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DEAR MEG Worried inmate cons his mom By Meg DEAR MEG Im a 23year old prisoner a year left to serve Tin problem is I haven lold my mom where I am I was in the Army and she thinks still overseas Dad knows the truth and helped me work out the DR My wife and I are arguing She thinks I should tell the truth but I don want to drop a bomb Actually I scared to tell Mom I d rather until I get out of this place ANXIOUS INMATE NY DEAR A I Do what makes you feci most comfortable Your relation ship with your mother Is your prob lem not your wife s However you run the risk of hurt Mom more in the long run by let ling her be the last to know the true slory With both her husband and her daughter In law in on the secret how long can she be kept In the dark And how will she feel when she finds out Rather than trying to protect her your family would be smart to get in volved In Families mous It a support group to help her and them cope with the fact that you are in jail and how to behave when you get out can reached at 516 Should she find another doctor By Peter Gott I th- doctor During my my doctor seemed perturbed be cause he found a slight swelling in my liver A scan showed at but no mor In the liver Now he wants me to have a liver biopsy I having no symptoms and the doctors won t tell me what they are looking for so why should I agree to surgery DEAR READER In the first place don t consent to any surgery even a biopsy without first know what the doctor arc looking for All surgery with it certain risks The hazards of in elude hemorrhage peritonitis and infection I think that you would be better served by insisting on more surgical testing For exam pie blood tests of liver function and an ultrasound examination would be helpful in delineating the cause of your fatty liver Furthermore the use of alcohol is a common cause of fat deposits in the livers of Americans If you drink give up including wine and beer and sec if within a few weeks your liver shrinks in A biopsy may not be necessary you are entitled to complete motion at least If a biopsy Is being se riously considered To give you more information lam sending you a free copy of my Health Report An Informed Approach to Surgery Other readers who would like a copy should send and their name and address to Box Cleveland OH 44101 Be sure to mention the title DEAR GOTT My daughter In law has multiple sclerosis She just returned from a West German clinic where went for treatment con to her physician advice She is taking medicine not in the United States but her improvement both physical and mental is remarkable The relationship with her physician has always been open courteous but now she feels some guilt over act contrary to his advice and cannot bring herself to return to him either lor the MS or lor normal health prob lems for herself and her family Should she less up or find another DEAR READER up Your daughter in law has been twice- blessed First she has a doctor who sounds like a pretty decent accepting person Second she has responded to the treatment she received In If I were her doctor I d be very enthusiastic about the fact that she whom she has an open relationship would be delighted learn more about this treatment and will con tin to be supportive of her At give the physician a chance if he be comes surly and defensive then your daughter in law can consider doctors Investigation about cures for multi pie sclerosis Is proceeding on several fronts from hyperbaric oxygen to antibody treatment Perhaps the mans have hit on something tlonal it t be the first time In my view the danger of alternative unproved treatments Is that aside from the risks they may dissuade patients from receiving appropriate curative medical therapy To deter mine the validity of any new treat ment or research development pa lients should first check with their local branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Since MS is by present means I con I see why the doctor would be unhappy or angry that your daughter in law sought another option Meantime you should be spending your time and energy during the next year on your rehabilitation so that never have to drop the same Mom again MEG When I was 10 my mother got into a huge argument with my father s parents Since then sht spoken to my grandparents and neither has my sister nor I Now I m married with a baby and my grandparents wrote that thcyd like to visit us Mv husband thinks we should invite them for a weekend But I don know them anymore It been years since I seen them and I can how they hurt my mother with the terrible things they said know Mom would be upset If I saw them but my husband says when they and gone I wish I had What would you do DEAR ESTRANGED mother rift with her in laws is her DEAR I m and have quadriplegic since age No pain pills have been able to touch the burning pins and needles feeling in my legs I been suffering from them for last three years What do you suggest DFAR READER Chronic pain syn drome from any cause is a terrible burden to bear If your doctor is able to help you overcome your symp toms 1 suggest that you request a re ferral to a pain clinic Many teaching hospitals offer this service to pa In such a setting specialists will assist you in coping with the problem using medication hypnosis biofeedback acupuncture transcu taneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS and other techniques You can be helped The problem is finding a facility close enough to be convenient To give you more matlon I am sending you a free copy of my Health Report Managing Chronic Pain Other readers who would like a copy should send and their name and address to Box 91369 Cleveland OH Be sure to mention the title HILLS OUTLOOK Saturday 1KB business She may have enlisted your carefully and monitor it loya as a youngster but as an I enters Both factors ore adult you re entitled to make your MrUm in in own decision about seeing your place flre Mme pointer for making a good choice and avoid Which In my opinion wouldn be a ln bad Idea Remember there are two Gcl recommendations from par sides to every argument and your satisfied with their children grand parents may feel just as hurt your mother does rush into a decision And in Mr a should you decide to try for a reunion meet them at a neutral place A week end is too long for a first visit DEAR MEG My little girl wants to start preschool but I afraid to let her go There arc so many articles in the paper and reports on television about child abuse I know Darlene needs to grow up and I don want to be Row do choose the right school What questions should I ask about the school and its employees preschool programs Check on administration and ratio of Visit the school several times once or twice without notice Arc the children busy happy and at ease with the teachers Once is enrolled discuss her days with her In detail If you sense problems get Involved right RIfcD MOM TENN DEAR MOM Pick school Write to Meg In care of this news paper Meg can only answer letters 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