Ditto
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Thank you so much for this thread! Thanks to you, I FINALLY cleaned out and organized the med boxes. I have been putting it off for months. It feels good to have it completed.
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I have consumer cellular and still do not have service.
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What a smart idea. I hope you have a lovely break and meaningful Lenten season. I would love to hear your thoughts on the digital break after you return.
Edit: apparently, I can't spell
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I am saving nothing except a few beloved children's books. The older I get the less sentimental I am. My kids don't want any of it so I see no need to burden them with it once I am gone.
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I'm relieved you are doing better and are home. Do you have some help for at least a few days? Will you be able to be off work for a while to recover? T
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I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but we used Teaching Textbooks and found it to be a wonderful curriculum that very well prepared my teen for college level math.
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Praying.
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3 hours ago, MercyA said:
Kong Cloud Collar has worked well for us. My dog could even sleep fairly comfortably in it.
2 hours ago, Carrie12345 said:Thanks!
This is the collar I used for my youngest dog after surgery and it worked well. Like Mercy said, my dog could sleep in relatively comfortably. Much nicer and less sad than the cone of shame the vet provided (for a large fee!).
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9 hours ago, wintermom said:
This kind of beavertail
Oh I wish I could get that in the US (nowhere near me has it or ships it from what i can find). I even checked Amazon and they don't have them. It looks/sounds so good!!! You guys have the best stuff.
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On 1/27/2024 at 8:53 PM, kbutton said:
We had one of those when I was kid. My mother made our milk in it. Thoroughly disgusting powdered milk. You had to beat the crap out of it to make the powder dissolve. Gross gross gross!
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2 hours ago, Terabith said:
Most of the Methodists I know used to use Hawaiian bread till they discontinued the loaf. The Episcopalians and Lutherans can’t use leavening.
I am Lutheran (ELCA) and we use leavened pita bread for communion.
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I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard. OMG! Absolutely hilarious!
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9 hours ago, Elizabeth86 said:
Not me. I have never liked people in my house ever. I can socialize all day out and about, but I feel so anxious with people in my home. Always have. And I LOVE spending time with this family just not on my territory.
I really thought I was the only one who felt this way. One perk of the pandemic was that no one ever came over.
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@kbutton and @KatieJ Thank you both very much! This is helpful and I will definitely follow through.
Happily, the cortisone shot and wearing a brace to bed have helped a lot. Such a relief. While not completely gone this is a very manageable level of sore (not actual pain). The swelling is almost all gone, and my range of motion is improved. I have a whole new level of empathy for those living with chronic pain. It is really hard to imagine how horrible it is until you experience it. I am so happy to feel better today.
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@Pawz4me Once cancer has entered the game everything changes doesn't it? I am glad that your husband has been stable and radiation took care of the bone met. I pray he stays stable. It is just scary and affects every corner of your life.
Thank you for the Tramadol info. I will definitely look into it and also make mental note to mention it the next time I see my dr. It is very reassuring to hear your rheumatologist's thoughts on bracing and that it has helped you. Hopefully I will get the same good results. The cortisone shot has already started working and I am in less pain than I have been in weeks. I am sore and have some pain but it is such a low level and truly I forgot how good life good be without such horrible pain. Your poor MIL! I feel awful for her.
I agree that my dr is a keeper. He did my carpal tunnel surgery (both hands) a few years ago, which is the reason I have a hand surgeon in the first place. It has turned out to be such a good thing and I am grateful for him. I've had to see him a whole lot this year and he has never once been anything other than wonderful.
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9 hours ago, Pawz4me said:
You might check into a referral to a rheumatologist for a second opinion and (perhaps) other avenues of treatment. They treat a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, including OA, as was as autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. IME overall surgeons like to do surgery, because of course that's their main thing (so it's good yours isn't rushing to that). Other specialists tend to recommend various other treatments, the ones they're primarily trained for. So in your case seeing a rheumy would be like getting a second opinion on other possible treatments. Around here most rheumies are swamped with AI patients, there are long wait times for new patients, and they have to have blood work showing AI issues before an appointment will be made. So someone with OA wouldn't even be able to make an appointment with a rheumy in my area. But that might not be the case at all in other areas, so maybe it's worth finding out? I started out with a rheumy for RA, but since starting with him I've also developed significant OA and osteopenia, and he treats those, too.
My gosh I am so sorry for all that you are dealing with. Not only is it a whole lot, but it is a whole lot of pain. I saw my ortho hand surgeon this morning and we talked options at length. First of all my x-ray is just awful. Not only no cartilage but the bone (ball) has already "dug" a rut into the straight bone beside it (forgive me, I can't for the life of me think of proper names right now). He is very much against surgery. Neither of the two options are reliably good and he says both can lead to further issues. He also said that depending on how things continue he wants and MRI to ensure nothing else is going on (my guess is he is wondering about bone mets from my breast cancer). But there is nothing at all to lead either one of us to think this is anything other than osteoarthtritis based on my symptoms and his exam today. He is not an advocate of PT because he believes that it is "like throwing gasoline on a fire" and will just inflame the joint more and lead to more pain. As for a rheumatology referral, he doesn't think that will help much either (and agreed that getting in is unlikely at this point) due to the type and location of the arthritis and the fact that everyone's hands are kind of tied due to me being unable to take anything with an NSAID in it. So the plan right now: he gave me a cortisone shot (we discussed this at length as well and I fully agree it is my best option and my risk is very low) and he also is going to have me wear a brace at night to prevent me "using" my wrist that could be irritating it so much during the night that it is leading to a lot more pain during the day. He also recommended CBD oil (he wasn't sure of a brand, so if you have one, please point me in the direction of where to get a good one). He said his patients have had a lot of good luck with CBD oil (ugh, just realized, he does mean applied directly to the painful area right?). His hope is that a cortisone shot several times a year will help with the pain and swelling. He was very empathetic to how painful and bad this is, especially given my age, how quickly it came on and advanced, and the fact that for wrist arthritis there just aren't the good options that exist for larger joints. Back in September at my physical I did ask my primary where to go to get help with this and he said my ortho hand surgeon. When I have asked older ladies that I know where they go for arthritis help they all threw up their hands and said getting good help for it is hard and they kind of fumbled along in the dark and went to whoever was willing to help them. So for now, this is where I stand. I do appreciate you taking time to help me and if you think of anything else, please share with me. I am also going to spend some time on the Arthritis Foundation website and see if I can get any good info/help there.
