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Sorry to hear that Ron....but the enterography may give a clearer picture of what's happening inside.
Do you have a date for the test...?
Sometimes life seems to be a long endurance course but lets hope for some good results..
It is a rainy sunny day today....
 
I do wish life could be easier for you Ron, but I agree with what's said above. Hopefully having a clearer picture can get you feeling better sooner. Many hugs.
 
On having teenagers at home......thinking of things to do with the kids this summer is so much easier now they don't get out of bed until 1pm.
 
Get to go have my head examined -- twice. :ytongue:
(MRI of my head and EEG, brain waves measured). I sure like my family doc better than the neurologist, I have to say. I'm kind of stuck with the neurologist because good neuros are very few and far between around here. This one is adequate, just full of himself, and not a good listener. He also got irritated when I stopped him in the hall (because he didn't give me a chance to ask in consultation room) to ask something my family doc really wanted me to ask him. Almost yelled at me to "tell Dr. Allred..." Grrr. It doesn't help my headaches haven't gone away yet, and started to come back more today. Grrr. Grrr.
 
Sandy...I'm sorry you have such an uncaring neurologist...some people should not be medical doctors .
It's too bad that they become arrogant and self important because the competition is lacking.
Do they have patient feedback forms which are anonymous...then you could write to report this uncaring attitude....which does need addressing.
Meantime try not to worry about his attitude and leave the redress to your family doctor who is quite capable of dealing with it in ways patients don't have.Now try to relax and
Feel better soon..
 
Thanks Trysha, I will check on the anonymous patient feedback form. Like I told Doug, I wish I had a recording of our conversations I could show the clinic directors...
In the meantime, I've done what I could for now, and just resting is helping.
 
Had a hard time getting a picture formatted so I could show it, but below is a picture of my tiger trout I caught last week. It is average size for a tiger trout, but good sized for the lake I was at. Interesting bit of trivia, a tiger trout is a hybrid between a brown trout and a brook trout and is sterile. They were developed (and easily reproduced) at fish hatcheries with a heat shocking method, and developed because they are good at controlling populations of unwanted fish. They, of course, with that bit of knowledge, are mainly fish eaters. They are also popular with the anglers because they put up a good fight (and are good eaters). I think they are also more common in Utah than most states that have them. Also, they do get the name tiger trout because of their markings, but I think they look more like a leopard trout, ha ha.

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Sandy...what a beautiful fish....so sad that people eat them....and such a lovely picture...how clever you are at posting pictures...I don't have a clue how to do that.
It is a lovely fresh morning here today with an azure blue sky and sunshine
Winning....
 
It should please you to know Trysha that my tiger trout, and most all of our fish, get put back to live another day. I've been learning a lot about how to handle them to do the least harm. (We do eat trout occasionally though.) But the tiger trout are beautifully marked, aren't they?
 
Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana......

I know I've posted this one before but the oldies are the goodies.
 
Hi Ron! Hope you're doing well.

My phone is finally fixed. Been a month since I received any calls. They all went straight to voicemail. I thought it was maybe because I dropped my phone somewhere. After juggling between Samsung and my carrier for a whole month, it's finally fixed. Apparently there was some frequency change that happened with my carrier, and since my phone was bought from another carrier and unlocked before moving here, it was not compatible with the frequency change. So I had to go for a new phone. I was so upset because I spent a lot of money on this phone and it's less than 2 yrs old. It's a brand new model. And finally a Godsend at my carrier's customer care told me to adjust a few settings as a last resort. And voila, it's fixed [emoji16]
 
I was using a spare phone in the meantime which pretty much felt like no phone since it was a dinosaur age model and I had to charge it all the time for it to be on. So I didn't use it much and it felt so good to stay away from mobile phones and read books the old fashioned way. Now I'm back to spoiling myself ;)
 
Tony, I'm so sorry about Joey :( I just caught up with all the old posts. I'm sure he had a wonderful life and is running free now from all pain xx
 
Madhu said:
Hi Ron! Hope you're doing well.

My phone is finally fixed. Been a month since I received any calls. They all went straight to voicemail. I thought it was maybe because I dropped my phone somewhere. After juggling between Samsung and my carrier for a whole month, it's finally fixed. Apparently there was some frequency change that happened with my carrier, and since my phone was bought from another carrier and unlocked before moving here, it was not compatible with the frequency change. So I had to go for a new phone. I was so upset because I spent a lot of money on this phone and it's less than 2 yrs old. It's a brand new model. And finally a Godsend at my carrier's customer care told me to adjust a few settings as a last resort. And voila, it's fixed [emoji16]
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It's always easy when you know how isn't it.I always feel like such a dork when it happens to me. :blush:It's a eureka moment though :dance:
 
Madhu said:
Tony, I'm so sorry about Joey :( I just caught up with all the old posts. I'm sure he had a wonderful life and is running free now from all pain xx
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Thanks Madhu , he’s running free now with Charlie and Bruno keeping an eye on the bridge waiting for me to give him packs of ham and walks /zooms in the woods again .
 
