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Can a good dad get some advice?

Alan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:34:17 +0000

Question by Shooting Star: Can a good dad get some advice?
My ex wife is crazy… We were married for 4 years separated for 2 of those years and now we are divorced. In the first two years of marriage we had a daughter.

I have moved on in a relationship, but prior to this relationship my ex and I were on good terms. We were able to have conversations, I would go over and cook have family dinners, cut the grass. After all my daughter still lives in that home so i try to keep up maintenance. I have had girlfriends ( they were black women our age 35) which she knew about while we were separated no problem/no drama at all. ( I pay child support/insurance see my daughter every day I teach at her school, I take her to extra curricular activities pay for them or go half…I am a FULLY INVOLVED IN HER LIFE)

My current girlfriend is really incredible she has changed my life nice attractive 10 years younger, and bi racial black/mexican dating for almost a year She has converted me to be a vegetaraian and I have lost 50 lbs excersise regularly no cholestorl issues, no sleep apnea and more eco friendly. She barely met my daughter and my ex. MY EX WENT CRAZY. She has tried to put a restraining order on me so i can’t see my, but she didn’t succeed. She tells my 4 year old daughter daddy loves his gf more than you, told my 4 year old daddy only thinks bright skin girls are pretty and she tells my family I am a liar, I don’t ever see our daughter, My gf is my only priority, i joined a cult because I am a vegetarian .. NOW when my daughter is with me she eats a vegetarian diet. In both my ex family and i have lots of medical issues related to food/obesity ( my ex is over weight and since this whole drama began she has put on more weight) so why not introduce something healthy to her life… That i am doing a fashion trend dating “outside my race” I am black, ex is black… my g/f is half black…
She is involving everyone in our business… her pastor her parents, our daughter my family she has created fake fb accounts to snoop on gf page..sent messages to her friends and family saying she is a slut that she is on drugs (which she isn’t) I became a member of her chuch which isn’t a cult lol and the thing is my gf doesn’t disturb call text or email her not at all…

o yea I don’t encourage my daughter to watch tv when she is with me because I feel books/ playing outside/ arts and crafts are far better for her brain and my ex thinks its part of a cult because we don’t watch tv really… My daughter goes and tells her mom i don’t let her watch tv… I let her watch movies every now and then but tv is filth now a days

what should i do to help my daughter and i don’t want this to scare my gf away?
She has take me to court to have my g/f blocked the judged denied the claim she didn’t have any basis, then she took me to court to ammend our divorce so she can have any piece of “future Business” judge denied it then she asked for child support raise and for me to pay for daughters college..judge denied it all all this is 4 months!!!!!!!

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Answer by SugarCat
It sounds like your ex is jealous of your new gf because she can see what a good affect she is having on you, because you are changing because of her, and because she can see that you are serious about your gf and really in love with her. She might feel threatened.

I’m assuming you’ve tried talking to her. Try again. I do have one new suggestion for you, though. Try talking to HER pastor. You said she’s already talked to him. If you talk to him and he sees you are legitimately trying to be good to her and be a good father, he may be able to talk some sense into her. Perhaps the two of you could even go to see him together. It’s worth a try.

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Q&A: Doctor or Nurse Needed! What are some possible explanations for the multiple symptoms on left side of my body?

Alan — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:41:02 +0000

Question by HRH: Doctor or Nurse Needed! What are some possible explanations for the multiple symptoms on left side of my body?
I’m 25/F Confirmed Diagnosis;I’m 5′6 350,I have; Arthritus (10mg 6x daily methadone),Sleep Apnea,High B.P. (Enalapril 10mg 2X daily),Restless Leg,Asthma,Lymphodema,Hyperhydrosis,Never ending pain in all joints, muscles,jaw. All of following worst on left side; Constant decreased sense of feeling/numbness every where worst from waist to under butt & inner thighs pelvic area,Stabbing/numbness in left back quadrant of head,Phsyically weak MUCH worse on left side.Had blood tests for cancer,liver,thyroid,adrenal,heart (adenesin test),cbc all good results,tests for blurry vision good as well however in dmv test where I had to answer as to which eye the blinking light was blinking in I had problems when it light blinked in left eye when the lights where nearing the middle towards my nose.) The chronic pain I’ve been told is mostly from my arthritus,however what is the relation of all the left side symptoms? Please offer you’r opponion so I can possibly help point my doc in right direction?
Note I had these same problems even when I was half the size I am now.
To the person that blamed me problems on “over eating”…That really hurt my feelings. You read my weight and assume that I am gorging on food when that is not the case. I have been monitoring my weight and been active in the last 2 years I have lost 100 (this year and the year before 75 with a total of 175lb). I think it is unfortunate that you made these asumptions, and to be quite honest really redicolus as I have never before been told this by any health professional (not even when i was at 525+ lb).
Melvana,Ty for you’r nice responce.I had these problems long before methadose.And before I got perscribed it I never heard of it being given for chronic pain either. However my pain mgmt doc uses it alot.

