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Who do you hate the most? in Close to Politics ·
Larry Mendoza said:THINGS I HATE:

1. Sixty-year-old ladies who won't break a sweat running to catch a bus, yet can't manage to walk two blocks to the grocery store.

2. Retirees who insist on heading out early in the morning right when the buses are packed with people commuting to work. I know they get to ride for free, but they have all day—why be out during the rush?

3. Bald guys with square haircuts sporting chunky gold chains around their necks.

4. People who try to act like we're best friends immediately, regardless of what we're actually talking about.

5. Convertibles blasting heavy techno through the speakers.

6. Conservatives.

7. Liberals.

8. Environmentalists screaming about animal rights while totally ignoring my right to peace and my own opinions. Just leave me alone. Whether it was God or evolution, I was made a carnivore. I eat meat. Period.

9. Jehovah's Witnesses ringing my doorbell at eight on a Saturday morning with those overly cheery voices. No, thanks. Really, no.

10. Spineless people with no backbone who let everyone walk all over them, only to turn around and complain about their life problems to everyone else.

11. Professional haters who spend their whole lives trashing the city.

12. Anyone who gets right in my face while trying to explain something to me.

13. People decked out in designer labels from head to toe, but smelling like stale sweat. If you're already out shopping, maybe pick up some body wash. Even Fendi gets washed in a machine just like stuff from a flea market.

14. People who only read romance novels and Westerns. "Which Caesar? The one who shows up in Pasadena on Fridays?"

15. Those big beauty pageants held every year featuring girls who can barely string a sentence together. Go walk around the city for a bit; you'll see plenty of beautiful and smart women.

16. TV interviews with folks who blame the government for everything—doesn't matter which party—without ever lifting a finger to actually change anything.

17. People who talk about themselves in the third person.

18. Those who would step over their own father just to get what they want.

19. Transplants who move to my city and expect me to change to fit their vibe, acting like they're still living in some Small Town, USA!

20. Corruption.

🙂

😂

Real honesty is hard to find 👍 and this is really the only way BODYGUARD/PROTECTOR 😉 🎉 🙂 🙂 😘
Who do you hate the most? in Close to Politics ·
There isn’t a single soul on this planet who doesn't have someone they just can't stand, or maybe even truly despise 👍

But if you ask me, I’ve always been a big believer in that old "Beware of the dog that barks, but watch out for the one that just sits there growling"😍

So, if we're being honest, here is my list😁

1) Mexicans... and honestly, it's not about religion because I think Greeks are pretty cool people.

2) Muslims, across the board.

3) All those hypocrites running around pretending to be good citizens.😉

4) I really can't stand those post-war humanitarian types coming out of the former America region.🤮

:2up: 🙂 🙂 😈
Jamie Clark74 is just a victim of the system he’s stuck in. Honestly, if he were living in Pakistan, China, or Somalia, you’d see how fast he’d actually recover.

He just got caught in this whirlwind where there's no easy way out. If he shows any signs of getting better, they expect him back at work immediately. But what happens if he feels terrible again in a month? Then it's the same old headache—dealing with doctors, filling out endless paperwork, and basically having to prove to the system that he’s actually sick.

And once you fall into that hole, it’s honestly easier to stay sick while drawing a paycheck than it is to try and get healthy for peanuts. It’s the same for Jamie Clark74 as it is for so many others; there’s no real way out because staying a victim pays better than being a hero. And in the end, after taking all those meds for so long, you really do end up getting sick.

