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7257. concerned - 1/17/2008 7:27:11 PM Looks like I stirred up a hornets' nest here.
Well, back to the Lefties' regularly scheduled suppression of rational public health policy discussion, I guess. Millions of people die because of their policies - naturally they don't want to talk about it. IAC, I'm bored with their knee jerk accusations and name calling. 7258. wonkers2 - 1/17/2008 7:59:17 PM You would be well advised to let gay Americans and the medical profession worry about their health issues. Your motivation has nothing to do with concern about health issues and plenty to do with your right wing politics. Or you might consider focusing on prenatal care or the lack of medical care for poor children. 7259. concerned - 1/17/2008 8:09:24 PM Wonkers -
I think gay americans and the medical profession have done an egregiously negligent and completely reprehensible job wrt their health issues (basically nothing proactive at all) and tens of millions of people have needlessly died as a result. That's all there is to that, whether you personally like it or not.
Your attempt to try to dictate to me what you believe my motivation is completely uninformed, and furthermore, you are completely wrong in your assumption. However, it is entirely possible you are describing your own attitude here.
7260. wonkers2 - 1/17/2008 9:09:08 PM I'm not dictating anything to you. I'm simply stating the what is obvious to anyone familiar with you and your usual crap. 7261. judithathome - 1/18/2008 1:39:04 AM The problem wrt gay health pales in comparison to that of the rights of unborn persons which your side unanimously rejects.
Oh give me an effin' break...you and your ilk only care about the "unborn" in utero...after they are born, you couldn't care less. Especially if they turn out to be "gay".
It would be an egregious mistake to jump to the assumption that you've mastered anything because of this interest or that it lends you an aura of 'superiority'.
Oh please...I was well-read and experienced woman of 40 and he was 23 years old and a steel worker who barely finished high school. Do you honestly think I was less intelligent than he? The only thing lending me an aura of superiority was the fact I did possess a superior intelligence to this young man...which mattered not one whit to me (or him!) at the time.
You may not understand this and it doesn't surprise me in the least that you don't, never having experienced anything remotely like it, I'm sure.
7262. concerned - 1/18/2008 6:24:47 PM You may very well be more intelligent in fact than this person you mention.
Along with my great intelligence goes the great modesty to admit that I don't always have the 'answer' to everything:) 7263. concerned - 1/18/2008 6:26:00 PM I'm not accusing you of assuming you have the 'answer', btw. I'm admitting I maybe was a bit hasty in posting. 7264. alistairconnor - 1/18/2008 6:29:53 PM I think you're getting old, Con... that was the closest thing to an apology I've ever seen you post. 7265. concerned - 1/20/2008 11:41:16 PM 
Why are people getting so upset over this? It's just a LUMP OF PLASTIC.
7266. judithathome - 1/21/2008 5:31:47 PM I'd like to know the story behind your remarks...who is getting upset and why? What is the purpose of that plastic baby?
And thank you for the remarks upthread. I think. ;-) 7267. thoughtful - 2/26/2008 10:34:10 PM Cough, cough, cough.
Hubby and I are both still coughing. He came down with the flu first and I followed on about 5 days later. We spent 2 days with fever of 102 and another 2 days with fever of 100 and finally the fever broke, but the cough lingers on for both of us.
Actually, he's been coughing since he got a cold before xmas which never really went away. My cough from my xmas cold (which I also got from him) ended in early Feb only to be followed on a week later with this flu thing.
cough cough cough
He had his lungs x-rayed and they're clear but this cough lingers on. So annoying. Not enough to keep us up all night long, not enough to cause worry or warrant dr visit, but enough to just be annoying.
cough cough cough
Hurry spring! 7268. wonkers2 - 2/27/2008 1:05:24 AM I have the same problem every winter when I spend most of my time inside. A couple of years ago I saw an ear-nose-throat doctor who gave me a bunch of tests but was unable to help my problem or even give me a credible diagnosis. And he tried to talk me into surgery for a deviated septum which I rejected on the spot. 7269. arkymalarky - 2/27/2008 1:30:04 AM If you have a deviated septum, Wonk, you'll probably have problems until you correct it. Bro had it, and finally got pneumonia, which is when he decided on the surgery. 7270. arkymalarky - 2/27/2008 1:33:14 AM Also, you might try an allergist rather than an ENT doctor, or even try a daily antihistimine, at least during the winter months. 7271. robertjayb - 2/27/2008 3:21:30 AM As I've said here before, having my deviated septum repaired was the best doctor money ever spent. 7272. wonkers2 - 2/27/2008 3:32:07 AM Thanks for the comments. I guess I'll have to do some Internet research on deviated septum. I think I can breath normally through both nostrils at the same time and separately, most of the time, except during the winter when I have nasal congestion and bronchitis occasionally. What harm is my deviated septum causing me. The doctor brought it up but didn't really explain it. And he didn't press hard for me to have the surgery. ??? 7273. arkymalarky - 2/27/2008 5:20:23 AM Bro's problem was that, way back in his nose, drainage wasn't flowing, and his sinuses were draining into his bronchial tubes and lungs and staying chronically infected. I imagine it's a manner of degrees, and Robert sounds more like Bro was. I know doctors sometimes press for surgery when it may not be needed.
I've been sick much less since treating my allergies, but I've never been to an ear nose and throat doctor. I was always afraid they'd try to get me to have that surgery, but if I felt bad enough, I'm sure I'd go for it. Ugh. 7274. wonkers2 - 2/27/2008 6:07:28 AM I considered seeing an allergist, but I've heard mixed reports about them, too. The older I get the more skeptical I'm getting about doctors and hospitals who strike me as being similar in certain respects to transmission repair shops. 7275. arkymalarky - 2/27/2008 6:34:04 AM Me too, but if you truly have allergies, there's nothing experimental about antihistimines, which are some of the oldest medicines around. As for my allergy shots, they do work over time, and insurance does pay for them. I've noticed a huge difference with and without them, but only after months of regular shots. My allergies had really gotten debilitating without treatment, with constant bad headaches, nose bleeds, chronic infections, and respiratory problems. I was miserable 24/7 by the time I went to an allergist at the suggestion of my regular doctor, who'd been treating me with antihistimines and antibiotics for literally decades. 7276. wonkers2 - 2/27/2008 3:12:07 PM My symptoms are nowhere near that severe--nasal congestion, coughing and spitting for three months or so in winter. Not enough for surgery or allergy shots.
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