In a message dated 01/27/2002 7:18:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Her name is Brandi and she was admitted to the hospital last week to have a gore (I think that's what they called it, I am not good with medical terms) >> Angela, I think you are talking about a goiter. I am not good with medical terms either but my mother has a small goiter in her neck that just feels like her adams apple is a little larger & flatter that the normal. I guess the don't always give you trouble since my mom is 82 & it has never bothered her & they haven't even given her any medication for it. Here is the AOL dictionary definition I looked up just in case I was wrong about what you meant. Main Entry: goi·ter Pronunciation: 'goi-t&r Function: noun Etymology: French goitre, from Middle French, back-formation from goitron throat, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin guttrion-, guttrio, from Latin guttur Date: 1625 : an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck — compare <A HREF="aol://4344:1708.D0033782.40141816.672503113"> HYPERTHYROIDISM</A>, <A HREF="aol://4344:1708.D0033888.40141922.672503118"> HYPOTHYROIDISM</A> - goi·trous /'goi-tr&s, 'goi-t&-r&s/ adjective I will be keeping her & your mom & dad in my prayers. You didn't mention how old your aunt was (I don't think). I know how much harder this would be on the elderly not that a surgery like this wouldn't be tough on anyone. Maybe it is fortunate that she had the goiter trouble or she wouldn't have gone to the doctors in the first place & then she maybe wouldn't have found out about the heart blockages in time. God can work miracles. Debbie in Delaware *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
