STEAM ROOM FOR ANGER
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KID, it is so tragic that we are stressing our healthcare providers. These long shifts, lack of PPE and stress of trying to care for pts (and watching them die alone) not to mention fear of contracting the virus is beyond stressful. The healthcare professionals they are interviewing in NYC absolutely look shell shocked. It makes me tearful every time I hear one talk. They have to be reeling internally and you can believe many will end up w PTSD. We need to take of them like we take care of military personnel. Their war is every bit as dangerous.....but the enemy is invisible. All the respect, honor and empathy to them. I hope your DIL can stay safe.
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All people should wear masks, not medical grade since there are a shortage of those for medical staff, but at least a fabric mask, neck gaiter etc would slow spread of covid. We know that fabric masks do not keep the droplets from infected completely out, if we all masked up, if we sneezed, it would stay contained. Would also stop us touching nose and mouth. It would flatten the curve so much faster, we could possibly stop the inexorable wave of infection and death. Stop touching faces, 6 ft apart if have to go out, stay home other than walking yourself or with others of you household outside. Hopefully warmer months help flatten some of the outbreaks with the vitD from the sun. If people listen to the advice, this can be less deadly than other places.
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This is heartbreaking.
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runor and all: I made some masks to wear out. It may not protect me but if I am inadvertently a carrier it will protect others. I slide a wire from my small stash of surgical masks and insert it into a casing in the mask for a tighter fit over my nose. Stay well everyone and blessings on those health care workers.
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Yogatyme...I have had a swollen lymph node under left jaw that comes and goes ever since I had neck lift same time as new implant for capsular contracture from radiation on 2nd diagnosis. I have some old fillings on that side but like you...can't help but wonder am I asymptomatic? My husband's had worst flu (?) of his life mid to end February. Coworker did too. Do we have it or did we? Meanwhile I'm on furlough and husbands company will be doomed if we don't touch mail and greeting cards again.
I have an appt May 5th for a suspicious mole...this sh!! needs to end!!! How many recurrences and other cancers arent being diagnosed...
We can make 3d movies, buy 250 tennis shoes but the collective world cant come up with a quick cheap virus or antibody test? A vaccine or pill? Meanwhile every time I see the death count I secretly get mad and think...wow, we are still 30k yearly less than breast cancer. Every year women's boobs kill them, children die, other cancers... and no one gets this upset or stops pkaying sports or going to restaurants. Sorry man, this rant just ran way off course. I just yelled at my 73yr old mother who wanted to go get and drop off to go food for us. Stay the hell home. Shes so used to being active and I can sympathize ( not condone) people who go visit elderly loved ones. How many weeks do we have left on this earth anyway? Probably more than if we travel I guess...but this is time lost forever.
At least with breast cancer we have time to do our wills and say good byes. Some of these poor people are dropping like flies, symptoms, hospital, dead in 2 weeks.
Then theres this distance learning crap. I have been sitting with my son for 7 hrs on a Sunday trying to remember geometry and decipher 80 million emails from 6 different subjects. Wth
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Update: Now a few peeps are assuming that I got my uniforms from a shop (not for work) so that I can get away with wearing an N95 mask AT work! This is getting really old with the finger pointing towards (some) health professionals. So, in order to not be wearing a small stash of my old blue masks (easy to wear), I thought that I'd shop the fabric stores for some elastic. All gone! Not to mention that the moment all are on board with the sewing, they close down all the B&M fabric stores. Curb side is supposedly available but all I want is 1/8" elastic, flat, round or oval, don't care! The only rolls available at amazon are (I'm assuming) from Asia since it can't be delivered for at least a month. There are some that claim they are made in the USA but also will not deliver until Mid-May. From Amazon: Estimated delivery: May 22, 2020 - June 15, 2020. How can these companies get away with saying that it's IN STOCK but it takes more than 7 weeks? Illinois must be full of hoarders.
P.S. I could make the straps, but the elastic is faster to deal with and to wear. Also, I have carpal tunnel. Trying to save steps. When my rotisserie elastics run out (enough for 4 masks), that's it for me.