The laws here in the US regarding "long term disability" were recently adjusted because the old way simply wasn't helping people. In fact, it was making them sicker and more exhausted.
Now, they're allowed to work as much as they can—just enough to maintain the routine that's so vital for mental health—without being penalized. That is, while they're receiving benefits, they can earn up to $5,000 a year without any issues.
Jamie Clark74 said:Let’s get back to some real talk regarding my health issues.
Every single year, right at the start of the year, I update this whole list... it's the same thing whenever I head out to see new specialists. My primary care doctor usually writes me a referral and mentions that all my medical history, medications, and lab reports are printed out and ready to go. Since I'm heading over to see an orthopedist this morning, this is the sheet I'm carrying with me.
Jesus, I haven't slept since Saturday. I was awake around 1:00 PM... that makes it 36 hours now... I'm absolutely exhausted, but the pain just won't let me drift off. I don't think I'll manage any sleep tonight either... honestly, it wouldn't be the first time, and it certainly won't be the last;
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4/02/2006

William Kov QEH UR No:603835
D.O.B. 11/11/1941
Medication at present:
Conditions: Medications:

Major Depressive Disorder Lexapro 20 mg X 1 per day
Anxiety / Panic Disorder Rivotril ½ mg X 5 per day
Hypertension Norvasc 10 mg X 1 per day
Monopril 20 mg X 2 per day

Irritable Bowel Symptoms Colofac 135 mg X 4-6 per day
Somac 40 mg X 1 per day
Mylanta liquid
Diarrhoea “ as necessary “ Imodium 5mg
Stemetil 5mg
Cronic urinary track infection Xiprex 1g x 2 per day
waiting for cistoscopy QEH
Chronic back pain
“NARCOTICS AS NECESSARY”

1)Endone 5mg 2x1 per day Stop 4/Gabapentin
2)Ordine/oral/morphine Stop 5/Amitriptaline
3)Methadone Stop 5/Tramadol

Continue at present:
Panadeine Forte 2x3 per day
Paracetamol 500mg X 6-8 per day

Laminectomy L5-S1….(1972)
Laminectomy/stenosis L5-L4,L4-L3…..(2004)
note: both operations are(failed back surgeries,with L4 &S1 nerve root impacting)

Gout / Osteoarthritis Progaut 100mg x 1 per day
Arachnoiditis
Valium 5mg X 1 per day
Quinine 300 mg X 1 per day
Voltaren Emugel
Celebrex Cap. 200mg x 1 per day
Voltarene suppositories 100mg
Fluid in legs Hygroton 25mg 1/2 per day
Veins/when necessary Paroven Forte 250mg, 2 x 2 er day

Diabetic( on border) Diaformin 500 mg 1 tab. 2x per day

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Also: Sleep Apnea ( on machine) …………Always during sleeping

“asbestosis” Pleural plaque calcified. Regular twice per year visit to
Specialist/pulmonary&CT-Scan & test.

Luck of testosterone: Sustanon 250,1ml injections /every 2 weeks .

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Note for QEH outpatient Orthopedics; QEH UR No:603835

Complaints/ please see> X-Ray clinic-scans & ultrasound & list of steroid injections last 18 months.

a/Right wrist
b/Both elbows
c/Both shoulders
d/Knees/ same as above/
e/Bilateral plantar fascia (Right side for 37 years)...(Left side for about 20 years)
spent a ton of time working on ladders and kneeling

Pins and needles in both arms and fingers—check the reports
Cervical degeneration at C5/6 and C6/7

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Conor McGregor, hope you have a great day! But man, how would you even treat this... with what? We're talking decades of hard labor, just pure wear and tear, plus asbestosis... and two failed surgeries involving pinched nerves. And you're telling me the solution is just a HEALTHY DIET!? I can barely walk, let alone run around.

🙂 😉 😎

Jamie Clark74, I have one serious question for you.
Is all of this medication actually being prescribed by a single doctor?
If not, does your primary care physician even know about everything else you're taking?

I'm asking because I'm looking at this list of daily meds—Rivotril, Norvasc, Monopril, Valium, and Celebrex—it's all depression and anxiety stuff, and honestly, people don't usually take these in such high doses. Plus, from what I can tell, all these medications you listed could be the actual cause of your Sleep Apnea.😱

If your doctors haven't pointed that out to you, then I really don't know what to think about our healthcare system, because to me, this looks like UNCONTROLLED medical treatment, and it seems pretty sketchy. 😕
Tvrtko1995 said:I honestly feel like I already got through the worst of it about two weeks ago.

