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Old Thom Stewart sounds like a pretty nice old chap. I read in a post he
made recently where he has an auto-immune disease called myasthenia gravis. Maybe he does have it but I think he could have been mis-diagnosed. I did a little research and found the following: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m...nia_gravis.htm "What are the symptoms of myasthenia gravis? "Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most frequently affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as myasthenia gravis. In most cases, the first noticeable symptom is weakness of the eye muscles. In others, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech may be the first signs. The degree of muscle weakness involved in myasthenia gravis varies greatly among patients, ranging from a localized form, limited to eye muscles (ocular myasthenia), to a severe or generalized form in which many muscles - sometimes including those that control breathing - are affected. Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include a drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis), blurred or double vision (diplopia) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, difficulty in swallowing and shortness of breath, and impaired speech (dysarthria)." Notice the part where it mentions difficulty in swallowing. I've seen pictures of Thom and there's no way in the world that man has ever had difficulty swallowing. From the size of his stomach it looks like he swallows whole cakes, pies and sides of beef. Muscle weakness is mentioned as a primary symptom. But, considering the ponderous mass Mr. Stewart's muscles must attempt to move around, is it any wonder they appear weak? It mentions the muscles that control breathing are often weakened. But proper breathing means having the diaphragm move down towards the stomach. But when the stomach is as large as Thom's even the strongest diaphragm muscles don't have a chance to move against such a mass. Compounding this is the natural process of aging where the rib cage becomes less flexible and more difficult to expand when breathing. This puts a premium on the diaphragm's being able to move down into the stomach area unrestricted. This brings me to a cure for Thom: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract "Many diseases in the obese population have been found to improve after weight loss. A 56-year-old female with a long history of myasthenia gravis (MG) and morbid obesity is reported. Preoperatively, she presented with a BMI of 46.5 kg/m2, and was on three medications and IV immunoglobulin every 5 weeks. After the surgical procedure, she improved and required less medication. Because MG and morbid obesity require careful perioperative management in order to avoid complications, a multidisciplinary approach is recommended." Check with your doctor please, Mr. Stewart. Get serious about losing weight. It just might improve your quality of life greatly. Your MG may be relatively minor but exacerbated by obesity. Wilbur Hubbard |
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Old Thom Stewart sounds like a pretty nice old chap. I read in a post he made recently where he has an auto-immune disease called myasthenia gravis. Maybe he does have it but I think he could have been mis-diagnosed. I did a little research and found the following: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m...nia_gravis.htm "What are the symptoms of myasthenia gravis? "Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most frequently affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as myasthenia gravis. In most cases, the first noticeable symptom is weakness of the eye muscles. In others, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech may be the first signs. The degree of muscle weakness involved in myasthenia gravis varies greatly among patients, ranging from a localized form, limited to eye muscles (ocular myasthenia), to a severe or generalized form in which many muscles - sometimes including those that control breathing - are affected. Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include a drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis), blurred or double vision (diplopia) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, difficulty in swallowing and shortness of breath, and impaired speech (dysarthria)." Notice the part where it mentions difficulty in swallowing. I've seen pictures of Thom and there's no way in the world that man has ever had difficulty swallowing. From the size of his stomach it looks like he swallows whole cakes, pies and sides of beef. Muscle weakness is mentioned as a primary symptom. But, considering the ponderous mass Mr. Stewart's muscles must attempt to move around, is it any wonder they appear weak? It mentions the muscles that control breathing are often weakened. But proper breathing means having the diaphragm move down towards the stomach. But when the stomach is as large as Thom's even the strongest diaphragm muscles don't have a chance to move against such a mass. Compounding this is the natural process of aging where the rib cage becomes less flexible and more difficult to expand when breathing. This puts a premium on the diaphragm's being able to move down into the stomach area unrestricted. This brings me to a cure for Thom: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract "Many diseases in the obese population have been found to improve after weight loss. A 56-year-old female with a long history of myasthenia gravis (MG) and morbid obesity is reported. Preoperatively, she presented with a BMI of 46.5 kg/m2, and was on three medications and IV immunoglobulin every 5 weeks. After the surgical procedure, she improved and required less medication. Because MG and morbid obesity require careful perioperative management in order to avoid complications, a multidisciplinary approach is recommended." Check with your doctor please, Mr. Stewart. Get serious about losing weight. It just might improve your quality of life greatly. Your MG may be relatively minor but exacerbated by obesity. Wilbur Hubbard Yeah, Wilbur! U might B on2 sumthing. Fats bad 4U. It sez it here 2 http://www.lakesidepress.com/pulmona...athe/Sectl.htm "Perhaps the simplest explanation is that excess weight of the chest wall caused by the fat makes it difficult to take a deep breath. Also the massive weight of the abdominal fat makes it difficult to move the diaphragms. However, weight alone cannot be the only explanation for respiratory impairment, since patients equally overweight often have very different breathing test results." Lose the fat. B healthE. B happE. B kewl. U can sail Agin. todd |
