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cloverbug said:
My mom was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (they said stage 3 but her GFR doesn't seem quite that low) and I seem to be the only one worried about it. They're making me feel like I'm overreacting by being worried that my mom might die from something that can't be fixed, only maintained. Not to mention the fact that most people die from cardiovascular issues from this disease than kidney failure, and my mom has high blood pressure already. All I'm thinking is what if something goes wrong and I lose her sooner than I ever thought I would. I'm freaking out!
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I dont even know what to say but *hugs*
 
cloverbug said:
My mom was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (they said stage 3 but her GFR doesn't seem quite that low) and I seem to be the only one worried about it. They're making me feel like I'm overreacting by being worried that my mom might die from something that can't be fixed, only maintained. Not to mention the fact that most people die from cardiovascular issues from this disease than kidney failure, and my mom has high blood pressure already. All I'm thinking is what if something goes wrong and I lose her sooner than I ever thought I would. I'm freaking out!
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So sorry 🙁. Maybe you're just the person she needs to stay concerned if no one else will. I'll send my thoughts your way.
 
Thank you both. I'm hoping after she sees the specialist that he'll give her the meds she needs to keep it at bay and keep it from getting worse. I hope those will keep her healthy and I don't have to worry so much.
 
it's in the 40s and 50s here 😡 now i'm back dressed for winter again and really confused about what month/break i'm on! #Caribbeanstudentproblems...
 
I wanted to update you all here because I have posted about this here.

I've mentioned I've been suffering from fatigue, brain fog, anxiety and depression for what seems like a couple of years. The fatigue impacted my university performance but I have been dealing with depression since I was a teen. It took a naturopath to figure out I was B-12 deficient. My first injection perked me up but I still do not feel 100%.

I got bloodwork done and although my B-12 is in normal range, it is no where near the level it should be after being injected twice and taking supplements for 5 months. He also found it odd that a B complex was making me sick and that I was still feeling fatigued. Based on my activity levels and eating habits, I should NOT be suffering from low energy. I have lost weight and am putting on a crazy ton of muscle mass. He presented a few more things for me to rule out: gluten and low iron... but the one that actually makes the most sense is an mthfr gene mutation.

It's a complicated pathway. Individuals can be asymptomatic to severely affected. All of my symptoms, including my numbness in my legs and even migraines can be symptoms. It's also hereditary. I talked to my mom about it and she has issues with fatigue, low B-12 and numbness in extremities. Her father suffers from low B-12 and has heart disease (the mutation increases the risk of heart disease and stroke). Depression runs on his side of the family. His father and uncle committed suicide decades ago.

I am going to get tested and see what happens. Unfortunately, the closest place I can get tested is Ontario. I have to order a kit from online. The one the naturopath suggests tests for a variety of SNPs (with mthfr being one of them) and can recognize the mutation. According to the research I have done, there is also a blood test that is much more expensive but will tell you how well the pathway is functioning.

Apparently around 10-14% of whites in NA has some form of mutation. Based on my reading, a lot of people don't seem to know they have it until they try to conceive and suffer miscarriages and infertility.

I am super excited that my naturopath keeps coming up with ideas for what might me wrong with me. If I was still seeing my family doctor, I'd be waiting to see a specialist or on some drugs to help with my fatigue.
 
Had a girl start at work about 2 weeks ago that was going to take my spot in the fall when I go to vet school and we got along really well. We ended up deciding to go out on a double date and my husband and I were setting her up with my husband's best friend. We got to dinner last night and about 10 minutes in my husband passes out at the table (not sure why but thinking it might be some medicine he's been on for a hand injury, but he's fine now). Needless to say we cut the date short and I feel awful. Never setting anyone up on a blind date again. At least she already found a new job, but it is at the vet school I am going to this fall.
 
Trematode said:
I wanted to update you all here because I have posted about this here.

