Comments for Cogitations http://kirstenuhler.com Kirsten Uhler Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:15:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Being a Minimalist by Bill McAmis http://kirstenuhler.com/2010/08/09/being-a-minimalist/comment-page-1/#comment-6140 Bill McAmis Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:15:05 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=1268#comment-6140 Kristen, You are right-on in your minimalist thinking. We went through a simular expierence when we moved from a very large house to a small appartment. My wife and I have been married for 41 years. It is amazing how much junk you collect in that period of time. When you have to down size, it really makes you look at something and ask yourself: Do I really need this? Anyway, your post is very insightful and interesting. Great Job!!! Kristen, You are right-on in your minimalist thinking. We went through a simular expierence when we moved from a very large house to a small appartment. My wife and I have been married for 41 years. It is amazing how much junk you collect in that period of time. When you have to down size, it really makes you look at something and ask yourself: Do I really need this?

Anyway, your post is very insightful and interesting. Great Job!!!

]]> Comment on One Down, Many More To Go by Kirsten Uhler http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/03/29/one-down-many-more-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 Kirsten Uhler Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:49:42 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=387#comment-5907 @Danielle -- Thank you. Mostly what I remember about having a cerebrospinal fluid leak is the constant throbbing headaches. They seemed to be alleviated some while I was lying down. While standing or sitting upright I felt dizzy, and I was also experiencing a lot of clear fluid drainage from my nose. I just had radiation therapy a few months ago to hopefully kill anything that might be left after my latest surgery--the craniotomy. My doctor said it likely caused more damage to the healthy cells as well, so it is possible that I may need to actually increase and/or add to my list of medications. It would be nice if you could stop the hormone drugs, or at least reduce them. I understand your anxiety, and I'm sorry it's causing you such frustration. It's nice to find others who are going through the same thing and to be able to support each other. @Danielle — Thank you. Mostly what I remember about having a cerebrospinal fluid leak is the constant throbbing headaches. They seemed to be alleviated some while I was lying down. While standing or sitting upright I felt dizzy, and I was also experiencing a lot of clear fluid drainage from my nose.

I just had radiation therapy a few months ago to hopefully kill anything that might be left after my latest surgery–the craniotomy. My doctor said it likely caused more damage to the healthy cells as well, so it is possible that I may need to actually increase and/or add to my list of medications.

It would be nice if you could stop the hormone drugs, or at least reduce them. I understand your anxiety, and I’m sorry it’s causing you such frustration. It’s nice to find others who are going through the same thing and to be able to support each other.

]]> Comment on Successful Surgery by Kirsten Uhler http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/05/23/successful-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-5906 Kirsten Uhler Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:29:49 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=641#comment-5906 Sure, Danielle. It surprises me that there could be such a long delay between surgery and a spinal fluid leak. Fortunately mine wasn't so serious as to require another hospital visit. Sure, Danielle. It surprises me that there could be such a long delay between surgery and a spinal fluid leak. Fortunately mine wasn’t so serious as to require another hospital visit.

]]> Comment on Stitched, Screwed, and Glued by Kirsten Uhler http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/09/23/stitched-screwed-and-glued/comment-page-1/#comment-5905 Kirsten Uhler Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:23:24 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=934#comment-5905 @Danielle -- They removed as much of the tumor as they could, but they didn't get all of it. What was left after each surgery continued to grow. @Danielle — They removed as much of the tumor as they could, but they didn’t get all of it. What was left after each surgery continued to grow.