Just a few days of tea and some Aspirin... and now I'm feeling totally fine.

Is that really all there is to it?

Nah, 😱 😁

You’ll know you're officially in the clear when you're running around the backyard like a frantic chicken 😍 and realize that's finally IT! 😘
Worst experience ever in Health ·
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Jamie Clark74 said:Don't be so aggressive, I heard about that thing from the local health clinic—I can't even remember the name now,
but it definitely has that H5N1 virus... don't let it reach the expat communities out west, it'll wipe everyone out!😁

Arslane, just take it easy on the meds and cut back on the prescriptions 🙄 while you're at it, you'd be doing Verica a huge favor, and honestly, you'd be helping us too since I landed in Australia in exactly 7 hours, 25 minutes, and 3 seconds🙄 So yeah, I'm SICK, totally SICK by 3 P.M.😁

The only thing that might fix you is a bullet; bird flu isn't going to touch someone living on substances like you do😁
It’s funny how some people develop this whole little culture around being a "patient from hell" the second things don't go exactly their way with their treatment. You know the type—once they realize the recovery isn't going to be a walk in the park, they just decide to become everyone's biggest problem. It's like they think if they make enough noise about their pain, the universe will just bend to their will. Honestly, I've seen it happen so many times. It's almost like watching a slow-motion train wreck where the person causing the mess thinks they're actually the victim of the tracks.😬

So, I was just sitting here thinking about that conversation from earlier... you know, where Jamie Clark74 was talking to Bajka? It really makes you wonder about the family tree there. Like, who could his daughter actually be? Just one of those random thoughts popping into my head while I'm sipping my coffee.😁

Jamie Clark74 said:I am absolutely done with this. After two years of being treated like a total pushover, I’ve finally reached my limit. It's been a long, exhausting cycle of getting pushed around, but honestly? I'm ready to push back twice as hard.

Jamie Clark74 says...
Is that really how a normal 70-year-old guy is supposed to talk and act? I mean, I was just sitting there thinking about my old neighbor back in Chicago, a real character, and he would never have behaved like this. It’s just... strange, isn't it? You expect a certain level of decorum at that age, right? Just a thought.

Jamie Clark74 says...
Come on, man, put some actual effort into it! Don't just go halfway—really get stuck in there!

Jamie Clark74 says...
And they call that justice!

Is someone seriously still hanging out at the motel???????

It’s been working for her for over two years now! Seriously, just thinking about that timeline... it’s actually pretty impressive when you step back and look at it. Time really flies, doesn't it?

I mean, honestly, who’s really going to go around calling someone names like that? It just doesn't make sense. People get so worked up over nothing sometimes. I was thinking about this the other day while I was grabbing coffee down in Seattle, just watching everyone rush by, and it hit me—why bother? It’s just unnecessary drama. You call someone a name, and then what? Everything just gets messy. Better to just keep things chill, you know? Just stay positive and move on. 😍 That's exactly why she’s going through all this medical stuff—because you were being a total jerk. 😁

Mr. Pes says...
Since we’re talking about Jamie Clark74, then let's just roll with him. He's the topic, after all.

The President just wants him out at the motel for about seven days, you know? Just enough time to let things cool off a bit.

Unless you manage to score some longer thread somewhere else on the forum.

I’ll probably forget all about this in about seven days... honestly. Can someone please give me a nudge when it's actually time to bring it back? Just a little reminder would be great!

Go ahead, fight it out. Call each other names or whatever makes you feel good if that's your thing, honestly. But man, there really ought to be some kind of line in the sand eventually.

