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Old 09-28-20, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Speaking of loud music, how can you not hear a train horn?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiOj58D4kek
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I'd be tempted. I'll buy a liter off you if you do it.
$175 a bucket. I'm gonna have to wait to see if he gets a little more desperate.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
That for shingles? I had a case of that at 37, interestingly my youngest also had them before starting 1st grade 2 years ago
Yup. It’s a 2 shot series and is about 95% effective. It’s fda approved for 50+ since it’s us older folks who are more prone to get it.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I forgot what you take?
Fragmin (low dose) anticoagulant, to prevent DVT recurrence.
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Old 09-29-20, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by badger1
Fragmin (low dose) anticoagulant, to prevent DVT recurrence.
Ask your prescriber if you are a candidate for one of the newer oral agents. If their answer is "I don't know" then ask for a heme consult to find out. They are not for everyone, but many patients can switch over from older injectables or rat poison to an oral medicine.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
did you do intervals?
I can (or could) ride the out-and-back in ~ 17 minutes. It took 1.5 hours to walk. SMH.
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Old 09-29-20, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Ask your prescriber if you are a candidate for one of the newer oral agents.
Am I a candidate for a drug that actually works? I can't find my witch doctor.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Ask your prescriber if you are a candidate for one of the newer oral agents. If their answer is "I don't know" then ask for a heme consult to find out. They are not for everyone, but many patients can switch over from older injectables or rat poison to an oral medicine.
Cheers, datlas. You'd know much better than me, but my haematologist and neurosurgeon collaborated on this decision: the reason for the daily low-dose Fragmin is its short 'life' (does that make sense?). I was told that both the traditional and the newer oral regimes stay active for too long. They can be 'reversed', but there might not be time for that should I have another significant SDH, for which I apparently am at high risk. I was fortunate last time -- 7mm or so brain shift off midline didn't result in a stroke or something before they were able to do the surgery.

So their consensus: baby aspirin not quite enough (haematologist), so low-dose Fragmin it is. I've learnt to live with the injections pretty well. Be nice to get off it, though!
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Old 09-29-20, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Not good. I assume this is one of those blood vessel proliferation things in the retina. Sorry to hear and I hope things stabilize.
Yes, macular edema. I had a vitrectomy on the right eye in 2010 but the doc doesn't want to do one on this eye for some reason. I hate to sound so dramatic because it's way more common than I ever realized. There was a person ahead of me getting the same procedure and I've talked to others that have the same problem. It's just that when it happens to you, it feels so devastating to suddenly lose eyesight.

The drug works somewhat because I have a little better vision this AM and the eyeball pressure is much better so I assume the macular swelling has gone down some. Hopefully, he can stop the leakage and I can keep what vision there is left. Didn't work the last series of injections.

One last thing, it makes bike riding more exciting at intersections.
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Originally Posted by badger1
so low-dose Fragmin it is
You have to have an injection every day? Bummer.
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Old 09-29-20, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Yup. It’s a 2 shot series and is about 95% effective. It’s fda approved for 50+ since it’s us older folks who are more prone to get it.
I had no problems with the latest shingles series (had the old one, too) but my wife had a lot of trouble.

Now, the mega-dose flu vaccine totally knocked me on my butt for 24 hours and it came on fast; fever, aches, etc. My wife only got a sore arm.
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I'm a computer repair expert this morning. Yesterday, my mouse's scroll button quit and all troubleshooting failed plus using a new port, updating windows, and rebooting.

Applying my analytical mind this morning, I decided to blow air into the wheel and voila! I now have a working mouse, again. That's twice in 48 hours that I solved an electrical mystery. First the power strip and now the mouse. Going to be a great day.

Now, if I could just get my D-Fly to talk to register to my iPhone.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
Yes, macular edema. I had a vitrectomy on the right eye in 2010 but the doc doesn't want to do one on this eye for some reason. I hate to sound so dramatic because it's way more common than I ever realized. There was a person ahead of me getting the same procedure and I've talked to others that have the same problem. It's just that when it happens to you, it feels so devastating to suddenly lose eyesight.

The drug works somewhat because I have a little better vision this AM and the eyeball pressure is much better so I assume the macular swelling has gone down some. Hopefully, he can stop the leakage and I can keep what vision there is left. Didn't work the last series of injections.

One last thing, it makes bike riding more exciting at intersections.
****. Yes, devastating. Glad to hear it's a little better.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You have to have an injection every day? Bummer.
Heh. Can't say I like it, but beats the alternative! I'm just happy there is a way to reduce my risks of another 'event' (or events).

When I read about what other folks have gone through or are going through, really doesn't seem a big deal. Trsnrtr for example, with his eye.
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Old 09-29-20, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Apparently copper heads are really common in my neighborhood so trying to eliminate hiding places. Plus Amelia likes to go every where she should not.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Am I a candidate for a drug that actually works? I can't find my witch doctor.
If you are a "challenging case" you may want to seek an academic university consultation.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
Yes, macular edema. I had a vitrectomy on the right eye in 2010 but the doc doesn't want to do one on this eye for some reason. I hate to sound so dramatic because it's way more common than I ever realized. There was a person ahead of me getting the same procedure and I've talked to others that have the same problem. It's just that when it happens to you, it feels so devastating to suddenly lose eyesight.

The drug works somewhat because I have a little better vision this AM and the eyeball pressure is much better so I assume the macular swelling has gone down some. Hopefully, he can stop the leakage and I can keep what vision there is left. Didn't work the last series of injections.

One last thing, it makes bike riding more exciting at intersections.
Best wishes for improvement.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Am I a candidate for a drug that actually works? I can't find my witch doctor.
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Originally Posted by datlas
If you are a "challenging case" you may want to seek an academic university consultation.
I suggest one of these three rheumatologists:

https://www.utmedicalcenter.org/medi...-rheumatology/
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Originally Posted by datlas
I suggest one of these three rheumatologists:

https://www.utmedicalcenter.org/medi...-rheumatology/
There's a good chance any of those would be an upgrade from my current lot. Just curious, though, why assume they would be better based on where they practice? The medical school isn't actually here (if that makes a difference), it's in Memphis.
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43º this AM. Going to wait till 10 or so before heading out . 30s by the end of the week. Not looking forward to this.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I'm a computer repair expert this morning. Yesterday, my mouse's scroll button quit and all troubleshooting failed plus using a new port, updating windows, and rebooting.

Applying my analytical mind this morning, I decided to blow air into the wheel and voila! I now have a working mouse, again. That's twice in 48 hours that I solved an electrical mystery. First the power strip and now the mouse. Going to be a great day.

Now, if I could just get my D-Fly to talk to register to my iPhone.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
There's a good chance any of those would be an upgrade from my current lot. Just curious, though, why assume they would be better based on where they practice? The medical school isn't actually here (if that makes a difference), it's in Memphis.
It's my own bias, and it's probably not always correct, but for less common conditions or challenging patients, usually an academic medical center is good for a second opinion.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
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williamsburg va, my neighbor had a copper head in her drive way yesterday, luckily for me she scared it into my direction.
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