Oh yes. I'd be happy to tell you my experiences.
Posted By: Teardrop on 2009-01-07
In Reply to: Dental Implants - Sara
Do you have any specific questions or just want generalities?
I love mine; they're the best teeth I've ever had. The first quadrant I had done was lower left jaw. It was expensive, and a lengthy process. A staged procedure, with many months healing time between stages. I've had them for a long time 15 years or longer. Fortunately, the guy who pioneered the field has his office practically in my back yard, so I felt very fortunate in that regard. His waiting room always had people who had "flown in" for their appt's. Sheesh, I couldn't have afforded that. Neither could I on the MT wages of today. But in the 80s I was a tiny little MTSO and making enough for a few luxuries.
Good luck! I don't think you would regret the decision.
My dentist's name is Carl E. Misch (world famous), and the second set I had done by Dr. Stacey Vlachos, who was trained by and in partnership with Dr. Misch for many, many years. Dr. Misch is in Birmingham MI. Dr. Vlachos has since moved to Florida and is semi-retired.
Sorry if this sounds disjointed or is filled with typos. I'm tired now, and it's time to shut my baby blues.
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I'm sorry you had bad experiences
And I'm even sorrier that your children have not had fathers who are caring and active in their lives.
But, as I said in my previous post, I had observed the way my husband treated animals - very caring, lots of patience and tolerance. I think the way that people treat animals is a great indicator of what kind of person they really are.
You're right, children can put a great strain on a marriage, especially if there are already problems with the relationship. My husband and I separated when our son was about 16 months old, but we got back together a few months later - primarily for the sake of our son, but over the years we have worked out our marital problems as well.
Perhaps I painted too much of a rosy picture. But the fact is, my husband is a good father, and I have always loved that about him, even when he and I weren't getting along. And having a child has kept us together through some pretty rough times.
My experiences sm
1st time: 8 lbs 6 oz Labor was about 16 hours, had a shot of Stadol that wore off well before I delivered. Pushed for about 20-25 minutes, had the baby, had an episiotomy.
2nd time: 7 lbs (he was a month early) Got to the hospital in false labor, so the doctor broke my water and induced me, don't even ask! The nurse pushed my husband to sign for the epidural. Apparently my moaning, which was not loud, was too much for her to take. It didn't take properly. Pushed once, had the baby and tore.
3rd time: 9 lbs 6 oz. Labor was about 8 hours. No drugs, no cutting, no tearing, pushed once and had the whole baby. Walked out of the delivery room on my own two feet.
4th time: 8 lbs 4 oz. No drugs, but a long, tiring labor. Pushed once and had the baby. No stitches.
5th time: 8 lbs 15 oz. Had a nothing labor at first, but then went from 3 to 10 in about 20 minutes, deep pain. They put the epidural in at the start of that brief pain, but never ran it because I was 10 before they could give me even a test dose. All it did for me was give me a headache later on. Oh, only pushed once.
6th time: 8 lbs 12 ounces. No pain meds, but had to have a Pitocin induction. It was not worse than any of the others and I slept through most of it. Took probably 8 hours in total, only felt it for 3 hours. I pushed once, had the entire baby and walked out of the delivery room about 45 minutes later.
One thing I can tell you is that you are never prepared for the pain. One time you can do it with nothing and the next time you can't. It is up to you in the end. Epidurals DO inhibit the ability to push and that part usually takes longer...tearing up your tissues and making your organs fall more quickly.
I can tell you other things too. The kids who came without pain drugs were absolutely bloodless deliveries, but the first two where I did have drugs were bloody affairs and they were born covered in my blood. The first two I used Lamaze, but the others I went to Bradley natural childbirth and was very prepared for handling the pain without drugs and I did well. I felt better much more quickly with drug free deliveries and my energy seemed not to be so low after having a baby as with the first two.
You might look into watching "The Business of Being Born" a documentary by Ricki Lake. I know it is available on Netflix for streaming right now. Most of what she covered I knew from my research many, many years ago now (my kids are in their 20s now). I was informed then and it amazes me how the medical profession is still manipulating a normal process into a medical emergency, which it rarely is. My kids grew, but the medical profession has not, not in regards to childbirth.
