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Kragger99 posted:Sending you good vibes Pillow.
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Apr 28, 2024 01:32
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quote:Horrified travellers say the maggots came from a rotten fish in somebody’s hand luggage, which was teeming with larvae towards the back of the plane. Should I bother asking?
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Apr 28, 2024 01:59
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Precambrian Video Games posted:Should I bother asking? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EFF3BmxEq0
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Apr 28, 2024 02:09
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Pillowpants posted:Hey all I hope it works out 
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Apr 28, 2024 02:11
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Maggots are airborne now??!
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Apr 28, 2024 02:25
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"SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance — Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022–May 2023"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7316a2.htm posted:Abstract
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Apr 28, 2024 02:54
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Kragger99 posted:Sending you good vibes Pillow.
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Apr 28, 2024 03:00
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Kragger99 posted:Sending you good vibes Pillow.
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Apr 28, 2024 03:07
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Anyone else having recently purchased Metrix tests failing all over the place? Expiration date 1/21/25. so far out of the box of ten I’ve had at least five fail with red/purple or red/red lights. I have no idea how many my husband used on his parents (resentfully, because apparently even testing is rude to ask for and stupid paranoia, even though they just got off an international flight they didn’t mask on then proceeded to go out and eat every day since).
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Apr 28, 2024 03:11
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Kragger99 posted:Sending you good vibes Pillow.
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Apr 28, 2024 03:23
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Kragger99 posted:Sending you good vibes Pillow.
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Apr 28, 2024 03:55
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Good luck Pillowpants, I hope they can finally get to the bottom of it.
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Apr 28, 2024 04:00
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Oracle posted:Anyone else having recently purchased Metrix tests failing all over the place? Expiration date 1/21/25. so far out of the box of ten I’ve had at least five fail with red/purple or red/red lights. I have no idea how many my husband used on his parents (resentfully, because apparently even testing is rude to ask for and stupid paranoia, even though they just got off an international flight they didn’t mask on then proceeded to go out and eat every day since). Once I had double red right at the start. But the guide says to remove it, press down harder and put it back in, and it appeard to run normally after that. I've never had an invalid show up during/after a test. But I haven't used too many of the newest batch I have with the 1/25 dates.
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Apr 28, 2024 06:08
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Kragger99 posted:Sending you good vibes Pillow.
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Apr 28, 2024 06:56
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Oracle posted:Anyone else having recently purchased Metrix tests failing all over the place? Expiration date 1/21/25. so far out of the box of ten I’ve had at least five fail with red/purple or red/red lights. I have no idea how many my husband used on his parents (resentfully, because apparently even testing is rude to ask for and stupid paranoia, even though they just got off an international flight they didn’t mask on then proceeded to go out and eat every day since). I had some fail when I first started using them, but I've had a lot more success after I started pushing in the test really hard, harder than I would ever think necessary. No failures since then.
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Apr 28, 2024 07:58
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Pingui posted:
Seems bad https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9293849/ quote:Plasma neurofilament light chain as a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease in Subjective Cognitive Decline and Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Apr 28, 2024 08:24
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Pingui posted:"SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance — Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022–May 2023" thanks pingui, sounds bad lol
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Apr 28, 2024 13:39
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tuyop posted:thanks pingui, sounds bad lol Worth noting in particular that as a "just in case" safeguard where people are inherently asymptomatic, the rapid tests are barely worthwhile: 
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Apr 28, 2024 14:08
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Lovely. Turns out even the tools we have for the bird flu might not even be all that helpful in a outbreak https://twitter.com/CoronaHeadsUp/status/1784351573608481036
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Apr 28, 2024 14:13
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I posted hoping the medical goons would tell me if I’m a walking heart attack risk or if I’m just freaking out for no reason - since my doctors are saying nice things but not acting like it’s a good situation . wasn’t looking for sympathy this time
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Apr 28, 2024 14:52
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Oracle posted:Anyone else having recently purchased Metrix tests failing all over the place? Expiration date 1/21/25. so far out of the box of ten I’ve had at least five fail with red/purple or red/red lights. I have no idea how many my husband used on his parents (resentfully, because apparently even testing is rude to ask for and stupid paranoia, even though they just got off an international flight they didn’t mask on then proceeded to go out and eat every day since). my own metrix tip is to let the cartridge sit for about a minute before you insert it into the reader. has dramatically improved my success rate.
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Apr 28, 2024 15:16
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Pillowpants posted:I posted hoping the medical goons would tell me if I’m a walking heart attack risk or if I’m just freaking out for no reason - since my doctors are saying nice things but not acting like it’s a good situation . I got no medical degree and this is not a medical advice, but you said you had low iron too. I've saw several folks talking about how they've also got extremely low iron too and there's a thread about it. https://twitter.com/exceedhergrasp1/status/1466491046875918336 It could be that it is long covid and you're still suffering from Covid ongoing persistent infection in a non-respiratory areas in your body. But it'll be difficult to track that down and the other thing that could cause it is cancer so maybe ask your doctor to do some early cancer screening tests if they haven't done any yet.
