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Queenie, This thread isn't mine, but I did a lot of work on it. It fell into disuse. I started storing things on it.
In the initial phase on page one, SHE stated that my descriptions on wound care were better than the WHO manual. That was fun. But retrospectively, I didn't have to do it by committee let alone world committee.,
https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/44/topics/754935?page=1
Continuing thought next post
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Whooheee, I was working on Queenie's post and several came in between. No wonder I miss posts, apparently I never look back far enough.
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It has happened to me a few times too. And I am glad you didn't ask Queenie for photos. But I guess it's nothing I haven't seen. Microbiology and Infectious Disease were my favorites. Love the spiky glass jar, but can you imagine dusting it?
Queenie, darn! Stress is no friend to the immune system. Should I send you some anti-septic solutions to bathe in? Can't believe you were trying to do your homework while hooked up to IVs. Glad to hear you are home with the kitties.
Eeyore, how are you doing? Back home? Don't blame you for not being able to resist the tropical fruits. It's the season.
BlueB, wonder if half an onion in bowl of water next to the night stand would help with the Lupus cough. Mixed emotions....so confusing. Hope now that there is great distance between you and DD you both will be closer than before. Is she your only child?
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Shep, what did I do to deserve that merman?
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Just a'cuz I love ya 😇
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Forgiven.
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I went on a 9 mile hike yesterday with approximately 1300 ft elevation gain to Round Top and Winnemucca Lake. I should have taken the aspirin a few days prior. Boy oh boy I was huffing and puffing at several uphill spots. Told the folks who were hiking near me to stop hogging all the oxygen. Also, I asked them to remind me why the self inflicted pain...this is why
It snowed the night before. Lucky us. First time hiking in fresh snow. Good thing I checked the weather and dressed accordingly, but managed to forget my mittens. My bony fingers were frozen.
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The guy in shorts is from Colorado. The weather is probably early summer for him.
This is Anna originally from Austria. She is only 73 years young! Love chatting with her. She has the cutest accent.
Saw a few backpackers and skiers/snowboarders. No ski lifts in the area. If you look closely at the big patch of snow, you will see the freshies zig zag made by the backcountry skiers/snowboarders.
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Loverly ~ Is Anna the same dear lady that was able to out hike y'all last time? Walking with good company and enjoying nature is an enjoyable thing to do.......in a place without SNOW! Or ICE!
I much prefer the beach, sea?
See what I did there? 😅🤣😛
I am so clever!
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You know I luv you too so youcan have him back!
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So funny.................Hehaw
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Mari, thought I posted a response to you regarding your almost accident. Nearly T-boned......that is enough tension to cause spasm all over. I got T-bone about 18 years ago. Thank God the young man's speed wasn't greater than what it was. He realized he ran the red lights, but didn't stop in time. DH was driving. I was sitting behind him in the second row of our van next to DD who was in the car seat in the middle. My first reaction as soon as I saw the pick up truck coming towards us was to turn around and cover my DD ( as if I have enough cushion to shield her) .
That action probably did something by hips and lower back. Not the first time I got hit on the side. Hmmm wonder why I get paranoid at intersections or when people drive close to me.
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Loverly we can share our Merman!
Eck....jerks who run red lights. Vans are not particularly solid. Loverly you and your young family were very lucky. I used to have a bitchin' Camaro - special order 305HP with the Iroc package minus the silly "ground effects". Having that special order performance package with the factory T-Top saved my life way back when.... Guy blew the light and almost went through the car. Guess where I was sitting? Hint - I wasn't driving. Also would have been cut in half had I been wearing the safety belt.
Every part of me was sprained, strained....lots of soft tissue damage and a concussion. No broken bones, but alas, nothing was ever the same again. I had to give up my career as the trick shooter in the Ol' Wild West Show..............
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Good grief!!! I am glad you didn't wear the safety belt then. How long did it take for you to recover? Life in the fast lane. Yikes! You wild thing. I had to give up my career as a body double too.
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(must wash brain after seeing merman) Though I'm glad he's doing it.
Bluebird: I'd have yelled pretty loud under the circumstances myself, but yeah.....the lack of response might give me pause too.
Loverly: I understand the flinching at intersections.....how traumatic! As for doing homework while hooked up to an IV line, the homework served as a good distraction from the fact that I WAS hooked up to that [redacted] thing for eighteen hours out of the twenty-four.
Sas: I'll keep "chocolates for each shift" in mind (and remember that there may be a different set of people over the weekend than during the week.) Thank you for all your information and hard work for all of us (My blood pressure was 172/98, BTW)
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Loverly, yes I finally escaped the Hawaiian hospital after 2 1/2 days; with final tortures of drinking a cup of gastrografin then x-rayed every 10-15 minutes for 4 hours to ensure there is no obstruction in my intestines. Radiologist cleared me, sent me back to room, the hospitalist came by and agreed that I could be discharged, and turned off my D5 dextrose drip. One and one half hours later when an IV specialist came to check my IV port, it was clogged! Even when all discharge papers were done, I had to wait for the special med (I did get the name of the drug ) to be ordered from pharmacy to inject and wait for it to unclog the port before flushing with heparin.
