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Yay, I'm back from my stay in Manchester Eye Hospital! I know some of my flickr buddies have been curious so, in brief, I needed to have drainage reconstruction surgery (a Trabeculectomy) because I have a bad case of Glaucoma. So, I have a new bionic eye but my requests for X Ray vision fell on deaf ears - which is a shame because I was looking forward to that bit!
This photo was never taken with any thought of me on the operating table but when I was going through photos to post I just thought yep, that sums it up! ! It's actually a stone sculpture that lies face up in shallow water at Trentham Gardens.
Anyway, I now have two weeks of doing nothing, another two weeks of doing very little and then two months of taking it easy so my photography is going to be a little curbed, I have a few photos in the pot to be going on with and then I'll see how it goes. I'll be visiting your pages though - no restrctions with that!
"Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life."
- George Bernard Shaw
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Overview of Codex Alimentarius
by Rima Laibow, M.D.
At the request of the United Nations (UN) in 1962, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) took on the joint role of running and administering the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC) to establish standards and remove barriers to trade for all food and
food products. Having declared that nutrients are toxins from which we must be protected, the CAC
has been busy establishing enforceable international guidelines for upper limits of nutritional
supplement dosing. Codex has goals that affect every person in the UN’s 170+ member nations,
including the United States. As a tool for furthering these goals, member nations are urged to adopt
Codex standards and guidelines as domestic policy. The United States has already committed itself to
doing so despite U. S. law which prohibits this compliance.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has adopted Codex as a standard for the adjudication of foodrelated
international trade disputes and has the authority to enforce Codex standards through
implementation of harsh economic sanctions on non-Codexcompliant member nations. Pre-existing
international treaty laws dictate that WTO rulings will override the domestic laws already in place in
its member nations and, in fact, the WHO has successfully taken both states and the U. S. government
to court in the U. S. to force changes in our domestic laws eleven times. This means our nation’s hard
won laws that give you access to over-the-counter, natural health supplements will become
meaningless. Codex’s original mandate to remove barriers to trade and assure a clean food supply has,
under the influence of private, economically-driven multinational pharmaceutical, agricultural and
chemical corporations, self-expanded far beyond its original mandate. The result is a body of highly
dangerous and restrictive policies that threaten to become domestic law in the U. S. and, as such, are
a threat to your health and freedom.
The FDA has stated explicitly that its goal is complete "harmonization" with Codex and, in order to
bring that about, international regulations i.e., Codex will be given preference over domestic ones!
(Federal Register, 10/ 11 /95)
If Codex gets its way, as it already has in the EU, we can expect that, ultimately, only 18 or so dietary
supplements will be available over-the-counter in doses which are, by design, far too small to have any
discernible impact on any human being since codex classifies nutrients as toxins. High potency
nutrients will not be available either with or without physician’s prescription since these molecules
and compounds will be forbidden under any circumstances. The big surprise? Once in the hands of
pharmaceutical companies, consumer supplement costs are expected to more than quadruple. This
has, in fact, been the experience in Europe where this process is already underway and micro-dose
nutrient prices have increased 10 to 100 fold or more (e.g., in Norway a bottle of zinc lozenges which
previously cost $2 now costs $54; in France 12 Vitamin C tabs of just10 mg cost $117; while 10 Vitamin
E caps of only 10 IU each cost $110).
Australia and the European Union (EU) are in the process of enacting harmonized Codex policies that
restrict consumer access to nutritional supplements. America is next. Though Americans value
personal freedom, the fact Codex meets infrequently (and almost always offshore) and is bogged
down in highly technical language that is difficult to understand has resulted in many Americans
being unaware of this threat. The nearly total media blackout on Codex and its activities helps to
keep the U. S. uninformed and therefore, pliant.
While there have been rare serious adverse reactions to nutritional supplements during the past
decades, (usually when taken far in excess of the recommended dosing), numerous severe and even
fatal reactions to drugs (usually when taken at the recommended dosing) occur every day and are the
fourth leading cause of death in hospitalized clients in the United States when properly
used. When improperly used, they are, in fact, far and away the leading cause of death in
the United States. Even so, drug deaths are very likely underreported. Drugs are
inherently dangerous; nutrients are not. This fact makes it clear why the drug culture
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needs to eliminate all access to natural health options, including nutritional supplements,
in order to expand and intensify its influence and thus its profitability. Healthy people
take fewer drugs and thus are poor customers.
