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I was going to try it until I read about the potential side effects.
Let it all hangout -- The Grumpies, whinies, complainies Get It Off Your Chest Thread....
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I was going to try it until I read about the potential side effects.
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Potential side effects.....there are so many.
For everything.
I don't know if I can take them all seriously. Even aspirin can kill you...if you read the label.
I'm taking my chances with this stuff for now.
At least I can tie my shoes again.
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I usually don't pay much attention. But for me, the potential cardio issues are a personal concern.
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I think the side effects are different and less for the ointment as opposed to the version that you take orally. Not that there aren't any with the ointment but the majority of common ones seem to be skin related.
Diclofenac (Topical Application Route) Side Effects - Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.org
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Whole Foods aka Whole Paycheck or in my case 2 Whole Paychecks
I guess that store is just out of my league!
But it was very busy, so some people must be okay with the high prices.
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We are doing all we can! He’s isolating in a separate room upstairs, N95s if he comes out at all (rare), HEPA filters everywhere. I haven’t taken today’s test yet but mine have all been negative so far. Appreciate the good thoughts.
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Sending continued healing vibes your way @Tonks I am so sorry you are both dealing with this and hope your dh makes a complete and speedy recovery and your surgery goes as well as possible XOXO
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My grumpy of the day. My specific brand of thyroid med is no longer being carried by Costco pharmacy nor other local pharmacies in the area. I spent a few hours searching last night. Costco gave me the wrong brand despite being DAW on my RX. I am surprised and frustrated they gave me a brand I cannot tolerate and didn't inform me. When I called in the refill I specifically reminded them I can only take this specific brand and she repeated it back and said yes she will make sure it is the right brand. So much for doing one's job properly. We are talking about a med I need to live. My DH picked it up for me last night and I saw it was the wrong brand. So I called them and they are willing to take it back since it is their mistake but I still need my med. I have tried them all and only one brand works for me. Sigh.
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Missy, I’m on thyroid hormone as well. Do you need Synthroid brand or is another brand? If it’s Synthroid, my hack for that is that certain mail order pharmacies (as in, through your insurance) only stock Synthroid. So even if they go to fill generic levothyroxine, you get Synthroid. Express Scripts is the one I use.
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Thanks Tonks. I take sigmapharm lio. It’s the only brand of lio I can tolerate and absorb. I called express scripts and they said they can get it but we’ll see. Until I have it in hand it’s unpredictable. I’m also getting fatigued with pharmacists questioning my RXs. But that’s another story for another day
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Well dang. I hope you are able to get it. That is scary. Nothing works without a functioning (or supplemented) thyroid. Will be thinking of you.
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Oh my gosh @canuk-gal. I hope you both are okay.
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Ugh so sorry Sharon! And yeah the risks of cycling. Hope you are A OK today and sending you and your DH many healing vibes and gentle hugs my fellow cyclist XO
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@canuk-gal omg! I would’ve lost my mind about the bug sting. I do not do well with flying insects.
I’m up doing colonoscopy prep. It sucks…so much. I followed the instructions for the diet leading up to it for the past few days and then clear liquids the day before. I think not eating solids shrinks your stomach, so trying to get all the prep fluids down is a chore. I got through the first round only to vomit half of it. On my second round now and it is The. Worst. No going back now though. I don’t normally wish time away but this is 24 hours I would like to fast forward. One of my friends dropped off fresh homemade juices last night so I can ease back into a regular diet with those post-procedure. She sent me a pic of her turmeric-stained fingernails, what a sweetheart.
I’m up doing colonoscopy prep. It sucks…so much. I followed the instructions for the diet leading up to it for the past few days and then clear liquids the day before. I think not eating solids shrinks your stomach, so trying to get all the prep fluids down is a chore. I got through the first round only to vomit half of it. On my second round now and it is The. Worst. No going back now though. I don’t normally wish time away but this is 24 hours I would like to fast forward. One of my friends dropped off fresh homemade juices last night so I can ease back into a regular diet with those post-procedure. She sent me a pic of her turmeric-stained fingernails, what a sweetheart.
