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Morning everyone.
First, I want to warn everyone that pharmaceutical tariffs are coming. They will be "small" at first, although they didn't say what small actually means, then in 12-18 months will go up to 150%-250%. Y'all...I don't have words for how disgusting and wrong this is. I have no idea if it will spur domestic production, but it sure as hell won't happen in 18 months. This is sure as shit NOT a policy that will benefit Americans when you consider that people already struggle to afford medication. By the time production here begins, which could take up to a decade, the effect on people's health will have been significant. People will die-that's the uncomfortable truth. They already do. I'd say the same thing if Biden or anyone else did this, too.
Another thing I will add: if your "freedom" hurts or restricts others? That's not freedom, it's oppression. Example: you are free to practice any religion you like, or none at all. When you say that a same sex couple shouldn't be able to marry because YOU believe marriage should be between a man and woman, that's oppression. Other people enjoying the same rights you do, does not take away your rights.
I'm not doing great today, didn't sleep enough and my period started this morning. That's good because maybe I'll sleep better tonight, and I can restart the birth control this weekend and take about a week off the time I'll have to deal with pms going forward, but today will be *rough*. We're busy, the slow doctor is working, and most of our appointments are either sick, or otherwise not quick (a client who always shows up late then asks a million questions, another that you have to blatantly interrupt just to get a word in and then repeat yourself 3 times because she won't stop talking long enough to listen to answers to her questions). If we finish less than an hour behind, I'll be surprised.
And to end the post, here's a photo of Nox that I love-he stretches so hard he bleps sometimes lol

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Another day, another ouchie?My bruised achilles tendon (don't ask) makes my foot numb. Wonky on meds, whacked it.Now, as to fibro:A lot of reports are going around some parts of social media that fibro (and dang near anything else) are caused by post-Covid, post-flu, post-vaccinations, post-pick-something.1. Your risk of death or serious complications beyond "ow, that shot hurt!" are typically...
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Well..my thyroid might be a problem. I have a high TSH but normal T4. TSH increases when your thyroid isn't producing enough thyroid hormones...if only the TSH is high, it could be early or subclinical. Will wait and see if they want to do anything about that or just recheck it at some point. Either it'll even out or my T4 will drop. Meanwhile it's hot and I'm working with Karen, and I have no...

I was thinking about that very subject this morning. Many of us are on multiple medications. I can just afford my meds now. A large majority of medication now comes from India which has a 100% tariff. I won't be able to afford them with that kind of mark up. All of this is just wrong. People are going to die because of it.
Hot and humid here today. I'm just about on empty with the end of my current schedule tomorrow. I plan to spend Sunday mostly in bed.
I went shopping at the warehouse club today after getting petrol. Even with multiple coupons and an additional $10 off, I spent $161 for 11 items. Just nuts.
I hope that you get some sleep tonight. And, that the rest of your day runs smoothly or is over before you know it.
Nox is too cute for his own good! Waves!