The "what's On Your Mind?" Thread -2018

[tallyollyopia]

Hi gang-trying to catch up. Just heard one of my guys here at work had a stroke and has to have heart surgery to fix it. He's younger than me and hired on same day I was. We know each other from welding school. I am in shock. He was out getting back surgery-fusion. I just sent the message to Jon. Jon trained him on many of the things in the QC department. Jon's going to be so upset. I just can't believe it! my coworker has a young son and they have been trying for another baby. I think his son is 4 now? or 5? I loose track-the years go by so fast. I have known my coworker since 2002. I remember when he lost his mother to skin cancer, he was in his 20s, she was 42. That was so hard for him...he's got a dysfunctional family like many of us.

I hope he will be ok-he sent a text to one of the gals here-she came over and showed me the text. I am in shock....

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I would never want to work at a place like that. They actually believe that someone who is looking for work should suspend the entire search for their benefit on the off chance that they may want to hire her in two months?! I don't think so! Why on earth should you display that kind of loyalty to them when they've made no commitment to hire you?! They certainly wouldn't agree not to interview other job candidates until they've made a decision whether or not to hire you. What's sauce for the goose...

Any company with an attitude of this kind probably thinks that they also have a right to control their employees personal lives.


When I try to insert the link, as a link, it still displays as a video. If I don't tell the site that it's a link, the site still detects that and posts it as a video. So, here it is in plain text. Stick an https colon slash slash www dot in front of it and then copy and paste the entire address into the address field of your browser: facebook.com/1549150108485598/videos/1747973151936625/

You get the address by right-clicking on the video, asking it to display the URL of the video, and then copying and pasting.

@foxxycat, in 2001 my-mother-the-physical-therapist and I went on a long car trip together just after a friend of mine at church, Steve, had a very bad stroke. I was keeping in touch with people in Colorado during the trip so I heard when a doctor informed Steve's wife that there was a chance that Steve would never have meaningful speech again. When I told my mother about it she told me that I had to get in touch with the Steve's wife and tell her not to believe this doctor; it was much too soon for this kind of prognosis, healing continues for months after a stroke. And when I told my Steve's wife this she said "Oh yes. I already knew that the doctor was just covering his a$$. Steve already had meaningful speech. Of course, mostly he was saying , but it was definitely meaningful."

We're still finding out a lot of things about the brain that we never knew before, including the information that the brain can sometimes heal itself -- regenerate damaged cells (which they used to say was impossible), and that when it can't do things the usual way it can frequently find other ways to accomplish the same thing, routing tasks through different parts of the brain. I'm not saying that a stroke is inconsequential; I'm saying that it's not the end of the world for the patient and his family.

Margret

AWM knew a man once, three pack a day smoker for almost sixty years, who stopped overnight. How? He had a stroke, forgot he ever smoked, and no one told him.

I was going to try and find the original website, but you're right, it could be adobe flash needs to be updated. If so, then the original website would have the same problem.

tallyollyopia Make sure you don't need any other updates if you update flash. One time I updated flash and Forge of Empires' graphics were fuzzy looking. It turned out I needed to update flash, firefox and my video driver. They were working well together but updating one messed up their synchronization which is why I had fuzzy graphics until I updated everything.

I'll have RB look at it this Sunday, when he's off work.

My late daughter who had a severe heart defect had three different strokes when she was in her early 30s. The first one was very slight and neither one of us knew anything about strokes, I called her cardiologist the next day to inquire about symptoms and was told she most like had had a stroke and if it happened again to take her to the ER immediately or call 911. The second one took her hearing for about a week, it then returned. The third one affected her right side, she had a hard time getting a spoon or fork to her mouth, her hand was waving all over the place. Also her right foot would turn in when she walked. This all went away over the next few weeks although when she was tired her foot would still try to turn inwards. When I inquired, because I had thought whatever went wrong from a stroke was permanent, I was told it depended on the age of the patient and how determined that patient was to get back to normal and that recovery can last as long as a year before the patient has reached a permanent stage. Her heart finally gave out ca. 5 years later when she passed in her sleep. She had outlived all expectations by 36 years. That was almost 13 years go.

