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From: MSN NicknameSuzEQ59  (Original Message)Sent: 6/14/2007 9:27 PM
Ok I need to vent and hope and pray I do not tick anyone off or hurt any feelings but.. this has been on my mind and it's really bugging me!
 
First let me explain for those who dont know.. I have had cancer twice and been sick ever since I took the radiation and chemo both times.. I have a very low energy level and cant do much of anything...and because of the radiation therapy I cant swallow pills AT ALL! no matter how small they are.. I have scar tissue in my esophogus and they get stuck.. I have to chew my food VERY well in order to swallow even that! liquids even sometimes give me problems... I cant take OTC (over the counter) meds for it as they all come in pill form and are time released so you are not allowed to crush or chew them ... they MUST be swallowed WHOLE! also.. there are liquid forms and dissolvable tabs such as Maalox max etc.. but I CANNOT take those due to the fact that they interfere with my thyroid medications and weaken those.. so now on to my gripe!
 
 
  I am on prevacid for my stomach but when medicare took over the prescription coverage they refused to pay for the capsules I was taking (they helped me when nothing else would!) and instead put me on prevacid solutabs.. AFTER I might add 6 weeks of my going without ANYTHING for my acid reflux which is VERY bad! and they just do not do the trick for me.. they are the same med BUT they are formulated differently and they arent as strong and just do not work as well.. so the last time I had an endoscopy done.. my doc said there was quite a bit of narrowing of my esophogus.. and that the doc who did the proceedure had opened it a bit but that it would probably go back to the normal size.. there was also a lot of scar tissue seen there from the radiation... and there was some erosion of my esophogus from the acid reflux (due to the fact the solutabs arent working as well as the capsules) so he wants me to go on TWO prevacid solutabs a day.. what did medicare say??? AGAIN! they said "nope we wont cover it.. she has to try something OTC!" even after they have been told REPEATEDLY that I CANNOT TAKE THESE MEDS!
 
now my biggest gripe is this.. they pay for you to have your teeth pulled but refuse to pay for dentures.. their excuse? dentures are COSMETIC and they wont pay for anything like that! ok then.. on to next gripe.. they pay for you to have an eye exam but refuse to pay for glasses!? what good does an eye exam do anyone if they cant afford to pay for glasses???? SHEESH!  ok now here is the part I hope doesnt offend anyone out there.. thats NOT my intention at all so please dont take it as such.. my wonderful country I LOVE.. yet I'm not allowed to pledge alligiance to MY COUNTRIES FLAG??? cause I may offend ppl who have immigrated here??? THATS BS! medical treatments or medications.. I cant afford but my lovely government refuses to pay for them since I am not able to.. yet they will let the guys from Mexico.. or Iraq .. or Iran.. or India.. or Veitnam... or any other country in this world come over here in MY HOME and give THEM WELFARE! FOOD STAMPS (which by the way I am not eligible for since I get $12 a month too much!) FREE HOUSING.. FREE MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICATIONS! and have NEVER... NOT ONE SINGLE TIME.. NOT OUT OF ONE DANG PAY CHECK has paid ONE SINGLE SOLITARY DIME of taxes when I worked my butt off all my life ever since I was 13 yrs old and CANT GET SHIT!? whats up with that???? GRRRRRRRRRRR
 
my docs office gave me a 3 weeks supply of samples of my meds BUT I cant take two a day yet.. not until Medicare (IF they do! which I seriously doubt they will!) approves for me to! So I sit here hangin by a thread with worry fogging my every thought.. trying to make ends meet is bad enough but when they bring all the illegal aliens in here and give THEM the things I need.. to me thats the same as coming in MY house eating MY food that I supply... using MY medical benefits to the point that I CANT! and then having the freaking GALL to come out and tell ME I CANT PRAY to MY GOD?! because YOU are offended? I cant pledge alligence to MY FLAG because YOU might be offended! MY kids and grandkids have to learn YOUR Language instead of yours learning OURS? now dont get me wrong.. knowing two languages is a GOOD thing.. but DONT cram it down MY throat! and dont come in MY house where ALL is provided for you INCLUDING small business loans of which btw most of my friends who want to start a small business CANT get!
 