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"Be kind ...." and please bear with me while I have a little rant as I can't vent anywhere else ....
After my good friend's sudden death, I was informed about it by her "best friend".
She tried to contact and speak to me in person about the sad news instead of finding out via other means such as social media, or contact me via FB Messenger etc., for which I was very grateful, as she had to find my mobile/cell phone number via another contact etc ...
She gave my mobile phone number to my friend's brother, informing me that he would probably contact me with regard to certain aspects of the funeral arrangement. She also gave me his e-mail address which turned out to be incorrect which was fine as he contacted me by phone and informed me about the error in the e-mail address etc...
Eventually, she and I spoke over the phone the next day after my friend's tragic death, and we had a good cry together. Shortly before that I added her as a FB friend.
My friend's brother and I had a good chat, about how the family was coping with the tragedy etc...
He and I discussed the possibility of the choir through which his sister and I met would be interested in singing at the funeral, and I said I would let the choir master and his assistant know about it.
We exchanged e-mails and I suggested a number of songs that might be suitable for the funeral.
A week later, I received an e-mail from him about the date and time of my friend's funeral.
I was on a business trip, and got back to the hotel shortly after 23:00 local time, with a 04:00 start to travel from UK to Amsterdam, meeting, a 2-hour walking sightseeing tour around the city, followed by dinner with my colleagues.
When I saw the e-mail, I was already knackered, and quickly forwarded it to the choir master, and shared the information on FB as she and I have other mutual friends from the choir.
I e-mailed her brother to ask if we should wear black or be as colourful as his sister when she was alive, and he replied about 20min later that it has got to be colourful. So I updated my FB post to add this information, and went to bed.
During the night, her "best friend" PM'ed me via FB Messenger that she was hurt to have found out about the funeral via my FB post. I discovered later that she also posted in that thread about being rather upset that she was not informed about the funeral arrangement in advance etc...
I responded via FB Messenger that I wrongly assumed she had already been informed by my friend's brother. She responded in the line that it was cruel to find out via my FB post and that no one had the courtesy to inform her personally in advance, being our mutual friend's "best friend" when she was alive etc....
I informed her I got the e-mail from her brother, and she said she would take it up with him etc...
I was upset by her accusations.
I am not my friend's family. I do not believe it is down to me to inform her about the funeral arrangement.
She might have been my very good friend's "best friend" as she claims to be, and I believe she was as they went on holidays together. However, I had only met her a handful of times, and would consider her an acquaintance rather than a friend.
She is not part of my social circle.
And most importantly, I do not believe she or anyone else, has the right to make demands from the family at this difficult times for them, and I don't care if she was her "best friend" when my friend was alive or not!!!
Her "best friend" had announced she would be off FB for the next few weeks.
I found out my friend's family had released a statement about her to the press, which was cross-posted in various FB pages that I follow.
Perhaps her "best friend" had been informed by the family about this statement when she contacted them about why she was not informed in person about the funeral arrangements.
Looking back, when I got back from my camping trip, I went straight to the Indian restaurant where my friend and I had our last monthly meal there together, only a few days before her untimely death.
By that time I had already informed the owner of the restaurant who in turned informed the staff. They too were very shocked by her death, and we had a good chat about good times when she was alive etc...
I posted about having a meal there in my friend's memory. I had mentioned to her "best friend" that perhaps a meal there should be organised in memory for my friend's circle of friends and business partner etc..
Her "best friend" responded to my post that she would definitely join me one day.
At the time, I just thought, I could not wait for her to join me. I go to that restaurant myself on my own from time to time. I am a regular there in my own right. I wanted to have a meal there myself in her memory on my own. It was part of my own grieving process of this tragic event, in that life goes on.
