Saw a red Volkswagen Cabriolet at the store last Sunday. It was a nice enough day that the top was down, which is why it caught my eye. Then it caught my funny bone when I noticed the license plate; REDONE. Re-done? Well it looked to be a little older, but not so old that someone should be proud of restoring it. Then it hit me, red one, as in the commercial, as in if WS had been with me someone would have gotten punched.
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Friday when I got home I had to go out and pick all the tomatoes that were tinging pink and any peppers that were larger than 1" diameter. Frost two nights in a row. Our fall is coming in too fast. Mornings have been in the 50's and 60's, with the rare 48 showing up here and there. Suddenly we are down in the low 30's. I need it to be more gradual please!
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Prince's wounds are healing nicely. For most of the last 10 days, I have had to remove any scabs, as the wounds needed to heal from the inside out. The recommended way is to soak with warm compress then wipe off the scab. Sounds great, but really you end up scrubbing a bit. I found an easier, less painful way; dab a bit of olive oil on the scab and let sit for 5 minutes. Do the warm compress. Scab pretty much slides right off. Here is a picture taken just moments ago:
The picture of Missy was taken Friday night - not the picture I was going for - she moved just before I snapped it.
Both dogs were at the vet yesterday for their yearly appointment. The vet was pleased with Prince's progress and agreed with me that there was no reason that the dogs would have to stay in next week. Both dogs are healthy (pending any issues with their blood tests), so they are good for another 5,000 miles.
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Was at the doctor's the other day for stomach pains. I suffered for 1-1/2 days before going in (the first day I figured bad gas, the second day I had a half day meeting I couldn't miss). I really expected an Alien or three to pop out at any second, the pain was so bad. It involved everywhere form the indent between the ribs to the lower abdomen - and my back got into the act too. Finally got out of the meeting, called the doc, and went in for an examination which turned into me going in for X-Rays. Had a severe stomach lining inflammation (AKA gastritis, but that doesn't sound as cool, and also just sounds like I had gas, and the online resources usually make it sound like it is just indigestion - which is a mild form of gastritis).
Don't know what caused it, but was glad that OTC medicines (at much higher than the recommended dosages on the label - per doctor's instruction) took care of the problem. My insurance doesn't cover drugs until I hit the deductible ($5k), so $18 worth of OTC was fine by me. Sure, I have an HSA that I contribute to to help cover the stuff until I hit the deductible, but I figure I'm going to need it to pay for the X-Rays. Hey, and don't rag on my insurance, it was my choice to get the cheap, high deductible insurance as I so rarely see a doctor that paying for stuff myself is cheaper in the long run.
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And those are the random short takes for the week. Have a great week and enjoy the fall coolness; the colors won't be far behind.
Bogie--Glad my granddogs are doing well - especially the ailing one. Sorry about your stomache pains. Isn't it strange how something that you might think of as trivial can be so painful while a silent killer remains "silent"? You are with your health insurance as I used to be when employed - and as I've always been about flood insurance. Self insurance is a good option for some.
If we had a hard freeze predicted for tonight, there is no food on the vine for me to bring in. About the only thing we got to eat this year were the cherries (bountiful crop) and a few yellow squash. Oh, well. Perhaps we can make up for it next year. Obviously, your final gathering of the crops, this year, hasn't matched some of your years, either!
Posted by: Cop Car | September 18, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Hmm, I've been dealing with something similer to that (and possibly the same thing, though thats not how my doctor described it) for several years now. It runs in my mom's family. My doctor told me it was a form of acid reflux. It took some experimentation to figure out which drugs work on it, but a full 150mg dose of Zantec (or its generic since its now OTC) does the trick just fine. Infact 95% of the time a dose before bed is all I need, since most of my attacks are at night.
But yes, it does feel like an alien is going to explode out of your stomach at any point doesn't it. If you start having trouble with it more often, I found my back often feels it a few minutes to an hour or so before my stomach reacts, not sure why, but often its enough of a warning for me to run for my meds. Its a horrid feeling. Thankfully I've never had it last more than a couple hours (which is bad enough when it wakes you up at 2am). Sometimes I can burp up enough gas to lessen it a bit and in those cases it goes away quicker, if I can't, and for some reason can't take my meds either, I WILL end up puking up whatever was in my stomach (which doesn't actually help with the pain either).
Posted by: Ruth | September 18, 2011 at 09:24 AM
Ruth - not the same thing although they could be kindred spirits. The stomache lining was inflamed, which could be seen in the xrays. Usually the inflamation happens for a specific reason, but we couldn't determine what the causation was. Fortunately it shouldn't be a recurring problem.
Posted by: bogie | September 25, 2011 at 06:31 AM
Well, never actually had xrays done while I was having an attack, though if it had ever lasted longer than the couple hours (before I knew what it was and how to deal with it) then I'd have been into the ER right quick. I'll have to remember to ask my doctor for clarification next change. I hope for your sake its not recurring problem, it sucks!
Posted by: Ruth | September 25, 2011 at 09:49 AM