Except one night each for birth and mastectomy, I have never stayed in hospital, this is some experience. Oh, I also learned so many new medical terms this time and I should receive a semester credit! The one I hate the most is NG tube, yuck 🤢! I am home now and working in the office has never been that sweet!
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Get well soon Queenmomcat
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Queenie, Chit, talkin stressed. 172/98 you were shooting adrenaline like crazy.
(This post is for everyone too and Bluebird.)
For you skin:If you go to the wound care or Pain and other things thread, look for the links related to dilute chlorine baths. There is a description. I found the 'recipe' when I had many months of problems in 2009. Or just google "dermatology and dilute bleach baths" (simpler)
The original research(2006) was in the Journal of Pediatrics in April 2009. It's a landmark study. The recipe can now be found on most dermatology web pages. The concentration of the bath is equivalent to a commercial pool. The kiddo's in the study had total body psoriasis. They had many secondary infections b/c of scratching. MRSA and worse. The baths were so successful they stopped the study early b/c the control kids needed help. It cleared my problem.
If you happen to read any articles soon after the studies publication, there was an out roar about putting kids in bleach baths. The authors in the study didn't state "bath concentration equivalent to a commercial pool". Since that was clarified the usage spread like wildfire to many web pages. Soaking length per recipe is 10 minutes, I do/did 20-30.
I do it before each surgery versus the Hibeclens
Another soaking that helps is Vinegar 2 cups in a bath. Good for what the above doesn't help. Plus, very nice for itching.
Another thing someone told me that is wonderful with itching. I itched for months after the chemo. Take some towels, wet them down with water, roll up, and put them in the freezer. Place the opened towel on the body part itching until the are unfrozen. Devine. No clue why it works. Totally forgot about this until it woke me up a couple of days ago.
Thanks for your thought about doing stuff, that was very sweet.
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Yes, thank you for all you do for the people here! I sent the tips for itchy skin to my SIL just now. Her daughter (16 yo) had the HPV along with the meningococcal vaccine 11 days ago and developed fever/achy joints/rash. Fever/aches are gone but not the rash. Poor child couldn't sleep last night. The doctors are really pushing for HPV vaccine in kids. Neither of my girls have the vaccine. I am glad it is not mandatory for them to go to school in our state. Not easing my foot off the ground.
Feline, has your daughter's pediatrician bugged you about it?
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Oh....hi Cling. Hope we....I meant Shepk didn't offend you with the silliness.
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Oh sure...... blame the cool chick riding a pony waving a gun around.......
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FeeingFeline: thanks for the well wishes. I am doing better; managed to make it to class yesterday and stayed for a few hours to study, then crumpled today.
Sas: huh, I'd forgotten about the (very very dilute!) bleach baths. I'll have to try that....once that [redacted] blister site's healed. Given how accident prone I am, it'll be useful to know. Adrenaline rush? no kidding! That's probably how I managed to get myself to the doctor's office, and then to the ER with a modicum of possessions (computer, book, soda)
Now off to catch up on my homework; not surprisingly the last week was pretty much a loss, academically. The one teacher I spoke to was fine with "Sorry I'm behind on my homework, I was in the hospital for four days, on an IV drip." (The other knew I was in hospital, because I'd emailed him to tell him I was going to the ER.
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Sas - the vinegar / water towels really helped me when I had poison ivy.
Comment on HPV - I used to write a blog Women's Fiction: Myths, Dense Observations and The Lies We've Been Told.
I wrote this in 2013, http://www.womens-fiction.com/lies/hpv-vaccine-ris...
Queen - After we were in a head on collision I have been very flinchy. And I stare at cars coming toward ours to be sure they stay in their lane. She was going so fast that our Yukon was split from underneath, what was in our center console was dropped out onto the road. She was in a small car, ran right under us and out to stop across the highway.
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Bluebird: I've been in a couple of accidents (slideoffs don't count in Michigan, or not much anyway) Nothing so dramatic as what you and others have posted here--a rollover, a t-boneing, a rear-end collision, and the first two wholly my fault--but even those comparatively mild accidents leave me twitchy about driving and other cars. Not enough to prevent me from driving, thank deity, but enough to have only respect and understanding for the reactions of those who've been in more desctructive accidents.
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Loverly, the HPV vaccine is a toughy. It was fast tracked through the FDA. The cohort that it was tested on was less tan 1000. You likely can pull trial info. I initially, tried to get it for Steve, but it hadn't been studied in boys yet.
Look at the complication scenario. Check out the payouts from the vaccine government thingy. It has an official name, but I forget.
Plus, try and get one vaccine at a time. Therefore, if problems arise if an intervention is needed there is more of an idea what is being dealt with. In your nieces scenario google "Complications of meningococcal vaccines" A rash is troublesome, but it needs to be ruled out rapidly if it's more concerning. As with any drug the line which can be crossed may not at first be evident.
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Loverly,
I haven't evaluated the site . Be back.
