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7535. wabbit - 5/17/2010 7:51:50 PM anomie, I'm happy to hear you are doing well. My dad is on a daily fistful of meds, probably some of the same ones you are now on, and he's thriving. He gets his blood checked every 2-3 weeks, mostly to tweak the coumadin dose. He's been doing very well these past twenty plus years, much like JaH's aunt minus the meditation and yoga. 7536. anomie - 5/18/2010 1:04:16 AM Thanks for that, wabbit. Between you and Judith I should have the confidence to chase down at least 2 or 3 more wives. I mean, 20 years...
And best wishes to your dad. 7537. wabbit - 5/18/2010 11:50:05 PM anomie, I should add a few tidbits -  we're talking about a man who will be 82 this October, who's main form of exercise is sitting in a rocking chair (since he was 59) doing crossword puzzles anywhere from 6-12 hours a day and complaining about anything and everything, and who has a martini most afternoons at 3pm, followed by a couple glasses of Fortissimo with dinner.
However, he quit smoking decades ago.
I think you can count on a couple decades or more! 7538. anomie - 5/19/2010 7:45:27 PM Rocking chair (couch)...check
Crosswords..............check
Booze...................check
Complaints..............check
Loving daughter.........check
Couple O' wives.........
Thanks wabbit!
7539. thoughtful - 6/11/2010 6:20:27 PM so some more idiocy from the health care system.
our co has changed policies so while they'll pay 100% for the mammo or the mammo with ultrasound if it's done on the same day, they won't pay for any follow up that needs to get done...that's out of pocket deductible stuff.
Now the radiologist i go to ALWAYS wants you to come back ...they ALWAYS find something. I don't know of a single woman who has gone there who HASNT been called back.
So I went and I said you people call me back every time for this same spot on my left breast which is nothing, always has been and continues to be nothing. Do NOT call me back just for that.
So what did they do? I guess they decided their machines were getting pretty empty, so 10 days later they call me back and tell me it's my right breast! They want more xrays and ultrasound each breast.
What bs...is it any wonder i dont' go for an annual mammo? These people just want to keep the billable hours up...Don't they realize that by crying wolf all the time they are actually discouraging women from getting checked? That they are making it unaffordable for women to be proactive in their health care? They had the chief radiologist come on the phone and explain this to me....well hello, she didn't even see the xray...she was only reading the result to me and was only encouraging me to come in. What I didn't ask her was what was her financial relationship with the radiology firm she works for...wanna make a bet she's a partner???
So I'm not going back. screw them. I did a thorough self check and found nothing. I'll watch it but I know there's nothing there. and next year i'm definitely going someplace else....i didn't care so much when the co paid, but now that it's my dime, it's another story. 7540. judithathome - 6/11/2010 8:07:03 PM I get that crap, too, only get this: my doc scheduled the follow-up study with a different lab! Or his office staff did...so I had two labs bugging me to do something.
I finally got so angry I called the one lab and had my records schlepped over to the other place where they DO the more detailed study...why those dopes at the office didn't just schedule me there for all of it in the first place is beyond me. They know I've had some spot or other turn up every single time I've had a mammo and they know my mother had breast cancer and they know I've had needle biopsies in the past...my records are flagged for that, in fact...
The original place told me I'd have to come get my mammo records myself and I said nooooo, YOU need to messenger them over to the other place because you don't do the followup tests so it's not on me to get them and carry them over there. Then I asked to speak to the head of the lab...well, not only did this girl backtrack and say she'd send them over there...all of three blocks!...but that she'd call me back afterward and let me know they were there.
I know office staff are overworked and underpaid and have a lot to do but for cripes sake, that's part of their job. It's not for me to drive across town and deliver records; it's not for me to know which labs do what...that's THEIR job. 7541. thoughtful - 6/15/2010 10:42:01 PM Well at least my experience with medical records of late is that they email everything around as all the test results are digital...saves that schlepping business for sure.
But I agree...they should just schedule you at the good place in the first place.
And I don't understand why, if the ultrasounds are so much more accurate don't they just do them and skip the mammos and save me all that radiation exposure. 7542. judithathome - 6/16/2010 5:07:51 PM Exactly...especially since they have records that show there are problems spots to begin with...once they show up, chances are they will again each time. 7543. magoseph - 8/8/2010 5:22:28 AM http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/09/hitchens-201009 7544. Ms. No - 8/8/2010 6:16:25 AM Here's Mago's link:
Topic of Cancer
I've just bought my first book by Hitchens and hadn't yet started it. Having now read the article and seen what a wonderful gift for language he has, I'm looking forward to the book even more. 7545. Ms. No - 10/21/2010 11:54:21 PM So, I've been in a panic the last couple of days because I had a fasting blood panel on Monday and got a call on Tuesday telling me the doctor wanted to see me again THIS WEEK.
That means the news is more than "You're fine. See you next year."
I made the appointment and have been sweating it out the last two days trying to think of how my life would be different when I got the diagnosis of diabetes. I was wishing fervently that I'd get a good diagnosis and be told it's only pre-diabetes.
My age, weight and habits put me in the risk categorey that it would be almost impossible for me NOT to be diabetic, I was thinking.
Just goes to show how wise it is to self diagnose.