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sweetp6217,
Due to the unprecedented number of folks who are now using amazon for everything from soup to nuts, all of their shipping and delivery times have noticeably increased, even for those who have a Prime. Since I can’t just pop into Target as I normally would I have been ordering many things from Amazon and delivery (not overnight I assume) has been very slow even on US made/distributed items. Simply put, they have overwhelmed by orders. On most of my orders the shipping time is unchanged once the item ships. It does seem that it is taking much longer to prepare items for shipment because of the sheer volume of orders
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I guess it depends on where you live with Amazon. I am getting all my orders as quick as usual except no availability much for groceries. Most orders even arrive earlier than the posted date.
Hair ties for pony tailscan be used instead of elastic.
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Thank you Yogatyme!
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Not to fuel the fire, but really, how can they say it's IN STOCK when it's not?
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Or you can use the elastic in scrunchies or a piece of old clothing.
Just got an order in for Amzon Fresh at 12:03 pacific time. That’s when they load their new availability. Coming Wed AM. With two double roll packs of Angelsoft. Our stores, the tp aisles are still empty..
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if you have any bungee cords, you can strip off the outter layer and the insides are narrow elastic....
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I saw online that you could use rubber bands and unfold a paper clip for the wire or even a pipe cleaner. It will help your glasses/eye protection from fogging up and a tighter fit. Elderberry, You did a great job!!
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to stop glasses from fogging up, wash with liquid dishsoap, rinse with water & allow to dry on their own - ie don't wipe dry. The soap makes a temporary anti fog coating
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great tip, moth! Thanks
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Thanks for the tip!! I'll try it myself next time!! I tried and could barely see because of the fogging!!! Tried taking them off and can't see them there either.
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Nice work, Elderberry!
I have heard there is a shortage of elastic. BUt since I'm not out and about I haven't been to a fabric store for quite a while. I have made several masks now and come to the decision that elastic around the ears are hostile after a very short time. Plus it's hard to get a good fit, you can't exactly adjust the elastics. I have tired sewing my own binding but it's just too time consuming and uses a lot of fabric. Each mask I make uses 64 inches of binding or tie. That's a lot of cutting, pressing, more pressing and stitching to make binding! Forget that. What works well, but is not very attractive, is a thin strip of t-shirt fabric. I just started cutting up one of Hub's old t-shirts. A one inch strip off the bottom. It's soft, stretchy, does not need finishing. Works pretty good.
Right now I am looking at all the binder twine in the hay shed and thinking hmmm...this could be a good way to use all that up.0 -
Runor- re: t shirt material for mask ties. I wasn't sure whether you meant you only used the hem at the very bottom of the shirt . I have been cutting one inch strips all the way up to the arm holes, I then stretch the loop and then cut it in half to make two ties. I cut off the arms and continue cutting to the front neckhole, getting one tie from front and one from back and you are right, they are not pretty but are functional. Alternatively, I have used the front and back at the arm hole for a mask. A lot of ties from one t shirt.
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We have to wear masks all day at work and the elastic is really killing my ears. Right now I'm wearing the blue procedure masks but my sister is making me some that tie. Unfortunately I cannot sew at all. I have seen that people are wearing stretchy headbands and sewing buttons on them. Then you can put the ear loops over the buttons. My sister is going to try to make a half band (sort of like a croakie or those sunglasses holders if you know what I mean) with buttons that you can wear around the back of the head and then attach the mask ear loops.
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If worst came to worst as far as masks go for containing sneezes which is all we are doing to lower infectios droplets, a simple headband that converts to many different forms would work. Just wear as a neck gaiter. No sewing required. If you think it would need to be thicker, wear two. Much easier for those that don't sew. It also may be cooler than a tighter fitting mask and easier to breathe in. Again, these are not so much for keeping virus out, but keep your germs in when you sneeze. May be an easy option.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01H0LM0TK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The more correct term is sport headwrap. There are many versions so if any are out, I am sure you can find others. Put around neck, pull up to cover nose and mouth.
I do NOT wear a mask when walking outdoors. My streets are practically empty and I do not walk by parks. If I did notice a lot of people that I could not avoid, then I would don a mask. Typically this does not happen as i go to places as soon as they open.