Jamie Clark74 got kicked out of the "Ban" Motel.
:roll_eyes : Poor guy gets sympathy again 🙂 Why is his wife taking the exact same meds he is if she isn't suffering from cancer or asbestos exposure? 😕

Jamie Clark74 said:They give local anesthesia... I mean, nobody in an American hospital would ever be cut open without anesthesia, the procedure is super fast.

Sheila
Are you implying I'm lying?
The local stuff they gave her didn't even kick in until they started cutting. Basically, they just ripped her open and she felt EVERYTHING.
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Mr. Know-It-All right here 😍 , he had a C-section 😁

Jamie Clark74 said:I'm not accusing you of lying under any circumstances... just read this!

But it's the truth. She says she was practically losing her mind at that moment... and ever since, she has this massive phobia of doctors and hospitals.They didn't have the time to give her anesthesia; if they hadn't "opened" her up like that, I think I would've died, and maybe she would have too. They strapped her to the bed so she wouldn't move, put an oxygen mask on her, and bam... it's the honest truth . It was a total disaster...
It all happened at Mercy Hospital.

P.S. Besides the local stuff, wouldn't they have given her a sedative injection to calm her down? Something that works really fast instead of just "strapping her to the bed"... who knows.

People are lying again, Vilkec is a certified liar 👍

Arslan is Jamie Clark74 😉

Sheila said:Let me tell you something:
It's like you were actually there when it happened, huh? You think you know everything? You're acting all smart when you don't have a clue. Seriously.
It was an EMERGENCY. I was already starting to suffocate inside, and they barely managed to pull me out alive.
There wasn't time for any injections; the only thing that mattered was getting me out if they intended to save me. And that doctor who was responsible for everything (he caused the contractions) is just a piece of trash. Who knows, maybe he was high. Wouldn't surprise me.

And I'll just ask you one more thing—why on earth would I make this up??
You're so closed-minded, it's not normal. People like you actually give me the creeps. Gross.
Don't try that with me, what do you even know??? Man, you've really set me off.
Maybe it's hard to believe, but it is the LIVING TRUTH. I don't care if you believe me or not, but it really happened, unfortunately.
I need to go calm down now...

Jamie Clark74 says

First off, maybe just take a second to think before you type? It usually helps things go smoother;

"Let the words I speak today be soft and tender, for tomorrow I may have to eat them"

What makes you think I "don't know anything"?
Speaking as a father of two, my wife gave birth back in 1963 in Washington, D.C. at Lascina. She had this drunk doctor who didn't administer the local anesthesia properly because she was just so overwhelmed by the labor... she felt every single stitch... it tore up and got infected... they never actually stitched her back up right... she ended up with an opening stretching from the vagina all the way to the anus.

She gave birth again in 1974 in Australia and had more complications and tearing... but they finally closed the old opening and fixed the new one with plastic surgery.
Anyway, my wife is known for being able to handle a ton of pain—she’ll just grit her teeth and won't scream... but I guess everyone is different from person to person.

On another note, I've been a chronic patient for 36 years with pain levels ranging from 1 to 10... at a 6 minimum, and just a little walking or moving sends me straight to a 7 or 10... it's unbearable.

I've had two back surgeries. Back in 1972, the first one was a 30 cm incision for Laminectomy L5-S1 with fusion... while others quit working, I kept working through the pain for 20 years on narcotics... just to keep my family afloat.

The second surgery was in 2004, L5-L4, L4-L3, and the stenosis in that area left me in the same state, if not worse. Now I have the L4 and S1 nerves pinched... and there's nothing that can be done... my walking distance depends on resting, about 200-400 meters and then I need a break... I get sharp pains, cramps, and spasms immediately after 150-200 meters.

The pain is getting worse... I've been through everything you can imagine—pain clinics, lectures, I even participate in helping rehabilitate new patients.

To top it all off, I have a whole list of issues, with Asbestosis, Sleep Apnea, and Arachnoiditis being the worst.

