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side effects
None to speak of, thank God! I don't feel like there are any meds going through me,,thank God.
This is great so far. The tiny bit of woozy feeling I felt originally, which WAS TINY TINY TINY BIT, nothing scary or anything, is gone and it feels like I am not on tx. I did get a headache 4 hours after the shot and chills, felt like flu,,,,but to those that are planning on tx,,,,,don't even worry about that 'flu feeling' that is mentioned by those treating,,,its nothing that you have never felt before.
I haven't had the flu since i was a child and so when i felt it comming on,,,I turned it to actually think of good memories,,,,I hated school as a child and when i got the flu,,i would be in bed all day with my mother giving me soup and liquids and such. Hard to explain, but I let my imagination take me back to that time and I had a 'safe feeling,' Not to sound 'new age,' which i am not, but just wanted you to know that I just rode the wave, knowing it was going to eventually go away and it did.
The reason I am saying all this is because alot of times we hear how scary treatment is and thus far,,,its a piece of cake,,I am telling those that are afraid,,NOT TO FEAR. Yes sometimes people may have a harder time than others, but sometimes we don't get enough of posts of the positive. We only post when things go wrong sometimes.
Of course I know I have a only been on tx for 4 days, but I AM TELLING YOU, IF I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF TAKE THE INJECTION AND MEDS, I WOUDLN'T EVEN KNOW THEY ARE IN MY BODY.
I hope this helps those who may be fearful. Best wishes to you all.
This is great so far. The tiny bit of woozy feeling I felt originally, which WAS TINY TINY TINY BIT, nothing scary or anything, is gone and it feels like I am not on tx. I did get a headache 4 hours after the shot and chills, felt like flu,,,,but to those that are planning on tx,,,,,don't even worry about that 'flu feeling' that is mentioned by those treating,,,its nothing that you have never felt before.
I haven't had the flu since i was a child and so when i felt it comming on,,,I turned it to actually think of good memories,,,,I hated school as a child and when i got the flu,,i would be in bed all day with my mother giving me soup and liquids and such. Hard to explain, but I let my imagination take me back to that time and I had a 'safe feeling,' Not to sound 'new age,' which i am not, but just wanted you to know that I just rode the wave, knowing it was going to eventually go away and it did.
The reason I am saying all this is because alot of times we hear how scary treatment is and thus far,,,its a piece of cake,,I am telling those that are afraid,,NOT TO FEAR. Yes sometimes people may have a harder time than others, but sometimes we don't get enough of posts of the positive. We only post when things go wrong sometimes.
Of course I know I have a only been on tx for 4 days, but I AM TELLING YOU, IF I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF TAKE THE INJECTION AND MEDS, I WOUDLN'T EVEN KNOW THEY ARE IN MY BODY.
I hope this helps those who may be fearful. Best wishes to you all.
yes everyone has the right or choice to believe in who-ever or what-ever they want. Life is about 'choice.' And a person's choice shouldn't have to be a secret and kept behind closed doors. If you're an atheist, that doesn't mean i would not like you as much as the next person. That is your belief and you can tell me, without me being offended. it is your choice. But if it was outside this forum, i would ask you how did you arrive at your choice,,,,(for my own curiosity and learning experience)and to me there is nothing wrong with that. I'd have absolutely no problem if you asked me why I believed in Jesus, either.
That was a nice story about that lady.
And yes the black churches are great. I am involved in ministry so I frequent black churches regularly.(musician)
That was a nice story about that lady.
And yes the black churches are great. I am involved in ministry so I frequent black churches regularly.(musician)
I am posting on this one before the threads run out of room. Ya know, I'm not a claimed anything when it comes to religion; I don't worship anything that I know of except the great outdoors. That's my peace. There have been times during this illness, though, that I WISH (I TRULY wish) I had faith in ... whatever it is some people seem to get a LOT of comfort in and feel safe in, be it Jesus, God, Buddah, or however you spell Buddha, or (I'm a religious moron, OK?) I do not believe in heaven and hell and think we rot when we die and that that is IT. (OK I said it). You know what? I wish I did NOT believe that, but we won't go there because I'm too set in my ways to probably change my belief in that arena.
But anyhow...there used to be this woman who used to come see me EVERY single Saturday (for 6 years in row she came, until I moved, and then -- for all I know she still came and wondered where I had gone). I miss her. She was a Jehovahs' Witness, and the first time she cornered me in the yard (or I felt cornered) I thought "oh holy cr** - not this." I told her I was not interested. She put her little book away, and we started talking about flowers and birds and stuff, my job, her children, my child, just everything. I could tell she was genuinely just a nice woman - albeit a Jehovah's WItness (admittely a religion I don't know squat about but always felt repulsed over.)