I am not going to pussy-foot around her. I do not believe I am being insensitive towards her feelings or whatever.
I am not her, and shall deal with this tragedy in my way. I shall grieve about my friend's death in my own way, without making demands on anyone's time or feelings.
This is the second time someone very close to me had died unexpectedly, the first was my late partner back in 2008.
My late friend was a very close friend, so close that she was a named decision maker in the event I was incapacitated. Life's unexpected twist took her from this earth before me!
My life's mottos are:
Life goes on.
The earth does not stop spinning.
Look back and remember the good times with fondness.
Tell those who are dear to me as often as I can, as tomorrow may never come.
R.I.P. JH!
DK
After my good friend's sudden death, I was informed about it by her "best friend".
She tried to contact and speak to me in person about the sad news instead of finding out via other means such as social media, or contact me via FB Messenger etc., for which I was very grateful, as she had to find my mobile/cell phone number via another contact etc ...
She gave my mobile phone number to my friend's brother, informing me that he would probably contact me with regard to certain aspects of the funeral arrangement. She also gave me his e-mail address which turned out to be incorrect which was fine as he contacted me by phone and informed me about the error in the e-mail address etc...
Eventually, she and I spoke over the phone the next day after my friend's tragic death, and we had a good cry together. Shortly before that I added her as a FB friend.
My friend's brother and I had a good chat, about how the family was coping with the tragedy etc...
He and I discussed the possibility of the choir through which his sister and I met would be interested in singing at the funeral, and I said I would let the choir master and his assistant know about it.
We exchanged e-mails and I suggested a number of songs that might be suitable for the funeral.
A week later, I received an e-mail from him about the date and time of my friend's funeral.
I was on a business trip, and got back to the hotel shortly after 23:00 local time, with a 04:00 start to travel from UK to Amsterdam, meeting, a 2-hour walking sightseeing tour around the city, followed by dinner with my colleagues.
When I saw the e-mail, I was already knackered, and quickly forwarded it to the choir master, and shared the information on FB as she and I have other mutual friends from the choir.
I e-mailed her brother to ask if we should wear black or be as colourful as his sister when she was alive, and he replied about 20min later that it has got to be colourful. So I updated my FB post to add this information, and went to bed.
During the night, her "best friend" PM'ed me via FB Messenger that she was hurt to have found out about the funeral via my FB post. I discovered later that she also posted in that thread about being rather upset that she was not informed about the funeral arrangement in advance etc...
I responded via FB Messenger that I wrongly assumed she had already been informed by my friend's brother. She responded in the line that it was cruel to find out via my FB post and that no one had the courtesy to inform her personally in advance, being our mutual friend's "best friend" when she was alive etc....
I informed her I got the e-mail from her brother, and she said she would take it up with him etc...
I was upset by her accusations.
I am not my friend's family. I do not believe it is down to me to inform her about the funeral arrangement.
She might have been my very good friend's "best friend" as she claims to be, and I believe she was as they went on holidays together. However, I had only met her a handful of times, and would consider her an acquaintance rather than a friend.
She is not part of my social circle.
And most importantly, I do not believe she or anyone else, has the right to make demands from the family at this difficult times for them, and I don't care if she was her "best friend" when my friend was alive or not!!!
Her "best friend" had announced she would be off FB for the next few weeks.
I found out my friend's family had released a statement about her to the press, which was cross-posted in various FB pages that I follow.
Perhaps her "best friend" had been informed by the family about this statement when she contacted them about why she was not informed in person about the funeral arrangements.
Looking back, when I got back from my camping trip, I went straight to the Indian restaurant where my friend and I had our last monthly meal there together, only a few days before her untimely death.
By that time I had already informed the owner of the restaurant who in turned informed the staff. They too were very shocked by her death, and we had a good chat about good times when she was alive etc...
