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Marsol G

Marsol G of San Francisco wanted to look better and explored cosmetic surgery options in the US, but found them too expensive and unaffordable. She then checked the internet and finally zeroed on in a doctor in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She wanted quite a few cosmetic procedures done.

When she spoke to the doctor, she was happy with her decision and had all her pre-operative tests in the US. When she went to Argentina she had a mini tummy tuck, liposuction on her waist, abs, and hips. She also had eyelid surgery and a little fat removed from under the chin as also a mini lateral face lift.

Marsol opted for a single accommodation and was also given a pick up from the airport, the services of a personal assistant cum interpreter and a cell phone. She spent two weeks in Argentina and then went back. It took nine months for her to heal completely.

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James Brandon

James Brandon, 44, of Toronto, Canada, wanted to get some cosmetic procedures done to look… Read More

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Kevin Stewart

Kevin Stewart of Florida experienced liver failure. Every two weeks he had to go to hospital to get drained of accumulated fluids which his liver could not process. His doctor told him that without a liver transplant he would not survive. He had no health insurance and was told that it would cost him $350,000 and that also if he could get a liver in time.

He checked up on the internet and zeroed in on a transplant in India. Fortunately his sister agreed to donate a liver lobe for the transplant. He had the surgery done at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, India. The cost was only $55,000. Back home, Kevin is fine and happy with the care he got.

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Rene Luiz Godinez

Rene Luis Godinez of Philippines used to go to Hawaii for a summer vacation as also some business. His wife noticed that his eyes were looking yellow and initially though it was jaundice. At the Maui Memorial Hospital he learnt that he was suffering from liver failure due… Read More

Howard Stabb

Howard Stabb, a 53 year old self-employed contractor who had no medical insurance, found that he had a leaking mitral valve during a routine physical exam. Living in North Carolina, Stabb went to the Durham Regional Hospital where he learnt that the surgery would cost him $200,000. His partner, Maggi Grace and he knew they could not afford it.

Though Grace tried to bargain with the hospital, she was not successful in bringing down the cost. Stabb was ineligible for insurance because his problem was already diagnosed and he earned more money than required to qualify for state medical assistance.

They researched their options for this life saving surgery. Grace’s son, who had worked as a medical student in India, recommended the Escorts Heart Hospital in New Delhi. Dr. Naresh Trehan did the surgery in two part: one day the repair and another day the replacement. Almost a month after arriving, Howard was back home and later back at work. The whole thing cost them $10,000.

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Bob Gallagher

Bob Gallagher of UK needed cardiac ablation.… Read More

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Matthew Babiarz

First Lieutenant Matthew Babiarz, 24, was struck in the leg by a grenade while on patrol in Baghdad on June 11, 2007. ‘The first thing I noticed was that my leg was numb and that I couldn’t move my toes,’ recalls Babiarz.

For the first six months after returning to the U.S., none of Babiarz’s doctors could figure out how to combat the severe nerve damage his leg endured. Finally, Babiarz’s father located Ziv Peled, MD, a San Francisco-based plastic surgeon who was able to help Mathew, performing successful surgery on his damaged leg in January 2008. A Fresno, CA native currently living in Ft. Riley, KS, Matthew is scheduled for a second surgery to increase the functionality to his leg.

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Robert Bartlett

Robert Bartlett, 32,  a Calvary Scout Sniper in the 3rd Infantry Division, 164 Armor, was injured by an IED (incendiary explosive device) while driving in Iraq. Despite severe facial trauma, a closed head injury, severe lung injury, and burns and fractures of both hands, Robert was able to drive… Read More

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t blogging. My income started at like $500 a month, then $1,000 a month, $2,000, $5,000, $10,000.’ He then started teaching via blogmastermind.com which is a membership site. ‘I love writing blog posts. And as long as I still love that, I get a lot of leverage out of it, so it builds my audience. And those people eventually, some of them, buy my products. They help me buy affiliate products. They click my advertisements and allow me to get sponsors, so I am able to make hundreds of thousands of dollars from collectively 10 hours a week worth of work.’ Now he is one of the top internet marketers. http://www.incomediary.com/yaro-starak-interview-blogging-superstar-reveals-his-secrets/ “>Michael Dunlop

Michael Dunlop started working from home when he was only 16. He sold stuff on eBay at first, and then started a game forum. Then he started a web site, WebDesignDev.com and used Google Adsense which gave him $50 a day. He later started a web site Retireat21 which became a big success.