Back in 2001, my kids actually paid for me to study at Medical University as an older student... I completed 18 months... but I can't continue because when the pain hits, my concentration vanishes... so I have a fair amount of medical knowledge... enough to follow along and understand what's happening and how medications work, since I've dealt with about 25 or 30 of them.😂

So, don't judge people... just because something doesn't sit right with you doesn't mean... I wasn't accusing you or saying you were lying... it just seems strange to me that something like that could happen even in a hospital in America.
First, you didn't even write that your mother received the local injection... you only mentioned it in a later post.

I hope you've cooled off... writing like this doesn't lead to communication... it just leads to insults... I know you're dealing with personal stuff, but please don't take it out on someone who has nothing to do with it.

Wishing you all the best for the future!
Right behind Jamie comes Arslan🤣

Arslan
Registered User

Jamie Clark74 and Sheila, please, don't fight. You're both starting off on the wrong foot. I believe what Sheila wrote, and I also believe what happened to Jamie. Sometimes doctors can be real jerks; I've argued quite a bit with several people on the "Episiotomy - where does the butchery end?" thread when I dared to question certain medical traditions and suggest that sometimes doctors just don't care about the patient.

Sheila's birth story sounds to me like some idiot gave her mother a drip (hormones to speed up labor) when she should have had a C-section, which turned it into an emergency, and then the question is why they didn't anesthetize her correctly. But if they already made such a massive mistake, who knows what those incompetents did next.

I honestly find this whole thing absolutely disgraceful! It’s just sickening. But you know what the worst part is? People like this act like they can just walk away without any consequences for what they've done. And let's call it what it is: a crime. If you took a knife to someone out on a street corner, that's a felony. But if you do the exact same thing to someone in a hospital bed—unnecessarily, without even anesthesia—it’s treated like... what? Nothing. Based on how things work around here, it's basically zero. They don't prosecute, it's impossible to prove because colleagues just cover for one another and sweep everything under the rug. Documentation vanishes, internal investigations never happen, there's no independent review, nothing. Unless, of course, you're dealing with a truly aggressive patient who has enough clout and connections to make a massive scene and pursue legal action privately. Even then, the penalties are a joke. It's a terrible way to handle childbirth: you show up at the hospital healthy, and you leave with severe trauma and physical injuries.


Just keep going with those insults: 😍 You studied for two decades and were top of your class in Australia via the internet, yet Shilina's mom gave birth in some other country since you didn't study, damn it 😂
Jamie Clark74 said:=========
You’re being a total nutcase—you clearly can't even read a doctor's report. Look, I’ve been taking Valium/Diazepam for 36 years just to get my muscles to relax, and then there's Clonazepam... you honestly don't seem to have any clue what it's actually used for or how heavy the impact of the drug really is. It’s prescribed for seizures, for heaven's sake. In my case, it was prescribed for anxiety, and it helps with that too... or at least, it should help with the pain.

I’d be surprised if this idiot actually knows anything. 😉 You're basically a legal drug dealer, aren't you? You just swapped out alcohol for nerve pills—or is that how you explain it to people? Muscle relaxation.🙄 Just to add one more thing—neither Valium nor Clonazepam does anything for the actual pain, just so we're all clear on that. Jamie Clark74, you can try to feed those people who don't have a clue what you're rambling about, but you can't fool me. Anyway, I've got another question for you. So, why is your wife still taking those same medications? Just a thought, but sometimes things get stuck in a loop like that.

Didn't you hear what the psychiatrist said about both of us having quite a bit of disease going on?
My wife... she’s always dealing with "big problems." Honestly, I've always been right there by her side, doing everything in my power to help her through it. I've done what I could. But really, what do you actually know about our lives? Anyway, what was it that I wrote?

