[NFBF-Tampa] Requesting positive thoughts and uplifting prayers

Sun May 16 12:42:57 UTC 2021

Hi MERRY

Are you and MARION OK and is your beautiful GUIDE DOGS OK? I am so so sorry you had a fire. I truly truly understand and know what you are going through. When me and my two sisters was younger and living on that street we had a severe house fire. There was a homeless person lived in the house next to ours and he caught the house on fire and it came across and burned up the upstairs that was connected to our house and came into our house and did severe damage where we were no longer was able to live in that house. And we also had to stay in a hotel for a month and a half to two months before we found another home. So I truly truly understand what you are going through at this time. I didn’t happen to us once it happened to us twice. You are definitely in my prayers. If you need anyone to talk to I am just a text away.

Love you always my beautiful dear friend/ big sister❤️❤️🤟🤟
I gave you too I love you handsome signs with to red hearts.

Lots of love always 
Ineko & Frisco 

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> On May 16, 2021, at 8:36 AM, Merry Schoch via NFBF-Tampa <nfbf-tampa at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> Currently, we are living in a hotel. On May 8, we experienced a house fire. Are humans and animals are safe! please keep us in uplifting positive thoughts and prayers! We would like to return home as soon as we can. We will deal with construction but first we have to get approval to have the electric turned back on and make sure the home is safe for our return.
> 
> Thanks,
> Merry
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>>> On May 15, 2021, at 10:04 AM, David via NFBF-Tampa <nfbf-tampa at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Hello, Ineko,
>> 
>> Spinal stenosis is very common. I just had surgery opening up the trefoil canal from the top of the thoracic spine to the bottom of the lumbar spine, removing a disc or two, screwing two titanium rods to both ends of ten vertebrae. I can't say it was painless, but it is manageable. At 81 I've had a good run. The surgery will likely allow me to avoid being paralyzed or having my peripheral neuropathy progress any further.
>> 
>> It is important to keep your core muscles in shape. I've had some back pain for years, but exercise and acetaminophen have kept it in check until now. I probably wouldn't have even had the surgery at this point if it hadn't been for a nasty e-coli abscess on my spine that had to be removed by taking out some of the bone. I chose to move forward and have the laminectomy to avoid problems down the road.
>> 
>> You are young yet. So you likely have a lot of time before the stenosis becomes much of a problem, if it ever does. While everyone is different, it sounds like you have a good medical team that will keep on top of it.
>> 
>> Good luck to you.
>> 
>> David in Clearwater, FL
>> david at bakerinet.com
>> 
>> On 5/14/2021 11:33 PM, Ineko Gary via NFBF-Tampa wrote:
>>> Hi everyone
>>> 
>>> Question can everyone please keep me lifted up in prayers. I have some news to share with you that I just found out yesterday from the MRI they did back December 3. I had to wait until they had got a new doctor. The new doctor at BRANDON HEALTHPLEX.
>>> 
>>> She read the MRI results to me and my sign language interpreter. And I just found out that I am in the early stages of spinal stenosis. Yesterday I cried and my doctor wanted to keep me for a little while until my nerves was coming up to leave. If you’re not sure what spinal stenosis is I will link it down below.
>>> 
>>> I put some information down below for those who do not know what spinal stenosis is. You can read it at your own time if you would like to
>>> 
>>> Lots of love always ❤️🤟
>>> Ineko & Frisco 
>>> 
>>> Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen that results in pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots.[6] Symptoms may include pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms or legs.[1] Symptoms are typically gradual in onset and improve with bending forwards.[1]Severe symptoms may include loss of bladder control, loss of bowel control, or sexual dysfunction.[1]
>>> 
>>> Spinal stenosis
>>> 
>>> Spinal stenosis
>>> Specialty
>>> Orthopedics, neurosurgery
>>> Symptoms
>>> Pain, numbness, or weakness in the arms or legs[1]
>>> Complications
>>> Loss of bladder control, loss of bowel control, sexual dysfunction[1]
>>> Usual onset
>>> Gradual[1]
>>> Types
>>> Cervical, thoracic, lumbar[2]
>>> Causes
>>> Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal tumors, trauma, Paget's disease of the bone, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, achondroplasia[3]
>>> Diagnostic method
>>> Based on symptoms and medical imaging[4]
>>> Differential diagnosis
>>> Cauda equina syndrome, osteomylitis, peripheral vascular disease, fibromyalgia[5]
>>> Treatment
>>> Medications, exercises, bracing, surgery.[6]
>>> Medication
>>> NSAIDs, acetaminophen, steroid injections[7]
>>> Frequency
>>> Up to 8% of people[4]
>>> Causes may include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal tumors, trauma, Paget's disease of the bone, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, and the genetic condition achondroplasia.[3]It can be classified by the part of the spine affected into cervical, thoracic, and lumbar stenosis.[2] Lumbar stenosis is the most common, followed by cervical stenosis.[2]Diagnosis is generally based on symptoms and medical imaging.[4]
>>> 
>>> Treatment may involve medications, bracing, or surgery.[6] Medications may include NSAIDs, acetaminophen, or steroid injections.[7] Stretching and strengthening exercises may also be useful.[1] Limiting certain activities may be recommended.[6] Surgery is typically only done if other treatments are not effective, with the usual procedure being a decompressive laminectomy.[7]
>>> 
>>> Spinal stenosis occurs in as many as 8% of people.[4] It occurs most commonly in people over the age of 50.[8] Males and females are affected equally often.[9] The first modern description of the condition is from 1803 by Antoine Portal, and there is evidence of the condition dating back to Ancient Egypt.[10]
>>> 
>>> Signs and symptoms	
>>> Causes	
>>> Types	
>>> Diagnosis	
>>> Treatments	
>>> Epidemiology	
>>> Research	
>>> References	
>>> External links	
>>> Last edited 6 days ago by Nemo bis
>>> RELATED ARTICLES
>>> Lumbar spinal stenosis
>>> Medical condition of the spine
>>> Spondylosis
>>> Hindi translation
>>> Cervical spinal stenosis
>>> Medical condition
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