He then went back to WebDesignDev and revamped it. The traffic… Read More

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Natalie Kita

Natalie Kita decided when she was only nine years old that she wanted to have a nose job. When she told her mother, her mother said it would probably settle down. At 18 she decided she could not wait any longer.

She had the rhinoplasty done and woke up feeling very nauseous and even vomited blood. She was on powerful pain medications and took more than week to look at herself in the mirror. She could see that her nose looked much better.

According to her, plastic surgery changes your looks but not your life. However, her confidence increased and she found that people around her reacted more positively to her. Now 37, she says, ‘I can honestly say that I have never regretted trading in my old nose for a smaller, more refined version.’

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Lowri Ryland

Lowri Ryland of Bedwas, Caerphilly had always hated her nose and her profile since she was 12. According to her, it was too big, was a bit off-centre and had a big bump on it.… Read More

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Bethany Lee

Bethany Lee had very many creases around her eyes and was unhappy with her appearance. She had eye correction cosmetic surgery under local anesthesia. The surgery took one and a half hours and she went home wearing dark glasses. Within a week the swelling was gone and she looked much better.

She was so pleased with the results that she opted for a full face lift next. The surgery took four hours and was done under general anesthesia. After she recovered, she said, ‘I looked better, felt better and started to look after myself more. It gave me the incentive to start exercising again.’

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Jerri

Jerri went in for body contouring after massive weight loss (312 pounds) as she had a lot of loose skin hanging. She had gastric bypass surgery to lose weight and the surgeon later recommended she undergo cosmetic procedures to remove the excess skin.

First she had surgery to remove excess hanging skin from her thighs. The second surgery was a lower body lift. The doctor removed thirty… Read More

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Terri

Terri had been suffering from regular headaches along with breating difficulties and the headaches would often turn in debilitating migraines. She had a deviated septum and sinus problems. Her allergist found out that she could only use 10 percent of her nose’s capacity. Her nose also leaned to one side.

She went to the plastic surgeon her mother had used and he advised investigations. These revealed that she had fractured her nose when young, had problems with her cartilage and crooked turbinates as also sinus problems.

As she had medical problems, her insurance covered the costs. She had rhinoplasty and septoplasty surgeries. She had the surgeries which took two hours under general anesthesia. She had to sleep on a recliner for four nights, but could walk around and do simple tasks almost immediately.

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Arman

Arman is 21 and had never been happy with the shape of her nose. She always thought she should have it fixed. Finally she asked her doctor to refer to a good plastic surgeon. She went for an appointment.… Read More

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Jennifer LaPierre

Many people use tanning beds at home to get a tanned look. However, sometimes there are accidents which can be painful and disastrous. Jennifer LaPierre, who lives in Chicago, had planned a winter ski holiday in Colorado. She wanted to look good and used a home tanning bed.

Unfortunately, she fell asleep on the bed under the tanning lamp and suffered permanent damage to her lower legs. Instead of Colorado, she had to go to the emergency room in the hospital for treatment. She said a person should never use a tanning bed alone at home.

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Brad Xemes

Brad Xemes, of New York City, also had a bad experience. He was using a home tanning bed to get tanned, but did not know how much tanning lotion to use. He used some tanning lotion he had.

