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Hello Scott,

Thank you so much for leading us to Mr. Colvin. We have spoken to him a few times in great length. He gave us a lot of suggestions. As for now, we are waiting on my next Dr.'s appointment which is next Thursday to see what the Dr. suggests. The PT I've been seeing thinks I need surgery. Before we heard back from you we met with two different attorney's and I was not happy at all with either one. One wanted us to sign immediately and the second one, we had a "conference call" with him in his office and we just left.

The one thing Joe and I have noticed about Florida, you can always tell the 'Northerner's" from the people down south. Mr. Colvin was so helpful, not pushy and he really suggested we wait until my next appointment and then call him if we wanted his help or more suggestions. One of the problems I may run into is "if" I have the surgery and of course it would be expensive it could use up all of the man's insurance {which is 100,000} and Joe and I have no personal health insurance to back up on so between the medical bills and the attorney fees we could exceed the amount of coverage and I would not get anything for compensation and also be out money for the surgery. But, on the other hand, being 43 years old I'm not sure how long I can work with my shoulder and neck this way, considering I will probably work forever.....

Again Scott, Thank you for your help and leading us to him, he seems like an excellent attorney. I will keep in touch.

Sandy Todd

 

 

You have a choice

Avandia or Actos

Monday, October 19, 2009 7:00 am

By: Ann Peters MD

Diabetic? Which is best for you; Avandia or Actos?

 

The diabetes drug Actos may be a better choice than Avandia, reports Anne Peters, MD. A recent British study found no significant increase in cardiovascular death among patients who took rosiglitazone (Avandia). However: The drug still is associated with increased risk for heart failure and heart attack, and bone fracture. It also increases LDL (bad) cholesterol. Pioglitazon (Actos), a close cousin, has been shown to improve blood cholesterol and has fewer heart-safety concerns. Caution: Neither drug should be taken by people with heart failure.

            Ann Peters< MD, is professor of medicine, University of Southern California, and director, Clinical Diabetes Programs, Beverly Hills. She is author of Conquering Diabetes (Plume).

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