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Old Thom Stewart sounds like a pretty nice old chap. I read in a post he made recently where he has an auto-immune disease called myasthenia gravis. Maybe he does have it but I think he could have been mis-diagnosed. I did a little research and found the following: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m...nia_gravis.htm "What are the symptoms of myasthenia gravis? "Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most frequently affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as myasthenia gravis. In most cases, the first noticeable symptom is weakness of the eye muscles. In others, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech may be the first signs. The degree of muscle weakness involved in myasthenia gravis varies greatly among patients, ranging from a localized form, limited to eye muscles (ocular myasthenia), to a severe or generalized form in which many muscles - sometimes including those that control breathing - are affected. Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include a drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis), blurred or double vision (diplopia) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, difficulty in swallowing and shortness of breath, and impaired speech (dysarthria)." Notice the part where it mentions difficulty in swallowing. I've seen pictures of Thom and there's no way in the world that man has ever had difficulty swallowing. From the size of his stomach it looks like he swallows whole cakes, pies and sides of beef. Muscle weakness is mentioned as a primary symptom. But, considering the ponderous mass Mr. Stewart's muscles must attempt to move around, is it any wonder they appear weak? It mentions the muscles that control breathing are often weakened. But proper breathing means having the diaphragm move down towards the stomach. But when the stomach is as large as Thom's even the strongest diaphragm muscles don't have a chance to move against such a mass. Compounding this is the natural process of aging where the rib cage becomes less flexible and more difficult to expand when breathing. This puts a premium on the diaphragm's being able to move down into the stomach area unrestricted. This brings me to a cure for Thom: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract "Many diseases in the obese population have been found to improve after weight loss. A 56-year-old female with a long history of myasthenia gravis (MG) and morbid obesity is reported. Preoperatively, she presented with a BMI of 46.5 kg/m2, and was on three medications and IV immunoglobulin every 5 weeks. After the surgical procedure, she improved and required less medication. Because MG and morbid obesity require careful perioperative management in order to avoid complications, a multidisciplinary approach is recommended." Check with your doctor please, Mr. Stewart. Get serious about losing weight. It just might improve your quality of life greatly. Your MG may be relatively minor but exacerbated by obesity. Wilbur Hubbard Stick with right-wing rants, Neal, and leave medicine to those who know something about it. Max |
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"Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Old Thom Stewart sounds like a pretty nice old chap. I read in a post he made recently where he has an auto-immune disease called myasthenia gravis. Maybe he does have it but I think he could have been mis-diagnosed. I did a little research and found the following: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m...nia_gravis.htm "What are the symptoms of myasthenia gravis? "Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most frequently affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as myasthenia gravis. In most cases, the first noticeable symptom is weakness of the eye muscles. In others, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech may be the first signs. The degree of muscle weakness involved in myasthenia gravis varies greatly among patients, ranging from a localized form, limited to eye muscles (ocular myasthenia), to a severe or generalized form in which many muscles - sometimes including those that control breathing - are affected. Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include a drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis), blurred or double vision (diplopia) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, difficulty in swallowing and shortness of breath, and impaired speech (dysarthria)." Notice the part where it mentions difficulty in swallowing. I've seen pictures of Thom and there's no way in the world that man has ever had difficulty swallowing. From the size of his stomach it looks like he swallows whole cakes, pies and sides of beef. Muscle weakness is mentioned as a primary symptom. But, considering the ponderous mass Mr. Stewart's muscles must attempt to move around, is it any wonder they appear weak? It mentions the muscles that control breathing are often weakened. But proper breathing means having the diaphragm move down towards the stomach. But when the stomach is as large as Thom's even the strongest diaphragm muscles don't have a chance to move against such a mass. Compounding this is the natural process of aging where the rib cage becomes less flexible and more difficult to expand when breathing. This puts a premium on the diaphragm's being able to move down into the stomach area unrestricted. This brings me to a cure for Thom: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract "Many diseases in the obese population have been found to improve after weight loss. A 56-year-old female with a long history of myasthenia gravis (MG) and morbid obesity is reported. Preoperatively, she presented with a BMI of 46.5 kg/m2, and was on three medications and IV immunoglobulin every 5 weeks. After the surgical procedure, she improved and required less medication. Because MG and morbid obesity require careful perioperative management in order to avoid complications, a multidisciplinary approach is recommended." Check with your doctor please, Mr. Stewart. Get serious about losing weight. It just might improve your quality of life greatly. Your MG may be relatively minor but exacerbated by obesity. Wilbur Hubbard Stick with right-wing rants, Neal, and leave medicine to those who know something about it. Max "Neal" can do whatever the **** he wants to do. Little pricks like you don't know squat. Go suck Hillary's dick why don't you? Wilbur Hubbard |