Anyway... I hope I havent offended anyone in our room who is an immigrant to this country.. I LOVE EVERYONE.. its not that.. my gripe is ... if MY country.. and MY government is going to help them then WHY THE HELL cant they help ME? I PAID my taxes.. and I WAS BORN HERE!!! ok nuff said.. I'll get off my soap box now and pray that God continues to look after me and my needs.. which He always has and will... but... I am only human and I DO worry...
 
thanks for listening and again.. I PRAY I didnt offend any of our immigrant roomies.. God bless take care and pray that medicare either shits or gets off the pot before I get sick and lose MORE weight that I CANT afford to lose (btw Im back down to 87 lbs and promising to lose more if Im not able to get my meds.. cant keep anything down without em)
SIGH,
Suzi


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From: MSN NicknameSuzEQ59Sent: 6/14/2007 9:30 PM
PS I did take the capsules BUT I was able to open them and just swallow the teeny tiny little pellets inside with a little apple sauce... and I had to do that a little at a time! for those of you who were wondering how i could take a capsule and not a pill lol

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From: MSN NicknameSuzEQ59Sent: 6/15/2007 2:56 PM
no no I'm not offended AT ALL! I know my country is great and I DEFINATELY KNOW Its not because of it's leaders that it's great! its because of the soldiers who fight their stupid wars! it's because of the working class man / woman who MAKES this country what it is! its because of THEM that our country is ABLE to help other countries.. the problem is.. that the CITIZENS arent the ones who get to decide WHERE that money goes! we have to leave it in the hands of the (very incapable!) politicians who take our generosity for granted and leave us citizens out in the cold! this country could be SO much greater than it is! if only as you say.. they would stick their noses OUT Of other countries business.. I guess I really dont understand politics all that much and I guess they do have to worry about other countries capabilities as far as trying to bring this country down.. but that still doesnt excuse them not caring for HER OWN CITIZENS FIRST! I was raised that "charity begins at home" and believe it or not Al .. there are kids IN THIS COUNTRY( OUR kids!)  who are starving! who's parents cant find work or have to live way out in the country just so they can put a roof over their kids heads (albeit that the houses have cardboard for walls!) and dont have a way to get to a job.. kids who have no clothes or wear rags on a daily basis and forget about shoes! and I think its a downright SHAME this is going on! I feel my country is letting me and hundreds of thousands of other citizens like me and Peg .. down.. BIG TIME! we count on our government to take care of us when we arent able to do that ourselves and what do they do? they send OUR tax dollars to another country to care for THEM.. and I just dont like it... maybe I shouldnt complain so much... I guess as a US citizen I was spoiled into thinking that we are entitled to certain things and care.. and I DO have compassion for kids all over the world and ppl alike who are starving or who dont make a decent wage.. and yes it TICKS ME TO NO END that the rich always have to get richer in this country and to hell with the little guys who PAY them that money! Most of them never look around to see where that money comes from.. and they dont care.. as long as they still get it! and they dont care HOW they get it! they dont care WHO has to suffer so they CAN have those limo rides or those boats and planes you talked about.. I just wish our votes still counted like they use to when my grandparents were alive.. but you may as well not even vote these days with that college electoral crap they have here.. THEY decide now who gets into office.. not US the USA CITIZENS and my friend.. I'm afriad that is going to be the downfall of this country.. and as for the crime rates.. well let me say this.. there IS so much crime because our leaders dont (or wont!) try to make things better for the little man.. so he / she has to do what they have to do in order to take care of their families (not all mind you but DEF a lot of them!) such as deal drugs or steal.. which makes things even worse but if our government would put a price freeze on EVERYTHING... and raise the wages here.. it would be better than it is now! ppl could afford to care for their families at least.. they may not have any extra but they would DEF be able to house and feed their families and I for one.. do not think thats too much to ask in this the richest country in the world!
and dont worry.. no I wasnt offended and I am well aware that many in the world are MUCH worse off than me.. and that does bother me when I go off on one of my tyraids like this but it really irks my nerves that I live in the richest country in the world and so many IN this country as i said.. dont have ANYTHING or any way to get it.. they feel like caged animals and after being caged for so long of a time.. those caged animals turn into vicious animals... eventually it will happen.. God bless!
Love
Suzi