I've mentioned I've been suffering from fatigue, brain fog, anxiety and depression for what seems like a couple of years. The fatigue impacted my university performance but I have been dealing with depression since I was a teen. It took a naturopath to figure out I was B-12 deficient. My first injection perked me up but I still do not feel 100%.

I got bloodwork done and although my B-12 is in normal range, it is no where near the level it should be after being injected twice and taking supplements for 5 months. He also found it odd that a B complex was making me sick and that I was still feeling fatigued. Based on my activity levels and eating habits, I should NOT be suffering from low energy. I have lost weight and am putting on a crazy ton of muscle mass. He presented a few more things for me to rule out: gluten and low iron... but the one that actually makes the most sense is an mthfr gene mutation.
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Ugh. Sorry to hear that Trem. My classmate/roomie for next year actually just got diagnosed with having the mthfr gene mutation when she went in to have surgery to have an ovarian cyst removed. She was getting crazy headaches and everything and actually had to take a medical leave of absence because of what it was doing to her. Hope you figure out what is going on soon.
 
My front desk put a room in and there was a giant dead cockroach in there. I asked her if she had seen it because it was super embarrassing. She sent an email to the practice manager that I was being condescending to her.
 
Thank you Orca. I hope so too! I want to go back to school in 2014. I want to figure out what is going on before that. I'm going to order the test this weekend.
 
dyachei said:
My front desk put a room in and there was a giant dead cockroach in there. I asked her if she had seen it because it was super embarrassing. She sent an email to the practice manager that I was being condescending to her.
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What a beezy! (beezy is NOT what I said out loud) I would be embarrassed by a dead cockroach too!
 
dyachei said:
My front desk put a room in and there was a giant dead cockroach in there. I asked her if she had seen it because it was super embarrassing. She sent an email to the practice manager that I was being condescending to her.
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I feel like we keep hiring overly sensitive CSCs at our hospital.. I asked the new dude if the weight was actual or estimated in the screens and he flipped on me and then brought up all these things I had done that day that seemed condescending to him ( one of which was me simply correcting how my name was spelled on our board, which was not directed to anyone in particular and I was laughing in the process! ) he ended up quitting thank goodness!! He was way to sensitive and took criticism way too personally.
 
Abney said:
What a beezy! (beezy is NOT what I said out loud) I would be embarrassed by a dead cockroach too!
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Kpowell14 said:
I feel like we keep hiring overly sensitive CSCs at our hospital.. I asked the new dude if the weight was actual or estimated in the screens and he flipped on me and then brought up all these things I had done that day that seemed condescending to him ( one of which was me simply correcting how my name was spelled on our board, which was not directed to anyone in particular and I was laughing in the process! ) he ended up quitting thank goodness!! He was way to sensitive and took criticism way too personally.
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Yeah. I'm not upset she thought I was condescending - I really wasn't intending to be but if I was, oh well. I'm upset she "tattled" one me for something I didn't do. I didn't yell or raise my voice. I asked her if she knew there was a dead roach in there because it was embarrassing. The CSCs here are supposed to check that rooms were cleaned before loading clients. It kind of went along with a strangely crappy day. I started off in a good mood, too.
 
Pup was sitting next to me and very calmly sat up and yakked up her entire bowl of food from an hour ago.

Gross! 🙁

At least it was on *her* blanket and not mine.
 
So I ran into a first year vet student from another school, and after introducing each other, her first comment was "I heard the curriculum is super easy at your school." What a nice conversation starter... I almost wanted to say, "your school obviously doesn't value social skills."
 
Minnerbelle said:
So I ran into a first year vet student from another school, and after introducing each other, her first comment was "I heard the curriculum is super easy at your school." What a nice conversation starter... I almost wanted to say, "your school obviously doesn't value social skills."
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Wow... That's so nice, NOT.

Really hope she wasn't a UTK student...
 