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I'm really pretty pissed about the lack of guidance I am getting from my MO's practice. I have my regular appointment with MO tomorrow for blood work and Xgeva injection. I was talking to my nurse a few weeks ago and she said I would get a call the week before the appointment with said guidance. No call last week, not that I expected one. I knew it needed to be settled yesterday. I called at 1 PM. They don't answer the phone after lunch until 1:30 PM. I call back at 2 PM. The phone person says I will get a callback advising me what to do. An hour later, I get the robocall to confirm the appointment. I assume that there is no relationship to my earlier call. (There's not.) I press one to confirm. I call them again to check what this latest call means. The phone person tells me that MO said he doesn't need to see me but wants me to have blood work. Any word on the Xgeva? No. OK, what should I do when I get there? The usual procedure with signing in downstairs and waiting to go upstairs for blood work. Really? Are we not going to at least skip a step to reduce risk? No, that is our regular policy. I resign myself to the "regular policy" with every intention of bitching at someone tomorrow. I get yet ANOTHER call from them this morning. Do I want to cancel my MO visit? I canceled it yesterday when MO said he didn't need to see me. I'm just doing blood work and possibly Xgeva. No definitive guidance from them at all. This is a large hospital corporation that owns almost all the medical practices I go to. There seems to be no leadership, no one making decisions about patient care and risk. I get it. We don't have many cases and no one has any definitive answers to anything. I just expected more somehow.
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Jaycee, it seems a lot of ppl are having these experiences right now. It’s understandable that they may be overwhelmed w exactly what to do to best protect pts, but damn, this has been around long enough for them to figure SOMETHING out. Hoping this gets a little clearer for you.
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That is awful! There should be one place you can go without exposing yourself to more risks. Most MO offices are pretty on the ball I think right now about most things right now and minimizing any risks to patients that they can.
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My daughter works in the business side of health care with doctors contracts. She said she is having trouble with doctors not wanting to see patients in person. jaycee49, I think your MO should at least done a telemedicine visit, Zoom, by telephone, or email to ease your mind. Unless he/she is working outside their normal practice with the virus, it is inexcusable. Hope you get some answers soon.
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Thank you, yogatyme, bc, and flash. I don't really know why I expected a different response. This is quite typical for them. I could have called my onc nurse or the head nurse of the office and gotten a better response but I didn't want to bother them. I just hate that their actions might be driven by finances. I suspect they are. The Xgeva injection shows on my insurance as costing $5,000. The hospital corporation gets a piece of that. I may decline that for now. I will be looking at my insurance statement to see what services were charged.
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Gotta love it when I get a call for an RO followup to an MRI that was supposed to be done at the end of march. No letter sent as I am diligent about putting appointments in my calendar on the phone right away. Oh well, needless to say, I cancelled the followup app't and MRI being rescheduled.
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We had to put our dog to sleep this weekend.
We got him after I finished chemo, less than 2 years ago. He was 7, and we found him on craigslist. I was a little less than enthused about this dog after talking to the owner, who told us he wasn't housebroken and hadn't had rabies shots, but my husband wanted to go ahead with it. What she didn't tell us was that she was a breeder. We found that out when we went to pick him up. She lived in a trailer in an 80 acre compound in the desert, turn off the highway, go through a small town, out the other side, past the end of the maintained road, make a right at the dump, then keep going down the dirt road until you got to their place. She must have had over a dozen dogs, all outside. We live in Arizona. I didn't really understand what was going on until she told us he had been her breeding stud. I guess she was running a puppy mill. I am not fond of such people, but what were we going to do at that point, leave the dog in that horrible situation? She said she wanted to give him to someone who would take him on hikes and stuff for his last years. And that was definitely us! We wanted a dog to take hiking and swim with and stuff. So we brought him home.