Have any of you had these experiences around Christmas?
I'm not kidding as I tell you all about these happenings.
My husband's mother died Christmas Eve in 1980. 14 years ago we moved into our "new" house and the scent of patcholli permated the house for weeks (his mother's favorite scent). Four years ago, we were having a family shindig in our garage and talking about his mother when the lights went out. Nobody was near the light switch and when I went over, the switch was in the off position.
In 2000, my mother died (how I miss her), but in January. Anyway, all day, the bell she used to ring for me to come help her rang off and on for hours. I kept running out to the living room to see if it was on TV. It wasn't.
My plastic jug of Tide also fell off the shelf iin the laundry room about 2 hours after this. There was no one around but me when this happened and I was busy working. (My laundry room is right outside my computer room).
Tonight, my husband went to take his meds as we were sitting at the kitchen table after eating. His one medicine disappeared. We searched high and low for it around the table and where he keeps his meds to no avail. So I told him to take his other meds and sooner or later his Toprol would show up. If not, we would get another Rx tomorrow. Well, when he went to the sink for his water, there on the counter was his Toprol. I'm talking 15 feet away from the table we were sitting at. Neither of us got up from the table.
Do you think our mothers are back for Christmas again? I would love to have them around for Christmas. I'm not afraid if it is them, and I'm still not afraid if it is not them and I would love to acknowledge that I know it's them, but how would I do that? (Am I strange?).
I just had to share these strange events with everyone. Please don't flame me if you don't believe, but I do. Thank you for listening.
Abilify experiences sm
Need to lose some belly fat, can't exercise that much due to back pain. Anyone tried Abilify with good results? I know it's expensive but would be worth it, as it would probably take strain off my back, that's the main intent here.
Your experiences with simvastatin?
My doc wants me to take simvastatin for sligthtly high cholesterol. Sounded okay to me, til I went online and read lots of horror stories about it, up to and including the "statin shuffle" people describe. I DONT want to take something that is going to affect my neurological system adversely!
Do any of you take it? What are your experiences? Good or bad? What side-effects did it give you?
Yes I am sad to say I share the same experiences.
I am also 37 and post tubal x6 years. I am in the perimenopause state already. I don't know what is worse...
Anyway, I had a scare like that about 4 months ago. I really hate that. I have a friend here in town who is in about the same boat, only she discovered that she really is pregnant and fortunately she will carry a normal pregnancy. She is NOT too happy about it though. I must say I can understand. Her kids, like mine, are all teenagers now and almost out of high school. Now she gets to start all over again.
Not everyone experiences problems with
menopause, perimenopause, etc. My mother and I never had hot flashes, never any medications for problems, stopped with the periods and that was that. Oh, my older aunt and another sister of hers never on anything for hormonal disturbances, anxiety, etc.
We had good experiences at Banfield. nm
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Here is an interesting web site of near death experiences- sm
near-death.com
That's so fascinating to me. I love reading about ND experiences.
nm
I've had bad experiences with them, but I disagree with the laws...
We used to have a rottie (died last year) and they have the same stigma attached to them. We were actually denied homeowners insurance with many different companies because we owned a rottie. The funny thing is, he was the biggest sweet dog you ever met, a giant teddy bear. Our chocolate lab was 100 times more likely to be aggressive/hurt someone, but of course they don't care about chocolate labs.
That said, I've only known a few pits and they were pretty mean, but I blame that on the owners in those cases because they pretty much wanted a mean, protective dog. Because of my experiencw ith my rottie though, I don't agree with laws or rules against certain breeds of dogs because I think they are BS. Dogs should be judged on an individual basis ONLY.
my so nice this morning aren't we. everyone is entitled to their own opinion and experiences. w
maybe she is more educated in her certain situation where her kids went. it doesn't mean every school out there is the same way. there are variety of schools just like there are humans. doesn't mean she can't "share" her experiences. i happen to know for a fact that all the pregnant and/or troubled teens go to the private school in my town, even juve kiddos. it is more about educating yourself and taking the time to look into the schools and what is there even if that means sitting in class all day to figure it out. i am sure some are great and some are horrible.