Bf just cruelly disillusioned me by informing me that one of my favorite childhood movies involved a ton of animal abuse behind the scenes. Now I'm sad. 🙁
 
Minnerbelle said:
So I ran into a first year vet student from another school, and after introducing each other, her first comment was "I heard the curriculum is super easy at your school." What a nice conversation starter... I almost wanted to say, "your school obviously doesn't value social skills."
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WOW. The more I get to know people, the more I like animals! That student has no manners at all!!
 
Uuuuuugggggghhhhhh.

I make $7.25 an hour and work only 34 hours a week... Which means I don't even make $250 a week. Now, my supplemental income for the past 5 years or so has been pet-sitting. I accept almost all jobs I'm offered, unless they overlap or coincide with a vacation. The bf doesn't like when I go, but usually only mumbles and grumbles slightly. Well today he decided to be a total ass and said it isn't about the money, but that I want to get away from him, blah blah blah.... Hello, no. I like sleeping in my own bed, and I like my really short commute to work. But hell, I have $300 plus in bills to pay every month. He pays a lot of bills, but not my personal ones like the cell phone, and insurance, etc. I NEED the money. Part of our agreement was that's pay for groceries, too. Right now, I have less than $600 in the bank. It is a necessity I make more money so that I can make ends meet. And the bf just wants to accuse me of being selfish about our summer...
 
Last night I stubbed my pinkie toe on a brick fireplace. This sliced open my toe. I am afraid to take off the band aids. it hurt do bad that my whole leg was shaking long after it occurred.
 
Jamr0ckin said:
Uuuuuugggggghhhhhh.

I make $7.25 an hour and work only 34 hours a week... Which means I don't even make $250 a week. Now, my supplemental income for the past 5 years or so has been pet-sitting. I accept almost all jobs I'm offered, unless they overlap or coincide with a vacation. The bf doesn't like when I go, but usually only mumbles and grumbles slightly. Well today he decided to be a total ass and said it isn't about the money, but that I want to get away from him, blah blah blah.... Hello, no. I like sleeping in my own bed, and I like my really short commute to work. But hell, I have $300 plus in bills to pay every month. He pays a lot of bills, but not my personal ones like the cell phone, and insurance, etc. I NEED the money. Part of our agreement was that's pay for groceries, too. Right now, I have less than $600 in the bank. It is a necessity I make more money so that I can make ends meet. And the bf just wants to accuse me of being selfish about our summer...
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:d Boys are stupid is as stupid does.
 
BlackDog17 said:
Homeward Bound. 🙁 🙁 🙁

Apparently there's never been a whole lot of monitoring of the treatment of animal actors though, so it wouldn't surprise me if there are many other movies that were created the same way. 🙁
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Noooooooooooooooo !!!
 
BlackDog17 said:
Homeward Bound. 🙁 🙁 🙁

Apparently there's never been a whole lot of monitoring of the treatment of animal actors though, so it wouldn't surprise me if there are many other movies that were created the same way. 🙁
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WHHHHATTTTTT?!?! Give me proof, I am in denial 🙁(( Poor Shadow and Chance.... Poor Sassyyyy
 
dyachei said:
My front desk put a room in and there was a giant dead cockroach in there. I asked her if she had seen it because it was super embarrassing. She sent an email to the practice manager that I was being condescending to her.
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😱 ewww
 
dyachei said:
My front desk put a room in and there was a giant dead cockroach in there. I asked her if she had seen it because it was super embarrassing. She sent an email to the practice manager that I was being condescending to her.
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Well clearly, she loves cockroaches and thinks they make great exam room decorations when they die. You were totally out of line and condescending when you told her that roach was not just embarrassing, but SUPER embarrassing.
 