After using the tanning bed he got burnt – his skin turned lobster red. There were two mistakes that he made, but he does not know which one was the culprit. He used a lotion which… Read More

Michael Potter

Michael Potter is a driver, personal assistant and bodyguard in Los Angeles, CA for famous author, Stephen J. Cannell. He has had three years of college and used to live in San Diego where he managed a grocery store for 10 years, till he got tired.

His brother called him to LA, saying that he could buy a limo and start his own business. He moved there and ran his chauffeuring business for sometime with one car, but did not do well. Then another brother asked him if he wanted to work for Stephen. At first he did not want to move to Pasadena, but then he did.

‘My main function is to drive. In addition to that, I am running errands, taking clothes to dry cleaning, grocery shopping, I have even babysat. My employer has several cars; I am in charge of maintaining the cars, keeping them running and looking good,’ he says.

‘For those who want to work for a driving service, one of the questions they always ask is, “Do you know where all the… Read More

A chauffeur is the person who drives a car, usually a high end one.

A chauffeur’s position is a global one, and the work is basically driving a car. If you live in a developed country having a chauffeur may be a luxury unless you are working at a top level job. In developing countries or countries where the cost of living is lower, a chauffeur may well be called just a driver and will be more commonly found. He may well be driving very ordinary cars too, not just big, fancy cars and limousines.

The Work

While a chauffeur may be driving a car, that is not all that is to his work. He has to see that the car is clean and well maintained. If there is any problem, he may have to take it for repairs or servicing. He will also be expected to handle small repairs and the like.

If his employer is a high end person or a celebrity, he may well have to see that beverages and drinks are stocked in the car, where… Read More

Simply put a cashier is the person who handles cash and is in a position of great responsibility and trust.

Mostly all businesses and shops require the services of one or many cashiers, also called check out assistants. Major careers are in retail shops, supermarkets, gas stations, movie theatres, chain stores, restaurants and other food outlets and even large offices.

The Work

In retail or wholesale trades of all types, the work of the cashier is to do the billing, take payment by cash or card and sometimes even pack the stuff bought. In food outlets bills will be made and again payments accepted. All this work may be computerized or even done by hand depending on the scale of operation, though nowadays mostly cashiers use scanners, swipe the cards and the bill is generated by the printer.

In some cases as in movie theatres, the cashier who may also be called the ticketing executive or clerk will probably have to give ticket printouts as well. The work can be long and arduous, particularly if the cashier has to be… Read More

Lisa Kellar

Lisa Kellar had her first ear infection in 1996. After she went to her doctor and took the course of medicines it went away. However, a month later it recurred and was accompanied by high fever. As her pediatrician was not available she was taken to hospital in Indiana and put on intravenous antibiotics because her fever had risen to 106°.

Two days later she complained of soreness behind her right ear and a CT scan revealed that she had an extra layer of bone which stopped the fluid from draining. She was rushed to the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.

The diagnosis there as that she had fibrotic dysplasia, which caused an acute inflammation of the mastoid and a brain abscess. She also had a blood clot in her neck from the pressure behind her ear and a systemic infection. She underwent a complicated surgery, and later a second surgery to drain fluid which the doctor suspected may have been coming from the brain. Fortunately it was only from the ear. Now Lisa and her family take ear… Read More

Nolia

Nolia’s problem started with what she thought was just a rash on her hands. They started to itch. Thinking it was dry skin, she applied more lotion. Slowly the rash started spreading all over her body and then she realized it was something more than just a simple rash or dry skin.

She went to a dermatologist to check out the nature of the problem. She was diagnosed with scabies. ‘I believe I cried for a good hour, just the thought of little mites all over my body creeps me out. I’ve had scabies for the past 3 months now,’ she said.

She was prescribed permethrin cream 5 percent and hydroxyzine for the itching. She hoped that the medicines would work – sometimes they do not have an effect on some people and often scabies takes time to go away completely.

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Not many people think they can get scabies, but lots of people do. A skin disease, it is caused by mites.