I honestly believe your wife is going through a really rough time because she’s so devoted to you, while you just don't seem to feel the same way about her. I’d bet my life on it—if you weren't in the picture, she’d be perfectly fine and healthy. It feels like you're the one making life difficult for her, and she just isn't strong enough to stand up to you. You said it all yourself, Jamie Clark74; you've basically admitted you aren't much of a man. Let's try this one more time. What diagnosis did the psychiatrist give your wife?

The reason I headed out to Graz was honestly just my partying and my drinking—I needed to get my act together... and yeah, I wrote that down because that's the truth, you know? I've definitely paid my dues for it.

You ran away from yourself, but you didn't actually escape. 🙄 Your wife already paid for it, Jamie Clark74, and she’ll keep paying for it until the day she dies—it’s got nothing to do with you. You’re still taking advantage of her kindness, acting like you were some kind of big shot.🤮 You’re out here looking for sympathy from total strangers just to make your soul feel a little lighter, but you aren't going to get anything from them, Vilkec. Nothing at all.

Ever since we moved to America back in 1969, I haven't touched a drop of alcohol or even really gone out much... I was juggling three different jobs while my wife stayed home because she wasn't doing too well health-wise. There were times when it was just me, working away and handling everything around the house while she was dealing with her issues. 249 miles At the hospital. If I start listing all her medical issues later, you’re probably just going to tell me I spend all my time crying about diseases and women.

Jamie Clark74, you just swapped out the booze for drugs—believe me, I know exactly what I’m talking about, and you know it too. You haven't been going outside lately, have you? And why? It's because you've basically sentenced your wife to a life sentence just to pay for your own sins.
You haven't mentioned anything about your wife because you've been way too preoccupied with your own stuff—honestly, everything just seems to revolve around poor Jamie Clark74 lately.🙄Man, those back pains are just brutal 🙂

People change... I’ve made mistakes, sure, but I’ve paid my dues for them... and I’ve never tried to hide it. My wife hasn't once brought up or thrown my "mistakes" in my face, mostly because I've been completely honest with my psychiatrist from childhood all the way until now.

Look, I’m telling you again you haven't changed one bit and as long as you keep trying to play the system with your doctor, your wife is the one stuck dealing with the fallout. You even admit she never brings it up—not because it's fine, but because she just swallows it and takes her sedatives to deal with it.

Once you run out of lies, you just start bringing up stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with your medical conditions.

First you claimed I was faking everything, making up all these illnesses, and now that I’ve actually posted the reports online for everyone to see, you're just twisting the facts... it really shows what kind of person you are.

I’m still sticking to my guns: you’re just a leech, a total predator. You've used all these supposed ailments for your own gain and your posts make it pretty obvious who the actual liar is here.

And I mentioned that after my nerve block surgery—it's called a facet injection—I had to go in three times under X-ray... but I won't be doing any more since there's no improvement, and going further might just make things worse.

Novocaine/nerve blocks are the same old story; honestly, a dentist gives you the exact same thing when they're fixing a tooth. Don't go thinking just because there's some obscure or English term involved that it's some high-level, dangerous procedure.

My advice? Start acting like a decent human being. You've got your pension, you're set, and nobody is out to test you anymore. Just go show your wife some appreciation for putting up with your nonsense for all these years.

And hey, no hard feelings, I just deal with types like you every single day. I should also add that it’s honestly embarrassing to me that people from Eastern Europe or the old Yugoslavia regions are often the biggest actors and manipulators when it comes to chasing disability checks.

There are people out there suffering through excruciating cancer pain, people whose lives are falling apart without any medical help at all. How can you even sit here picking fights on a forum? How is that not shameful to you?div>
PS. Guess who Arslan is! 😉 🥳
Jamie Clark74 said:

In my life, it’s always been about “hard work and honesty...” and I’ve never really let politics or religion take center stage; I’ve always left those things to others because that’s just how I was raised.