cs5910 said:
WHHHHATTTTTT?!?! Give me proof, I am in denial 🙁(( Poor Shadow and Chance.... Poor Sassyyyy
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I did a very brief Google search and didn't find much, though admittedly I wasn't looking very hard because I don't really want to know. I did find a quote from an unnamed actress in an unnamed movie regarding a scene in which a cat falls into a river and pops up again downstream (may or may not have been Homeward Bound, the article didn't say). She said there were dozens of cats on set that day because they were literally just tossing them into a river and had to replace the ones that didn't come up again. :cry::cry::cry:
 
dyachei said:
Yeah. I'm not upset she thought I was condescending - I really wasn't intending to be but if I was, oh well. I'm upset she "tattled" one me for something I didn't do. I didn't yell or raise my voice. I asked her if she knew there was a dead roach in there because it was embarrassing. The CSCs here are supposed to check that rooms were cleaned before loading clients. It kind of went along with a strangely crappy day. I started off in a good mood, too.
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:uhno: how do you get so lucky with your work colleagues??
 
kaydubs said:
:uhno: how do you get so lucky with your work colleagues??
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Well, talked to the Practice Manager (PM) about it. He told me he would have a hard time in that situation NOT being condescending because its part of her job to clean. :laugh:

Worked it out with him so I feel slightly better. Can't shake the feeling she's out to get me right now.
 
My cat's poos have been awesome for ~2 months. She is on exclusively Z/D. Roommate left her cat's food out while my kitty (with the diarrhea that lasted almost a year) was out. I saw my cat by her cat's bowl. If my kitty gets diarrhea because of her, I am going to be so damn pissed.
 
wanted to go for a run today. Woke up with my knee hurting to extend and sometimes with just sharp pain in the medial knee. Hoping it subsides before I go back to work thursday
 
dyachei said:
wanted to go for a run today. Woke up with my knee hurting to extend and sometimes with just sharp pain in the medial knee. Hoping it subsides before I go back to work thursday
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I get that sometimes and it pisses me off. It usually goes away after a day or two. Hope it does for you too :xf:
 
dyachei said:
thanks emiloo. Ever since I heard a pop while kneeling, I've had issues. Today it's just worse.

How are you doing?
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Doin pretty good! Got my cast off my broken foot, doc isn't pleased with how it's healing but that doesn't surprise me 🙄 Just put it on my tab 😀
Heading to NCState Friday for my research project. A little nervous but excited. Wish I could meet you at Dinosaur! 🙁
 
Emiloo4 said:
Doin pretty good! Got my cast off my broken foot, doc isn't pleased with how it's healing but that doesn't surprise me 🙄 Just put it on my tab 😀
Heading to NCState Friday for my research project. A little nervous but excited. Wish I could meet you at Dinosaur! 🙁
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me too! what are you researching?
 
Ugh, I hate running. So much with so many passions. Y'all are stronger than I because I run for a few yards and it feels like my ankles are going to explode. Biking is a lot better for me because its less impact.


Got my shoes SOAKED this morning when doing farm duty at work. Rockin the booty shoe while my shoes dry. So much swagger.

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dyachei said:
Well, talked to the Practice Manager (PM) about it. He told me he would have a hard time in that situation NOT being condescending because its part of her job to clean. :laugh:

Worked it out with him so I feel slightly better. Can't shake the feeling she's out to get me right now.
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Good! Psh, what a lame-o 😛
 
emiloo4 said:
doin pretty good! Got my cast off my broken foot, doc isn't pleased with how it's healing but that doesn't surprise me 🙄 Just put it on my tab :d
heading to ncstate friday for my research project. A little nervous but excited. Wish i could meet you at dinosaur! 🙁
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wait what?????????

Hang out hang out hang out!
 
So I was about to bring my truck into the shop today bc my window won't stay up and I wanted to fix that and get an oil change before I drive across country the next few weeks. My brother decided it would be fun to rip my passenger side mirror off on his way out of the driveway as well this morning.
Bring my truck in, walk the mile of rail road track on a broken foot, to get to my mom's office to borrow her car.
Go back an hour later to bring her to lunch, and her radiator explodes when I pull in 🙄





:laugh:

Her car isn't even old. What the heck? Lol
Needless to say its been a rough day for cars in the Emiloo family.
 
somewhere in my room, my grenadian phone is beeping low battery (idk why its even on) but i have no idea where and its beeping too faintly and infrequently to find it. i can't call it either unless i want to get a long distance phone charge. i need it for friday!
 