The global pharmaceutical powers -that-be have already purchased a large piece of the
lucrative global nutritional supplement pie but the considerable size of this pie keeps the
hugely profitable pharmaceutical profit -share-pie from reaching its maximum size so the
competing nutrient pie must be destroyed. Though unable to patent a natural substance,
pharmaceutical corporations can hold patents on synthetic versions of vitamins and
minerals that, unfortunately for the consumer, often do not act like their natural vitamin
counterparts in the body and often act in unpredic table and harmful ways. If Codexcompliant
Europe is any guide, the permitted micro-doses of permitted nutrients will be
only synthetic ones.
In addition to regulatory and/or administrative takeover and destruction of the dietary
supplement market and consumer access, Codex also mandates irradiation of food;
mandatory use of antibiotics, hormones and growth stimulants in all animals raised for
food, is expected to legalize the unlabeled inclusion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (whose
safety has never been established while their serious dangers have) into our seed and food supplies and
will increase the allowable maximum tolerated levels of pesticides, herbicides, veterinary drugs and
other dangerous industrial toxins in food, likely driving up degenerative illnesses, including cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration, MS, etc. All of these policies are made under
the guise of free and equal access to trade for all nations and protection of the public.
Some people have “Codex Anesthesia,” a state of overwhelming, numb confusion that occurs just
before people lose their health freedom. Many otherwise well-informed people from the manufacturing
and retailing sectors of natural healthcare believe that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act (DSHEA), passed in 1994 to protect Americans’ access to natural healthcare substances, will still be
in place to protect them. This is not the case: Fundamental health freedoms afforded the American
public by DSHEA, which classifies supplements as food which, as such, can have no upper limit set on
their use, are now under well orchestrated legislative and/or administrative attack. Health nuts and
junk food devotees alike are not immune from this legislative attack on health freedom.
The following is a link to Dr. Laibow's website which gives a self-prompting 5-minute presentation that
tells you about Codex: http: //www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex.shtml
More in-depth information can be found on her website, www.healthfreedomusa.org, and on
the highly informative "Nutricide: the DVD" http: /
/www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex/dvd.shtml
Danielsville, GA (Madison County). Copyright 2007 D. Nelson
Dr. Crawford W. Long, renowned physician, pharmacist and inventor of anesthesia - God bless him - was born in Danielsville on Nobember 1, 1815. He graduated from a local academy at age 14 and attended the University of Georgia (where he shared a room with Alexander H. Stephens) as well as colleges in Kentucky and Pennsylvania before returning to Georgia a skilled surgeon.
Laughing gas parties were quite fashionable at the time and C.W. Long observed that while under the influence of inhaled ether, a person could receive falls or blows and have no pain from these accidents let alone remember them. He became convinced that a person would become insensible to pain if sufficiently etherized.
C.W. Long used ether the first time on March 30, 1842 (beating William T. G. Morton by four years) to remove a tumor from the neck of a Mr. James M. Venable. The entry in Long's account book reads as follows: "James Venable / March 30 - Ether and excising tumor...$2.00."
Long subsequently removed a second tumor from Venable and used ether anesthesia in amputations and childbirth. The results of these trials were not published until 1848 and this is probably why Morton was at first believed to be the inventor of anesthesia. Fact of the matter is, both Morton and Long had the bright idea at approximately the same time.
Long moved to Athens in 1951 where he and his brother operated a drugstore on Broad Street across from the college campus.
Dr. Long died in Athens, GA, on June 16, 1878. A small but very informative anesthesia museum is operated in downtown Jefferson (Jackson County).
We had a hedgehog come in at work to have his toenails trimmed... despite our efforts, it was impossible to treat this guy without lightly anesthetizing him, as each time he'd curl into an unbelievably tight ball of bristly spines. So. Cool.
