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WE NEED TO HELP GET THIS PASSED!Proposed Mastectomy Law Change

(written by a surgeon);

I'll never forget the look in my patients eyes when I had to tell them they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember begging the doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance companies.

So there I sat with my patient giving them the instructions they needed to take care of themselves, knowing full well they didn't grasp half of what I was saying, because the glazed, hopeless, frightened look spoke louder than the quiet 'Thank you' they muttered.

A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the 20 chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery.

This Mastectomy Bill is in Congress now. It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important. Please take the time and do it really quick! The Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill is important legislation for all women.

Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times. If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to go to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the same.

There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the 'drive-through mastectomy' where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support.. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number.

http://www.mylifetime.com/community/my-lifetime-commitment/breast-cancer/petition/breast-cancer-petition

This takes about 2 seconds.

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What Is Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar disorders are one of several medical conditions called depressive disorders. Depressive disorders affect the way a person's brain functions.

Depressive disorders are widespread. In the United States alone, it's estimated that more than 17.4 million adults have a depressive disorder each year. That works out to about 1 out of every 7 people, so there's a good chance that you or someone you know is dealing with a depressive disorder.

Bipolar disorder goes by many names: manic depression, manic-depressive disorder, manic-depressive illness, bipolar mood disorder, and bipolar affective disorder are medical terms for the same condition.

`Not sure how severe my bio polar has become because of different things that have happend recently.`

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a mind/body response involving cognitive, emotional, physical and behavioral components.

The symptoms of anxiety may include:

Muscle tension

Disturbed sleep

Difficulty concentrating

Fatigue

Restlessness

Irritability

Increased startle response

Increased heart rate

Shortness of breath

Dizziness

These symptoms may be persistent and may affect one’s ability to carry out usual life functions.

Anxiety is often a symptom of panic disorder and other anxiety disorders, and is highly correlated with excessive worry. Anxiety is common and treatable.

`My anxiety is SEVERE and I have panic attacks,anxiety attacks almost daily now along with bouts of paranoia that have gotten much worse with the increase of my daughter's seizures.`

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This is what I have,and since I dont have my meds and haven't in a long while this may better explain why I am no longer around. I hope to get to a doctor in the next week or so as this week same very possible life altering things are going to happen to myself and my family.