Doesn't offend me to hear Happy Holidays, Happy Hannuka...sm
or any way someone wants to greet me. As a basic rule, people use the greeting most comfortable to the speaker. What does burn my butt is when someone tries to tell me that my comfortable greeting of "Merry Christmas" is not appropriate. To those who are not concerned with my comfort, I have no concern for theirs.
Merry Christmas to all.
Birthday wish to justme2....Happy B-day to you, happy B-day to you. now make your wish...
I wanted to wish you a very Happy B-Day...I am aging so tomorrw I may forget or at least remember at midnight...LOL...to all you celebrating B-Days this month, Congrats
Happy Bikrthday to me, happy birthday
Unbelievable, I have reached the age of 65- where did the years go?? I would retire but gosh, darn just love this work so much, want to keep on working. Hubs had me a delicious huge chocolate cake this morning and daughter coming over for pizza tonight, oh forgot working today also but like I said, hard to give this terrific life up, that is a life in between my working!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. Hope it is a good one. nm
nm
Happy Birthday to you, then you can wish me a happy birthday on Friday! sm
Aquarians Rule!!!!! LOL
Most men would be happy for a new toy.
My sister got me a toy many moons ago, I named it gumby. My son was 2 at the time and found it DURING a dinner party I was having. He ran into the room waving "gumby" over his head yelling that everyone should look at this sword. My mouth hit the floor and my friends just about peed in their pants laughing. :-)
Happy 4th everyone!!! (sm)
If you're off, have a wonderful day and enjoy it for all of us. If you're working (like me), I hope we can keep productive and make it through another day with little or no downtime. Again, Happy 4th of July!!!!
happy for you!
congratulations! I hope to be debt free myself one of these days, and once I get out of debt, to be smart enough to stay out!
Enjoy the good feeling that you are getting out of all your hard work! 
***** LOL, that should say I think you CAN be happy... ****
Sorry, didn't get enough sleep lastnight and it has been a long day already. My 2 month old is not feeling well.
Happy 62 B-Day to you! nm
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Happy. nm
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I'm so happy
What great news. I hope she stays on the right track. I'll continuing sending prayers.
They look so happy!
Are they all from the same litter? Brothers and sisters? Come on....tell us a little more about them! They must be quite the handful!
Looks like a happy pup to me!
You know your dog better than anyone, and you know if he's happy. My mom had a dog that would bark over every little thing and it made me not want to visit her. It hurt my ears so bad I almost couldn't stand it. She would put a bark collar on her when guests came over to spare them the assault on their ears, and we all appreciated it, let me tell you! She tried several other methods, but they just didn't work on her dog. Dogs are all different, just like kids.
I used to live in a duplex and the people next door had the most horrible barking dogs. It really made my time in that place miserable. I was pregnant and tired all the time but could not get a nap to save my life because of those darn dogs! The owners have a responsibilty to the neighbors to keep their dogs fairly quiet in my opinion. I am an animal lover (also a long-time vegetarian), but those dogs grated on my last animal-loving nerve! Keep taking good care of your dog - he looks quite content and loved to me!
I think you should be happy
because there is a clinical reason for your troubles and those can be managed with meds and behavioral strategies. Best of luck to you. Please don't let it get you down. Better days are ahead. BELIEVE ME!
Wow! I'd be happy with
half of that!
We did get one snow here in NC that was close to 20 inches, and it was lots of fun, but also challenging because it happened all at once, just like you got, and regular cars can't drive until it's been cleared. Now up in WI, the plows would be on top of it immediately, but here in NC, homeowners were having to use shovels. It was like caveman days for about 4 days here! LOL.
You will be happy to know.....SM
That I called another Kohl's about a half hour away from me yesterday. They had the exact number of plates I needed, as well as other pieces............at 80% off, so I went ahead and got them.
Happy B-Day to me...Happy B-Day to me
Well, I just wanted to share that with all of you wonderful people.
Happy B-Day to you x66, and many, many more..
