Re: Morning Watch Smoke; November 17, 2005

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:56:32 -0500, Ian Rastall wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:13:50 -0500, Joe LaVigne
> <jlavigne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Definitely nice to see you posting again, Ian. Hope everything is looking
>>up for you...
>
> Hey Joe. Looking up as much as it can. It's nice to be back. Hope
> everything is going well in Buffalo.

As well as it can...

> I have to go in to the doc in a
> few days to get checked up for tb, as my mom seems to have it, and
> there's certainly something wrong with my lungs. All things being
> equal, it was nice to hear she had tb, as all they told her was,
> "There's a mass in your lungs, and we need to do a CAT scan next
> Tuesday," which is a nice thing to tell someone. She just had a stent
> put in her heart last week, and now she's talking about "being at
> peace". Ah well. It'll probably be hard to deal with. Never had to
> deal with that before. Of course, my own lungs are in pretty bad
> shape, and I *have* lost 60 lbs. so far this year, without trying. The
> doc over at the free clinic really needs to order a scan of some sort,
> instead of giving me Robitussin! Or, uh, I should quit smoking. That
> would be the responsible thing to do. I swear, any time I lie down my
> lungs turn into sacks of phlegm. Sure has been an interesting year.
> Cracked a tooth in Feb. that still hasn't been pulled. Luckily
> Medicaid started paying for dental care right about the time I needed
> a different tooth pulled, and now I have to go in for the other one,
> because the crack goes all the way down to the nerve.

Quitting smoking wouldn't likely cure your issue. Sounds kind of serious.
But topping for a while sure would help the symptoms.

Your issue sounds like an infection. Pneumonia or bronchitis, or something
of the sort. And if it has caused you to lose that much weight, it sure
sounds serious...

As for dental work, I definitely "feel your pain"... Have had my share of
dental experiences that I'd rather not repeat... ;-)

>
> Boy, that's a litany, but it doesn't even scratch the surface. Just a
> hell of a year. It brings religion into focus. I've realized that the
> essential message of all religions is, "Don't worry, it'll all be over
> one day."

See, ya can get THAT without religion! ;-)

>
> Anyway, it's four in the morning, and I'm rambling on about really
> depressing stuff. It's good to hear from you.

You too... Hope everything starts turning around for ya...

--
Joseph M. LaVigne
jlavigne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.thelavignefamily.us/MyPipePages/ - 11/19/2005 1:44:38 AM

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