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Answer by Old guy 124
try this site it may help you.

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med problems cad chf brain tumor obesity gerd sleep apnea and many more why some people do not believe me. why

Alan — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:34:26 +0000

Question by swollentoe68plusone: med problems cad chf brain tumor obesity gerd sleep apnea and many more why some people do not believe me. why
i have alot of problems heart attacks by pass surgery extreme blood pressure. i would not lie about life and death. medical problems are far too many. on 30 meds

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Answer by mojo52
Who are you trying to convince of your problems? Your doctors or people that don’t care or want to hear about your problems? You can help your condition immensely by shedding some pounds that directly effect conditions like GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), CHF (congestive heart failure), sleep apnea (obesity effects this as well with breathing problems) and your high blood pressure. I don’t believe it would help the coronary artery disease, brain tumor or some other problems you don’t mention but I’m surprised you didn’t list diabetes as well. Exercise in moderation to start and watch what you eat for just one month and I’m sure you’ll see a difference. Don’t worry about what other people don’t believe and work on yourself. Put YOU first and everyone else second. I think you’ll be surprised at the end of a month if you’ll just try it. Good luck to you.

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What are some alternatives to killing my roommate?

Alan — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:38:12 +0000

Question by Dusty: What are some alternatives to killing my roommate?
My roommate has sleep apnea and a deviated septum and you can hear him from any part of the apartment when he sleeps. I’ve used ear plugs, fans, white noise, and none of it has been completely successful. He won’t get the proper treatments i.e. sleep apnea mask. What are some other ideas I could try before I kill him?
And no I’m not really going to kill him!

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Answer by Cooper
new roommate? .-.
or try sleeping while listening to music(earbuds)

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Does this sound like some kind of sleep disorder?

Alan — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:03:24 +0000

Question by Tess P: Does this sound like some kind of sleep disorder?
Hi,

So I have a lot of trouble with my sleep schedule. I am 21 years old, a student and a part time employee. I never get tired until really late at night, like 3 or 4 am. Once i fall asleep, i typically sleep until 3 or 4 the next day, which just perpetuates the cycle. If i have something to wake up for the next day, as I usually do, I will still not be able to fall asleep until the middle of the night, and ultimately wind up with only between 3-6 hours of sleep. I will wake up, and be exhausted all day, but once i get home from school or work, i stop being so exhausted and have no desire to go to bed.

My sleep schedule this week was as follows:
Sunday Night-Monday: Went to bed at 4am, woke up at 8:30am monday for work.
Monday-Tuesday: Fell asleep at 3:30am, woke up at 3:30pm tuesday
Tuesday-Wednesday: Fell asleep at 6:30am, woke up at 5pm
Wednesday-Thursday: Fell asleep at 6:30am woke up at 9am for work

Thursday Night, Tonight, I was exhausted after a 9 hour day on 2 and a half hours of sleep. I have school tomorrow as well, so I got into bed at 10:30 to go to sleep. I fell asleep immediately but woke up wide awake and alert at 1:00am. whats wrong with me? I am sick of living like this.
I have always been a night owl, but my parents said that they were the same way at my age, but eventually they began to get tired earlier and wake up earlier. I am just concerned because I am taking sleep aids almost every night to help me fall asleep and they are no longer working.

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Answer by Dr. Patrick V. Suglia
A couple things. Did this come on suddenly? If so, you may have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and you’re not alone because I have it too. CFS can be due to any number of things, and it took a couple years of tests and trial and error for me to find out what mine was due to, and we’re still not sure. Staying away from sleeping aids would be a good idea, and going to a doctor who practices functional medicine, as I do, would be best in order to find out what might be ailing you. Sometimes people just have different circadian rhythms and are not really ill at all.

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Q&A: Do i have insomnia or some other sleep disorder?