What is Scabies and what are its symptoms?

Scabies is a condition which is caused by mites which burrow into the skin and multiply there, causing intense itching. The infected area keeps increasing as the mites lay eggs and increase in number. Usually affected areas include the webs between the fingers, the inner parts of elbows, the groin area, the armpits, thighs, breasts and buttocks – areas which are often moist.

The itching is intense and relentless and worse at night. Scabies is contagious if there is direct person to person contact and can also be sexually transmitted. It has to be treated to be cured.

It appears as a rash with small bumps and at first may be mistaken for insect bites or even pimples till the itching area becomes larger. Very characteristic or scabies is the line markings which may visible under the skin by the doctor who knows what to look for.

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Anna Marie Bowman

Anna Marie Bowman lives in Florida and writes on a variety of subjects. In her blog she writes about her experience of working as a cashier. She says that she has worked in different places as a cashier from a ‘big box’ store to a department store. She has written very honestly about the upsides and downsides of the work.

Among the benefits are employees’ discounts; which can help a great deal when you are on a budget. Then there are clearance items – as an employee you always know what a good deal is and where the items are. Downsides are not so great pay, having to deal with difficult customers and standing all the time. Also there is a certain lack of job security as retail shops often shut down.

‘This can be a great part time job for a parent, who is usually stuck at home, to get out, and interact with other adults.  Even if it’s just a few hours a week, just to get out of the house and have something to… Read More

A costume designer is a professional who designs costumes for movies, theatre, shows, artistes and even for retail.

A person who loves clothes, both designing and sewing, can become a costume designer which is different from being a fashion designer. A costume designer makes appropriate costumes, whether they are set in a particular period or place, or fancy dress costumes or masquerade costumes.

The Work

If you want to become a costume designer you will have to great deal of research into costumes, given the setting, the time frame and the ‘look’ of the show. This would change depending on whether it is a movie or theatre, the opera or ballet, a masquerade party or a music video.

Whatever the kind of work, costume designer have to work within a strict time frame and budget. He or she will probably have to do a scene by scene break up and design costumes accordingly. The fabrics will have to be sourced and stitched into costumes and accessorized as well. Usually the costume designer will have to be in charge of all… Read More

Otitis media or ear infections are common in adults and children and need to be treated as the infection can increase and even lead to hearing loss.

Otitis media refers to infections which affect the middle ear. Most people get them some time or the other. Babies and small children, too, can get such infections. They can be painful and disturbing, especially when accompanied by other symptoms, but they can be fairly easily treated, once diagnosed.

Causes of Otitis Media

As the ear, nose and throat are connected, ear infections usually occur due to either a sore throat or a cold. When a lot of mucus builds up and especially when you keep on blowing your nose, the mucus goes into the middle ear. It can go into one ear or both. Then the Eustachian tube gets blocked because the fluid stays inside. This may be due to a bacterial or virus infection.

Sometimes the person may not even have an obvious infection, but a ‘silent’ one and the ear or ears can still get inflamed and blocked. Sometimes ear… Read More

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Linda

Linda was suffering from CFS and FMS (Fibromyalgia Syndrome). Her symptoms included fever, pain, irritable bowel (IBS), insomnia (trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep), cognitive dysfunction and the weakness and dizziness which was due to low blood pressure.

She was in so much pain due to all her conditions that she was taking six Darvocet a day. She started taking low-dose oral alpha interferon and after monitoring and adjusting the dosages, she found she was much better. She stopped having low grade fever which she was having every day and her pain was reduced by 50 percent. She now takes only one or two Darvocet a day so that she can sleep well and without pain.

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Nancy

Nancy was also suffering from CFS. She first tried to learn everything about this baffling disease which has many different symptoms. First she tried hypnotherapy which helped somewhat with muscle aches and refreshed her. However, she found going and returning a tiring experience and so started using guided meditation tapes and visualization techniques on her own,… Read More