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Apr 28, 2024 15:27
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Pillowpants posted:I posted hoping the medical goons would tell me if I’m a walking heart attack risk or if I’m just freaking out for no reason - since my doctors are saying nice things but not acting like it’s a good situation . Fair enough. What you've done is what most of us would have as well - go to the doctors, try to advocate for yourself (it's sad we have to do this constantly going forward now that public health is dead), and maybe reach out here in case someone might have something. I know this post isn't still very helpful, but please know you're doing the right things to address this, afaict. Bolding in hopes someone here can chime in/point to something to help Pillow or maybe at least confirm/ease their highly stressful concerns.. Wish I could do more  e: thanks Neon
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Apr 28, 2024 15:41
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Insanite posted:my own metrix tip is to let the cartridge sit for about a minute before you insert it into the reader. has dramatically improved my success rate. yeah, I’ve done this as a matter of course. I’ve also leaned on the drat thing to make sure it’s snapped into place. I think maybe it was just a bad batch or maybe the box was left in a hot truck or something
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Apr 28, 2024 16:12
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Pillowpants posted:I posted hoping the medical goons would tell me if I’m a walking heart attack risk or if I’m just freaking out for no reason - since my doctors are saying nice things but not acting like it’s a good situation . not a doctor but your BP isn't THAT bad failure to diagnose major anemia after 3 years of complaints about chronic fatigue would make me consider switching doctors though
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Apr 28, 2024 16:29
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Pillowpants posted:I posted hoping the medical goons would tell me if I’m a walking heart attack risk or if I’m just freaking out for no reason - since my doctors are saying nice things but not acting like it’s a good situation . I'd take it easy, no one can know without the whole picture without examining you but it's not fabulous as those are essential minerals that dictate things like muscle contraction and oxygen delivery. So not great for the heart. Sorry.
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Apr 28, 2024 16:47
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Griz posted:not a doctor but your BP isn't THAT bad in doing that. if I wasn’t so fatigued and just blah I would have last year when he started talking about how prayer can help sometimes, and also hydroxychloriquine is a good thing for COVID. I talked to a friends husband who is a doctor and he isn’t that concerned. Said my doctor failed by prescribing me amlodipine for BP and never once doing electrolytes testing (among many other things) The Potassium and Magnesium is the major concern to them although it’s clear im also anemic
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Apr 28, 2024 16:52
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Pillowpants posted:Hey all By the numbers, you look almost exactly like I did when my PCP suggested I may have developed reduced cardiac capacity or central sleep apnea as a result of chemotherapy (turns out I developed both). Almost exactly the same, I have that party of my medical history memorized. (Edit: to spell it out, I also had anemia from the chemo, the combination was a vicious downward spiral that was only solved by vastly widening my safety net of supplements and getting a special cpap) YLLS has a Goon Doctor sub forum, go there. ^ Seconding the goon suggesting supplements to assist your body in those deficiencies long term, it really is remarkable how much energy you can recover when taking a good regimen bolstering B12/folate/niacin/D3/iron in particular. We Americans can fall into deficiency here particularly easily. Potato Salad has issued a correction as of 17:34 on Apr 28, 2024 |
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Apr 28, 2024 17:26
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Pillowpants, if you're that anemic, insist on a full hematology workup. While your doctors are working on the most likely cause (unless you smoke or drink excessively), there's still a very long list of things that can cause anemia and are treatable if caught early. I don't see anything about an imaging scan in your post, or an endoscope, or a colonoscopy. By the way, if they're going to do those last two try to get them done on the same day.
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Apr 28, 2024 17:31
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:going back in time ten years to lol at my younger self who doesn't realize how absofucked he is
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Apr 28, 2024 17:32
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Pillowpants posted:in doing that. if I wasn’t so fatigued and just blah I would have last year when he started talking about how prayer can help sometimes, and also hydroxychloriquine is a good thing for COVID. it could just be cascading effects e.g. magnesium improves iron intake and absorption so lacking magnesium affects your iron levels. Same with potassium, magnesium deficiency can sometimes cause potassium levels to drop. If you have issues with chronic diarrhea it can affect the levels of these minerals as they’re washed out before absorption and the subsequent intake of more water to replace what you’ve lost dilutes further. You basically need competent medical professionals to do what they’re now doing.