Taken with my Nikon 8008s.
babygirl's first colposcopy is tomorrow & hope the sedation is enough to prevent me from kicking the planned parenthood staff in the face haha <3
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This photo was taken in July, so it doesn't reflect how rough these last few months have been. As you know, Zoe Bear's back went out last August, and the pain killer (Torbutrol, a narcotic) she got at the vet set off a bad gastrointestinal attack that took weeks to abate. Then last month she had three loose teeth pulled (following by several months my own expensive dental work) and a week later was given Torbutrol again (apparently the only drug available to stop a persistent, hacking cough due to the anesthesia tube), and again it precipitated a GI attack, even though it was not given to her orally either time. In the last week, my hard drive crashed (it was reformatted, and I reinstalled all programs and data, so it was just time consuming, not a disaster), my furnace went on the fritz, my garage door opener stopped working, and a toilet got clogged (but thankfully did not overflow). All these problems have been taken care of, but last night Zoe Bear started limping again, and this morning she's in a great deal of pain. She was able to eat breakfast and drink some water, but the only position in which she is in less pain is on her side. I'm hoping that rest and my carrying her around will help her heal, but I really would appreciate another round of healing thoughts for her. Many thanks, Flickr friends.
Please forgive me if I don't return your visits right away. The computer crash and all these distractions have interrupted my ability to work, so that must be my first priority. As always, know how much I value your visits and that I will return the favor as soon as I can. Hugs to you.
UPDATE, 6 pm--Although she ate dinner (her normal amount of kibble but hand fed one at a time) and drank enough water that I don't have to worry that she'll need sub-Q hydration, she's still in pain enough to whimper when she moves and tremble when she's lying down. This is likely to be a slow healing process, so do please keep sending her your healing energies. She really needs it. Thank you.
UPDATE, 12/7, 8 am--She slept well through the night, and did not flinch when I gently lifted her off the bed onto the carpet this morning. She comfortably did her business outside, then came in and, without slipping, ate her breakfast while standing on the linoleum kitchen floor. (She wasn't able to do that yesterday.) She is still walking very gingerly and stiffly, but, heck, so am I in the mornings! I will still be very vigilant and not let her do stupid stuff, but I'm pretty sure your tons of healing vibes have helped immensely, and I am very grateful to you. More updates, hopefully also positive ones, will follow.
I'll visit you later. Meanwhile, I send you big hugs. And, of course, Zoe Bear sends everybody tons of licky-lick kisses as she heals.
UPDATE, 12/7, 9:30 am--I'm afraid I spoke too soon. We're back on the bed as I read the newspaper, and she's trembling and looking sad. As I originally thought, the healing will take longer than I'd like. I'll just try to keep her as comfortable as possible. I'm just happy she hasn't lost her appetite.
UPDATE, 12/8, 11 am--Either she's improving or she's masking her discomfort more. She seems to be limping a little less, but when she won't jump down from the bed herself (even if I were to let her), I know she's still hurting. Her limp is not, I don't think, as severe as it's been. Fingers are crossed that she's healing. Another good sign: She has recovered her bark. Things have been oddly quiet around here since Monday. Not that I like barky dogs, but in this case it makes me happy. Again, as always, many thanks for caring and for your prayers and healing thoughts.
UPDATE, 12/8, 9:30 pm--She's had a setback. Someone came to the door this afternoon, and in her exuberance, Zoe Bear reinjured what was starting to heal, and it's been a very painful evening for her. I think we're back to square one, but she WILL get better.
UPDATE, 12/9, 8:45 am--She slept through the night but as soon as she moved upon awakening she cried out in pain. She's in great distress this morning, and I have a 2:30 appointment with the vet.
UPDATE, 12/9, 5:15 pm--About an hour before the vet visit, Zoe Bear got up from lying down, did a hearty shake, and her pain went away! I'm thinking it shook off a pinched nerve or a pinched muscle or something. But I still took her to the vet for his opinion about what's going on with her. Because she was asymptomatic, he's not sure but agrees that it might be arthritis. According to the dog-age-and-weight chart, right now Zoe Bear and I are EXACTLY the same age! And I sure have arthritis, and it can be excruciatingly debilitating when it flares up.
He recommended I give her a veterinary glucosamine condroitin formulation, and he'll be bringing in a sample for me tomorrow.
Meanwhile, a dear Flickr friend has suggested I try a homeopathic remedy for ailing joints, which I have ordered and which I'll start giving her when it arrives.
Again, I am extremely grateful to you all for your caring thoughts and good wishes.
UPDATE, 12/10, 11 am--Not a good start to the morning. She woke up limping and when I picked her up to take her off the bed, she cried out and whimpered. I think I've narrowed down the problem area to her right shoulder, but I'm not sure. I'll see what the samples of Dasuquin will do for her once I pick them up after noon.