I posted about having a meal there in my friend's memory. I had mentioned to her "best friend" that perhaps a meal there should be organised in memory for my friend's circle of friends and business partner etc..
Her "best friend" responded to my post that she would definitely join me one day.
At the time, I just thought, I could not wait for her to join me. I go to that restaurant myself on my own from time to time. I am a regular there in my own right. I wanted to have a meal there myself in her memory on my own. It was part of my own grieving process of this tragic event, in that life goes on.
I am not going to pussy-foot around her. I do not believe I am being insensitive towards her feelings or whatever.
I am not her, and shall deal with this tragedy in my way. I shall grieve about my friend's death in my own way, without making demands on anyone's time or feelings.
This is the second time someone very close to me had died unexpectedly, the first was my late partner back in 2008.
My late friend was a very close friend, so close that she was a named decision maker in the event I was incapacitated. Life's unexpected twist took her from this earth before me!
My life's mottos are:
Life goes on.
The earth does not stop spinning.
Look back and remember the good times with fondness.
Tell those who are dear to me as often as I can, as tomorrow may never come.
R.I.P. JH!
DK
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Good luck with the prep--it is "crappy"!!
The bug think totally freaked me out. I've been cycling all my life so I guess it was "finally" my turn!
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Update on my dear friend's "best friend" as she so claims herself....
My dear friend's family could not stand her, as she was making demands such as wanting to organise her funeral because she was her "best friend", and she did things that she had no right to do such as taking personal items from her house while not officially being her next of kin, etc. etc...
It kind of made me feel better about not liking her!
DK
My dear friend's family could not stand her, as she was making demands such as wanting to organise her funeral because she was her "best friend", and she did things that she had no right to do such as taking personal items from her house while not officially being her next of kin, etc. etc...
It kind of made me feel better about not liking her!
DK
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Today we lost a friend. For hubby a friend since childhood, for me a friend for 24 years. It hurts. Made worse that his brothers did not make the time to see him while he was on his deathbed. I don't know how I will react to seeing his one brother who is our friend as well. I am so disappointed and confused by this. We know the family well so there was no bad blood that caused that lack of caring. I want someone to make it make sense. I want to comfort hubby as best as I can. We did see our friend before he died and he grabbed my hand and told me "I know you both love me" and it made me cry. I'm just so sad right now.
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Grrrr!
Waited all day at home for a new laptop from a previous client with whom I shall start a new contract tomorrow.
To discover it had been sent to my registered company address which is my accountant's address 2.5h's drive away!
Now the joy of having to locate it (the office is staffed by a skeleton crew) and to arrange for it to be re-delivered to me.
I shall start working for them using my own laptop instead.
Hey ho!
DK
Waited all day at home for a new laptop from a previous client with whom I shall start a new contract tomorrow.
To discover it had been sent to my registered company address which is my accountant's address 2.5h's drive away!
Now the joy of having to locate it (the office is staffed by a skeleton crew) and to arrange for it to be re-delivered to me.
I shall start working for them using my own laptop instead.
Hey ho!
DK
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I’m so sorry @Lisa Loves Shiny. I hope both you and your husband can find some peace in knowing he knew he was loved. We all remember people for the way they made us feel. There is no better feeling then feeling loved. If my comment isn’t helpful, please ignore it.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I wish there was an easy answer why they didn't spend time with him in those final days. I know some people chose not to visit my grandfather as they didn't want to believe it was his final days. Others didn't want to see him like that. Not sure what kept his brothers away, but they will have to live with their decisions. The best you can do is remember that he knew you loved him and was glad you were there. Death does ugly things to the people around a person. Sending you and your DH hugs as you go through the process of grieving.
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Thanks Calliecake. Your comment was sweet and appreciated. I'm just sporadically talking to hubby, taking calls from mutual friends and just waiting for this horrible day to pass. Visiting this forum because it brings my brain to a happier place, at least for a little while. I know so many of us have been through this and I'm not alone. Hope I am not bringing anyone down today.