After yesterdays terror attack in Barcelona, there has been another in Finland today.
When will it ever end and why,why,why ???
 
Carol, I don't know why, but it's terrifying and horrible. I'm getting scared to even look at the news at all. And horrible orange man is just making things worse.
 
So Glad you are back Madhu!
I didn't know that yet about Finland, Carol.:eek2::eek2::eek2:
Time to go fishing and get away from this nasty world. No wonder I've become a fishing addict of late...
 
All the best to everyone. I hope you all stay safe. :)

Yes these terrible attacks need to stop as does the racial hatred and intolerant attitudes of ignorant people. We are all humans and should behave and treat each other as such.

I feel like going fishing too..... even the fish are smarter than terrorists, racists or bigots. Too many tourists on the water right now though, I'll have to wait until the kids go back to school.
 
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I don't fish, but I sew. I think I'm going to do a lot of sewing this weekend. I'd much rather make a dress than think about what's going on in the news!
 
That was nice Ron......is it a shopping cart...
Cat...I don't fish..and I don't sew...but I think a lot and I'm not happy with the way the world is going.i really cannot understand all the violence plus all the displaced people looking for better countries to live in..and predatory individuals taking money from them to transport them ......what can we do about all these things....
Time to pray for peace in the world before we blow ourselves up...
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me....
 
I'll tell you an annoying thing.We had an aging TV "celebrity" who died yesterday aged 89.
He had over 70 yrs of worship (not from us,he was a twit) and wealth.And ALL of our newspapers have him plastered on the front page,and I just know there's going to be to many pages about him inside.And in the Sunday pages too.And his old shows will be on TV and all his celeb.pals will tell us how great he was......For goodness sake people GET REAL.The world's going to hell in a handcart. Millions of people are dying.
 
Good morning everyone :) I'm on the way to see my Dr. What nobody knows about me and my hubby is apart from dealing with his Crohn's, we are also dealing with fertility treatment. This journey is harder than I thought it would be. We are both so fond of children and thought it will be a piece of cake. Lol, how wrong! Anyways, I just wanted to let it out. I have been struggling with dealing with it alone and not telling people. I just wanted to tell someone, and who better than you lovelies? Hope you guys have a lovely weekend xx
 
It is quite a journey for you both Madhu you are very courageous to undertake it...and thank you for sharing.....the babe will have lots of LOW godparents.....
Hope it will be a happy outcome for you soon.Prayers and best wishes for success....
Lovely sunshine and now the lawns are trimmed they look so lovely and the fragrance wafts on the breeze.
Ron...happy shopping with the cart....it does save some wear and tear on the body...
 
Best of luck with the fertility treatment Madhu ,
hop they can make your dad more comfortable Ron ,
 
scottsma said:
I'll tell you an annoying thing.We had an aging TV "celebrity" who died yesterday aged 89.

He had over 70 yrs of worship (not from us,he was a twit) and wealth.And ALL of our newspapers have him plastered on the front page,and I just know there's going to be to many pages about him inside.And in the Sunday pages too.And his old shows will be on TV and all his celeb.pals will tell us how great he was......For goodness sake people GET REAL.The world's going to hell in a handcart. Millions of people are dying.
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I can’t believe you are giving out about poor ol Sir Bruce [emoji33] , think of all the great duets he had with famous people like Cilla and Dame Shirley ,
I was going to link to a vid but that might be too much [emoji48]
winning.
 
Ron, my Packers are in your area to play your team! Even though it's pre-season, it looks like there are a lot of Packer fans at the game. Go Pack! :)
 
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Congratulations, Cat.
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So much to respond to here on LOW and I won't be able to say everything I want to, but Lolol, I just barely read this post Ron, within maybe 2 seconds, when the sports segment of the news came on the tv (we had it on in the background watching a delayed version of the news), talking about the Redskins and Packers game. It really cracked me up. :rof:
Madhu, I'm very sorry you and your honey have to deal with fertility issues and the frustration it brings. We also dealt with fertility issues and had just started to go down the fertility treatment road (I was very afraid for a time of the multiple birth possibility!), but life circumstances and long story very shortened, I think a higher power intervened and it just wasn't meant to be for us, but the foster care was. Sure, there are times I wish we were able to have our own children, but really believe we were meant to be there for our first foster son especially.
I know this sounds egotistical on the surface, but I don't think most people could have helped him the way we did for many reasons, but most of those were what I consider a bunch of small miracles all thrown together at just the right time.
Still, Madhu, I hope and pray that it all works out to your hearts desires, because I also believe that from what I know, children would be very blessed to have you (and your husband) as parents.
 
