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  1. WhyYou
    09-15-2008 11:03 AM
    WhyYou
    Yeah, I understand about diet changes. Because of my metal heart valve I have to take a blood thinner (anti-coagulent) for the rest of my life.Most of the foods that health experts say should be eaten for good health (i.e. green leafy vegetables, greens, lettuce, etc.) I can't eat unless I have the exact same amount of the same thing every night. Those green things contain high Vitamin K which is the vitamin that helps blood to coagulate. Too much Vitamin K makes my blood thinner less effective and if my blood is too thick there is a great danger of a clot forming on the metal valve which would cause it to stop working. I have to have monthly blood tests to monitor the thickness of my blood. Also, because I don't get a lot of exercise and I have the water weight problem, I have to eat a low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium (too much sodium makes me retain water and I'll bloat) diet. So I have to read every package of food that I buy to make sure it's within the guidelines. Mostly I stick with boneless, skinless chicken breasts and fish, squash (for vegetables), a small salad, tomatoes, red potatoes (with low fat butter and no fat sour cream), grain type cereals (mostly raw oatmeal, I hate the instant oatmeal), low sodium block cheese (swiss and monterey jack), and lots of fruit (bananas, oranges, pears, necterines, and melon). I buy as many low sodium products as I can and try to stick to regular meal times. Before I had my heart problem I was an irregular eater, eating meals when I got hungry and then having a whole lot of food at once. Plus some of my favorite foods were in the green leafy catagory (spinich, artichoke, brussel sprouts, lettuce) and my favorite dessert was cheesecake (I could eat a whole cheesecake all by myself). If I ate now the way I used to I'd probably die in a very short time. I agree that life is worth living for as long as is possible so I've changed my whole lifestyle in order to continue being alive.
  2. danielle_ftv
    09-15-2008 10:12 AM
    danielle_ftv
    BTW I read one of your posts where you stated "Rob and his wife"....Rob isn't married.
  3. danielle_ftv
    09-15-2008 09:51 AM
    danielle_ftv
    Right now only general studies, until I figure out what I want to do. I've also ridden on a camel, at the zoo but I've never ridden an elephant. That most have been fun.
  4. WhyYou
    09-15-2008 04:40 AM
    WhyYou
    That's me in a nutshell. No matter how bad it gets there always good possibilities to be discovered. In a way you're luckier than me, you still are able to go outside and really enjoy the outdoors. For me, I have a water weight problem that will cause extra liquid to gather in my lower legs and ankles if I don't keep them propped up at least as much as I've had them down, sometimes the time needed up is nearly double. So going out hiking in the wodds is something I can't do anymore. Even walking up a slight hill is difficult. I've had people tell me "just work at it and keep increasing the effort" and I've tried to do that...but...I have to do it in baby steps because if I try to accelerate past that (I have done that) I have a relapse (I have an old ankle injury that was misdiagnosed and therefore mis-treated for about 5 years and it went chronic) and end up with my whole lower leg in a medicine wrap and I'm off my feet for about 6 weeks. My muscles then atrophy and I have to start the process all over again. So this time, I'm not going to try to accelerate in any way, just take it slow and easy and get as far as I can.
  5. WhyYou
    09-15-2008 01:39 AM
    WhyYou
    When I first decided to attend college (in 2002) I was thinking that I would study something that I already knew a lot about (namely computers) but had never had any formal education in. I was tired of working hourly jobs that weren't computer jobs but did give me access to the computer. I was also self-taught in BASIC programming language. I could recognise what a computer program was doing without being able to read the programming code and I knew a lot of programmers terminology. I was living in San Diego, CA, at the time and I had an online friend who lived here in Missouri that was going to college here. She helped me with getting into the college here and with getting financial aid. So I moved to Missouri, got a job as a security guard, and worked at night then went to school part time during the day. In July 2003 I had heart trouble and had to be admitted to the hospital. I had open heart surgery (the very first surgery of my life). Two of my heart valves had failed, one completely and the other was badly damaged. The one that was gone was replaced with a metal valve and the other was rebuilt. Plus a pacemaker was installed. I was 50 years old at that time. I got on Soc. Sec. Disability (after a year of waiting) and there have been further complications that have come to light since then. I'm still on disability and now have oxygen 24/7. I've been going to college locally for the past 5 years part time (I also have some learning disabilities that prevent me from going full time) and had made it to Senior status at the local college but this past fall I had a great deal of difficulty getting to my classes (I believe it had something to do with my body not having enough oxygen in my blood, I was always tired and slept past my class time on too many occasions) and ended up flunking out (I was also on financial aid probation due to flunking a class in a previous semester). But I had kept a 3.0 GPA average during all that time. So I decided that I would look into a totally online course program. I need to not be going out to a classroom because of my health problems and also because of my learning disabilities. I found that DeVry University offers complete degree programs that are all taught online. So I contacted them and got approved then enrolled. Even though I began going to college to get a better job, it's worked out to be getting a job that I am able to do in my current physical condition. I am unable to work at any physical labor type of job but that's the type of jobs I've done for most of my life. So I needed to be re-trained in a completely different career field.
  6. danielle_ftv
    09-14-2008 07:26 AM
    danielle_ftv
    When is your birthday?
  7. danielle_ftv
    09-14-2008 07:12 AM
    danielle_ftv
    Wow that's awesome. I love reading about religions. They are all actually quite interesting. A lot of people don't like it but I've also read the Satanic bible...I'm no satanist I just wanted to see what it was that Satanists believe in. I've also read a lot about new age religions, the druids, and other religions like that. I think I've heard of one or two of the authors that you listed but I don't think I've read anything by them. Unfortunately (or maybe it's fortunately) I read so much that many of the books titles and authors I forget until I see the book cover again.
  8. Ryan
    09-13-2008 11:26 PM
    Ryan
    Hey, thanks for checking out my site and taking the time to write me - I appreciate that. It's definitely a simple-looking site, which can be a turn-off, but, given the budget I have to work with, I'm fairly happy with it. What's most important to me is promoting sites I care about and keeping my links updated.

    Oh, and thank you for the birthday shout-out, man. It was a pretty good day.
  9. danielle_ftv
    09-13-2008 09:10 AM
    danielle_ftv
    Well if you ever get a chance to go to Salem...jump on it. Salem is one of the only places in America (other than Phoenix) that I would consider moving to...if I had to. Salem is the epitomy of America's history. The people there are super friendly...very new agey. Everyone seemed really happy when I was there...but that might be just because it was Halloween time and who isn't happy during Halloween. They have A TON of old buildings and locations that they have preserved. So how are you liking FTVGirls.com by the way?
  10. danielle_ftv
    09-13-2008 08:59 AM
    danielle_ftv
    Hey Geolarson, welcome to the board. Thank you so much for joining it. If you have any questions, comments, or if you just want to talk please don't hesitate to do so.

    XOXO
    Danielle FTV

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