voyager Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 3 hours ago, Steve R. said: ...Even the wikipedia-like web sites talk about their use for rheumatoid arthritis. .... Unfortunately for those of us with other arthritises (is that a word?), these meds dont work.... i have no idea what is at play. During January visit, my ortho guy said these all were "garden variety arthritis, not rheumatoid. Tests by hand specialist agreed with this. So why this med is the first to provide any relief is quite an enigma (to me). Not arguing, however, so long as it's working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 42 minutes ago, voyager said: i have no idea what is at play. During January visit, my ortho guy said these all were "garden variety arthritis, not rheumatoid. Tests by hand specialist agreed with this. So why this med is the first to provide any relief is quite an enigma (to me). Not arguing, however, so long as it's working. hydroxychloroquine helps reduce inflammation. things people are usually told to avoid are alcohol and sun exposure. it can also cause muscle weakness and pain, if you experience those tell your doc. regular checks by the ophthalmologist on your retina health are important. it's a nice drug that can have some funky side affects or none at all. remember when trump told people to take it for covid creating a severe shortage of the drug? caused huge problems for the lupus community 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 13 hours ago, maison rustique said: @StephanieL, I Googled and that cake looks great. Is yours a recipe you've made before? Willing to share? It sounds like a great summery dessert or snack cake. I'd never made it before, but I'm not willing to share the recipe because that particular version is a bit of a dud. It doesn't have any salt--I added 1/2 tsp. and that seems to work--and it didn't provide a measurement for vanilla extract, just "to taste". I'd love to make that cake again, but will find another recipe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 It always happens on the weekend. There's about a 10 inch cone hanging down from the ceiling in the laundry area. It's slowly dripping room temperature water into a container below. Will the dripping continue all night? Will the cone burst like some pustule? Have to call the plumber in the morning. Hope he's not on vacation. 🤞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 I'm so sorry. I hope it ends up being an easy fix and doesn't cause too much damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Thank you. The plumber came. He lanced the pustule. I have a leak in the cold water line. So he will return tomorrow and with some difficulty replace part of the pipe. That will hopefully resolve the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Someone working in the yard of the property behind us reached over the fence to cut down N's elderberry bush. A whole year's worth of crop is lost. We don't know who owns the space or even who lives there, so N just put up a trellis and a "No Trespassing" sign. On the latter, she wrote "Please don't cut the elderberries" in English and Spanish. Hopefully, that won't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I have no words for this kind of ignorance and selfishness. Tell N how sorry we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 That is infuriating! If it does happen again, put up a camera so you'll have them on video and can file a police report. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Oh, no! Why would anyone do that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rozrapp Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I can understand how angry you and N must be. I get annoyed when deer come along and devour all our daylilies. But for a human to purposely destroy a bush that doesn’t belong to them is disgraceful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 RTBC We have a repair and only $375! Woohoo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 6 hours ago, small h said: Oh, no! Why would anyone do that? Who the heck knows. And it's not like they kept the cuttings either. Edited June 10 by StephanieL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Vandals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 4 hours ago, hollywood said: RTBC We have a repair and only $375! Woohoo! WHOA! That's almost more a Reason To Be Astonished. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Sitting here with covid, hacking out my little song Sitting here with covid, but I hope it won't be long Well, it's putting up resistance But I know my meds will lead me on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 (edited) 21 hours ago, hollywood said: Sitting here with covid, hacking out my little song Sitting here with covid, but I hope it won't be long Well, it's putting up resistance But I know my meds will lead me on Oh, no! On top of the plumbing crap! Interesting that you are (I think) the third person in the lasts 2 days who has said they have it. Step-daughter in Oakland is suffering with it, too. I hope this isn't a sign that it is ramping up again. I still mask up when I go out--especially to the assisted living facility--everyone there coughs constantly. Get well soon! Edited June 17 by maison rustique Stupid omission 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 4 hours ago, maison rustique said: I hope this isn't a sign that it is ramping up again. It is. H just went to a conference in LA and a lot of people got sick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I don't know about the statistics, but the anecdotal evidence is that we are having an outbreak. Meanwhile, I am coming around. Yeah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 (edited) D-I-I’s mother is in rehab facility after serious fall. And, yep, now has COVID. Walnut Creek, NorCal. Edited June 17 by voyager 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 It's going strong in NV. So far I have avoided it. I have also been traveling a lot. Back forth mostly to the Southeast. Connecting through ATL, SLC and DTW. I have noticed many more people are masking up all over. And many more than last year doing so on airplanes. I have also noticed a lot of news coverage about the latest variant in all the places I have been. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I did three consecutive conferences and saw no problems. Holed up in Harlem for the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maison rustique Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 When I went to see the husband the other day, I just happened to see a note on the reception desk about a Meet & Greet with their new medical group. I feel like changing physicians and medical care warrants a phone call or at least an email rather than a casual flyer on the front desk that no one I asked seemed to know anything about. The Meet & Greet is today (not much notice about it) and I will go. I looked up the medical corporation (because they are a national corporation) and it sounds like their focus is on telemedicine which I can't imagine how that is supposed to work with memory care residents who have no computers or phones. I will have many questions for them. I do not think a change of doctors for someone with dementia is going to go very smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 @maison rustique - make sure to ask if they will have the same person visiting the facility on a weekly basis to check in on residents. (I went through this with my mom) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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