SandyUte said:
So much to respond to here on LOW and I won't be able to say everything I want to, but Lolol, I just barely read this post Ron, within maybe 2 seconds, when the sports segment of the news came on the tv (we had it on in the background watching a delayed version of the news), talking about the Redskins and Packers game. It really cracked me up. :rof:
Madhu, I'm very sorry you and your honey have to deal with fertility issues and the frustration it brings. We also dealt with fertility issues and had just started to go down the fertility treatment road (I was very afraid for a time of the multiple birth possibility!), but life circumstances and long story very shortened, I think a higher power intervened and it just wasn't meant to be for us, but the foster care was. Sure, there are times I wish we were able to have our own children, but really believe we were meant to be there for our first foster son especially.
I know this sounds egotistical on the surface, but I don't think most people could have helped him the way we did for many reasons, but most of those were what I consider a bunch of small miracles all thrown together at just the right time.
Still, Madhu, I hope and pray that it all works out to your hearts desires, because I also believe that from what I know, children would be very blessed to have you (and your husband) as parents.
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Hugs, Sandy. I'm sure you and Doug did a great job with Otto. He sounds like an amazing person now! After starting treatment, I have started to appreciate every small thing now and show extra respect to people in the same boat. I also have a slight fear of multiples, but after looking only at disappointment so far, I think I'm ready for anything [emoji23]

Thank you for your kind words, everyone [emoji179]
 
Well...Carol....the story goes that the animals went in two by two (species?)............
Hope this is the answer you are looking for...???
Of course there are also human chameleons...have to watch out for them....they can bite..
The news is too sad to watch or read it...hope they find the missing little boy soon...
Hope your Dad is improving Ron...
Madhu...may your efforts be rewarded with a little one soon
Stay as well as you can Everyone....strive to be happy...it is still a beautiful world..
 
Where in the world would you like to go......if I was there I would invite you to Canada...
We are not far from New York .Washington...where you might get to see himself...Mr Trump...what a thrill...
Rather you went to the magnificent Niagara Falls closer to us....and so on and so forth.......then again as Dorothy said
Perhaps there no place like home.....
 
Having been both to the D.C. area, sort of, (really only saw it from the beltway), far prior to Trump (on my way to where I lived for almost a year in Charlottesville, Va, another area I wouldn't want to visit right now) and having seen both the US and Canadian side of the Niagara Falls, I would by far recommend Niagara Falls myself. You live in a beautiful area Trysha!
I still wonder how Noah got all those animals I the ark??
Back later...
 
Sandy ...he made them line up two by two to board the Ark in orderly fashion....things were more civilized in those days and people and animals did as they were told.......
It is lovely to walk down the road where I live and see the expanse of Lake Ontario.....to watch the skaters in the winter on the Lake.
It is also breathtaking to see the Falls frozen over in winter...very beautiful..
We have all these things from Gods own hands and people still make war...incredible..
 
My question is, how did they all fit? Oh, I'm sure they did as they were told. And you know I believe the Bible. I'm just curious...
 
Sandy....they had custom made well equipped cabins.......really really big animals stayed up on top deck with a custom made roof over their heads so they did not get wet in the rain....
All dogs had first class cabins on one side of the boat and cats had first class on the other side.....they were all very obedient ....
Noah had command over them all and they all behaved themselves while waiting for dry land once more.
 
Trysha said:
Sandy....they had custom made well equipped cabins.......really really big animals stayed up on top deck with a custom made roof over their heads so they did not get wet in the rain....
All dogs had first class cabins on one side of the boat and cats had first class on the other side.....they were all very obedient ....
Noah had command over them all and they all behaved themselves while waiting for dry land once more.
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This is one of my favorite posts ever!
 
A little nonsense now and then...is relished by the wisest men....quote
Sleep well Sandy....good night...
 
OK Chris here's another one for you........Insomnia is awful but on the plus side only three more sleeps until Christmas.;)
 
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I was going to look at the eclipse with my welding mask...

