UncleEJ
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DH is tall and has them on his lower back and calves from growing. The way my older DS is growing, I expect he will end up with them also.
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My mom had to get numerous stitches in her chin for this very thing. Although, it was a malamute, not a lab.
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Why do they need dinner every stinking night?
Why does the cat bring the critters in the house to kill? Why in the middle of the night?
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Oh yeah! Like that time when DH got laid off smack dab in the middle of us building a large, custom house? That was real funny, Murphy. :cursing:
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:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
I'm so, so sorry.
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How fast does imitrex work?
It usually starts to help in about 20-30 minutes.
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All of you who suffer from migraine need to be aware of the possibility of suffering hemiplegic migraine as well. I've had three hemiplegic migraines in my lifetime (about once every ten years), but they scare the hell out of me. I was in the ER last week because of one. Just be aware.
Info: http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/hemiplegic-migraine-headaches-symptoms-causes-treatments
That must be so scary. I haven't had that happen to me to that extent. But I do get a lot of numbness and sometimes can't grasp things in my hand. Never paralysis though.
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There are some meds that can burn the esophagus if they dissolve in the throat. Doxycycline for acne is a common one. It can take a few days to heal and the throat can burn quite a bit in the mean while. Taking something to coat it can help, but it really just needs time to heal. Maloxx is a common med used to coat the throat.
I have had this happen to me. Not as severe as some of the stories I read, but it was pretty awful for about 3-4 days. I pretty much couldn't eat and and to force liquids down. I am militant about sitting up for the recommended amount of time on any prescription label now!
ETA: Just noticed this zombie thread. Sorry!
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I take Effexor (an antidepressant) for prevention and Imitrex or Relpax for a rescue med. I like the Relpax better, I have less side effects but I have a harder time getting insurance to cover it. They definitely like Imitrex better. I also have Crohn's disease and therefore cannot take any NSAIDs, only Tylenol, which is worthless. The only thing I have is the rescue meds. Luckily, the Effexor seems to be keeping the numbers down a lot, so I'm thankful for that.
I don't get any auditory or taste symptoms, more visual and motor skills. I will usually lose the ability to use my right arm at the very beginning of a migraine, even before a visual aura. For instance, the one I got the other day, I was doing school with DS and I went to poke him in the arm for being silly. The sensation of me touching him didn't match up with the visual. It is so freaky. My right arm will often go tingly and numb. and every once in a while the right side of my face.
I also lose the ability to read and sometimes speak. And I always get a visual aura of some kind. They are not always the same either, sometimes a zigzag or stars or just blurry. Every now and then I will get, what feel like my prodrome symptoms, but instead of getting the headache, I will have a bad episode or two of GI distress.
Funny story about tastes and cravings. My Neurologist suffers from migraines and he told me that right before he gets a migraine he will seek out chocolate. He said that he doesn't even like chocolate but he eats it like crazy before a migraine. The weird part is that while he is doing it, he doesn't realize what it going on. He said he will go to the store and buy a basket full of chocolate and bring it home and not even remember doing it. I just thought I'd share that one!
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That's all.
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I've done it with store-bought brown eggs and it worked perfectly. I used the paaz ( I think thats the brand, the common one) tablets and used vinegar as per the instructions. All the darker colors turned out so deep and bold, like jewel tones. The lighter colors, like yellow, orange and light pink didn't turn out as well but you could still tell they were colored. What kind of dye did you use?
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Not up the nose, but in the ear for us. When oldest DS was about 3 he got what seemed to be an ear infection. Took him to the doctor and when they tried to look in his ear in was so full of wax they couldn't see anything. So they cleaned it out and saw what they thought was a blood blister on his ear drum. I was totally freaked out but they said it wasn't too big of a deal and got me an appointment with ENT the next day. That night he slept with me. When he woke up, there was a gooey wet spot where his ear was on the pillow and a BLACK BEAN. What the doctor had thought was a blood blister, was in fact, a dried, black bean! I took him back in and his ear looked great and he wasn't in pain anymore. The weirdest part was that I didn't cook with black beans so he didn't find it at home. The only place it could have come from was a physical therapy appointment about 3 months prior. The kid had a been in his ear for 3 freaking months.
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Just FYI (this is too late for the OP, but in case some people dont know) A glass sliver can be removed at the time of impact by soaking your finger. Glass isn't like wood, it doesn't swell when it gets wet, so when your skin gets loose it's easy to get the sliver. I learned this as a bartender back in the day, lol.
This is good to know! Thank you!