]]> Comment on One Down, Many More To Go by Danielle Monahan http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/03/29/one-down-many-more-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-5903 Danielle Monahan Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:02:20 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=387#comment-5903 I was wondering how you knew you were having a CSF leak? The hospital where I had my surgery is a teaching hospital, which is awesome, but I feel like I got a lot of different answers to my questions. This leak and the worry of the tumor grawing back is my greatest now. Also I am still on my hormone drugs and they added one more since the surgery. I am taking the cabergoline you mention earlier because I had a prolactinoma. My goals are to stop taking the meds, have no leak and have the tumor completly gone. My doctor won't do a scan on me for another 5 months which is frustrating. I am very glad to have found your blog, thank you so much for sharing. I hope you are doing well! I was wondering how you knew you were having a CSF leak? The hospital where I had my surgery is a teaching hospital, which is awesome, but I feel like I got a lot of different answers to my questions. This leak and the worry of the tumor grawing back is my greatest now. Also I am still on my hormone drugs and they added one more since the surgery. I am taking the cabergoline you mention earlier because I had a prolactinoma. My goals are to stop taking the meds, have no leak and have the tumor completly gone. My doctor won’t do a scan on me for another 5 months which is frustrating. I am very glad to have found your blog, thank you so much for sharing. I hope you are doing well!

]]> Comment on Stitched, Screwed, and Glued by Danielle Monahan http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/09/23/stitched-screwed-and-glued/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 Danielle Monahan Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:46:35 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=934#comment-5902 Danielle agian, I was wondering if your tumor started growing back after the first time you got it removed, or if it is something that was growing before the surgery? Danielle agian, I was wondering if your tumor started growing back after the first time you got it removed, or if it is something that was growing before the surgery?

]]> Comment on Successful Surgery by Danielle Monahan http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/05/23/successful-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-5901 Danielle Monahan Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:34:39 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=641#comment-5901 Oh, my email address is dani.monahan@gmail.com Oh, my email address is dani.monahan@gmail.com

]]> Comment on Successful Surgery by Danielle Monahan http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/05/23/successful-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-5900 Danielle Monahan Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:33:19 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=641#comment-5900 Hi, my name is Danielle. I just happened to find this when I was looking up info on nose packing. A month ago I had the same surgery you had in Albany. My ENT doc. gave me self disolving nose packing and it's all starting to come up now. Gross. In your writing it said you had this surgery multiple times? One of my risks the doc. said was a CSF leak. I hope I don't have one. He said it could happen 1- even 6 months after surgery though 6 months would be rare. I've never talked to any one with this tumor before, or who went through this surgery. Maybe you could email me a little more about how your recovery went and how your doing now? Hi, my name is Danielle. I just happened to find this when I was looking up info on nose packing. A month ago I had the same surgery you had in Albany. My ENT doc. gave me self disolving nose packing and it’s all starting to come up now. Gross. In your writing it said you had this surgery multiple times? One of my risks the doc. said was a CSF leak. I hope I don’t have one. He said it could happen 1- even 6 months after surgery though 6 months would be rare. I’ve never talked to any one with this tumor before, or who went through this surgery. Maybe you could email me a little more about how your recovery went and how your doing now?

]]> Comment on Traditional Marriage: An Outmoded Institution by Well, If You Insist · Brent Danley http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/05/05/traditional-marriage-an-outmoded-institution/comment-page-1/#comment-5862 Well, If You Insist · Brent Danley Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:42:47 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=529#comment-5862 [...] me that a woman has been “bought,” the price of the ring indicating her value. ~Kirsten Uhler, Traditional Marriage: An Outmoded Institution, Cogitations, May 5, [...] [...] me that a woman has been “bought,” the price of the ring indicating her value. ~Kirsten Uhler, Traditional Marriage: An Outmoded Institution, Cogitations, May 5, [...]

]]> Comment on The Pollyanna Principle by Vignesh Rajan http://kirstenuhler.com/2009/05/20/the-pollyanna-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-5778 Vignesh Rajan Tue, 11 May 2010 02:50:18 +0000 http://kirstenuhler.com/?p=602#comment-5778 From what I understand Pollyanna Principle is about the Positive Bias and it has nothing to do about 'the abused children into adulthood' since it is an -ve thing. Do Correct me if I am wrong. From what I understand Pollyanna Principle is about the Positive Bias and it has nothing to do about ‘the abused children into adulthood’ since it is an -ve thing.

Do Correct me if I am wrong.

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