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:cry:I'm so disappointed.

My friend called while I was in the woods with Doggie (phone in jeans pocket)...... can't meet for lunch as she has a flat tire! Her neighbor alerted her.

Thing is, she just had this tire put on new, 3 days ago! The place is a fair distance from her. Dunno why she went there unless she up up there visiting her son.

She wants to have her spare put on by AAA and take the tire back, asap. So due to distances, we'll make it another day. I feel worse for her, however.
 

katlupe said:
Doing laundry this morning. Right now one load is in. I only use one or two machines at the most at the same time because there are only 4 total in the laundry room. Don't want to be a washing machine hog!

I am feeling confused about "liking" or "loving" posts and comments today after that thread about it yesterday. Trying not to use except in the picture ones. I feel like I annoyed everyone because I use them too often. I read all the post on here this morning and I like and love them all.
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@katlupe I am deeply sorry for confusing you. Mine was a personal dislike of using "likes" too frequently when the posts didn't deserve it but I had no intention to make anyone feel bad or attempt to change their ways. Sometimes I come across as too opinionated! Please forgive me and keep on giving out "likes" and "hugs" to your heart's content!
 
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Today is one of those days when I'm just not clever, even to myself. I try and it lands with the dull thud of a lead balloon.

Maybe the difference lies in my ability to delude myself. Dull as dishwater all of the time, but able to cackle at myself like a cartoon hyena much of the time.

It has been raining since before daybreak here, but I can't blame it all on that.
 
I am afraid I am in nervous waiting mode. My bladder cancer has been bleeding for the past three days. On and Off! I don't want to go to the E.R. since the bleeding usually clears up within hours and I was told by my surgeon to wait until it becomes a real emergency! I guess I'll know when that time comes, but in the meantime ... aargh!
 
Yikes Old Salt...I didn't know🙏 Why don't you call the Doc and ask him if 3 days of this is considered an emergency.
He should define that for you so you know. Try not to worry. Tell yourself it's going to be okay.

What am I doing? Tax extension is due in about 10 days so guess what I'm doing...procrastinating some more of course.
 
@hollydolly, I totally get what you are saying about feet complaining about confining, cold weather shoes. Mine let me know pretty quick they are not happy with me when the weather changes. 😆

So the last couple days I’ve been checking in with Ed daily. He orthopedic MD he saw Tuesday referred him to a pain management specialist but he’s still waiting on the doctor’s office to call with the appointment date.

The orthopedic doctor ordered him a Prednisone Pack (short term steroids) but he only got started on them yesterday morning and I’m telling y’all, there was a couple times it was all I could do not to toss him in the car and head to the ER!! Like many of his generation, he is stoic, but there’s only so much you can cover up, especially to an RN!

Fortunately when I saw him today, he said he was getting some relief and his face was much more relaxed/less strained. Good to see him smile again
 
CinnamonSugar said:
@hollydolly, I totally get what you are saying about feet complaining about confining, cold weather shoes. Mine let me know pretty quick they are not happy with me when the weather changes. 😆

So the last couple days I’ve been checking in with Ed daily. He orthopedic MD he saw Tuesday referred him to a pain management specialist but he’s still waiting on the doctor’s office to call with the appointment date.

The orthopedic doctor ordered him a Prednisone Pack (short term steroids) but he only got started on them yesterday morning and I’m telling y’all, there was a couple times it was all I could do not to toss him in the car and head to the ER!! Like many of his generation, he is stoic, but there’s only so much you can cover up, especially to an RN!

Fortunately when I saw him today, he said he was getting some relief and his face was much more relaxed/less strained. Good to see him smile again
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Good to hear ED is getting better, CS..(y). however I'm sure I don't have to tell you that prednisone can be a horrible drug for some people.. I was put on it a few years ago, and I gained loads of weight, and I was in a rage much of the time.. and it was all down to the Prednisone
 
Lara said:
Yikes Old Salt...I didn't know🙏 Why don't you call the Doc and ask him if 3 days of this is considered an emergency.
He should define that for you so you know. Try not to worry. Tell yourself it's going to be okay.