Drug Watch https://www.drugwatch.com/vaccines/meningitis/
Complications of meningococcal vaccine
https://www.drugwatch.com/vaccines/meningitis/#complications-after-vaccination
This link is the same page, but it jumps right to side effects
Rash isn't in the list. I would aggressively search for info. But a doc contact minimum by phone is warranted.
There are several vaccine conjugates. That makes a difference
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Queenie. My thought on that blister is soaking may help it resolve. Plus, if it breaks open the bath would neutralize the exudate from taking hold elsewhere around the wound or cross contamination to other areas.
Think of zits. They generally, are staph b/c of skin condition by cross contamination or skin changes take up housekeeping and multiply.
After we moved to the new hospital(2003-2005), I noticed I was getting zits in a certain pattern Front of ear, above jaw around mouth. I looked at the other nurses, many had the same pattern. I google cellphones and pimple(zits, eruptions --forgot).
Came up with a very good study from Israel. They had a certain bacteria that they were having trouble with in their hospital. They cultured the nurses cell phones and hands. It was pretty well a system wide bug. They attempted eradication, but failed. They discontinued the cell phones.
There were 3 American studies , but it was lazy research. They used the microbial work out of the Israeli study.
After I had the info, I went to work on the staff. Wiping the phones and beepers when receiving them or giving them to another nurse, increased hand washing related to handling them, wiping surfaces. Everyone's skin condition improved. Some even got as OCD as me Hahahaha
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Queenie - Sorry to hear that you were in the hospital, but very glad you have been sprung. Also, that you are back to school.
Back in 2014 when I was in the hospital for a week after my vertebrae broke and the bowel blockage, I had incredible nurses and to thank them I baked individual sized Pumpkin/Cranberry, Chocolate Zucchini and Banana/Apricot breads and delivered it to them. All wrapped in cellophane w/ a bow for each one. Or you could just do a huge Bowl of spagetti w/ 2 - 3 different sauces on the side so they can choose their fave. Doesn't each nurses station have access to a microwave? Just a thought.
With Halloween just around the corner I am planning what flavors of cupcakes I will be making. So far it is the Chocolate Mocha w/ Bailey's flavored frosting, Pumpkin Cheesecake w/ a caramel & toasted pecan topping, an Apple/Cinnamon w/ cream cheese frosting. But I want one more flavor and have been scanning the internet for ideas. Saw a couple like Maple/Caramel w/ bacon. Hmmm!
Shep - You ARE a naughty/spunky girl, in a very endearing & funny way. The pic of that merman was real scary. Ewww! [just kidding] Back in high school I drooled over the 1976 Camaro LT. It was $6,995.00 back then. Could have been a million to a high schooler though. In 1984 I finally got my first Camaro and it was like $18,000.00 or so. Hard-top w/ a white exterior and navy blue interior. It was a fun car to have. I paid on it for four years and stupidly decided to trade it in in 1988 for a new one. Should have been happy with what I already had. Oh well, live and learn.
Bluebird - I read your short story "Don't let the door hit you in the ass" Funny! Are your skunks de-scented? How does your dog like having them as housemates? I hope you start feeling better SOON!
Loverly - Absolutely gorgeous pics of the area you were hiking. I bet it was so breath-taking standing there looking over the lake. God's creation is so magnificent!
Well I guess I'll go start dinner now.
Waving Hi to all!
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MammaRay best wishes, hope they are taking very good care of you.
Queenmomcat, glad to hear you are feeling better and best wishes for a full return to health. By co-inccidence at DH's city train station, commuters were being handed wallet sized cards - one side had tips for recognising signs of sepsis, the other had tips on recognising meningitis. Sepsis is a leading cause of death when untreated, so seems like a great health initiative. We already have a wallet card like that for recognising stroke.
Lover - here the Gardasil vaccine is being administered in schools under free public health. It is voluntary. It is also very controversial. For example there is a well respected Irish public figure who founded a charity for offering home nursing care and respite to parents of babies and young children with brain damage. He is convinced that his teenage daughter's health was seriously damaged as a result of the vaccine. Because of the ongoing controversy over whether the vaccine is even needed, plus SE's experienced by some who have had it, the public take up has fallen to around 50%. Vaccines work on a "herd" basis - ie if the vast majority of the herd (population) isn't vaccinated the effectiveness is diminished. Because of the drop in uptake our Health Dept is engaged in a major publicity campaign to promote the vaccine. The vaccine is primarily targeted at young girls (although there is talk of extending that to young boys), however anyone can opt to get it privately. Therefore to say no to it now does not disbarr my DD from choosing to be vaccinated at a later stage when she is an adult.My personal choice while I am responsible for her is No. My Mum often says that my generation has it a lot harder as parents than hers did. In particular there are so many more choices where it seems "damned if you do/damned if you don't". All you can do is make your best decision based on the information available to you at a particular time. However we have an onslaught of information and some of it pushed by algorithms concocted by God knows who, rather than coming from people you know and trust. I am not giving permission for her to have the vaccine but that does not mean that I know that to be the right decision, simply that is my best decision at this time.
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