TossNTurn
Status: Worry is a misuse of imagination.
Mood:
Ok
Offline
- I'm going to Disney World!I didn't actually plan it this way, but we leave for a week-long Florida vacation on Saturday, which happens to be the 4th anniversary of the day I was admitted to the ER with multiple bilateral PEs.I will say that recovery...
- I just saw this story about a guy playing video games that developed clots after four days of playing, eight hours a day. Not the first case like that, and sadly, probably not the...
- I wanted to throw this out there for those of you who are considering switching doctors. The sooner, the better if you're going to do this.At the start of the year, the new health care laws are supposed to go into effect and tons of people will have...
- I just got a flier in the mail from my local hospital. They had a list of the six most common reasons why people go to the ER and how to tell if it is really an emergency. The six reasons:(1) Abdominal pain(2) Chest pain(3) Back pain(4) Headaches(5)...
- I was just reading an article about the new ObamaCare and how folks who don't have insurance should have a choice between multiple health insurance plans.I currently have great health insurance through my husband's job, but my husband is looking at...
- Today (Saturday, April 27) is National Drug Take-Back Day. If you've got old prescription drugs that you don't use sitting in a cabinet somewhere, this is the day to get rid of them so they can be disposed of safely. Many pharmacies are...
- So, I've gotta get a new bracelet this year. Had the other for a while and the emblem is completely worn off. What I'm trying to figure out if if I can get my insurance to cover any or all of the cost. The representatives at my insurance company are...
- So, I'm three years out from being diagnosed with multiple bilateral PEs in both lungs. I gotta say, it has been a long haul, but I'm really feeling like I'm back to normal at this point. When I huff and puff now, it is usually because I'm hiking at...
- So, I've been having random spotting, ongoing cramps, some sharp pains, etc. for the last 3-4 cycles. Finally saw my doc and she suspects an ovarian cyst and I'll hopefully get an ultrasound in the next couple weeks to confirm or not. (So hard to...
- I just read this article on CNN about a push by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to make the birth control pill available over the counter WITHOUT a...
- I did an interview a couple months ago as part of a study of clot survivors. One of the things they asked was what I had learned from having clots. I told them that I'm much more likely to go to the doctor now if something seems "off" because I've...
- So I've had my med bracelet about two and a half years now. Love it and love having it. However, at this point, the medical emblem on the outside has almost completely worn off. I never take it off, so I guess that is to be expected.One part of my...
- Probably only helpful for folks in the US ...I know the cost of prescriptions is always a pain. I've had to re-evaluate all of mine this year after a bunch of price changes at the by my insurance company. Wanted to share something I found that...
- So, I home-test my INR using a CoaguChek. For the last five tests (one per week), I've had exactly the same results: 2.3. I'm beginning to think that my machine is "stuck" somehow, just because I've never been so incredibly consistent in my entire...
- If clots really did kill this gamer, this is so sad ... and so preventable. http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/taiwanese-teen-dies-40-hour-diablo-iii-marathon-190451985.html