UPDATE, 12/11, 10:45 am--A much better morning. She started on Dasuquin yesterday, a glucosamine-chondroitin formulation the vet strongly recommended and which has fabulous reviews on Amazon (yeah, great science there, huh?). We'll see. Meanwhile, she slept well through the night and is only limping a little bit this morning and is not in the severe pain she'd been experiencing. I'm not attributing the improvement to the medicine; it's far too soon for it to take effect. I'm just glad she's feeling better. Fingers are crossed that she'll continue to improve and react well to the medicine, which, if it works, she'll probably have to take from now on.
I don't know if it's arthritis, and if it is, it might be in her right shoulder. However, that would not cause her left hind leg to twitch while she's asleep, the same kind of reflex as when one touches dogs on their bellies in a particular spot. She is usually not sensitive to such a touch, but has been recently, leading me to suppose it might be a nerve-related problem. Dunno.
UPDATE, 12/12, 11 am--Zoe Bear slept through the night well and started off the morning sort of okay, but after she ate she started to limp again. While I read the newspaper, I had her on the bed again with the heating pad, as she trembled beneath it. She even produced tears. At least she is not having a bad reaction to the Dasuquin, so perhaps if it is an arthritic condition, it will eventually start helping her. Keep your fingers crossed that that will happen sooner rather than later. Right now, in my office, she's lying on the carpet, her legs occasionally twitching. She's not whimpering or crying out, but she's not wholly comfortable.
UPDATE, 12/12, 5:30 pm--She's had a better afternoon, which I reported to the vet when he called. At Michael's (budderman's) suggestion, I asked about a cortisone-novocaine shot, and he said he would use cortisone only as a last resort, especially on her. He'd prefer something like Metacam, an NSAID.
UPDATE, 12/13, 10:55 am--Knock wood, she's been almost completely her normal self this morning. She's had good moments before since the 6th, though. Let's hope this time there's no relapse.
4:15 pm--She was a bit gimpy when she got up from lying down, but she then moved okay and doesn’t seem to be uncomfortable.
UPDATE, 12/14, 8:45 am--She seems to be almost healed, but she still seems to be getting up from lying down with some caution. It's far too soon for the Dasuquin to be the reason for the improvement, but I'll continue it anyway. I'm still treating her very gingerly and not letting her jump onto or off of the bed and twirl around in excitement as she is wont to do. So far so good. Hugs to all who care about her for helping her get better.
UPDATE: 12/15, 8:45 am--I can't tell you how grateful I am to each and every one of you for caring so much about my Zoe Bear and helping her heal. She's now back to about as normal as an almost-13-year-old dog can be. Before I could stop her, she even jumped off the bed this morning. Zoe Bear seems a mindful dog and knows what her body can and can't do. But I will try very hard not to let that happen again.
UPDATE: 12/21 6 pm--Zoe Bear started limping again, so I took her to a new vet today, and I like her a lot and will probably stay with her. It was worth $342 to confirm that she (channeling me) has arthritis in her neck and calcification in her spine. But a surprise discovery was gas in her intestines, which may very well be the cause of her severe recent pain. I'm switching diets from one holistic food to one without vegies and grains, and will start giving her probiotics. It would be so great if that would help at least for one source of her pain. As for her neck, I'm not sure Dasuquin will address it, and if I have to stop giving it to her mashed up in frozen yogurt (the vet things there might also be a lactose intolerant issue), then she may not take it at all.
UPDATE, 12/29, 8:45 am--Thanks for your continuing concern about Zoe Bear. She has some very bad moments during the day, inexplicably feeling pain and trembling and whimpering, but seems to be feeling better, or at least as good as she can with arthritis and intestinal gas. She's tolerating ery well her new diet with the probiotics supplement, and is getting Metacam for the pain and Dasuquin to help lubricate her joints. The vet is also giving her four FREE laser treatments to see if they will additionally help. She had one yesterday, and it didn't seem to do much good, but we'll see.
UPDATE, 1/4/12, 10:15 p.m. With her new diet, new probiotics, new Dasaquin, and four free laser treatments, she's MUCH better, though still not 100%. But she's going to be 13 next month, so I wouldn't expect her to be 100%!
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