He was scared to death of my husband for a long time, and was scared of pretty much everything in general, though he seemed to take to me right away. It was obvious that he hadn't been socialized and had been neglected. But he oddly knew not to go to the bathroom in the house, was really good about walking on the leash, and was never aggressive or destructive. But we just kept being nice to him and he eventually came out of his shell and turned into a normal, gentle, sweet, happy dog. He'd wake us up banging his tail against things in the morning, and I could barely get in the door after work because he'd be there to greet me, swinging his whole but from side to side. He wasn't scared of things anymore, he'd walk up to strangers and let them pet him, he'd sniff other dogs. One of our neighbors would always comment that she couldn't believe it was the same dog. It was like those first seven years in a pen in the desert had never happened and he had been our dog from day one.
But he kept getting diarrhea and upset stomach. We kept taking him to the vet, and they would give us treatment. Then he started throwing up and not wanting to eat. So we took him to the vet again. They thought the throwing up was from us trying to feed him different things to get him to eat. They thought the not wanting to eat was because everything was making him throw up. Or maybe his teeth hurt. So they gave us painkillers to see if that got him to eat more. Painkillers? Seriously? I looked at the vet report and he had lost FOURTEEN POUNDS since his last visit. Did the vet not think this was a red flag? I took him to a specialist and turns out he had liver disease. And it turns out it was pretty advanced, the damage had been done and the fibrosis was so bad that they couldn't even tell what caused it. They gave us some medications to try to treat it but told us it wasn't curable. The medications didn't help. He deteriorated.
And so, after a lot of debate, we decided to put him down before things got really bad and he couldn't breathe. So we made an appointment for Sunday. Sunday came around and he seemed like he felt pretty bad, so I think an even worse downturn was right around the corner, and I think it was good timing. But now I'm sad. I miss my dog.
But I'm also really angry. Because it's so unfair! He was such a nice, sweet dog! And we were good dog parents! We walked him at least twice a day every single day that we had him, often more than that. We took him on hikes, we took him to the beach, we took him to play in the snow in the winter, we took him everywhere we could. We never left him in a kennel, when we went out of town and couldn't take him my mom flew in from DC to stay at our house and spoil her granddog because we are a family of ridiculous people. We spent the last two years eating at the same two restaurants because they were dog friendly. And after all that work to get him to feel comfortable and secure, he died! He wasn't even 9 yet! I mean, I knew we wouldn't have him for that long, but I was expecting more like four or five years, not 1 year and 8 months. The vet that came to euthanize him said for a dog to die that young of liver failure, it was probably congenital and probably all of the breeders dogs died young, and she probably knew and that's why she gave him away when she did. And what makes me even more mad is that if she had told us, we could have started treatment earlier and maybe gotten him a few more years. But of course a breeder isn't going to tell you that her dogs all die before they're 9. And why didn't our family vet put things together? They never even suggested any kind of tests. That's why I took him to a specialist. The specialist said that most people wouldn't spend the money for those kinds of tests on a dog, so most vets don't suggest it. But shouldn't they at least tell us it's available? Why would they assume we can't or won't pay for it?
I hate to make everything about me, but I feel like somewhere in 2016, all hell broke loose and my life has just been a clusterfuck ever since. My dad died of biliary cancer and it was not a good death. After that we moved and my husband couldn't find a job for almost a year. A couple months after he found a job we were 3 days from closing on a house when I was dx'd. Lost all of 2018 to cancer treatment because I had to have the works. Lost out on a promotion at work last year because I couldn't hold my shit together. And we all know how 2020 is going. And now my dog is gone. My freaking dog. What's next, am I going to come home tomorrow to find my house burned to the ground? A recurrence? A new cancer? A divorce? Another death in the family? No, probably a job loss, that seems pretty likely. It's getting to the point where I'm scared of tomorrow.
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Hapa, this breaks my heart so I can only imagine how you feel. It sounds like you have really been through it over the past several years. The pain of losing a pet, dogs in particular, is so profound because they give so much and ask so little. I often say, if you want unconditional love, get a dog. My niece recently adopted a dog rescued from a puppy mill and, like you and your husband, is a patient dog parent and her little sweetie is coming around. Absolutely had no social skills, would stare mindlessly, scared of everything....including grass, so housebreaking was a real challenge. I can't begin to fathom how these people live with themselves. Again, my heart is breaking for you. 🐶❤️
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Two of my doctors only want video appointments. I've never used skype or whatever and their "app" doesn't allow for practicing. Fantastic! NOT
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