Jim Shooz
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Great news that you are on the mend.....now keep at it
Good morning!!!!
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buckeyefarmer
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Welcome to my commute, lol
buckeyefarmer
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Back from the wedding of our friends son. Was really nice, the day and weather was perfect for them. Nothing fancy, but they had a really good catered pulled pork dinner. It's been a few yrs since ive seen his son, he was chubby as a kid, but he has really slimmed up.
hawkeye08
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Yesterday and today have been a bit stressful, some of you will remember my daughter and granddaughter were in car accident a month ago. Granddaughter doing great, daughter has been off work going to doctors and PT several times per week, she has constant headaches. Doc put her on Topamax 10 days ago.. yesterday morning she had some blurry vision, but noon it had closed in and she was for most part blind (except very close up). She went to urgent care and they sent her to ER where she spent ~12 hours. She finally saw doctor and got CT scan only to find nothing wrong. They recommended following up with eye doctor on Monday.. She was worse/same this morning and my wife found that one of the side effects of Topamax if untreated is permanent blindness.. It took a bit of time, but we got a Saturday appt with eye doctor. They did a bunch of tests and concluded it was Topamax side effect, but her chances were good for reversal since the pressure was normal. She has to put drops in her eyes twice a day to dilate them (she hates eye drops, but will likely do it since blindness is alternative)...
Watch out for drug side effects.. stay safe. I'm going to sleep tonight for sure.
Watch out for drug side effects.. stay safe. I'm going to sleep tonight for sure.
bunyip
Elite Member
Woke up to 3C outside and frost on the windscreens even though the cars are undercover, SWMBO was not impressed as she left for work at 6.20am, I am at home and trying hard to recover from a dose of pneumonia, never had it before and don't want it again.
Been off work for 4 weeks which is nice, seriously considering not going back.
Had a few bites at the house and land and have found another a bit further out, the one we liked has sold so back to square one, our offers have been from developers who are trying to screw me down and I'm not budging.
Very foggy but the sun is poking through now so have to go shopping for some groceries and red wine to get us through tonight.
Went to take the dog out (hairless Chinese Crested) and he refused to step out of the door, must be agonising for him, the other dogs are OK, three german shepherds and two excessively hairy tibetan spaniels and the horses don't care as long as they have food.
Youngest daughter took my 4WD for the weekend camping with friends, went to a place called Dargo, that will be absolutely freezing, she bought herself a swag (do you use them in the US?) and thinks it is great, I have use3d them and don't really like them.
Been off work for 4 weeks which is nice, seriously considering not going back.
Had a few bites at the house and land and have found another a bit further out, the one we liked has sold so back to square one, our offers have been from developers who are trying to screw me down and I'm not budging.
Very foggy but the sun is poking through now so have to go shopping for some groceries and red wine to get us through tonight.
Went to take the dog out (hairless Chinese Crested) and he refused to step out of the door, must be agonising for him, the other dogs are OK, three german shepherds and two excessively hairy tibetan spaniels and the horses don't care as long as they have food.
Youngest daughter took my 4WD for the weekend camping with friends, went to a place called Dargo, that will be absolutely freezing, she bought herself a swag (do you use them in the US?) and thinks it is great, I have use3d them and don't really like them.
jbrumberg
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“I have steroid withdrawal.”- Randy
Randy- Thanks for the update. Once I stabilized, it took me 5 years to taper my Prednisone down from 100mg/day to 60 mg/day to 0. It was a long process and not pretty. I look forward to more posts about you and Ellen, and good luck with everything.
BEF- One of the worst commuting traffic experiences that I have ever experienced. At least the drivers in your area are better skilled than the Bostonian Massholes with whom I have had the misfortune of sharing the highway.
“…. Watch out for drug side effects.. stay safe”- Hawkeye
Topomax was one of the worst drugs every prescribed me. It messed with my cognition, mental status, and sense of balance. In some ways the side effects were worse than those of Prednisone. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for your daughter.
Powerful medications = powerful side effects.
Bunyip- Please do not underestimate the long term effects of pneumonia. From personal experiences with numerous bouts of pneumonia it takes a long time to really fully recover. If one does not take care of one’s body the body will take care of itself and I can attest from personal experience the results are rarely pleasant for the owner/occupant Please take care.
Randy- Thanks for the update. Once I stabilized, it took me 5 years to taper my Prednisone down from 100mg/day to 60 mg/day to 0. It was a long process and not pretty. I look forward to more posts about you and Ellen, and good luck with everything.
BEF- One of the worst commuting traffic experiences that I have ever experienced. At least the drivers in your area are better skilled than the Bostonian Massholes with whom I have had the misfortune of sharing the highway.
“…. Watch out for drug side effects.. stay safe”- Hawkeye
Topomax was one of the worst drugs every prescribed me. It messed with my cognition, mental status, and sense of balance. In some ways the side effects were worse than those of Prednisone. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for your daughter.
Powerful medications = powerful side effects.
Bunyip- Please do not underestimate the long term effects of pneumonia. From personal experiences with numerous bouts of pneumonia it takes a long time to really fully recover. If one does not take care of one’s body the body will take care of itself and I can attest from personal experience the results are rarely pleasant for the owner/occupant Please take care.
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buckeyefarmer
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Welcome to the club.. Almost 3 weeks for me.
jbrumberg
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BEF- I am keeping my eye on you. Take care.
bunyip
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It started as a cold and just went off the rails, probably my fault for not recognising that things were not quite right a lot earlier rather than just 'riding out the storm' so to speak.
Lots of sympathetic friends who asked if they can have my tools and cameras if I died, bastards....
Lots of sympathetic friends who asked if they can have my tools and cameras if I died, bastards....
mostly_gas
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Good evening all. 80F this morning, overcast, windy. Sky cleared quickly, then went back to mostly cloudy by early afternoon. Wind crank up to 20-30 mph then backed off later in afternoon, high temp of 93F. First group bike ride in several weeks, rain as well as the Kansas ride had been interfering. nice nap after lunch :thumbsup: Dog was not interested in walking tonight.
Randy good to hear from you.
All you guys with pneumonia tak care amd get better.
Hawkeye prayers for your family's recovery.
prayers for all.
Randy good to hear from you.
All you guys with pneumonia tak care amd get better.
Hawkeye prayers for your family's recovery.
prayers for all.