Studying for exams and suddenly I am feeling very nauseous and very dizzy. I don't have time to be sick right now. I have an exam on Thursday. Blah, must work through feeling like crap. Back to these problem sets... anyone want to talk about the adaptations of diving mammals and flying birds?
 
I can't stand people who go back on their word. Ugh. 😡
 
orcagirl said:
Just saying the 21st is my birthday!! Also we do need to hang out when you are here.
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Sounds good to me! I'm staying with my cousin and his brat kid, so I'd be happy to get a bite to eat or a drink or three 😀
 
Its really weird how grief takes its course.

I think because my aunt died so suddenly and unexpectedly my brain really hasnt processed that she is gone yet.

This weekend I went on a mini vacay to north Florida and met a woman who reminded me SO much of her. I had this thought in my brain like "OMG, I'm totally going to tell Aunt Moo about meeting her doppelganger." And then the feeling I got after I realized what I really just said to myself grabbed hold, slammed me to the ground and made me lose my breath. I cant tell her. I will never, ever be able to talk to her again. I just completely lost it. No crying, just "holy crap...omg" numbness. Then of course towards the end of the day I hear a song on the radio that we used to listen to all the time together.

She was murdered almost a month ago. I dont know if this is normal. I have never really lost anyone close to me as an adult yet. I have certainly never lost someone so suddenly and unexpectedly.

Sorry to be so grim, I guess I am just looking for someone to tell me that what is happening is normal. 🙁
 
MommaFox said:
Its really weird how grief takes its course.

I think because my aunt died so suddenly and unexpectedly my brain really hasnt processed that she is gone yet.

This weekend I went on a mini vacay to north Florida and met a woman who reminded me SO much of her. I had this thought in my brain like "OMG, I'm totally going to tell Aunt Moo about meeting her doppelganger." And then the feeling I got after I realized what I really just said to myself grabbed hold, slammed me to the ground and made me lose my breath. I cant tell her. I will never, ever be able to talk to her again. I just completely lost it. No crying, just "holy crap...omg" numbness. Then of course towards the end of the day I hear a song on the radio that we used to listen to all the time together.

She was murdered almost a month ago. I dont know if this is normal. I have never really lost anyone close to me as an adult yet. I have certainly never lost someone so suddenly and unexpectedly.

Sorry to be so grim, I guess I am just looking for someone to tell me that what is happening is normal. 🙁
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It's totally normal, and I'm sorry 🙁
 
MommaFox said:
Its really weird how grief takes its course.

I think because my aunt died so suddenly and unexpectedly my brain really hasnt processed that she is gone yet.

This weekend I went on a mini vacay to north Florida and met a woman who reminded me SO much of her. I had this thought in my brain like "OMG, I'm totally going to tell Aunt Moo about meeting her doppelganger." And then the feeling I got after I realized what I really just said to myself grabbed hold, slammed me to the ground and made me lose my breath. I cant tell her. I will never, ever be able to talk to her again. I just completely lost it. No crying, just "holy crap...omg" numbness. Then of course towards the end of the day I hear a song on the radio that we used to listen to all the time together.

She was murdered almost a month ago. I dont know if this is normal. I have never really lost anyone close to me as an adult yet. I have certainly never lost someone so suddenly and unexpectedly.

Sorry to be so grim, I guess I am just looking for someone to tell me that what is happening is normal. 🙁
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Totally normal. I lost one of my oldest friends to a sorta similar event just over a year ago - she was murdered by the father of her little boy. And I still have moments where I want to go talk to her. Or where I see a picture of the baby on facebook and want to tell her how cute he is. And then it just hits you that you can't and its like the same grief all over again. and you feel like you don't know where to turn. But it does get better. And it gets easier to focus on the good memories and not just the way everything fell to pieces. And it gets to the point where you can have a dream about them and wake up smiling inside of crying. I promise.

Hang in there, and if you want to talk, let me know.
 
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