I don't understand why the medical field doesn't just accept it. I had 3 MTS by the time I was 40 and I don't have a heart condition. It just happens sometimes.

The majority of the medical community seems to suffer from what I call "Box Syndrome", where every illness and condition has to fit into a neatly labeled box and anything that doesn't fit in the box (age of patient, for example) means that can't be the condition.

Anyone else have nuclear war on the brain? I feel like it's constantly in the back of my mind, and I can't dislodge it. This is *definitely* not helping my depression, and it's seriously starting to feel like I'm just going through the motions with everything to no purpose.

He only said it to me. Maybe I shouldn't have said it to you guys.

I'll say what AWM said to the kindergarten and first grade art teachers who complained about my color schemes: art is subjective. One man's masterpiece is another's crayon squiggle.

 

[Alicia88]

I'm honestly not a huge art fan, either. And I can barely draw stick figures so I won't be making any.

 

[nansiludie]

I'm honestly not a huge art fan, either. And I can barely draw stick figures so I won't be making any.

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Such a beautiful picture. The little guy is adorable.

 

[Margret]

The majority of the medical community seems to suffer from what I call "Box Syndrome", where every illness and condition has to fit into a neatly labeled box and anything that doesn't fit in the box (age of patient, for example) means that can't be the condition.

After I'd been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and put on metformin, with instructions to take a certain quantity every day, regardless of what I was eating, I had a major episode of hypoglycemia. I dutifully reported it to my primary care provider, who was a Physician's Assistant rather than an actual doctor, and she told me that it couldn't possibly be the metformin because metformin can't cause hypoglycemia. I reported back that it most certainly had happened and asked her to check her sources again. She did and informed me that her answer was still the same, so I began checking the internet and eventually happened on a study on the CDC's website. They'd given metformin to healthy subjects and, while most of them had no trouble with it, between 1% and 5% had reported hypoglycemia as an adverse event. 5% is 1 in 20. So between 1 in 100 and 1 in 20 diabetics on metformin are reporting hypoglycemia and being told by their PCPs that either they imagined it or it was caused by something other than the obvious. Pharmacists know about this, which is why they staple a sheet to your prescription bag warning you not to take the metformin if your blood glucose is already low (by which they still mean over 100), but many PCPs somehow miss it. In defense of that particular Physician's Assistant, she never told me again that hypoglycemia can't be caused by metformin or complained about my insistence on taking it only when I'm eating carbs and judging my dose carefully. However, another PA in the same practice, when given the same information, scoffed at it with the words "What's that? One in a thousand?". I've no idea how she became a PA without ever being required to know how to figure percentages.

Margret

 

[Alicia88]

It's terrifying when medical professionals have such huge gaps in basic knowledge.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I'm honestly not a huge art fan, either. And I can barely draw stick figures so I won't be making any.

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A very beautiful family! I'm so happy for all of you.

 

[tallyollyopia]

I'm honestly not a huge art fan, either. And I can barely draw stick figures so I won't be making any.

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Oh, my gosh--I love the shirt!

After I'd been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and put on metformin, with instructions to take a certain quantity every day, regardless of what I was eating, I had a major episode of hypoglycemia. I dutifully reported it to my primary care provider, who was a Physician's Assistant rather than an actual doctor, and she told me that it couldn't possibly be the metformin because metformin can't cause hypoglycemia. I reported back that it most certainly had happened and asked her to check her sources again. She did and informed me that her answer was still the same, so I began checking the internet and eventually happened on a study on the CDC's website. They'd given metformin to healthy subjects and, while most of them had no trouble with it, between 1% and 5% had reported hypoglycemia as an adverse event. 5% is 1 in 20. So between 1 in 100 and 1 in 20 diabetics on metformin are reporting hypoglycemia and being told by their PCPs that either they imagined it or it was caused by something other than the obvious. Pharmacists know about this, which is why they staple a sheet to your prescription bag warning you not to take the metformin if your blood glucose is already low (by which they still mean over 100), but many PCPs somehow miss it. In defense of that particular Physician's Assistant, she never told me again that hypoglycemia can't be caused by metformin or complained about my insistence on taking it only when I'm eating carbs and judging my dose carefully. However, another PA in the same practice, when given the same information, scoffed at it with the words "What's that? One in a thousand?". I've no idea how she became a PA without ever being required to know how to figure percentages.

