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Greetings all----and happy birthday to any that I missed and am trying to get to all posts--and am saddened by many----
Anyhoo---3 more weeks and we leave for home----I am so happy--L. wants to leave for home on April 1--I say NO--we leave March 30/31!!!
Today Lou took me to a very odd museum---it had all these funny machines with slots that sucked in ya money bills??? Where am I-wondered my brain --and if U believe that then I am good!!!hahaha
Yup back to the casino---well it was either that---yoga or Lou going out to continue helping Doug paint--so we choose the place that cleaned us out like a cleaners would do---but we had fun~~~
and what could be worse???? the way this country is falling to pieces--I am not to happy with *issues*----thats all I have to say about that!!! so FAR!!!!!
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luve ya all
Barbara
the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control
I hope you managed to get away from the money suckers in time - while you still had enough money to get back home.
It's good to see you posting again - we've been wondering what you've been up to.
Luve,
Galahad
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Yep, you have been missed............. Hope you and Louie have a wonderful trip home.
As far as the way this Nation is headed - "Don't get me started!!!"
Love, Shirley
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber"
-- Winston Churchill
My friend Carla(doug;s west coast mom- ) appears to have too much PROTEIN in her blood work ups~~~
What does this mean-----
I could google it but than up come the BIG descriptions--and that screws me up---so any Plain and Simple Xplanation would be great--
Carla had a megga heart attack about 5 years back(Xmas Eve to be Xact)---she coded 3 times but thankfully survived and looks as though nary a thing is wrong with her----
So plain and simple PLEASE---Xplain too much protein --
Thanks alot----Carla is a terrific lady and the first time we met it was like we knew each other forever---and that be 15 years aleady--WOW!!!! Her hubby Ken (who I call Tex--cus he from Texas and has that drawl-- ) is like a relaxed comfy rocking chair---he calls me ROSE!!!
Dont ya luve it------
Anyhoo---looking foward to peoples Xplanation of too much protein!!
thanks---and am counting dayz--like Pippi would count nights when heading towards a vacation---- to heading home!!!
Luve ya all
Barbara
the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control
Yep, this topic can be considered to be a rather complicated issue. The body's organs produce many types of proteins that circulate in the bloodstream, and each protein has a specific function. A medical test known as serum electrophoresis, allows the the blood proteins to be separated, identified and measured.
Human blood usually contains five major groups of protein: albumin, alpha-1 globulin, alpha-2 globulin, beta-globulin and gamma- globulin. These proteins can be further divided into classes by additional tests, in order to define the forms known as immunoglobulins: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG and IgM. Depending on the protein characteristics in the blood, then, doctors can sometimes diagnose certain diseases.
Patients sometimes show abnormal proteins, or an excess of a particular protein, in the blood. The most common abnormality is an over-abundance of IgM, which is seen in myeloma and other forms of plasma, (blood), cell cancer. Her doctor may want to perform a bone marrow test, to make sure her plasma cells, in the marrow, are normal.
Sometimes, excess proteins may just represent a normal variation, but the answer to your question depends on what sort of proteins are elevated. In general, though, too much protein in the blood may cause kidney damage.
High total protein levels may be a result of many things, including arthritis, chronic infections, dehydration, Hodgkin's lymphoma, (which is a cancer of the lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow), leukemia, vomiting and diarrhea, etc. IOW, the cause could be something minor, or something serious.
Hopefully, in Carla's case, it's just something minor. Sorry I can't be more specific.
Luve,
Galahad
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
) appears to have too much PROTEIN in her blood work ups~~~