Comments for Judi Sohn

Comment on Knitting samples for Knitting off the Axis by Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:56:53 +0000

Wish I could help you but I did not knit Lynette.

Comment on Knitting samples for Knitting off the Axis by Caroline Randolph

Caroline Randolph — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:41:17 +0000

Help! I am knitting “Lynette” from Knitting – Off the Axis. I realize you do not look at the pattern, however, I cannot figure out where the Back Side Panel and Front Side Panel come into play. I have completed the cuff, sleeve and shape cap. When I knit the two panels they are just very small pieces of knitting. Where do they go? Are they a gusset? Hope you can help me with this as I am at a standstill. Thanks!

Comment on That dang sphincter of Oddi again by BOB

BOB — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:50:41 +0000

I HAVE TYPE THREE I HAVE HAD THE SPHINCTER MUSCLE CUT THREE TIMES,THATS WHEN RAW BILE STARTED FLOWING INTO MY STOMACH EACH DAY . AFTER THAT THE DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN’T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THATS WHEN I HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CONTROL MY PAIN ON MY OWN . YOUR WRIGHT THIS IS A LIFE LONG DISEASE. I HEAR THAT PEOPLE WITH MILDER FORMS OF SOD DO WELL. AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE ATACKS A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH AND END UP IN THE HOSPITAL. IF I DON’T STAY ON TOP OF MINE I WILL HAVE AN ATACK EVERY DAY. HAS ANYONE EVER CHECKED OUT A SITE CALLED (BLOG.THESPHINCTEROFODDI.COM) THERES ALOT OF PEOPLE ON THERE CHECK IT OUT.

Comment on That dang sphincter of Oddi again by Janice

Janice — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:32:35 +0000

There are 3 types of this health problem…… I’m so glad mine is type 1 . I’ve read about people with type 2 can get some help then it comes back. With type 3 they are having a problem with curing it at all…. I had to have two procedures done before they finally got it. The second procedure they filated the whole muscel around the bile duct. I’ve been pretty much pain free for a little over 3 years. Had so many episodes starting right after I had my gall bladder out, about 15 years ago, that my health insurance threatened to stop paying…… I still get naseated, but I take phenergan……. As for pain, if I happen to have any, I have toredol on hand… Can’t tell you how many trips to the hospita, by ambulance at times and driven there the rest of them… It was horrible until they found the reason for the episodes of stomach pain. I tried hospitals here in my home town and then went out of town. It was an out of town ER that finally realized I had a big problem. They thought it was pancreatic cancer, so I had to go through alot of tests to prove it wasn’t. Thank goodness it wasn’t, had me scared to death for a while. If you have been told yours is a type 1, get the muscle around the bild duct, cut to let the pressure off of the biliary duct. Hope this helps….

Comment on That dang sphincter of Oddi again by Simon Thorpe

Simon Thorpe — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:41:03 +0000

HI Victoria,
We stumbled across the injections by chance, my wife has to have 20mg in 1ml type, it is usually used for renal cholic, but as it works by stopping smooth muscles from spasming it works really well, Given Intramuscular it takes 20 – 30 minutes to have effect, Given I.V it takes about 10 minutes.
I had to fight hard with my GP to be trained how to give IM injections, i even considered re-training as a nurse purely so i could look after my wife. Since I have been able to give the injections it’s given us alot more freedom. My wife’s family live in swansea and from sheffield it was a four hour drive we both dreaded, twice we ended up diverting to A&E’s so that she could be treated, not fun with 3 kids. Since I have been able to do the injections, i just pull over, give her an injection and carry on.

As for ERCP’s she hasnt had one, as the consultant in sheffield didnt watn to risk anything, but we have had every other test going. The specialist has ruled out sphincterectomy as we dont want the risk of anything going wrong. So as you say it is looking like a life long condition. We have found our own way in managing it as for a long while GP’s and A&E wouldnt acknowledge the problem and my wife was classed as being a time waster. But finally we have a diagnosis and treatment life can continue.
I have researched the condition from the outset, and have been told by some dr’s im more knowledgeable than them, if there is anything you want to ask feel free.Below is a list of thing we tried to help the condition, they work for some people but not my wife.
Amlodopine (calcium channel blcoker)
Buscopan Tablets (regular and as and when)
GTN Spray

It would be great to hear from you when you get the site up and running, if it helps I am an I.T engineer too so look after alot of my companies websites. and work with a great web developer.

Simon

Comment on That dang sphincter of Oddi again by Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:26:28 +0000

Hi Simon,
Ive not heard about buscopan injections??, my doc prescribed the tablets but they had no effect on me unfortunately, has you wife had any ercps etc??
It seems treatments vary up and down the country!! I have to say University College Hosp in London have been fantastic, they have told me they’l see me 3 to 4 times a year from now on, but have said if condition starts to get worse again to ring them and they will arrange an urgent appointment, which is prob going to be my next move.
The more I find out about this condition the more I realise it seems like a life long thing that you never get cured from just learn different methods of coping with it
As soon as the website is up and running I will let you know, think it is important for sufferers and their families to try and help each other, sometimes just to hear someone is in the same boat as you, gives a lot of comfort.
All the best
Victoria

Comment on First month on the new job by Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:33:30 +0000

Won’t know anything until if/when the deal closes.

Comment on First month on the new job by Christopher Gioconda (@cgioconda)

Christopher Gioconda (@cgioconda) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:29:29 +0000

Will you be affected by the Blackbaud acquisition of Convio?

Comment on That dang sphincter of Oddi again by BOB

BOB — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:09 +0000

I READ THAT BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S .HAVE SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION. OVER A HALF MILLION GALLBLADDER SURGERIES ARE DONE A YEAR IN THE USA AND BETWEEN 10 AND 15% OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GALLBLADDER SURGERY END UP WITH SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION THAT’S WHY I HOPE THAT THE DRUG COMPANIES MAKE US A MEDICATION THAT RELAXES THE SPHINCTER MUSCLE AND TAKES AWAY THE PAIN AND DOESN’T UPSET OUR STOMACKS. I AM GOING ON 62 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FOR ALLMOST TWENTY YEARS. FROM SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION. I DON’T THINK I WILL SEE A MEDICATION IN MY LIFE TIME. BUT FOR ALL OF THE MANY, MANY,MANY,MANY OTHER POOR SOULS I PRAY THAT A MEDICATION WILL BE MADE SOMEDAY TO RELIEVE THERE PAIN FROM THIS DREADFULL DISEASE.

Comment on That dang sphincter of Oddi again by Simon thorpe

Simon thorpe — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:52:26 +0000

Hi victoria,
My wife has been suffering with SOD for three years, we live near sheffield, south yorkshire, the problems we have faced are that its a rare condition in the uk, however we have found our own way of controlling the attacks thru the use of buscopan injections. It would be good to speak to other sufferers in the UK