Turns out I'm not diabetic or pre-diabetic or even remotely close. My cholestorol isn't even that high and after checking the oil and transmission etc. all my fluids are in good and working order and in perfectly normal limits.
Except my thyroid.
I teared up when he told me I wasn't diabetic and then even giggled over the thyroid diagnoses because everyone who's ever struggled with his weight wishes he could say "No, I'm just big boned" or "I have a thyroid condition."
And now I actually do and probably have had for the last couple of years.
Which is really nothing to laugh at since I have to take hormones for it for the rest of my life, and untreated, there are some rather serious effects not excluding coma and death, but all in all it was pretty damn good news.
There is now a reason for the misery of the last two years other than depression, laziness etc. There is treatment for it. I will get better and I DON'T have diabetes.
Dude, I need a damn drink! 7546. vonKreedon - 10/22/2010 1:54:21 AM Wow Cos! So you've been diagnosed with a condition that is easily treatable AND the treatment will help with conditions that vexed you but you had no idea were medical conditions? That's a hell of a good visit to the doctor! 7547. arkymalarky - 10/22/2010 2:45:48 AM from personal experience, I can tell you that you will feel MUCH better. 7548. Ms. No - 10/23/2010 3:47:41 AM Yeah, who knew I could be so damn glad about a positive finding? Seriously good visit to the doc! 7549. RickNelson - 11/19/2010 8:18:54 PM Hi Judith, (continued)-
I think I had three sinus infections this year, and topped it off with a bladder infection. I've had intense trouble with my sinuses and an accompanying cough. The cough was tied to taking "Lisinopril", but I've been off it for some months and I think the cough needs more investigation. I don't like my doctor much. She doesn't seem inspired to wonder or care what my concerns are.
I've found that is the trend, but it doesn't lessen the desire for an inquisitive doctor. I'm going to request a different one next time, but still have to overcome a deep need for funds. Though insured, there's still the co-pay and some testing to pay for. I've been to the doctor to many times this year and over the past decade. I took "Lisinopril for almost nine years, it did very little to improve my blood pressure and the consequence of multiple sinus infections every year caused long periods of inactivity. I don't lose weight unless I'm active. This is one of those cycles that take more than I've had to give. I'm working on it, but this year brought an insurmountable amount of pain.
After the bladder infection medicine "Leviquin" did its job, I've been suffering unimaginable pain in my joints, muscles, and tendons. This side-effect was listed on the print-out, but I pooh-poohed it. Who takes those too seriously? This time, I've been suffering the full brunt of a most horrible side-effect.
The effects are starting to ebb this week. For this past month I've had some time to ponder and that's why poetry sparked up again. Poetry hasn't gone far, but it had taken a long vacation.
My daughters bo likes poetry and I mentioned the book "Fooling With Words" by Bill Moyers. We talked a moment about Bukowski too, I mentioned Pinsky and others, and he noted Eliot. This was during the past summer and that was more impetus to ponder my muse.
7550. judithathome - 11/19/2010 11:13:26 PM Rick, I have a friend who took Lisinopril for a time...she was my son's oncologist and she developed a cough and after that, some severe sinus infections ensued...hopefully, that is the root of your problem.
I read every enclosure NOW with whatever meds I am prescribed...I took something for joint pain many years ago and started to develop weird vision problems...I called the pharmacist and asked if this could be related to my pain meds...he told me to stop them immediately.
Since then, I take those miniscule-worded enclosures very seriously...I used to think they were merely "covering our asses" things put out by the pharma companies but now...I realize someone somewhere developed those symptoms and that they should be heeded.
7551. arkymalarky - 12/6/2010 4:54:43 AM We've never had an xbox or anything like that or any desire for one, but Friday we bought a Kinect. I don't know how I'm going to make it at work tomorrow. The best way to exercise I've ever seen. It's all I can do to keep from playing it now, even though it's almost time for bed and my legs are so sore I can hardly walk. 7552. vonKreedon - 12/6/2010 11:00:35 PM Hey Arky, I'm considering getting a Kinect for my son this X-mas. I'm concerned about it being a version 1 of a new technology, plus the lack of content.
So, what's your impression to date on the stability, predictability, and overall functionality of the device? How many games have you played on it?
And, as an MSFT stockholder, thanks for being an early adopter! 7553. arkymalarky - 12/7/2010 3:59:18 AM Haha! It's the third day, and the games I have are versatile and have lots of levels. The device is small and unobtrusive and seems to do fine where we put it, but i'd be worried if we were rowdy. It's very responsive and the fact thart your whole body is the controller makes you feel like you've gotten exercise with any game, even playing a few minutes. Unhealthy people would need to be carewful to pace themselves. I only have what came with it and Dance Central, and my legs are sore now from the last three days. I had Zumba, but it's too hard for me and I gave it to Mose. 7554. msgreer - 3/10/2011 6:46:20 PM Has anyone taken up the hula hoop for fun and exercise? I got one for Christmas two years ago and love mine. That said, I never have been modest so I have to tell the truth. I was the hula hoop champ in some silly but fun teenage contest. I kept the hoop up and swinging for three HOURS! Now I use it when watching The Last Waltz. I love The Band.
This year I got what I have wanted for years. Cathe Freidrick's step with sliders. I can use the step as is or lift it up eigth inches. As my daughter says, this is "Wicked cool".
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