What am I doing? Tax extension is due in about 10 days so guess what I'm doing...procrastinating some more of course.
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Why don't I call? Because he wouldn't give me his number. Said he didn't have the time to talk to everyone he had operated on and for me to go to emergency when I felt it was necessary! He said it with an unapologetic smile! And coward that I am, since there is no pain involved yet, keep putting off the trip to the E.R. No pains today, everything looks clear so far, so I'm staying home for the day and keep my fingers crossed (along with prayers)!
 
hollydolly said:
Good to hear ED is getting better, CS..(y). however I'm sure I don't have to tell you that prednisone can be a horrible drug for some people.. I was put on it a few years ago, and I gained loads of weight, and I was in a rage much of the time.. and it was all down to the Prednisone
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Oh yeah I know. The one time I had to be on prednisone for even a short time I couldn’t wait to get off the “witch pills”! Bad stuff!
 
dilettante said:
Today is one of those days when I'm just not clever, even to myself. I try and it lands with the dull thud of a lead balloon.

Maybe the difference lies in my ability to delude myself. Dull as dishwater all of the time, but able to cackle at myself like a cartoon hyena much of the time.
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Hey, anybody who found, appreciated, and posted for others to enjoy, that Jackson Browne version of "Doctor, My Eyes" cannot be 'dull as dishwater'.:D
 
As it is SonShine's 33rd birthday, we went out round 4pm, picked up German beef donner for dinner with curly fries. Then, went to grocery store to pick up Weetabix, UHT cream, chocolate cake, Ginger Ale, Maryland cookies and Pack of miniature Mars bars from Halloween stock.

Don't know why but while waiting for our takeaway to be ready the owner gave us a scoop of French vanilla ice cream with raspberry syrup (saying: treat on the house!!!) and two wee spoons. He had a huge smile on his face...

Quiet evening home, enjoying a cup of tea and watching our large pile of Spooktober's DVDs.

So far, it's been GHOST and now BEETLEJUICE...
 
timoc said:
I'm having my Flu/Covid boosters, that means I'll have another two holes in my arm. 😊
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Well, I gritted my teeth and had another two holes put into my arms.

I said to the lady doing the stabbing, "Do you get some weird pleasure pushing those needles into people's arms?"

"If it's men's arms, oooooh yes", she replied with a grin from ear to ear. 😊
 
hawkdon said:
Welp, just back from pulm doctor about my breathing...he seem
to think I will need to adjust the way I use my breathrs and also
put me on a round of pred something to try for a few days...
that is about it....
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Prednisone is a type of steroid that can be used to treat breathing problems such as asthma and other lung diseases.
 
Old Salt said:
I am afraid I am in nervous waiting mode. My bladder cancer has been bleeding for the past three days. On and Off! I don't want to go to the E.R. since the bleeding usually clears up within hours and I was told by my surgeon to wait until it becomes a real emergency! I guess I'll know when that time comes, but in the meantime ... aargh!
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Might be time to reconsider, get treatment!! See what can be done to slow the cancer down. I know it is a scary thing either way but if you keep waiting things will only get worse.
 
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I don't usually talk about my Mom a lot, but her appointment yesterday was very upsetting. For years I've been telling her that her eye doctor was really bad and she should try my eye doctor...but she wouldn't listen to me. (now I know where I get my stubbornness from!). Well, her doctor suddenly "retired", so she finally agreed to see my eye doctor.

As you may have guessed, things did not turn out well. Her former doctor was not actually treating her, but did just enough so that she would have to keep coming back....and of course, keep paying him.

My doctor couldn't believe the descepancies that she saw in my Mom's chart!!! For one thing, she's needed stronger glasses for years, but her old doctor kept telling her that she did great on her vision tests! (My doctor kept on asking my Mom if she was sure that those were her glasses and not someone else's!). Also, her old doctor took her off of her glaucoma medicine, telling that she didn't need it anymore. Yesterday, my doctor told her that her glaucoma was left untreated for so long that she is nearly blind in one eye!!!

The atrocities go on and on...I can't even list them all! When we left the eye doctor yesterday, the first thing my Mom said was "Wow! I've never had such a thorough check up on my eyes before! That doctor was so nice and so caring!!"

So, as of today, my Mom is doing an intense glaucoma treatment....4 different medications each day, with a total of 8 drops/treatment each day. The hope is that we can undo all of the damage that her old doctor caused.

I've been very upset, and not able to think straight all day. I'm glad she is finally seeing a doctor who will actually take care of her.....I just hope it's not too late.
 
