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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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05-08-2006, 10:44 AM
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I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
...I've just been told my thyroid ultrasound showed some nodules on it, so the doctor wanted to book a thyroid scan.
I googled it all, I think they're looking for cancer. Has anyone had this done? I'm kinda freaked. My mother died young (40) from cancer which is what had me scared of doctors for years. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I'm booked for May 22. Any calm, soothing survival stories out there?
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05-08-2006, 10:46 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
My mother had hers removed 38 years ago and she's still around. Out of the hospital in 4 days and never looked back
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05-08-2006, 11:09 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Illinois
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
Hang in there Rachel. Sending lots of "hope the tests come out okay" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]. I've had some experience with thyroid problems.
Although my thyroid problems were not concerning cancer I had mine out last year. I'd suffered with Hassimoto's syndrom which resulted in a large goiter (because it was underactive). There were nodules and to perhaps avoid any further complications later on it was removed. Since I was already used to taking oral meds to replace that hormone it wasn't too big a deal. I did stay overnight in the hospital but only because my surgery was late in the pm and the organ was so big they wanted me to stay over for observation.
Keep us posted on the results.
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05-08-2006, 11:19 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
Nodes on the thyroid are very common, Rachel. They will probably want to do a "fine needle aspiration" (FNA) and that's not a bad test to get through.
There's something called Hashimoto's thyroidistis - google it for more info -- that's not cancer and is very easy to live with. Most thyroid illnesses are easy to treat with medication.
My dad's an Endocrinologist (a top doc in Phila who has worked in the field for 30 years) and he recently helped one of my best friends who had nodes on her thyroid and he reassured her by saying that he only even thinks "cancer" after ruling out several other easily-treatable issues.
Good luck!
Eileen
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05-08-2006, 11:23 AM
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
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Nodes on the thyroid are very common, Rachel. They will probably want to do a "fine needle aspiration" (FNA) and that's not a bad test to get through.
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After how I reacted while she was drawing blood, I think she's afraid to get anywhere's near me with a needle again. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] But for that it wasn't so much the needle as it was the thump-thump-thump in my arm. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img]
That blood test did reveal normal thyroid levels, though. Does that make a difference? I'll take a Seinfeld goiter over cancer. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/help.gif[/img]
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05-08-2006, 11:32 AM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
I think that "normal" is a relative term for the TSH levels. Some people are naturally on the low side of "normal" and some are high.
I think the question is more "do you have symptoms of low thyroid function" - do you feel cold all the time, sleepy, dry, flaky skin, etc.
In my friend's case, she was in the normal range, but had the symptoms. Her FNA showed normal cells. The final determination was just to watch it and have it checked regularly. She says that she only feels the nodes every once in a while anymore and she's just prepared to keep an eye on them, but she doesn't worry about cancer... She does have to take synthroid, but that doesn't cause her any problems.
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Eileen
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05-08-2006, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
Can't offer any advice, but I can offer pixies!
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05-08-2006, 12:05 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
Tons of pixies for you girl [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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05-08-2006, 12:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
I'm here with pixies, too!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
Keep us posted!
Jennifer
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05-08-2006, 12:40 PM
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
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05-08-2006, 01:07 PM
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
My understanding is that thyroids can develop cyst type things that affect them but that are not cancerous. My mother has had this on her thyroid for a long time, they treat for the symptoms but I don't think its anything to worry about
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05-08-2006, 01:14 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
About seven years ago I had a small cyst in my neck area and had to have an MRI which I was really scared about but it was just fine. When you have to get any type of medical procedure, just breath deeply and close your eyes and relax! (Easier said than done, I know.) If I feel paniky or any anxiety, I just accept that it's not going to be comfortable, but if I stay calm through it, it will be over soon. Good luck!
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05-08-2006, 01:16 PM
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
I don't have any stories to share...just wanted to send you some:
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05-08-2006, 01:21 PM
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
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05-08-2006, 02:48 PM
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Re: I\'m A Medical Wimp...and...
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