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OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IS MY PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK GOODNESS!
The right choice has been made, with all respect!

CHANGE FOR THE MIDDLE WORKING CLASS AND FOR THE ENTIRE U.S.A!

Whales

For most people, dreaming about whales is a pleasant experience. These huge water dwelling mammals may be symbolic of the connection that exists between the unconscious and conscious mind. They may represent the dreamer's level of awareness, perceptiveness, and intuition. Some think that they represent our emotional power or are messengers from the spiritual realms. If the ocean waters were turbulent, and the whale in your dream was unpredictable or on the attack, considers the emotional environment in your every day life. Under such unpleasant dream circumstances, these large animals may represent overwhelming emotional or psychological issue and problem.

That Sharp Pain in your Chest
Do you ever get a piercing pain in your chest, usually on your left side under your rib, which almost feels like a bubble ready to burst?

It causes you to catch your breath, and you try not to breathe in or breathe out too much because it’s extremely painful either way. You take short, staggered breaths and try not to move. Finally, you work up the courage to take a sharp inhale or exhale. You feel a sensation similar to a “bubble” bursting and the pain is gone.

What is this strange sensation that is so painful and uncomfortable? It is actually a very common condition and most people have experienced it. The medical term for this occurrence is Precordial Catch Syndrome.


Many people mistakenly believe that they are having a heart attack at the onset of this type of pain. While the pain is strong and located in an area that would seem like the heart, this condition is not a heart attack, nor is it heart related.

Precordial Catch Syndrome (PCS) is the most common cause of recurring chest pain. It is also sometimes known as “a stitch in the side” or “Texidor’s twinge”. It occurs most often in children and teenagers, but does persist into adulthood as well. The pain occurs just under the left nipple, near where you feel the heart beat most strongly on the front of the chest, and comes on very suddenly.

This extremely sharp pain causes a person to not want to move or breathe. This is where the “catch” part of the name is derived. Any movement or breathing only seems to intensify the pain. The pain usually lasts for around 30 seconds to 1 minute before disappearing. Sometimes the pain will suddenly disappear upon taking a strong breath or moving suddenly as well. This can almost feel like a “pop” of an imaginary “bubble”. After the pain is gone, there is usually a dull ache that lingers.

These onsets of pain can occur frequently, sometimes several times a day, and can occur when exercising, resting, or when in virtually any other state. Doctors have not been able to correlate PCS with any particular triggers, such as heavy activity or the like. However, there are some doctors that believe things like heavy or irregular breathing or even posture could play some type of role in bringing about an episode of PCS.

At this time, doctors and researchers do not know what causes the pain associated with PCS. The most accepted theory is that the pain is the result of a pinched nerve somewhere. Due to the fact that the onsets of PCS are so quick and disappear just as quickly, it’s hard for doctors to actually see the condition “in action”.

While doctors aren’t sure of the actual causes, they are sure that it poses no danger. They believe it to be a completely benign condition and is most certainly not cause for alarm. For this reason, there is not a lot of information or studies regarding the physical cause of PCS available. Doctors feel no need to intensify study of something they know to be only a “minor inconvenience”.

The only real worry is that sometimes, what seemed like PCS, could possibly turn out to be something more serious. The following are signs of more concerning illness:

• Chest pain that extends into the left side of the jaw or arm
• Chest pain that a person describes as a “heavy” feeling
• Pain that does not improve at least a little after 24 hours of regular doses of ibuprofen
• Fever
• Cough, especially a cough that produces phlegm ("flem," or “flame")
• Extreme anxiety with the pain or a feeling of “impending doom”
• Blueness or paleness of the lips or fingernails
• An irregular, rapid, or pounding heart rate
• Marked difficulty breathing or catching one’s breath (different from mild pain with breathing)
If any of these occur, please be sure to call your doctor’s office right away. These could be indications of a more serious and potentially threatening condition.

People experiencing PCS need no particular treatment at all. Usually, just the reassurance that they aren’t having something dangerous happening is all that they need to hear to set their minds at ease. PCS should not interfere with normal activity, and there’s no reason to use any form of medication.

If you are experiencing PCS, it may be worth a visit to the doctor just to go over the symptoms to be sure that it is not a different condition that could be more serious. Doctors can easily tell the difference between a serious heart condition and Precordial Catch Syndrome just by talking with the patient, and doing a physical examination.

In the meantime, you can rest assured that your extremely painful, stabbing feeling is completely normal and only a “minor inconvenience”. And remember, the key to getting rid of the pain quickly is to just work up the courage to take that deep breath, scream in pain, and be done with it.

i LOVE MARCOS

start exercising.

I'm in pines and just contemplating about the situations going on around me. It's quite depressing but I chose to look for afar and laugh. WHy laugh? Because the fact that things seem so fragile and break so easily is just, amazing.
Lord, I think we need more band-aids.

"People can understand that medicine isn't black and white, that it's an art."

Did Kristin Baker really delete her livejournal..?
where is she?

Sara, im praying for you still right now. I have not been able to think of anything else. Nikki, and you. I will be seeing you tomorrow and if the hospital people dont let me in, im running in. I dont even know how to express how i feel right now. i have lit candles, and have gotten groups to pray. You dont know how much you have influenced my life, and how important you are. NIKKI, we really never have talked much, but im praying so much for you too. Like i said, I dont even know what i feel. Somewhat destroyed, and scared. Another tragedy like this.. You are all going to make it.

SARA IM PRAYING FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, AND AT EVERY MOMENT.
NIKKI IM PRAYING FOR YOU TOO...
AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WAS INVOLVED.
IM GOING TO TRY TO VISIT YOU TOMORROW MORNING, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. I SWEAR THAT IF ANYTHING MORE THAN SEVERE HAPPENS, I DONT KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO.
IM SCARED, BUT IM STAYING STRONG FOR YOU.
IM PRAYING FOR YOU, FOR HIM TO PROTECT YOU ALL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yaaaaay.

 

 Katherine

 

It really has been a long while since I've updated. I've been trying to get away from all the stress and such, and all this decision-making. Jeopardizing my school year and all. You know how it is.. I'm not in school right now. Kind of stuck in between. And I am quite bored because I rather not go out since I feel I do not deserve to. No one is going out anyway since It has been school nights. It feels so strange to be, somewhat, stuck. I spent today reading a Stephen King book I had been reading a little while before the accident. It really is a great book. "Bag of Bones" Then I curled up and listened to this marvelous CD I made awhile ago. Repeating From Autumn to Ashes various times. I was woken up this morning at 7:30, due to this reaction I get when someone turns off the air conditioning while I am asleep. My body does not seem to conform to it well. And I get this sniffy, hard-to-breathe feeling. I have this annoying sore throat, and I feel tired but the kind of tired you feel that you can't even sleep. I just have these all over rare feelings revolving around me. Scared, nervous, anxious, unworthiness. I just want to be settled. My sister keeps telling me my room is ready... And My dad arrived today to deal with all this and see how things work out. I won't be able to bring much stuff moving over there. But what can you do? Everyone is asking me where am I going to end up, etc. I really have no answer to that. All I can do is hope for the best. OH yeah.. Tomorrow 7:30AM, blood tests because I have another surgery. This will be the sixth one. More fucking anesthesia. Andat 10:30AM I must pick up my nex x-rays. Hope for the best..

Merry Xmas Eve to all of you.