Trila said:
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I don't usually talk about my Mom a lot, but her appointment yesterday was very upsetting.
My doctor couldn't believe the descepancies that she saw in my Mom's chart!!! For one thing, she's needed stronger glasses for years, but her old doctor kept telling her that she did great on her vision tests! (My doctor kept on asking my Mom if she was sure that those were her glasses and not someone else's!). Also, her old doctor took her off of her glaucoma medicine, telling that she didn't need it anymore. Yesterday, my doctor told her that her glaucoma was left untreated for so long that she is nearly blind in one eye!!!

So, as of today, my Mom is doing an intense glaucoma treatment....4 different medications each day, with a total of 8 drops/treatment each day. The hope is that we can undo all of the damage that her old doctor caused.

I've been very upset, and not able to think straight all day. I'm glad she is finally seeing a doctor who will actually take care of her.....I just hope it's not too late.
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Oh my gosh, @Trila ! 😱🤯😡. I’m so glad you got her into a reputable optometrist! I pray the glaucoma meds will do the max amount of good possible and she will not get any worse

If her previous doctor was doing that to your mom, I can imagine how many other patients he was shafting!! I’m surprised he hasn’t been sued for malpractice.

::hot under the collar::
 
Trila said:
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I don't usually talk about my Mom a lot, but her appointment yesterday was very upsetting. For years I've been telling her that her eye doctor was really bad and she should try my eye doctor...but she wouldn't listen to me. (now I know where I get my stubbornness from!). Well, her doctor suddenly "retired", so she finally agreed to see my eye doctor.

As you may have guessed, things did not turn out well. Her former doctor was not actually treating her, but did just enough so that she would have to keep coming back....and of course, keep paying him.

My doctor couldn't believe the descepancies that she saw in my Mom's chart!!! For one thing, she's needed stronger glasses for years, but her old doctor kept telling her that she did great on her vision tests! (My doctor kept on asking my Mom if she was sure that those were her glasses and not someone else's!). Also, her old doctor took her off of her glaucoma medicine, telling that she didn't need it anymore. Yesterday, my doctor told her that her glaucoma was left untreated for so long that she is nearly blind in one eye!!!

The atrocities go on and on...I can't even list them all! When we left the eye doctor yesterday, the first thing my Mom said was "Wow! I've never had such a thorough check up on my eyes before! That doctor was so nice and so caring!!"

So, as of today, my Mom is doing an intense glaucoma treatment....4 different medications each day, with a total of 8 drops/treatment each day. The hope is that we can undo all of the damage that her old doctor caused.

I've been very upset, and not able to think straight all day. I'm glad she is finally seeing a doctor who will actually take care of her.....I just hope it's not too late.
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I don't blame you for being upset! I never met your mother and I'm hopping mad on her behalf!
 
Trila said:
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I don't usually talk about my Mom a lot, but her appointment yesterday was very upsetting. For years I've been telling her that her eye doctor was really bad and she should try my eye doctor...but she wouldn't listen to me. (now I know where I get my stubbornness from!). Well, her doctor suddenly "retired", so she finally agreed to see my eye doctor.

As you may have guessed, things did not turn out well. Her former doctor was not actually treating her, but did just enough so that she would have to keep coming back....and of course, keep paying him.

My doctor couldn't believe the descepancies that she saw in my Mom's chart!!! For one thing, she's needed stronger glasses for years, but her old doctor kept telling her that she did great on her vision tests! (My doctor kept on asking my Mom if she was sure that those were her glasses and not someone else's!). Also, her old doctor took her off of her glaucoma medicine, telling that she didn't need it anymore. Yesterday, my doctor told her that her glaucoma was left untreated for so long that she is nearly blind in one eye!!!

The atrocities go on and on...I can't even list them all! When we left the eye doctor yesterday, the first thing my Mom said was "Wow! I've never had such a thorough check up on my eyes before! That doctor was so nice and so caring!!"

So, as of today, my Mom is doing an intense glaucoma treatment....4 different medications each day, with a total of 8 drops/treatment each day. The hope is that we can undo all of the damage that her old doctor caused.

I've been very upset, and not able to think straight all day. I'm glad she is finally seeing a doctor who will actually take care of her.....I just hope it's not too late.
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OMG..I have no words! I join you Trila in praying that your own doctor has intervened in time, and your mums' eyesight can be saved..

Will she sue ?
 
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