One other thing on my mind is that he has had gastro-type problems for several months now . Our family Doctor just retired (someone I had complete trust in ) The new Dr has not run any tests but has told him he thought he had a hiatal hernia and was giving him Prilosic to see if his symptoms improved . When this episode began the new Dr was on vacation so we were passed on to who ever was on call ....thank goodness the ER drs are vigilant . But still I feel a little lost w/o established history with his new Dr ......what if he is just not good ,I don't want my sons health to suffer because the new guy can't think beyond the box .....if you know what I mean ?
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Spent last few days in Hospital with our 23 yr old son
by troubled mind insevere abdominal pain turned out to be pancreatitis !
very scary .... his levels of enzymes should have been 180 ,but were 4,500 .
all the tests xrays , ulta sound and mri showed no gallstones or blockages just one mother of an inflamned pancreas .
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Spent last few days in Hospital with our 23 yr old son
by troubled mind insevere abdominal pain turned out to be pancreatitis !
very scary .... his levels of enzymes should have been 180 ,but were 4,500 .
all the tests xrays , ulta sound and mri showed no gallstones or blockages just one mother of an inflamned pancreas .
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Exwhyzee.......I am so sorry to hear how your son was treated by family ,just makes me sad . I can not imagine ever treating one of my children like that, and I was born and raised a JW in for 44yrs . One thing I always knew even as a Witness was that I would never abandon any of my children for any reason .
Wasblind .....No my son has not been out of the country . However something keeps eating at the back of our minds .....He started a new job last year .Last spring the building he works in was flooded after heavy rains flooded the local Creek . Ever since then several guys in the same shop as him have had gastro-intestional problems. We have wondered if something from the flood waters got into the ventilation system there plus some of those guys helped with cleanup after the flood .
My son does not have the typical lifestyle that Drs see with pancreatitis . He doesn't drink alcohol ,no smoking ,is normal weight and eats fairly healthy for a young single guy .
Being the Mom that I am I worry way far over board . With this I am scared because type 1 diabetes is in my family history and now his pancreas is involved so I immediately am worried about that ....So yeah I am stressed out and have not slept well for a while .
His pain had subsided before they tried giving him food . Right away he felt discomfort upon eating so they restricted him back to a liquid only diet until Monday and after he sees his DR.
Thank you for all the well wishes and concern it really does make me feel better reading them . It is a sinking feeling to know strangers have more empathy than our own flesh and blood ...but many of you are well aware .
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Spent last few days in Hospital with our 23 yr old son
by troubled mind insevere abdominal pain turned out to be pancreatitis !
very scary .... his levels of enzymes should have been 180 ,but were 4,500 .
all the tests xrays , ulta sound and mri showed no gallstones or blockages just one mother of an inflamned pancreas .
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Severe abdominal pain turned out to be Pancreatitis ! Very scary .... His levels of enzymes should have been 180 ,but were 4,500 . All the tests xrays , ulta sound and MRI showed no gallstones or blockages just one mother of an inflamned pancreas . They are guessing it was caused by a virus . His levels are still very high even after massive IV pushes , but they did let him go home tonight . Still on a liquid diet until he sees Dr on Monday and more blood tests .
I had called his JW grandmother for advice before we went to the ER (she is a nurse ) The next day I called and left a recorded message to tell her what he had.......but have not had one return phone call or call to show concern for his well being .....I am so disgusted by her lack of natural affection .
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So angry with myself right now....
by Reality79 inearlier today i was at a local tyre shop standing outside getting a couple of my wheels replaced when this 'sister' who i haven't seen for a number of years decided to approach me.
i didn't even recognise her at first because her hairstyle was different and she was wearing these oversized shades, but this is someone who was always funny with me from day one and hardly ever said a word to me even when i used to be in her book study group that was in her home back in the 90s.. anyway, she asked if it was me and then she said who she was in case i didn't remember.
she told me she saw my sister at the memorial last night (my sister who is inactive wasn't even going to attend that particular memorial, but because this f**king elder i used to hate called her out of the blue to "encourage" her to attend, she went along) blah blah blah but didn't get to speak to her for too long.. so she asked me what congregation i go to but then quickly asked if i'm still in the "truth".
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Sounds like the second Jw you talked to is looking for help and ecouragement .....to leave .
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...and then, something Amazing happened! (Don't view if you don't want to cry)
by Terry ingame winning homerun turns tragic - but then something amazing happenedwww.godvine.comafter this girl hit her first ever home run, she tore her acl running to first base.
just when tragedy was inevitable, something odd, yet amazing, happened.
watch this very touching video to see the inspirational outcome.
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Wonderful story Terry ,thanks for sharing. I sent it to my husband, he is a sports official, and a big softy ,he'll cry ....
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I just discovered something!
by fade_away inwhen i was a witness, my friends and i used to make hilarious parody videos about everything.
titanic, jackass, 24, and our own religion: jehovah's witnesses.
all of which got us all in trouble with the elders.
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Our son and a few of his friends did some parody JW videos too. They were usually Ninja type field service situations .Actually very funny they weren't to offensive and we had a pretty good sense of humor .....wish I could find a few of them to share .
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How many received the memorial invitation?
by IMHO inhow well is this territory being covered?.
how many on here (active jws excluded) received an invitation?.
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Cherish the new memories we can make now that we are Ex-JW
by troubled mind inmy husbands sister lives across the country from us .
we have had little contact with her over the years .
since leaving the witnesses i have tried to restablish their connections .
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My husbands sister lives across the country from us . We have had little contact with her over the years . Since leaving the Witnesses I have tried to restablish their connections . Tomorrow is her 50th birthday so for the first time we sent her a present ......here is what she wrote on facebook this morning .
"I cried this am when a delivery was made. It is a birthday present from my brother and his wife. They were JW's so they did not celebrate holidays. Well today I received my first present ever from my brother and wife... a gorgeous music box that plays Irish eyes are smiling. I will keep this dear to my heart forever! How did they know I LOVE music boxes????? Thank you Brenda and Carl! It's the BEST! I love you guys "
Sometimes we spend a lot of time focused on the past and become bitter on what we have missed out on ,but moments like this remind me how important it is to make new memories NOW . Everyday we have the chance to do or say something that lifts someone else up .Don't pass up those moments because your angry over the past . That is why birthday's and holidays are so special to me now ....it means an oppurtunity to make a happy memory .
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"House" TV Show: Did I Just Hear a '1975'/Witness Reference !!!??
by metatron ini'm starting to think i hallucinated this!
house picks up the 'bi" babe from prison.
she stops the car to go to a door and he wisecracks, 'i didn't know you were a jehovah's witness'.
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She went to the door and knocked when the guy answers she knees him in the nuts . She calmly walks back to the car and House says " I didn't know you were a Jehovah's Witness " and she says " The weak lost faith when the end didn't come in 1975 ,but dammit I still believe " .....(.She could have said when Christ didn't return i am not sure )
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"House" TV Show: Did I Just Hear a '1975'/Witness Reference !!!??
by metatron ini'm starting to think i hallucinated this!
house picks up the 'bi" babe from prison.
she stops the car to go to a door and he wisecracks, 'i didn't know you were a jehovah's witness'.
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YES .....I just saw it and it did happen .....I busted up laughing .....someone on the writing staff is an ex-Jw