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    Avatar upload keeps failing

    I have searched the FAQ and there is no answer as to why my avatar upload keeps failing. The image is within the size and KB requirements. Has anyone else experienced this? If you have, how did you remedy this. Thanks! Rhonda
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    A question for those who deal with anxiety and panic

    I have searched the forums and have read some posts dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. I have been dealing with this for the past 6 months or so and they have recently become almost debilitating. I saw a counselor who specialized in anxiety and learned breathing techniques etc. It seemed...
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    Anyone tried Hylexin?

    Hi all, I am wondering if anyone out there has tried Hylexin a treatment for undereye dark circles? It's quite pricey at $95 for .78oz. I wouldn't mind paying that if it really works. Has anyone tried anything else that they really like for dark circles?? Rhonda
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    Oh my....I have a torn quadricep!

    Hi everyone, I posted about 3 weeks ago regarding a hiking injury to my knee and the fact that it wasn't getting better after 3 weeks of physical therapy. Well, I saw my Orthopedic surgeon today and it turns out not only am I dealing with a knee injury with alot of scar tissue; I also have...
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    3 weeks of physical therapy and I am not healing....

    Ok, I am posting this to vent a little bit..I fell hiking 3 weeks ago and my full body weight came down on my knee. Well, after 3 weeks of physical therapy, I haven't improved. My therapist wants me to see an orthopedic surgeon and have an MRI done (they took an Xray when this happened)...
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    Fellow Arizonians (Bobbi and Naughtoj to name but 2)

    Hi everyone, I was reading through some posts and noticed that Bobbi and Naughtoj are fellow Arizonians (actually I am from Colorado but have lived here for 11 years). Just wanted to say "hi" to you both and any other "desert rats" that may hang out here. I live in Avondale and work in...
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    Recent blood pressure reading

    Hi all, I went to the Dr. for a routine exam last Thurs. and found out my blood pressure was 160/80! I have always had low-normal blood pressure so this shocked me. She is concerned and wants me to retest in 3 weeks. I am 39, 40 in July, normal weight, eat very clean, hike at least 1x a...
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    12,500 steps....

    is how many there are in the Step, Pump, and Jump/Step Blast 90 min. premix! That's equivalent to running 6 1/4 miles!! Last week my company started the "America on the Move" program in which those of us who were interested were given pedometers and told to try and take 2,000 extra steps a...
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    Butt walks

    Okay everyone, Who remembers from the 70's the exercise "butt walks"? I don't know what triggered this memory, but my step mom used to do this exercise when I was about 12 years old. Of course this would take place after warming up on her standing "motorized belt" (the machine that you would...
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    Made it through my surgery...thanks for all the support

    Thank you so much for your support. I am still very out of it, and in quite a bit of pain. Will be able to have some water in an hour or so. The weird thing is, I remember something hurting so badly, and I woke up crying. He said it is totally normal to wake up crying. Anyone else done that...
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    Going in for oral surgery tomorrow....

    and I am soooo scared!!! I have never been under anesthesia before and am frightened to death about it. I have to have all 4 wisdom teeth removed as one is severly infected. I have been drugged up on Vicodin and absolutely hate it!!!! I just want to know if what your experiences are with...
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    Are some of us just destined to be fat? (long)

    Hi everyone! I am mostly a lurker here, but wanted your opinion on something. Who believes our bodies have a "set-point" that cannot be changed no matter what? I really am starting to feel this way. I will give you a brief history of my "set-point" woes. First of all, my mother has been...
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