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Patti UT

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More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« on: September 14, 2006, 09:05:48 am »
I was looking at the map on the frapper.com site, Thought it kinda weird that most of the posted patients are on the East side.
Wonder what that's all about. More hazards in the esstern states that could bring on the AN??  very interesting!!!

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2006, 09:34:14 am »
I've noticed that too .. its a small sampling, but I would guess the population is higher on the Best, I mean East coast .. so the AN rate will be higher... and the sides are basicly the same .. flip of a coin as to which side your AN will be ..
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2006, 10:14:10 am »
I just found frapper and put my AN on the map! I'm in the middle (dallas) so i guess I don't get a side.  I used to live in Calif. so I think Ill take that side.

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2006, 11:11:05 am »
Just further proof what coast is really the best!  :o

I'm wondering if it's just because the east is more densely populated than the west (no, I did not imply the east is more populated with people who are dense...he he he!).
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2006, 11:29:01 am »
Quote from: Gennysmom on September 14, 2006, 11:11:05 am
Just further proof what coast is really the best!  :o

I'm wondering if it's just because the east is more densely populated than the west (no, I did not imply the east is more populated with people who are dense...he he he!).

I am so NOT touching that! :)


I have to agree about the population of East US vs. West US...
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2006, 03:00:43 pm »
Hey Joe,

   Maybe we can call it the "beast" coast. West is best, east is beast!! I probably shouldn't have said that but it's funny.
Laura Ingraham, the talk show host, used to refer to the west coast as the "left" coast - in a political sense.
 Hey, at least we don't have the San Andreas Fault, or the Northern Pacific ring of fire to worry about!

Maybe we're being poisoned by rampant industrialism and urban blight on the beast coast. Or maybe we can refer to the west coast as "bestial" instead of simply best. That way, we're even! Best being the diiminutive of "bestial".

How's that for poetic licentiousness!!

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2006, 04:09:15 pm »
The east coast of the U.S. is not only heavily populated and has lots of hospitals, doctors, sophisticated medical diagnosis equipment (such as MRI scanners) but, most importantly, a lot of folks who are well-insured and are not afraid to use the available physicians and medical facilities.  That would help explain the high number of AN cases in the eastern section of the nation.   

I am one AN 'survivor' (see my signature) who rejects the notion that Acoustic Neuroma tumors can be caused by enviromental hazards, cell phones, exposure to loud music and so on.  These kinds of tumors were noted and operated on by surgeons (usually unsuccessfully and with a dead patient as a result)  over a century ago and that fact blows away many of the somewhat fanciful attempts at 'explaning' their cause, in my view.

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2006, 05:30:24 pm »
Hey, we're not exactly the boondocks over here!  We have more than just coffee and computer nerds!!!  We have some very highly rated hospitals/doctors, and we've got CK/GK too!!!!  Suddenly I have the urge to run out and stick a piece of wheatgrass in my teeth.......

I do agree with you on genetics.  I like the screwy gene answer.
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2006, 08:07:33 pm »
Gennysmom,

   Boondocks??? Thought that was where I was, here, in of all places, Utah.  Spent the first 30 yr of life on the coast of Calif, so I m a true WEST COASTER.  Still a Lefty Westy of the country though.
 Wow, kinda wondered if this thread would stir up the battle of the coasts.  Yes I'm sure there is no enviornmental reason for the higher number, but like said, the denser population (lol) would be the reason, (meaning the more densly poupulated area).

So glad we can poke fun on this forum

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2006, 08:14:18 pm »
PAUL--No more bong-water for YOU!!!

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2006, 06:51:14 am »
maybe.....just more people are posting on the east coast.......... ;D
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2006, 08:35:57 am »
Everybody knows the Eastern US has the COOLEST AN's   :)
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2006, 08:57:54 am »
Quote from: msuscottie on September 15, 2006, 08:35:57 am
Everybody knows the Eastern US has the COOLEST AN's :)

OK..........  we had  a thread wiht MRI pics of who had the bigest, So now do we need to start a new thread on who's got/ or had, the coolest AN?? LOL!!!
  Maybe we could post pics and compare scars. The beastie coast would win cuz they'd have more entries.

More silliness?

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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2006, 09:30:19 am »
I have been told that I had a girlie AN, and I thought it looked like an ice cream cone with 3 scoops on it.  That's pretty cool!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: More AN's on East side of the US?? hmmmmmmm??
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2006, 11:56:04 am »
Quote from: Patti UT on September 15, 2006, 08:57:54 am
Quote from: msuscottie on September 15, 2006, 08:35:57 am
Everybody knows the Eastern US has the COOLEST AN's :)

OK..........  we had  a thread wiht MRI pics of who had the bigest, So now do we need to start a new thread on who's got/ or had, the coolest AN?? LOL!!!
  Maybe we could post pics and compare scars. The beastie coast would win cuz they'd have more entries.

More silliness?


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Hey! I just picked my films up from the docs and thought I'd post it!!!!




Howzat one for cool!!!!
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