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@Lisa Loves Shiny I am so deeply sorry for your loss, and I am sorry that you are hurting right now. I know that this doesn’t bring any consolation, but maybe another perspective that could bring you comfort. Grieving is hard, and I thank you for how open you are in sharing your experiences and how those actions made you feel. That was very brave. I know that sometimes it is hard for people to show love when experiencing loss or in the process of losing a loved one. Often times, I start grieving prior to the loss. I know that for some people, it is easier to distance themselves from the person, or just ignore it. To this day, I have a very hard understanding how people can push their loved ones away and act so cold. For me, it is important to grieve prior and in the moment due to the intensity of emotions that I feel and the love that I have for them. For others, it is difficult due to the emotional maturity of their emotions. As someone who feels too much, and too often I am often ostracized and judged for my grief or feelings. It is a blessing and a curse. To feel love and to love so deeply, but also experiencing the reality that many people are not in touch or are able to connect with their emotions I feel is more sad. I’m sorry you are experiencing that. My girlfriend is currently distancing herself from a loved one due to the intensity of the emotions. She doesn’t and can’t experience it all at once. I am different. I get closer, grieve longer, and grieve deeply. I understand both points of views, but at times it is hurtful. Because the loved one doesn’t understand it and sometimes I don’t either. It’s a journey, and I hope that you will be able to find a find a place where you are able to openly express those feelings with that person and that they are understanding instead of the loss of that relationship. Communication is hard and intentions are often misconstrued due to grief and perceived perceptions. It might be as simple as a small conversation that results in mutual understanding instead of more pain. Wishing I could do more to comfort the pain you and your family are experiencing right now. Sending well wishes your way
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@Lisa Loves Shiny I am very sad for you and sorry for the loss of your friend. I can only offer this: some people grieve before their loved ones pass. They feel just as sad, but they move on more quickly than our cultural decorum dictates. It’s frustrating when others aren’t meeting our expectations with their outward signs of grief. Some people cannot bear to see a person they knew for so long (since their youth) become old and die because it forces them to face their own mortality/impending demise. It’s not necessarily a gesture of disrespect or dismissal when someone doesn’t show up the way you would. I’m not making excuses for anyone. I just wanted to say we all deal with grief in our own way. I hope my words are helpful and not hindering and that you find peace about this situation soon. Again, my condolences.
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Update on colonoscopy: the procedure itself went fine; the doctor was very nice and went to the trouble of searching up my father’s file so he could get a better idea of my family history. The team was all so kind, got to do this in the brand new hospital so the setup was great. My SIL and niece took me so that was nice. SIL just retired after 23 years as an X-ray tech so I felt safe with her there as an advocate if needed. I asked for full sedation and that went well, woke up totally refreshed and not even loopy—I remember everything from recovery. Got my results back by phone yesterday and the 1 polyp I had is benign. Doctor wants me back in just 5 years, though. (Most ppl can go 10 yrs.) Family history and all that. At least I know what to expect now and know that I’ll get through it generally unscathed and hopefully continue to have peace of mind on the other side.
Anyone on the fence or worried about the procedure please have it done. It’s mentally daunting going in the first time not knowing exactly what to expect. I was so nervous I couldn’t even get a good BP read and my heart rate never came down from 99 BPM. I probably should’ve asked for a Xanax prior to my procedure but didn’t think I’d need it. If you’re nervous, ask for something! I’m so glad I went through with it, though, and now I can rest a little easier at night.
Anyone on the fence or worried about the procedure please have it done. It’s mentally daunting going in the first time not knowing exactly what to expect. I was so nervous I couldn’t even get a good BP read and my heart rate never came down from 99 BPM. I probably should’ve asked for a Xanax prior to my procedure but didn’t think I’d need it. If you’re nervous, ask for something! I’m so glad I went through with it, though, and now I can rest a little easier at night.
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