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From: MSN NicknameSuzEQ59Sent: 6/22/2007 3:12 AM
They FINALLY approved my meds! THANK GOD!

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From: MSN Nicknameno1dudaSent: 7/4/2007 5:52 PM
Hello Suzi,
I have not been around much these days...actually, I wondered if I was kicked out again...heard nothing nor received nothing for a very long time...I take responsibility for my part though...I have not been on the computer a lot lately for anything that may be deemed 'recreational'.
I'm sorry to hear about your anxiety concerning your medications but I am equally as glad to learn of approval.
I read your 'venting' thread...without meaning to be offensive either, I feel I must say something...perhaps it may be summed up with these few words...North American Indian...that's my heritage; and, today, when 'Independence Day' is being celebrated throughout the US (Canada Day was July 1), I reflect on the history. When that man, Christopher Columbus pulled his boat up to the shores of this continent, all he really FOUND was land which was already occupied but that is not how the people from the lands across the huge water wrote about it...funny how things evolve!
As for Mexicans; they too are indigenous to this North American continent...the place my people call "Turtle Island". As for 'others'...let us try to remember the human race...the youngest creatures on our Mother, the Earth...it stands to reason that humans have the most to learn...connections (realtionships) refuse to travel very far...not even to 'other' human beings...if there is "One God", how does He/She work? I am confused by much of that...since 'respect' is what I consider extremely valuable and I have never found any respect by disrespecting anyone...
The language known to my spirit on entering this place of 'humanity' was not English! I speak and read and understand because this English was imposed on me. Mohawk is my sacred tongue...and Onkwehonweh loosely translates in this English to 'original people'.
Anyway...I wish everyone the best...
Take care because I care....
Brenda

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From: MSN NicknamebakermoreSent: 7/7/2007 8:27 PM
First, am so glad Suzi that you got your meds....I do have prescription coverage for which I am thnkful or I wouldn't be able to get the most of them...
We had a new law go into effect in Virginia this past week, involving dui and speeding...If caught speeding 20 miles over the limit, you can be fined 3000 dollars...But for a while, this won't apply to NC tags, because they won't know the full laws yet...Here in Virginia, there are a lot of those tags, mostly in this area belonging to the mexican people...Something isn't right here!!!!
I don't keep up with the news, so much violence and sadness to it...I do know that I agree with Al on the products being sent to other countries from here to be made...All of the textile and furniture factories in my area are closed down, due to being sent elsewhere....I have a sister that came out of work last week because of a closing, their stuff is being shipped to China....Because of the very reason that Al said, we can't make a garment here for what it can be made for there...Then it comes back to us and we pay full price for it...
Then the help that our country gives to others...I know there are lots of poor countries that need help but it seems all I am hearing lately is efforts to help those in Africa...I was watching American Idol, where they showed all they were doing and asking for donations in helping people, all that is great...But the foremost country for help was Africa...The people in the USA came next....

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From: MSN Nicknamenewcomputer4Sent: 1/13/2008 3:29 AM
ok I have to grip... we to cut off of health care and went from $236 food stamps to $10, my hushband just became disabled  this yr. we only make 1250 , they  think we can pay our rent and all the bills, plus grocerys  it just make  me mad
 

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