Ever been to a gospel church? To a black church? I have - just to see what it was all about, and lemme tell ya - if you don't feel good after you leave, something is wrong with you. Doesn't mean I'm going to be in the choir next Sunday, but... I did enjoy it, immensely and would go again if invited.
Anyhow.. For the next few Saturdays I would cringe if I saw her in that green van in the neighborhood, and I would make my way inside the house hoping she would not come by. Inevitably, I wouldn't want to leave the yard though to avoid her, and she would walk over, but she never again (for the next six years) brought up her ...whatever she believes in. She just wanted to check on me and see how I was doing. She was the first woman I told about my depression, the first one I told about my diagnosis of Hep C, she was just there,and I came to enjoy seeing that green van. We always sat on my porch, she never came inside the house, she was never imposing. And I miss her. I don't give a hoot what she believed in, and she didn't care what I believed in, either.
When you go telling someone they should or should not believe in God or Jesus or whoever they want to believe in and worship, maybe you need to pause and realize that you don't know sh** from shinola on none of it just like the next person. None of us do. Just my two cents.
But anyhow...there used to be this woman who used to come see me EVERY single Saturday (for 6 years in row she came, until I moved, and then -- for all I know she still came and wondered where I had gone). I miss her. She was a Jehovahs' Witness, and the first time she cornered me in the yard (or I felt cornered) I thought "oh holy cr** - not this." I told her I was not interested. She put her little book away, and we started talking about flowers and birds and stuff, my job, her children, my child, just everything. I could tell she was genuinely just a nice woman - albeit a Jehovah's WItness (admittely a religion I don't know squat about but always felt repulsed over.)
Ever been to a gospel church? To a black church? I have - just to see what it was all about, and lemme tell ya - if you don't feel good after you leave, something is wrong with you. Doesn't mean I'm going to be in the choir next Sunday, but... I did enjoy it, immensely and would go again if invited.
Anyhow.. For the next few Saturdays I would cringe if I saw her in that green van in the neighborhood, and I would make my way inside the house hoping she would not come by. Inevitably, I wouldn't want to leave the yard though to avoid her, and she would walk over, but she never again (for the next six years) brought up her ...whatever she believes in. She just wanted to check on me and see how I was doing. She was the first woman I told about my depression, the first one I told about my diagnosis of Hep C, she was just there,and I came to enjoy seeing that green van. We always sat on my porch, she never came inside the house, she was never imposing. And I miss her. I don't give a hoot what she believed in, and she didn't care what I believed in, either.
When you go telling someone they should or should not believe in God or Jesus or whoever they want to believe in and worship, maybe you need to pause and realize that you don't know sh** from shinola on none of it just like the next person. None of us do. Just my two cents.
Imagine,,"positive note," awh,,that was sooooooo cute. don't know whether you're a girl or a guy, but you're sweet.
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Being tolerant of someones religion allows them to profess their belief system as 'truth,'though it may not be considered truth to every ear it falls upon. God bless America!
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I want to thank everyone for comming to my party,,didn't expect so many guests,,hope everyone had a good time,,please grab a party favor on the way out. drive safely.
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Being tolerant of someones religion allows them to profess their belief system as 'truth,'though it may not be considered truth to every ear it falls upon. God bless America!
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I want to thank everyone for comming to my party,,didn't expect so many guests,,hope everyone had a good time,,please grab a party favor on the way out. drive safely.
The reference you made was taken from text quoted from a historical document. I suppose I could have para-phrased it to avoid the objectionable portion you've identified, but I figured if I did that then I would be criticized for doing so and questioned upon whether my para-phrasing was accurate or not.
If you were to invert it as you have suggested, you are correct that I would disagree with you and find it objectionable. But I would not deny you your right to freely state it nor, I hope, would I start start slinging mud or calling you moral and/or ethical conduct into question simply because you were not fitting some mold I have formulated.
If you were to invert it as you have suggested, you are correct that I would disagree with you and find it objectionable. But I would not deny you your right to freely state it nor, I hope, would I start start slinging mud or calling you moral and/or ethical conduct into question simply because you were not fitting some mold I have formulated.
I am impressed Bug! I sure hope you were able to get back up after that show of enthusiasm!!!! :)
You know how I feel about religion here. We have another forum where it is not at all objectionable. You mentioned in another post "Jesus, the messiah". Now, if that isn't religious then I don't know what is. Not everyone believes that Jesus was the messiah - or is the messiah. If I posted something and then said "no thanks to Jesus - the false messiah or fraudulent messiah" I think you would find it objectionable, if not at first, eventually you would, as would most people of the Christian faith. If you feel the need to preach or articulate your faith why don't you use the other forum for that type of post? I don't think it is appropriate here. I am not trying to pick a fight with you or denigrate you in any way - and I respect your faith and your belief structure. I am only trying to illustrate to you why some people are offended by religious statements - because others have completely different faiths and beliefs. Mike
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