Margret

It's terrifying when medical professionals have such huge gaps in basic knowledge.

When I was really sick back in high school, there was this one super horrible doctor we saw (and yes, she was a full-fledged doctor). When we got in there she asked questions that had nothing to do with why were there: were my parents divorced, did they have other children, were my Christmas presents smaller than theirs (yes, because I'm a good six years away from my nearest sib and toys are--or were, at any rate--bulky). Then, without even looking at me, prescribed Zoloft. When I protested she couldn't do that without a blood test (like all the commercials said!!) she turned to look at me, snorted, and said, "And you're fat. I recommend diet and exercise and if you can't get motivated enough to exercise I suggest a can of chicken broth a day until you're a healthy weight."

I should add, as a very limited defense on her part, I was a little fluffy at the time of the exam. It wasn't because I was fat--the constant unrelenting nausea had me eating as little as possible to survive and was not helped by the periodic vertigo spells (which was why I was at the doctor so much)--I was swollen, the reason for that particular visit. I'd lost almost six pounds, but I was so swollen I'd gained almost four inches and my whole body (fingers and toes included) had a puffy, almost doughy look to it. (It went away on its own after about a week. Still no clue what caused it.)

 

[kashmir64]

After I'd been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and put on metformin, with instructions to take a certain quantity every day, regardless of what I was eating, I had a major episode of hypoglycemia. I dutifully reported it to my primary care provider, who was a Physician's Assistant rather than an actual doctor, and she told me that it couldn't possibly be the metformin because metformin can't cause hypoglycemia. I reported back that it most certainly had happened and asked her to check her sources again. She did and informed me that her answer was still the same, so I began checking the internet and eventually happened on a study on the CDC's website. They'd given metformin to healthy subjects and, while most of them had no trouble with it, between 1% and 5% had reported hypoglycemia as an adverse event. 5% is 1 in 20. So between 1 in 100 and 1 in 20 diabetics on metformin are reporting hypoglycemia and being told by their PCPs that either they imagined it or it was caused by something other than the obvious. Pharmacists know about this, which is why they staple a sheet to your prescription bag warning you not to take the metformin if your blood glucose is already low (by which they still mean over 100), but many PCPs somehow miss it. In defense of that particular Physician's Assistant, she never told me again that hypoglycemia can't be caused by metformin or complained about my insistence on taking it only when I'm eating carbs and judging my dose carefully. However, another PA in the same practice, when given the same information, scoffed at it with the words "What's that? One in a thousand?". I've no idea how she became a PA without ever being required to know how to figure percentages.

Margret

That sounds like my doctor. "You can't possibly be allergic to steroids".

 

[Alicia88]

You guys have had done terrible doctors. I've been spared, for the most part, but I've always been pretty healthy in general. And if I ever doubt a doctor, I call my mother. She's been a nurse for more than 30 years so at this point, she knows about as much as a doctor anyway.

 

[LTS3]

I ended up getting the LG V30 phone It's a lot different from my old phone so it's going to take awhile to get used to and set up. I can't get my contacts and photos and videos transferred over via Bluetooth The guy at the AT&T store said to do it that way but my old phone isn't recognizing my LG phone even when next to it. I'll give it another try later before taking both phones to an AT&T store near work on Monday. Contacts can be put back in one by one if needed but I still need the photos and videos. My old phone doesn't connect to my computer anymore so I can't save them that way

 

[Margret]

Yes, until she died a couple of years ago my mother was the one I always called if I was uncertain about medical things. Fortunately, she taught me well. I never accept the word of medical personnel unquestioningly; I research things for myself and I stand up for myself. It's an absolutely essential skill; it was drugs that were prescribed for Roger that caused his Stage 5 kidney failure; on the first one I actually asked the doctor how it worked and suggested that the other possible drug would be more appropriate because of potential kidney problems, and the doctor made up a false reason why Roger must continue with the drug he'd prescribed (and it was before the internet, which made searching hard, so I foolishly backed down -- and I'm ashamed that I didn't call my mother about that one) and the second was during my lost decade so I was less, umm, available to defend Roger.