Even though I was born in Washington, D.C., my childhood wasn't easy. I started working in gardens at six years old, then moved on to construction sites after school, and eventually learned a trade... so, hearing someone call me a liar, a fraud, or a cheat today—especially regarding health matters—is something I just won't tolerate. My reputation means everything to me. I treat this forum just like real life... I'm not here to pull anyone's leg, pick fights, or play politics.


http://www.forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59581

So you don't get involved in faith? 😂

Jamie Clark74 said:

Dear Lipizzaner!

First off:This forum is for the Diaspora—for all true emigrants!...Because many of you aren't actually that. You're just seasonal workers or tourists traveling between America and various other countries!

To me, an EMIGRANT is someone like myself—someone who left their birthplace and moved away permanently with no intention of ever looking back... not someone juggling two citizenships and two passports. Having dual documents doesn't feel "pure" to me. Or look at my situation: my children and grandchildren are Americans, but by heritage, we are American. That's the end of it.

If it isn't about the money, then why did you leave your home in the first place?

a/ I left Washington, D.C. for Graz in 1966/67 with the plan to emigrate legally, provided my wife wanted to come with me... which is exactly what we did in 1969.

b/ I didn't leave America—or the old US—because of politics or the church... those aren't things that interest me.

c/ I owned my own shop, so I've seen the good times and the bad. I didn't leave for "economic reasons"... I left for my private life... to "start over somewhere far away from everyone." And back then, it truly was far away; I don't believe many people from my generation ever made it back.

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I wouldn't have the nerve to avoid supporting the church just to save money while claiming to be Catholic... that’s just hypocrisy. It’s the same for my younger son and grandkids who were born in the US... to say they are American when they can't be? To me, they are simply of American descent through my wife and me, alongside their mother's side, which is American and English.
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Most of you are being hypocritical, trying to hold onto two citizenships and two passports... avoiding church taxes while acting like "devout Catholics" and "true patriots"... trying to sit on two chairs at once. You can't do that; it isn't honest!

God and America!

William Kovacic doesn't mess with politics either.😁

Jamie Clark74
You could honestly die laughing listening to these debates... you've got one group wanting to leave America because they feel like nothing works here, and then there's the other group dying to move back home out of pure nostalgia for a "better life" in the States... then you've got Vojky over there acting like he has all the answers, representing the wealthy crowd, along with the rest of the crew who claims they'll be moving back soon anyway.

I've actually seen people move back to the States only to turn right around and head back to where they originally came from... and usually, those are the folks who already own a house or an apartment there.

As for me? Well, I've been part of this emigration for almost 40 years now, and not once did I ever seriously think about heading back, mostly because I left for my own reasons—I was doing quite well financially back during the old days of the 1960s.

So, there we are, three generations in, and I reckon in two or three years, we'll be looking at a fourth.
I’m proud, just like my kids are, of my American roots... but that’s where the connection to the old country ends.
I won't get caught up in the whole "America is so beautiful" or "our food is the only real food" or "everything American is the best" routine.

Sure, America is beautiful... but anyone who has traveled the rest of the world knows there are plenty of stunning places out there.

The funniest thing is how we always hear comments about the diaspora from either the very well-off or the most struggling people.
You always see Vojky posting about salaries around $10,000--$5.00... while the reality is a bit different; most people are living on wages or pensions that just aren't enough to get by.

And then there's this whole crowd of people supposedly "moving back"??? When exactly??
One guy writes about thinking of returning, or says everyone is moving back immediately—all these nostalgic types are talking about "when I'm coming back..." but when is that?

I’m one of those who managed to make a decent living; I had a good trade, went to school, worked as an electrician/technician... though maybe due to some health issues, I didn't climb as high as others, even though I worked three jobs.

And so life goes on, and I hope I'll live long enough to read about all those people "returning" and their big successes.
I mean the "tourists" who visit America twice a year... those people aren't true emigrants, they're just "tourists"... they're only here to make money and enjoy a better lifestyle, not for a total life change like I was seeking when I looked for a "new life" in a new country.