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... Old Thom Stewart sounds like a pretty nice old chap. I read in a post he made recently where he has an auto-immune disease called myasthenia gravis. Maybe he does have it but I think he could have been mis-diagnosed. I did a little research and found the following: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m...nia_gravis.htm "What are the symptoms of myasthenia gravis? "Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most frequently affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as myasthenia gravis. In most cases, the first noticeable symptom is weakness of the eye muscles. In others, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech may be the first signs. The degree of muscle weakness involved in myasthenia gravis varies greatly among patients, ranging from a localized form, limited to eye muscles (ocular myasthenia), to a severe or generalized form in which many muscles - sometimes including those that control breathing - are affected. Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include a drooping of one or both eyelids (ptosis), blurred or double vision (diplopia) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, difficulty in swallowing and shortness of breath, and impaired speech (dysarthria)." Notice the part where it mentions difficulty in swallowing. I've seen pictures of Thom and there's no way in the world that man has ever had difficulty swallowing. From the size of his stomach it looks like he swallows whole cakes, pies and sides of beef. Muscle weakness is mentioned as a primary symptom. But, considering the ponderous mass Mr. Stewart's muscles must attempt to move around, is it any wonder they appear weak? It mentions the muscles that control breathing are often weakened. But proper breathing means having the diaphragm move down towards the stomach. But when the stomach is as large as Thom's even the strongest diaphragm muscles don't have a chance to move against such a mass. Compounding this is the natural process of aging where the rib cage becomes less flexible and more difficult to expand when breathing. This puts a premium on the diaphragm's being able to move down into the stomach area unrestricted. This brings me to a cure for Thom: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...&dopt=Abstract "Many diseases in the obese population have been found to improve after weight loss. A 56-year-old female with a long history of myasthenia gravis (MG) and morbid obesity is reported. Preoperatively, she presented with a BMI of 46.5 kg/m2, and was on three medications and IV immunoglobulin every 5 weeks. After the surgical procedure, she improved and required less medication. Because MG and morbid obesity require careful perioperative management in order to avoid complications, a multidisciplinary approach is recommended." Check with your doctor please, Mr. Stewart. Get serious about losing weight. It just might improve your quality of life greatly. Your MG may be relatively minor but exacerbated by obesity. Wilbur Hubbard Stick with right-wing rants, Neal, and leave medicine to those who know something about it. Max "Neal" can do whatever the **** he wants to do. Little pricks like you don't know squat. Go suck Hillary's dick why don't you? Give us Ellen back, Neal. She was pleasant. You'd have to be elevated to the level of ****head. Max |
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Give us Ellen back, Neal. She was pleasant. Thanks Max. As a lurker of this particular news group and very infrequent contributer... over the past couple of years... I was wondering who the f*ck this mean spirited "Wilbur Hubbard" was. During my monintoring I don't recall seeing his "handle" before. Right now... like Joe (Redclowd)... this site is starting to become a waste of one's time. Then again... I have finally learned some 67 years later... that nothing stays the same. But for me at least... it was fun for awhile. And admittedly (at least IMHO) Bobsprit sure kept things going. heh heh Best regards to all Bill Channel Isands Harbor Oxnard, California |
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wrote in message oups.com... Give us Ellen back, Neal. She was pleasant. Thanks Max. As a lurker of this particular news group and very infrequent contributer... over the past couple of years... I was wondering who the f*ck this mean spirited "Wilbur Hubbard" was. No one but Mr. Hubbard knows for sure, but it's a safe bet he's the original Neal Warren of the past. Neal could be periodically mean-spirited, and never defered from spouting ultra right-wing garbage. His last 'sock puppet' was Ellen MacArthur. He carried that about as far as he could, with no credibility of course, and moved on to a new identity more to his true character, the irascible Wilbur Hubbard: idiot, asshole, jerk extraordinaire. Be advised, however, that Hubbard will probably be here for a while, as he seems to be the consumate cyber fisherman (troll), eliciting responses from almost everyone. That is what fuels his type. During my monintoring I don't recall seeing his "handle" before. Sock puppets arise and disappear with uncanny regularity in this NG. Some have presumed that there are only about 12 or so actual contributors to this group--the flonkers notwithstanding--some of whom masquerade as anyone but themselves. The ascerbic Charlie Morgan is a prime example--he has been Binary Bill, MysTerry, and now CWM. Gilligan is another--I've lost track of all his 'identities.' Recently he's been Ted Bell among others. I suspect that someday he'll find it necessary to undergo intensive psychotherapy for a multiple personality disorder, aka Sybil. g Right now... like Joe (Redclowd)... this site is starting to become a waste of one's time. AFAIK, Joe has always been Joe. As to the worth of the NG, you either play or you don't. Don't expect a cogent discussion of sailing topics very often, albeit they do occur from time to time. Then again... I have finally learned some 67 years later... that nothing stays the same. But for me at least... it was fun for awhile. And admittedly (at least IMHO) Bobsprit sure kept things going. heh heh Bubbles (Robert Brody, aka Bobsprit) is probably the best fisherman ever, and he's essentially done it under his real name. I believe he'll be back once he gets his new home in order, the paint dries, and boredom once again sets in. Hang in there. Jeff |
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