patms1

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United States • Age 86

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Statins - Are They A Waste Of Time? My Dad Thinks So!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 20 Jan 11

My Dad is a person who pleases himself and will question anything the doctor says. Not surprisingly, this attitude doesn't endear him to the medical fraternity. For example, he was told that he should take statins...

poor diet

statins

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patms1 I agree with your father. The doctor gave me Statins for cholesterol. After I starting to take them I thought I had gotten the flu. My body was hurting, then I started to be so depressed. Thank God I was watching TV and a commercial for one of them came on...

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In your opinion is G.W.Bush owed an apology?

Yestheypayme2dothis @Yestheypayme2dothis (7874) • United States 10 Dec 10

Released WikiLeaks documents has shined a spot light on some very dark secrets to the embarrassment to the United States government.After you read this article in your opinion is G.W.Bush owed an apology from his long time...

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patms1 I have always said the time will show that G.W. BUSH was a wonderful president. He was lied about, called all kinds of names and made fun of but not ounce has he retaliated. I regret that its taking a group of criminals to bring out the truth but lets face it...

13 Dec 10

I have been watching csi for ages now,

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 22 Nov 10

i am sure that alot of them i have already seen, however it is not until when i am half way through watching that i realise, that i have seen it before.Well now i have even got my husband watching it, shame i know what is going to...

csi

husband

repeated

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patms1 I love this program. I can not tell you how many times I've watched it. I not only watch it I have many of the tee shirts. This may not sound like any thing but I am 72 years old. For some reason the only one i've missed is the one where Tim becomes a regular....

23 Nov 10

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What can we do?

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 3 Nov 10

My husband has been dealing with pain in his back for the greatest majority of this year. He's been to his family doctor and has now changed family doctor's because his health insurance changed. He will go in and complain of the...

back pain

doctors

specialists

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patms1 For years I went through living h@## with back pain that went right to my knees. I to went to many doctors who could do nothing. One night my guardian angle must have thought I had had enough. It suddenly dawned on me that at night I would sit in my bedroom...

4 Nov 10

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Am I crazy???

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 25 Sep 10

Last night I had some friends visit and we decided to watch the movie "I am Legend" with Will Smith. As a rule I really enjoy Will Smith movies and as this was a combination horror and science fiction...also my favorite types of...

animal lover

over the top

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patms1 I have read the book and seen the original movie and no where is there a dog. I can't believe Will smith would be so stupid. In the movie Independence Day 3 parts of the world was dead but when the dog was in danger people were screaming save the dog. Lets...

26 Sep 10

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They are making redundances where my husband works.

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 12 Sep 10

In October my husband will know if he still has a job,they are going to be laying off loads of people at the end of next month.Thankfully my husband knows that he can become a private bailiff if he is one that gets the push,as he...

husband

job

redundant

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patms1 When my son was in school there was a child that was one of the smartest kids in the class but every time there was test he would get a bad mark. It took the teacher a while but she finally realized that his name was so long that by the time he finished...

13 Sep 10

do you experience talking to yourself?

airasheila @airasheila (5454) • Philippines 8 Sep 10

Good day to you Fellow Mylotter, So many times, I thought my colleague was talking to me. I kept on looking to her since she was saying some words but to my surprise she was not talking to me, instead she was just talking to...

surprise

talking

words

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patms1 Yes I talk to myself all the time. Of course now my conversations consist of Why did I come in here or now where did I put that? Its OK to talk to yourself and its even OK to answer your self its when you interrupt yourself that you may have a problem. When...

9 Sep 10

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Should Americans be allowed to burn Korans?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 6 Sep 10

A church in Florida plans to burn Korans on September 11th. General Patraeus warns that our troops in Afghanistan may be in danger if this happens. Do you think that these Americans should back off or exercise their freedom of...

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patms1 NO, NO, NO. THIS MUST BE STOPPED NOW. I am against the Mosque downtown but burning the Koran is not the way to go. Who ever this nut is MUST BE STOPED NOW! It is so wrong on so many levels its hard to start. First, This is a religious book and should be...

7 Sep 10

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Do you know any cross gender names?

macdingolinger @macdingolinger (10386) • United States 31 Aug 10

There are lots of names that work for males or females. For instance, Terry or Terri, of course Chris can be a girl or boy. Then there is Jean and gene. Some other names are like Ashley which was originally a boy's name then...

boys and girls

gender

names

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patms1 My name is Patricia but everybody calls me Pat. This has led to some confusion when I get email from drug companies trying to sell me Viagra or things of that nature.

31 Aug 10

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do you hate reality shows???????

abj163 @abj163 (1037) • India 1 Aug 10

yes i do.....i hate them a lot.....because they dont entertain you they just give you stress .....they dont show positive things they only shows negative things which diverts your mind to tension and stress.....and you have the...

reality shows

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patms1 Unless some one is holding a gun to your head why are you watching them? Some one ounce said that I have never seen a program I don't like and never will as long as there is a turn off button. I don't watch that garbage. As a woman I find it offensive and...

2 Aug 10

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What are these jobs that Americans won't do?

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 28 Jun 10

I keep hearing this crap about how illegals do jobs Americans won't do. I think it's a lie that's been told so many times that people finally started believing it. With 10% unemployment and a workforce of roughly 150 million...

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patms1 These jobs are the one that illegals will do for a dollar an hour. The real villains in this is the B@$#%$@&s that hire them. If the government will not do anything and will try to stop those that do(AZ is a perfect example of this) its up to us to do what we...

29 Jun 10

Just a Thought!!!

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 23 Jun 10

US Afghan commander Stanley McChrystal fired by Obama The top US military commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Barack Obama after he criticised leading administration...

fire

negative opinion

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patms1 I understand that a person in the military must remember that the President is the Commander in Chief and as such must be respected even if they don't think he deserves it. What McChrystal did was not very smart but maybe he was just fed up with O not only...

24 Jun 10

What is the remedy to coughs?

lilmuchang @lilmuchang (261) • France 17 Jun 10

I'm having a bad headache, been coughing all night long. No fever, just coughs. I've ate panadols and cough syrups, and nothing works. pleasseeeee, any doctor arounddd??? :D

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patms1 I found that taking Vicks Vapor Rub and putting it on the bottom of my feet and wearing warm socks helps. It sounds crazy but others I've told say it works. Even if it works I would still go to the Doctor. This sounds like some thing is happening in your body....

18 Jun 10

hurting me...

Angelica Drews @lonelyemptyisland (111) • Philippines 16 Jun 10

have you ever been hit by your husband? my husband hits me everytime he's angry w/ me... I always planned to runaway from this hell but I can't leave him coz I love him so much... what should I do? Can I have some advices from...

family

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patms1 I have read some of the answers and think some of them were very good but I think you need to hear some truths. Your children are growing up seeing their mother who they love getting hit by their father and excepting it You don't say if your kids are boys or...

17 Jun 10

Silly superstitions...

vanny @vandana7 (100282) • India 13 Jun 10

I was in Pilani, Rajasthan, and we had ample peacocks there (hopefully they are still there). We used to collect those peacock leaves and place them between the leaves of our books, because one of the girls had mentioned that if...

peacocks

silly

superstitions

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patms1 I believe most superstitions are in fact cautionary tales. As an example if you brake a mirror you will have seven years bad luck. Mirrors were very expensive and only the rich could afford them. If a servant broke one they were made to pay for it or were let...

14 Jun 10