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53 minutes ago, Pawz4me said:
I'm sorry. Arthritis is very painful.
Have you tried a corticosteroid injection? I'm not gung ho on them, but I do think there's a time for trying them, and it sounds like you may be there. I also think PT might help. Wrist replacement or fusion surgery may be an option, but I suspect approval for those would require first "failing" other treatment options. But definitely talk to your doctor about options.
I haven't had a cortisone shot in my wrist (have had several in that hand for tendonitis though). He did mention when he diagnosed me about 3 months ago that, based on my x-ray, some surgeons would rush to surgery but that he believed it could create more problems than it solved and he didn't think it was something to consider yet. Tomorrow I will call and make an appointment with him. Thank you for your advice.
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I have osteoarthritis in my wrist (outer aspect, no cartilage at all). I am in pain constantly and losing range of motion. I use voltaran, tylenol arthritis (can't take NSAIDs), and a wrist heating pad. I do basic exercises gently to try to keep range of motion and not stiffen up. But nothing is helping. The heating pad feels fantastic but I can't keep it on all the time, obviously. I have a glove recommended by the arthritis foundation that I sleep in. Do I just go back to my ortho hand surgeon? Is there anything I can do? Is this my life now and I just have to accept being in chronic pain? I thought about asking my dr to refer me for PT. Would that help or just be a waste of time and money? I am miserable and so tired of hurting. If I move it the wrong way the pain is almost unbearable.
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2 hours ago, Murphy101 said:
It’s been a rough decade here.
I like this idea.
I’m going to give it some thought and follow for inspiration.
Same here. Sigh. Same here.
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9 hours ago, fairfarmhand said:
Whoever wrote that ad is a genius.
In my humble opinion they have to have some connection to dementia and truly understand it. It feels so personal and much more than just an ad. It is a short story.
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Yes, my teen and I both cried. It is beautiful. I'm glad you shared it here in case others haven't seen it. It is a must see.
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On 12/4/2023 at 1:07 PM, Faith-manor said:
Christmas Eve I am putting on a Danish Smorrebrod:
Pulled pork, roast chicken, prime rib, seafood spread, smoked salmon
Blue cheese spread, Danish Havarti, Danbo cheese, Smoked Gouda, baby swiss
Sourdough bread, pumpernickel rye, honey sandwich bread, GF crackers and GF pretzels
Huge fresh fruit bowl
Rismalande (Rice pudding)
Ham and potato balls
Dill pickles, cherry tomatoes, deep fried thin onion rings, butter lettuce greens, thin sliced radishes, and alfalfa sprouts
Dill butter, plain Irish butter, honey butter
Vaniljekranse
Honinghjerter
Peppernodders
Finskbrod (thumbprint shortbread cookies with homemade raspberry-thyme jam for filling)
And new to this year, a GF chocolate two tier cake in a Nordic woodland theme if I can figure out how to make the trees, and also frost mini-moose and reindeer cookies properly.
Christmas morning, Mark will make Aebleskivver for everyone who is staying with us. I will make a pot of beef stew with the leftover prime rib, but all the rest of the food for the day will be leftovers. We will graze and play games after opening gifts. At some point, I will likely take a nap as the Smorrebrod preparations tend to really sap my energy. So much multi-tasking! But everyone loves and appreciates the efforts to move towards our Danish roots, and I am the one with the most time for pulling it off.
I also make a special meal (though not as elaborate, and usually only Mark and I, C and dil G, four people) on the winter solstice, and even if it is cold and snowing, we sit around the chiminia outside for a while burning a leftover log from the previous year. For fun, we toss a straw goat into the fire, and toast to Odin's success on the wild hunt. No one here of course believes any of this, we have become pretty set apart from religious adherence of any kind. It is just fun, and a nod back to our ancestry.
So ya. From the 21st-25th, I am a crazy kitchen elf, and then collapse. This year youngest son, an excellent cook, is hosting New Year's and doing the cooking.
You are amazing! I am thoroughly exhausted and need nap after just reading this! It sounds so lovely and special (not to mention delicious!).
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On 12/3/2023 at 8:54 PM, CTVKath said:
Here is my set. My grandfather made it in the late 1980s and it was the last set he made. It is my treasure.
What a special gift you have! It is so pretty too, just beautiful.
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S/o sort of, Life with no car
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I did not think Maine could get any better, but here we are. Oh for a miracle to happen so I could move there.