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[withm]

I have to go feed their three siblings that a friend of mine has. She can't make it home as planned because her BF, one of my best friends of all time, is in the decompression chamber after a diving accident yesterday...I have barely any details, I am very worried. He's in a city about two hours away. I'm under instructions to not even tell _my_ BF, which is stressing me out.

Been there, done that. 5 yrs ago this weekend I took a pretty good hit and ended up in the recompression chamber, with 4 chamber rides (or was it 5? can't remember) over the following week. I was very fortunate and now suffer no resididual effects, though it did take a few weeks for all the symptoms to go away. I continued to dive until 2 years ago when the boat I worked on was sold.

I will dive again, but will probably pass on cold water limited vis stuff, try to stick with warmer water. The diving up here just isn't that good to do it for recreation. It was "great" when I was younger, and they were paying ME to do it, but if I have to do the paying, not nearly good enough. LOL.

Anyway, your friend's BF will probably end up ok, but will probably feel lousy for a while, especially "mentally" as he re-lives the event. Everyone I know tends to get a little depressed when they get bent. I guess is the "how could it happen to me" reaction. If she (or he) wants to talk about it with someone that's been there, let me know. If I can help I will. I have been diving 30 yrs, and have done well over 1,000 dives.

Martha

[crazycanuck]

UGH...sitting here unable to think....What on earth was i thinking not taking my medication??? That and borrowing a road bike that may have been a bit too big for me. We believe it put too much pressure on my neck as i was holding it in a strange position....

So, i'm sitting at home wandering on the net reading about hashimoto's & reminding myself to not forget to take the eutroxig...I thought i could control the symptoms just by excercise alone... nope....

ian wanted to slap me with a wet fish yesterday....i won't tell my mom....

c

[Lise]

Sorry to hear about it, CC, but it sounds like it's just time to get back up on the horse, as it were. Get your thyroid back under control, respect her needs, and you'll be back on the bike soon. Maturity is the ability to say, "I was wrong", and change course to make it right. (((CC))) L.

[crazycanuck]

<<<<lise>>>>> thanks! I def won't forget to take me medication if it means being off my bike, no swimming or running...! Am feeling a bit better, no numbness but exhausted.

Nanci, how is your friend???

I've always wanted to try diving but never have. There's some great diving up in northern western australia at the ningaloo reef-whale sharks come & mate there..

c

[DrBee]

Nanci - how's your friend? Any word on when he's coming home?

CC - I had a friend that had thyroid problems. She was always bouncing up and down in weight and feeling good/bad. She eventually had it removed and it doing great!


Other drift... I just ran for the first time in 23 years. Yes, it's true. I didn't run for long and not very fast, but I did it! Now, I'm on my way to training for the triathlon Wow running uses different muscles. I like my shoes, though!

[snapdragen]

Today I'm playing hooky. I could not stand the thought of going to work. Gads, will I be able to last another 3-5 years before I retire.....

[Trek420]

9 years for me, don't know how I'll make it.

I've taken some vacation time off but the plan today instead of nesting/painting the humble adobe is that there's a hike at the OIompali State Historic Park.

I must have passed that park entrance countless times but have never been in as far as I recall unless I was very young. So...local Gay Lesbian Sierrans are having a hike, figured I'd go. The odd thing about this park is it's only accessible from one direction on 101. So all my life I've driven North and thought "someday I'll go in" and then some other time driving south "Nah, I don't have time.

So today I went.

There were two gals there, really nice hike, about 6 miles, nice group o' gals. We saw all kinds of wildlife, wild turkeys and lots of deer. The fawns were out in force. One trotted right up towards us on the path then went uphill and followed nearby but a few yards away before heading to Mom.

We couldn't figure out which of the historic buildings was the one the Gratefull Dead used to hang out in.

[Lise]

Other drift... I just ran for the first time in 23 years. Yes, it's true. I didn't run for long and not very fast, but I did it! Now, I'm on my way to training for the triathlon Wow running uses different muscles. I like my shoes, though!

Running fish doctor! YEA! L.

[DrBee]

Thanks Lise! I don't hurt too bad. I'm going to go again tomorrow morning before work. Eek!

I have decided to apply for the job. I'm telling my boss tomorrow. Then I'll have to tell my boss's boss. That should be a thrill. I tell the postdoc on Thursday. Think good thoughts for me - please