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Apr 28, 2024 17:34
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Pingui posted:"SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance — Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022–May 2023" Pingui posted:Worth noting in particular that as a "just in case" safeguard where people are inherently asymptomatic, the rapid tests are barely worthwhile: I wonder if pointing this out will still be considered mental illness now that it's coming directly from the CDC (yes)
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Apr 28, 2024 17:38
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Oracle posted:it could just be cascading effects e.g. magnesium improves iron intake and absorption so lacking magnesium affects your iron levels. Same with potassium, magnesium deficiency can sometimes cause potassium levels to drop. If you have issues with chronic diarrhea it can affect the levels of these minerals as they’re washed out before absorption and the subsequent intake of more water to replace what you’ve lost dilutes further. This, it sounds like cascading effects. I wouldn't take supplements unless your new med team either gives them to you or says they're ok. Don't change any variables. I don't think you are dying but you are sick, so act accordingly.
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Apr 28, 2024 17:41
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Adding normal, non-crazy amounts of supplements I was deficient in was an important part of me pulling up out of the downward spiral; I don't know about the wisdom of NOT starting that. I did have my doctor specifically give me a thumbs up for it, so there's that bit of "change was made only under medical guidance" safety I suppose. Seconding that you need a metabolic panel. It's less expensive than you'd think. If your PCP was better, you'd have already gotten one with numbers that low, and you'd be getting one every 3-6 months until you're better. You mentioned apnea, we have a CPAP (and some bipap) thread, brb Potato Salad has issued a correction as of 17:48 on Apr 28, 2024 |
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Apr 28, 2024 17:45
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https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3289117 Anyone with a valid CPAP prescription could go get an Airsense 10 for $600 right now, no compliance program (which sometimes requires adaptation quicker than people can comfortably adapt), no bullshit billing. I mention this because of the "failed" bit in your post, forgive me if I'm reading too much into it. Thread has and can offer a lot of advice on how to ease into using cpap comfortably. It changes lives. Potato Salad has issued a correction as of 18:01 on Apr 28, 2024 |
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Apr 28, 2024 17:52
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my recent new medical problem this year has been hives and rash. gp gave me steroids and made it way worse and i did a teladoc that said it was ringworm and gave me a week itraconazole pills which helped some but not eliminated. thought maybe it was a candida yeast infection in my guts so i quit all my supplements and stopped eating sugar and yeast for a while (v annoying lost a bunch of weight) and cleaned all the dust and some mold out of my house. got another week of antifungal from a dermatologist and was still getting occasional hives in the afternoon or when i would wake up in the morning or after a nap. i think it has finally stopped in the last week or so. there was also a ton of pollen this spring that slowed down recently so i dunno if i developed an allergy to that but i have never been allergic to anything in my life before. one of the supplements i was taking for like a year+ to help me sleep through the night, n-aceyl cysteine was good but can eventually mess up your magnesium and copper levels i guess so i stopped taking it. taking supplements for minerals is confusing so instead i started eating lots of chia seeds that have a bunch of that stuff in them. i pour like a 1cm layer into a coffee cup and fill it with water stir it up and put it in the fridge and they turn into like little globby frogs eggs and take sips of it throughout the day. it's a little weird to drink (remember orbitz lol) but tastes pretty nice and fresh actually and has made me feel better. also might want to try serrapeptase or nattokinase to they can help clear out blood clots? i stopped getting weird chest pains and tingly hands after taking some a few times. Long COVID still has no cure — so these patients are turning to research posted:With key long COVID trials yet to yield results, people with the condition are trying to change how clinical trials are done. https://pharmd.substack.com/p/treat-me-survey-individual-treatment  
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Apr 28, 2024 18:01
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honestly PP, I suspect your doctors and you are right that these health issues are due to high BMI and moderate to high BP, glucose, and cholesterol, but the good news is that the heart seems to be keeping up and the other issues are all at correctable stages. but i'm not a doctor, just a guy whose had all these tests.
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Apr 28, 2024 18:17
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Oracle posted:Anyone else having recently purchased Metrix tests failing all over the place? Expiration date 1/21/25. so far out of the box of ten I’ve had at least five fail with red/purple or red/red lights. I have no idea how many my husband used on his parents (resentfully, because apparently even testing is rude to ask for and stupid paranoia, even though they just got off an international flight they didn’t mask on then proceeded to go out and eat every day since). Out of probably twenty I've used so far I've had one double purple at the end of the test (invalid result, which I think means no human DNA was detected or the human DNA primers failed) and one double red (test error) That's a pretty high failure rate but not so high I won't keep using them. It also caught my mom's case before she had symptoms on a day I was going to have lunch with her, thank you metrix
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Apr 28, 2024 18:44
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Potato Salad posted:Adding normal, non-crazy amounts of supplements I was deficient in was an important part of me pulling up out of the downward spiral; I don't know about the wisdom of NOT starting that. I did have my doctor specifically give me a thumbs up for it, so there's that bit of "change was made only under medical guidance" safety I suppose. They have to know what he's taking or they could gently caress him up even more by accident.
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