Alan — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:41:01 +0000

Question by quall: Do i have insomnia or some other sleep disorder?
So i like sleep not so well. no matter what it almost allways takes me 1-3 hours to fall sleep. and i mean if i were to stay up till 6 am and wake up at 9 am, i would be not able to sleep for at least an hour. i can easily stay up 2 days in a row. and usually i got to bed between 10pm -1030pm. and it just totaly a bad feeling not being able to sleep. i somtimes take benadryl to make me drowsy. and when i dont take it i just am sooo awake for like 3 hours.

also im really tired like allllll day long and somtimes at like 9 i get all hyper and cant settle down. and 4 times i have been up all night trying to sleep.

i was also wondering, how long does it take for regular people to sleep????

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Answer by nickipettis
this could be the result of caffeine, but many of your symptoms also fit with sleep apnea + insomnia.

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Depression? Sleep Apnea? Not enough sleep? Need some advice.?

Alan — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:46:16 +0000

Question by raaj0787: Depression? Sleep Apnea? Not enough sleep? Need some advice.?
Recently I’ve noticed that I seem to be always tired, which makes it very hard to focus. I discovered this because I need to stay focused at my new job. I get up at the same time everyday, around 8 am, and no matter what kind of sleep I get I seem to feel tired more often then not. It’s not every single day I feel this way, just a majority of them. Always feeling tired like this affects my mind as it makes it cloudy and I have problems focusing and remembering simple things even short term things. Recently I’ve been sweating a lot while sleeping as well even though I always have the air conditioning on. I don’t seem to snore though which makes me feel as though it isn’t sleep apnea. Feeling this way also makes me very irritable during the day, which I always blamed on feeling tired. Another detail to note is that I’m not obese. I do get between 7-8 hours of sleep everynight and sometimes more on the weekends. What leads me to think it could be depression is that too much sleep can be one of the symptoms which on weekends if I dont force myself to get up I will remain in bed sleeping and feeling tired. Sometimes I do feel depressed it mainly happens at night when Im alone. I try to push these feelings aside and distract myself with tv or a game. These symptoms are found in both depression and sleep apnea. I want to be able to think clearly and not feel tired all the time. What could it be? Is it possible its all in my head?

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Answer by George
get a fan for the night sweats. make sure you drink enough water to stay hydrated. get exercise.

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Q&A: How do I get some sleep and also protect my nose?

Alan — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:39:12 +0000

Question by noyb: How do I get some sleep and also protect my nose?
I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and I wear a full face mask. Recently I changed masks and started using a new one as is recommended every 3 months. With this new mask, I have had a sore develop on my nose. I have the constant hassle of air leaks interrupting my sleep and the problem of the mask tightned enough to prevent leaks but then making a bleeding sore on the bridge of my nose near the top. I put petroleum jelly on my nose every night and have tried bandaids. Any ideas out there?

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Answer by RKANTER
Change to a different mask that Is a pressure sore. I could also be the way you have It adjusted.

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Any tips on using cpap machine for sleep apnea? I am having some issues with mine.NoT giving up>?

Alan — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:41:04 +0000

Question by linda l: Any tips on using cpap machine for sleep apnea? I am having some issues with mine.NoT giving up>?

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Answer by Just Me
It is not uncommon for people who start on cpap to struggle with it for 3 to 4 months. Most tend to rip them off at night and not even know it. The best thing you can do is put it back on if you wake and realize its off. Some people do best trying to increase the time they can keep it on every night. In some cased you may need to decrease the pressure for a while just to ease the process. Your sleep lab or DME can do this for you. If its a mask issue keep trying different ones because there are tons out there and one of the hardest parts is finding one you can live with. Im not sure exactly what you are struggling with but I hope these things may help. One other thing you can do is where your cpap while you are awake during the day. This will subconciously help you adjust at night. Just for a little while each day, it does seem to help. Good luck

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anyone out there that has had or knows some one how’s had surgery to cure sleep apnea? Tell me about it please

Alan — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:34:16 +0000

Question by bbdnbr: anyone out there that has had or knows some one how’s had surgery to cure sleep apnea? Tell me about it please

If you’re not going to give me a sincere answer than don’t bother! This is a serious condition and don’t need annoying people giving me stupid answers. I need actual answers. If you feel like giving me a stupid immature questions please don’t and grow up. This is not a chatting forum. If you want chatting go on yahoo messanger…thanks.
I’m only 28yrs. old and don’t want to be hooked up to a machine to help me breathe at night. My tonsils are abnormally big and removing them could very well solve my sleep apnea forever. My Surgery is scheduled for Aug 10th.

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Answer by p_toppi
there dead

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