:39.691-04:002014-09-16T16:50:39.691-04:00I will be praying for you! And I'm glad you a...I will be praying for you! And I'm glad you are enjoying the process of writing. I love DD coffee too!Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-77136809519328418292014-09-16T15:07:10.913-04:002014-09-16T15:07:10.913-04:00Have it checked. It can't hurt!Have it checked. It can't hurt!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-73235100714122456162014-09-16T15:05:35.134-04:002014-09-16T15:05:35.134-04:00When I saw that pancreatitis was one of the sympto...When I saw that pancreatitis was one of the symptoms, I wondered that, too!Laura Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108081477711821273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-49043020535878284062014-09-16T14:51:32.413-04:002014-09-16T14:51:32.413-04:00I will definitely have you in my thoughts and pray...I will definitely have you in my thoughts and prayers. I wonder if I should have my levels checked? .... Could that possibly be the cause of my pancreatitis last year? Hmmmm<br /><br />Can't wait to read Erin;s Ring!!Rinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781539555417795467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932448625116124069.post-1534043817216293372014-09-16T14:19:04.650-04:002014-09-16T14:19:04.650-04:00Prayers coming your way - and I'm so glad the ...Prayers coming your way - and I'm so glad the cause of your medical issues has been found and can be fixed!Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.com