"Viewing with Protection -- Experts suggests that one widely available filter for safe solar viewing is welders glass of sufficiently high number. The only ones that are safe for direct viewing of the Sun with your eyes are those of Shade 12 or higher. These are much darker than the filters used for most kinds of welding. If you have an old welder's helmet around the house and are thinking of using it to view the Sun, make sure you know the filter's shade number. If it's less than 12 (and it probably is), don't even think about using it to look at the Sun. Many people find the Sun too bright even in a Shade 12 filter, and some find the Sun too dim in a Shade 14 filter — but Shade 13 filters are uncommon and can be hard to find." (source NASA ink below)


It turns out my welding mask is one shade lighter than recommended so you best check.



If you are going to try to look at the eclipse check the safety requirements here.



NASA- https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety
 
Thanks Chris, I made a NASA approved pinhole projector last minute and saw a little bit but not much. We didn't have the total Eclipse here, but about 93%. About how much did you get where you are? I have to say it is a little freaky that it is not very light outside even when the sun is "up."
 
It was interesting. People at work passed around the approved glasses so I got a better look than Sandy did. But I did not have access to Television. We were in the back parking lot at work and while the eclipse got to about 93% coverage. It got dark outside. Like it was dusk. This was at 11:15 a.m.. The lights in the parking lot came on! It was awesome.
 
It was super cloudy here yesterday so I didn't really get to see the eclipse at all. And it didn't get very dark here either (we weren't in the path of totality so we only got maybe 80% eclipse). It got less dark here than the average thunderstorm would make it. I was not super impressed.
 
Boo 👀👀.
Well alot to catch up on...
Tony so sorry for your loss of joey 😢🐶🐾. He will be in good company with all the other pooches up there. A few my guys n girls up there will make him welcome as im sure will your previous dogs.
God bless him and take care of him 🐕..:hug: 💝

Madhu.. wishing you n hubs all the very best of luck on the baby treatment..heres to a new arrival coming soon. Big hugs and crossing of fingers for you both 💕💞

Trysha. Glad you are enjoying your visit to old blighty. Very true, prices over here are getting ridiculous 😯
Still could be worse... could be better too 😃💞

Cat the video of lily was so cute... what a clever girl shes is 🐶🐾. Sorry you have been not to well. Hope you feel better soon 💞

Sandy same goes to you too hunnie.. feel better soon. Keep on fishing.. the tiger trout was beautiful by the way . 🐟.💝💝

Ron beware the shopping cart...you'll only buy more 😃😃
Hope you get your issues sorted soon too my good man. 💞💞

Carol...as per you ilicited a chuckle out of me 😃😃😃
Hope your ok hun.

Anyone i missed out, sorry but im wishing you all well and send :hug:'s n love 💕💕

By the way im doing ok. Jaxon is doing really well. He is a proper character that one..😃😃

:ghug: 💖💕💞💝
 
Ps as for the state of this world!!! What the hell???? Is all i can say. Beggers belief what folks do 😠😠😠😡😡
 
Thanks Ron ☺.
Hope youve had a good day/night.
Im in my bed ready for sleep. Hoping to get a good kip for a change.
Hugs n best wishes to you my friend 💞
 
Thanks Mandy really appreciate that , Joeys in a better place now [emoji304], great that you are doing well .
 
Great to see you Mandy,you've always got a kind word for every one.Good that you're doing ok and Jaxon of course.He'll be at school before we know it.You know what they say......the older you get the faster time passes.Hugs.
 
It sure does fly Carol, seems like yesterday i was 21 now in a couple of weeks il be 55 😨...where did it go!!
Oh ye !! Life happened haha 😃. Oh well iv still got 4 wheels on my wagon so il keep on rolling along. :hug:xx

Hey Tony... joey's pain free now and frollicking in green pastures, thats what i like to think of when i think of my own past pets. :hug:.

Lots of love to all 💕💞💝xxx
 
Looking forward to tonight. All things considered, planning on going out to eat with Jesse and his girlfriend Shelley.
 
I'm not sure they had very good weather Ron.It really needs to be sparkly sunshine to see it at it's best. I watched the forecasts and didn't look promising.Enjoy your meal.
 
What is this life if full of care
We have no time to stand and stare

No time to stand beneath the bows

And stare as long as sheep and cows

No time to see when woods we pass
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass

No time to see in broad daylight
Streams full of stars like skies at night

No time to turn at beauty's glance
And watch her feet how they can dance

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began

A poor life this if full of care
We have no time to stand and stare

WHDavies
 
Can't wait to hear about the dinner Ron.