Wow,
Happy Birthday..and enjoy it to the fullest. Hope it is a very pleasant one...
No, actually I am not happy - sm
I did not ask you to stop "gaming," I simply said there may be a solution to allow 2 Gab Boards so everyone is happy.
Moderator
How do we know you are really happy? lol
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Happy M-day to me
Okay, I'm not a mom but I wish I was. Now I'm just too old to be one (I've lost every bit of patience for small children and getting ready for menopause (and no adoption is out). However, every time I see a small child my heart aches for the child I never had. So many mother's days gone by. No cards, no flowers. No child to wrap their little arms around my neck and say I love you. Spent most of my years going out to brunches to celebrate my mom, my grandma, my DH's grandma and mom, my sister-in-law with her 2 small children. My heart aches for what I never had and never will have. Now my DH kisses me and says happy mother's day from the Cat. Well I'm not as sad as I used to be. Took my sisters son to realize that I no longer want children (that and the Menendez brothers HA HA). So it's happy mother's day to me from the cat, who wakes me up in the morning by jumping on my pillow and rubbing her head against mine saying "wake up mommie, I'm hungry", then runs in front of me watching me to make sure I follow her to the kitchen. While working she will sit on my desk reaching out to touch me fingers while I type away on the keyboard. So happy m-day to me.
Happy B-day to you !
Be grateful you made it this far when so many others have not. Appreciate each day and live life to the fullest!
no, happy mt, they all come HERE and do that. (nm)
Is this not the dump board to them??
Thanks Happy MT...sm
The economy excuse would not be far from the truth either. Just was not sure if it would sound too cliche these days. It really is a good time to bring it up to her. You are so right about Christmas being much more relaxing without gift exchange. My friend is the only person I buy for; everyone else in my life is an adult, so they get stiffed!  But at least Christmas is mostly stress-free. Thanks for replying.
happy for you
So glad to hear you got the good news. I have spent much of today worrying about the same as we have a sister who is with one of the chrysler dealers that is closing, and a son-in-law, and 2 very good friends who could be out of luck with GM closures. So far no word from any of them. I am very happy to hear that someone was on the side that had the good fortune to remain open. Good luck to you and your husband.
Happy B-day!
You are not expecting too much to expect your parents and your long term boyfriend to remember this special day in your life. I would probably give my boyfriend the silent treatment and when he says what is wrong say did you forget what day it was. My b-day. He will probably feel an inch tall then. Go to Dairy Queen and splurge on calories. You deserve it!
Happy Children
You don't know me or my children so you can't have any idea if they are happy or not.
And they are, very happy. They don't complain, they do what is needed and they have their activities, work, school, etc. They have great social lives and live life very fully, but with the expectation that things are done a certain way and if they aren't,there are reperucussions.
See my post above in a new thread, if you expect little, you get litte. It's that simple.
Yes, happy birthday.
nm
Happy Birthday sm
We bought a birthday cake with Happy Birthday Jesus on it and sang happy birthday. Our 7-year-old loved it!
That goes for me 2 !! Well done, and happy birthday. NM
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That is great, happy for you.
If I had the choice to keep my ovaries, I too would do it in a heartbeat.
Happy Valentines Day
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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday
Yes today is my hmmmmmm, 39 and holding at this time but my wonderful hubby had dozen red roses sitting on my desk this morning when I first opened the door. How sweet was that! I adore this man and could not ask for more!
Hey, happy birthday!
 Doncha just love getting flowers?! Happy birthday and here's to many more!
Happy Birthday!
I am 39 too. I think I am done with birthday's, but will not refuse roses! I hear 50 is the new 30 so does that make 40 the new 20? If so maybe I will have just one more. LOL Anyway Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day!
Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You!
Get plastered, you.........(bad guuurrlll), Happy Birthday to You! (like the real birthday song ya' know). I know, I'm corny! LOL - Have a good one! Loving hubby, too! You go girl!!!!! Have fun! 
Happy Birthday to you - - - - - -
:)
make that 3...it's my Happy Day too!~ sm
May this year be filled with blessings for both of you!!
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