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Personally I'd cut it out myself with a very sharp knife (my dad used to take mine out as a child that way, and I've done so twice as an adult - it never hurt as bad as the splinter did), but I recognize not everyone has either my pain tolerance or my patience for gore. So my advice would be to go to the doctor.
You could also try soaking it in hot (not scalding) water with a good amount of epsom salt - that's what DH does when he gets a splinter and I offer to cut it out for him. He says a tiny amount of the splinter always sticks out when he does that and he can then either scrape it out or use tweezers to get the rest. He hasn't let me cut one out yet. He does have a higher tolerance for sitting still with his hand soaking in water than I do though.
I do have a fairly high tolerance for pain and high tolerance for gore, but being that is on my right thumb, I'm not coordinated enough do do much with my left hand. I tried the other day with tweezers and a needle and it was a clumsy affair. I also can't see it since it is clear glass and so, so small. Ugh, I may have to leave this one to the professionals.
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It doesn't hurt unless I press against it. Since it is on the pad of my right thumb, it gets pressed on constantly. It's not terribly painful, but for sure noticeable.
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Two weeks ago I dropped my phone and shattered the screen. I got a tiny piece of glass in my thumb while cleaning it up. The next day, DH tried to go after it with the tweezers and I thought he got it. But a few days later, I could still feel it. This time I dug around for it and still didn't manage to get it out. The skin has healed back over the spot but when I touch my thumb in a certain way I can still feel it in there. What should I do? Will my body "work" it out on its own? Of course its my right thumb so I use it more and its had to work on it with my left hand.
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I've had one in my new house for about a year now. It's a darkish grey color that almost looks like stainless steel. I LOVE it! Mine doesn't show water spots, cleans easily, and I haven't scratched it yet. I've poured hot, pasta water in there without any issues. I really, really like it!
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When DH and I were first living together. I was 18, I made some pork chops that were supposed to be braised in apple cider. I used apple cider vinegar instead. The smell of 2 cups of ACV simmering for an hour ruined both our appetites. I had to reread the recipe a few times before I caught my mistake. I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong. He still brings it up.
One time my mom and I made some peanut butter cookies and forgot the peanut butter. They were a bit bland. Lol!
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When DD was three, I had to remind her brothers, "we don't argue with 3 year olds" . But then it turned into 4 year olds, and now it's just "we don't argue with sister". 😂 She's a bit on the sassy and dramatic side.
But, yeah, three years olds are the most adorably terrifying creatures on earth.
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Did you hear about the corduroy pillows?
They're making head lines.
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How do you catch a tame bird?
The tame way.
What do you call it when the whole office gets sick?
A staff infection.
(second part to the bolded above)
How do you catch a tame bird?
The tame way
Thanks! I knew there was more to it, but I can never remember the rest.
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How do you catch a unique bird?
U-nique up on it! (You sneak up on it)
What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup?
You can roast beef but you can't pea soup!
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Another redhead here with that problem. I've never taken a Tylenol in my life that did a damn thing. 600-800mg of Advil may or may not help a tiny bit for a headache or back pain. Aleve is sometimes effective. But since I have Crohn's disease, I can't take any NSAIDs. It's pretty swell. 😒 Narcotics are only somewhat helpful for me (or else I have unrealistic expectations for pain relief). I had complications from a tonsillectomy a few years ago and spent a couple days in the hospital with a Demerol drip. I would say it dropped my pain from a 10 to a 9. I just couldn't stay awake long enough to care. Anytime I get prescribed a narcotic, I am super stingy with them so I can have a few on hand in case I am actually in pain. Definitely one of the bummers about being a ginger.
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If I get even the tiniest hint of a chill I cannot fall asleep. I can't control it. Whenever I've tried sleeping without clothes, I toss and turn and wake up all night. I must be encased by close fitting fabric or I will wake up.
I'll tuck the pants into my socks, tuck the shirt into my pants, keep the blanket up around my neck and even start out my night wearing a knit hat. Sometime in the middle of the night I'll take off the hat because I'll get hot, but if I try to fall asleep without it, I'm too cold.
The blankets also can't make a tent because then a pocket of air will form under them and keep me up. The blankets have to be draped over me, close, holding in my body heat.
If I don't do these things, I get a terrible night's rest. I sometimes wonder if people who sleep poorly just need to either wear more or fewer bedclothes because they're too hot or cold. It took me years to figure out that the reason I sometimes couldn't sleep was because of little air pockets hitting my exposed skin.
I sweating just thinking about all that! It's funny how different we all are.
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Pantyhose memory
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Oh my goodness, am I the only one who cannot stand the feeling of pantyhose? Just the thought of how they feel going over my foot! OMG!! It's worse than nails on a chalk board *shivers*