And I never want to have another MRI. Ever. I'm not sure if it was a reaction to the contrast, a panic attack, or my asthma and/or lung condition acting up. But I felt like I couldn't breathe. Plus everything that hurts arthritically already hurt a lot more, and, of course, I wasn't supposed to move to adjust these joints. And it was a lot longer than most. (Hope that doesn't mean they found something, besides my brain that is.)
 
Had to have medication my last 2 MRI's. It is definitely claustrophobia/panic attacks for me. Ugh.

:bigwave:
 
SandyUte said:
Can't wait to hear about the dinner Ron.

And I never want to have another MRI. Ever. I'm not sure if it was a reaction to the contrast, a panic attack, or my asthma and/or lung condition acting up. But I felt like I couldn't breathe. Plus everything that hurts arthritically already hurt a lot more, and, of course, I wasn't supposed to move to adjust these joints. And it was a lot longer than most. (Hope that doesn't mean they found something, besides my brain that is.)
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They talked a lot about their trip to Scotland. They enjoyed it. Steak was good. I wish we could see them more often. About the enterography, I am waiting to hear when I am scheduled.
 
So glad they enjoyed the trip ron. Also that you enjoyed the steak. Yum yum ☺

Sandy sorry your scan was a rough one hun. Ye keeping still is hard on the joints when they ache,as i know only to well. I find scans uncomfortable because of them aching. 💞💞
 
Sorry about the bad experience with the MRI Sandy ,
It can
be a horrible experience,
the last one I had I asked them to crank up the music as loud as they could and they played AC/DC at full volume ,
it helped a lot but the tightness still got to me a bit .
 
Sandy, a bad reaction to the contrast is definitely possible - it happened to me as well. I didn't have respiratory symptoms, but I got extremely dizzy inside the machine when they pushed the IV contrast a tad too fast. I felt like I was going to pass out, and that made me panic and I made them pull me out of the machine. The dizziness fortunately passed quickly and I was able to complete the test. But now for any and all MRIs that I have, I express to them that they need to push the IV contrast verrrrrry slooooowly. They did tell me that vomiting/nausea is also a common reaction to the contrast. So it seems like it can cause a few different reactions and I wouldn't be surprised if your symptoms were another type of reaction to the contrast.

Madhu, I meant to tell you earlier, but good luck with the fertility stuff! I'm not a kid person, but my cousin definitely is. She really, really wanted a kid but had so much trouble. She had something like 5 miscarriages before she finally was able to have a baby - that kid is now just over 1 year old and he's super spoiled and clearly very loved. I'm sure your child will be similar when you're able to have one. :) Good luck to you and your husband!
 
Sandy, I am sorry for what happened with the MRI. Cat, I was in a local restaurant and someone teased me asking "what happened to your Redskins? "
 
Cat-a-Tonic said:
Madhu, I meant to tell you earlier, but good luck with the fertility stuff! I'm not a kid person, but my cousin definitely is. She really, really wanted a kid but had so much trouble. She had something like 5 miscarriages before she finally was able to have a baby - that kid is now just over 1 year old and he's super spoiled and clearly very loved. I'm sure your child will be similar when you're able to have one. :) Good luck to you and your husband!
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Thanks Cat :)
 
Ron, did you tell them it was only preseason? Sheesh, these games are just glorified practice and nothing actually counts until we get to the regular season in a few weeks! I only have been watching the preseason games because I like watching the games with my dog, and I'm not sure how much time she has left or if she'll make it to the regular season.

On that note, I'm stupid and I've been reading the internet. Ugh. I have to stop doing that. When my dog first got sick, she had emergency surgery and they weren't able to tell us right away if it was cancer or not, it took 3 days to get the pathology results back. The vet said there was about a 60% chance it was cancer. But when I read stuff on the internet about spleen tumors in dogs, the internet said it's more like a 75% chance of it being cancer. Ugh. And it was indeed cancer, and it's aggressive and metastatic and terminal (it's hemangiosarcoma, which is a very nasty canine cancer and is almost always terminal - it's fast growing and fast spreading and tends to cause internal bleeding). So then I was reading online yesterday more about hemangiosarcoma. And again, what the vet said is more optimistic than what the internet says. The vet said that with this type of cancer, most dogs have an average of about 3 months left to live after surgery. But the internet says it's more like 2 months. Ugh!! I have to just try to enjoy the time we have left with her, however long (or short) it is, and stop reading the stupid internet about this stuff.
 
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