Margret

 

[kashmir64]

I ended up getting the LG V30 phone It's a lot different from my old phone so it's going to take awhile to get used to and set up. I can't get my contacts and photos and videos transferred over via Bluetooth The guy at the AT&T store said to do it that way but my old phone isn't recognizing my LG phone even when next to it. I'll give it another try later before taking both phones to an AT&T store near work on Monday. Contacts can be put back in one by one if needed but I still need the photos and videos. My old phone doesn't connect to my computer anymore so I can't save them that way

When I knew I was going to switch carriers, and therefore phones, I emailed the pictures to myself. Do you have this option since you have the same carrier, or is your old phone not have service for you to do this?

 

[LTS3]

My old phone works (turns on, can use non-Wifii game apps, etc) but there's no service with it now because service was moved to the new phone. I have over a hundred photos and several videos that need to be moved to the new phone somehow. I'll Google for other options.

 

[kashmir64]

My old phone works (turns on, can use non-Wifii game apps, etc) but there's no service with it now because service was moved to the new phone. I have over a hundred photos and several videos that need to be moved to the new phone somehow. I'll Google for other options.

You may have to wait for AT&T to open. They have a machine that can transfer the data from one phone to the other (at least Verizon did). After you get them on your new phone, you may consider transferring to your computer then putting them on a flash drive or disk.

 

[arouetta]

Can your old phone hook into your wifi the same way your computer can? There's usually a button that allows a phone to connect to local wifi networks, looks like a cone facing upward. If you can get it hooked into your wifi then you can upload the photos and video to a cloud account (like Google Drive). Then you can download them onto your computer and the cloud will be a good backup if your computer needs to be wiped.

Edit: Another possibility is to put an SD card into the phone and transfer the photos and videos onto that. You can then put it in the new one, or if your computer has the slots for a micro SD card, you can save it to your computer.

 

[LTS3]

That's what they did with my old flip phone. They popped the card thing into a machine and got everything transferred to my new smartphone. I'm not sure why the guy didn't do that today unless it's something they don't use anymore. I'm not heading out for the rest of the day so getting stuff over to my new LG phone will have to wait until Monday. If my computer wasn't so old I would be able to just connect the old phone vis USB, open up the sync program for the phone, and transfer everything that way

I can't get my old ringtone onto my new phone It's the Happy song from the Despicable Me movie. The app I use to get ringtones and stuff from only has a really horrible remix version of it So my current ringtone is the intro to the Frozen song Let It Go. I'll have to see if another app has the Happy song as a ringtone.

Edit: Another possibility is to put an SD card into the phone and transfer the photos and videos onto that. You can then put it in the new one, or if your computer has the slots for a micro SD card, you can save it to your computer.

Wifii doesn't work on the old phone anymore. I'll look into the SD card. I know the new phone has an SD card slot. I asked the AT&T guy that.

 

[kashmir64]

You can download Audacity and make it yourself. Or, I can do it for you, if you like. If it's on youtube I just need the link and the start/stop time for it. (not too sure how to get it to you though)

 

[Margret]

I can't get my contacts and photos and videos transferred over via Bluetooth The guy at the AT&T store said to do it that way but my old phone isn't recognizing my LG phone even when next to it.

Make certain that Bluetooth is enabled for both phones first. You should find it in Settings, near the Airplane mode and Wifi settings. It can be very easy to miss this, and it may take some work to make the two phones "discover" each other.

Margret

 

[Mamanyt1953]

Is Hekitty getting catnip as well?

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Hekitty could care less about catnip, but she will be getting a new valerian sock, valerian being her drug of choice.

A very beautiful family! I'm so happy for all of you.

I second that! He's spectacular, isn't he?

 

[Kreatorcat]

I really dislike the toxicity of my countries political environment. The right HATES the left and vice versa. I am so upset with were we are right now as a nation,I can't even listen to the news anymore. Coexist just doesn't seem to apply anymore.