Are there any Dr’s on this forum?

[JamieDimonsBalls]

FFS how has this not been referernced by the old timers. Also, for the newbies, an intro to the LTF

Pregnant and Need Advice...

My husband told me to post this to try to get some advice.... so hear goes. I am pregnant with my second child and the delivery of my first child has my cervix... not normal. Anyways. I have been going to a specialist to decide if I need a cerclage which is a stitch to help hold the baby in...

indiana.forums.rivals.com

Holy shit, i think i just saw @mcmurtry66 's original handle in there. 14 years ago!

What a gem

 

[UncleMark]

It's because you're old as shit and she doesn't want you dying on her watch - too much paperwork.

On our last visit a few weeks ago she actually said her goal was to get me to 80. After that I'm on my own.

 

[UncleMark]

Yes, you have no idea how attractive we geriatrics are to early 30s medical personnel.

Depends on your bank balance and stock holdings.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

We’ve been referred to an infectious disease Dr. which we see next week. Hoping to get some answers. Got a little frustrated with our pediatrician as she would never do any testing unless we requested it, which was how he was diagnosed with mono to begin with. What you mentioned is certainly something I’ll bring up. Can you get that other than by a tick bite?

Good luck. I wish you the best as dealing with a sick child is painful for parents.

I don't believe you can get it normally without being bitten, but ticks are hard to see. It would normally be accompanied with a rash though, which would be obvious. My nephew got it in VA, but was able to get treated early

Lyme disease - Symptoms and causes

www.mayoclinic.org

 

[stollcpa]

Good luck. I wish you the best as dealing with a sick child is painful for parents.

I don't believe you can get it normally without being bitten, but ticks are hard to see. It would normally be accompanied with a rash though, which would be obvious. My nephew got it in VA, but was able to get treated early

Lyme disease - Symptoms and causes

www.mayoclinic.org

Several years ago a month or so after our annual
member guest tournament at Victoria National we found out a guest had died of Lyme disease. Deer tics are horrible at Victoria. He had been bitten during the tournament.

 

[Noodle]

Mono takes a long time to fully feel better. I mostly was fatigued for quite a while (many months)

Recovering From Mono: What Doctors Want You to Know

Can you work from home? How long does the exhaustion last? How long does it take to actually get rid of mono? You may not need to stay in bed as much as you thought.

www.everydayhealth.com

That depends. I had mono in undergrad. They found it because I had pain when trying to sleep on my stomach. Team doctor (an absolute quack) told me I pulled a muscle. I knew that was nonsense. I told him I didn't think it was that, so he ordered a blood test.

Turns out the stomach pain was from an enlarged spleen, caused by mono. Most bizarre part, though, it that I was out of training for only 4 days, and felt 100% by day 5.

On the other hand, I know people who got mono (not from me) and were not the same for 3-4 months.

 

[Noodle]

Sometimes I wonder if you wouldn't get about as good of advice. Seems like every time I go in with a complaint all I get the is the "You are getting older" comment. Sometimes I'd like to punch one in the nose and then ask them if their nose hurts and when they say yes tell them they are getting older. I know they deal with all sorts of people but I am not one to complain about much.... just deal with it. On the other hand, I have a sister that would go to the doctor for a hangnail.

Took my kid to the endocrinologist for his quarterly checkup this morning (he has T1D).

His A1C (5.4) was lower than mine (5.7). Mentioned this to the endo, and she just laughed at me. Yeah, getting old sucks.

 

[NPT]

My A1C came down from 5.9 to 5.6 last year and my doctor told me to keep doing what I've been doing. I said "Well I got plenty of candy to do that". 🤣