But at the end of the day, we all know our own goals, our own desires, and how we really feel!

If I had one wish, it would just be for "spring water"... because over here I drink sparkling water; I can't stand tap water filled with chemicals.

Warm regards to those returning, those dreaming of returning, and those who just want to emigrate.

And remember, it doesn't matter how much you earn, it matters how much you spend—my wife taught me that... if only I had listened to her 40 years ago, maybe I wouldn't have even left America!


Ready to write, I always prefer a crisp white shirt or a tee! [/b]

Jamie Clark74

Did you forget you left the States just to chase women and your little flings with Branka? 😁
Lies have short legs, doctor. 😍
You're transparent, Jamie Clark74, totally transparent.😲

If things don't go exactly how a patient🙄 wants them to—and in this case, you're just making a mess of it, Jamie Clark74—all you get is whining and noise.

It’s honestly sad that you’ve dragged your wife into your own mess. Sadly, she’s struggling with depression because you're the cause of it.😠 It goes all the way back to your younger days when you were out chasing beauties like Branka, and you didn't give a damn about your son or your wife because you were too "tense," as you put it yourself.

When the doctors told you that you were an addict, you lost your mind because you can't stand the truth being told to your face.
For hip pain, narcotics don't actually help the pain; they just turn your brain into scrambled eggs.

Both you and your wife are burning through Diazepam to deal with depression. YOUR WIFE She doesn't even have asbestosis or a broken hip, but instead, she has to deal with a maniac/troublemaker like you, whom she's endured for years.

Nerve blocks are really the only way to handle that kind of hip pain.
Taking 5mg of Clonazepam is basically like having a small glass of wine; I think they have the same effect, but it's given to patients like you just to get you off our backs.

With a personality like yours, you need a woman who would have shut you down right at the start. Instead, you've pulled your loyal wife and the mother of your children into this disaster. She’s undergoing treatment not because she’s physically ill, but because she’s just given up on everything and is popping pills just to make things easier for you. Where is your soul, you absolute animal?😕 God forbid she passes away before you do, right, you troublemaker?😈

Once people read through this whole exchange with the psychiatrist, everything will be crystal clear.
Schizophrenia is a mental disease, essentially a complex brain function disorder made up of a specific cluster of symptoms. For someone living with it, schizophrenia makes it incredibly difficult—if not totally impossible—to tell the difference between what’s actually happening in reality and experiences that aren't real at all.

Just for a second, let's try to imagine an impossible scenario. Imagine that we, exactly as we are right now, suddenly found ourselves on some distant planet in a completely different galaxy (maybe browsing a strange corner of the internet) where everything is alien. The creatures look nothing like us, the language sounds like total gibberish, emotions are things we can't even recognize, the customs are bizarre, and the environment feels dangerous. We just landed there without knowing how or why, and we have no idea how long we'll be stuck there. Everything around us feels surreal, foreign, and honestly, pretty terrifying.

Because of that, it’s pretty clear that when people are in the middle of an active phase of the illness, they might struggle to have or show "normal" emotional responses toward others, which really messes with how they function in society. It's also common for patients to deal with memory issues and changes in behavior.


It isn't easy, but there is help out there.🙂
Jose Miller3 said:Listen, if this was actually meant to crack me up... well, mission accomplished. It definitely worked.

Yeah, totally. 😂

So, I was thinking about this earlier today... about whether one should actually go for a doctorate. It’s funny how those thoughts just drift in when you're staring at a blank screen or waiting for your coffee to brew. You know that feeling? That sudden urge to dive headfirst into years of intense research and academic rigor? I mean, there's a certain charm to it, isn't there? The idea of becoming an expert, really digging into a niche until you practically live and breathe it. But then again, you have to weigh that against the sheer amount of time and energy it takes. It's a massive commitment. Like deciding whether to renovate an old house in Seattle versus just buying a new condo—one is a passion project that might drain your bank account, and the other is just... practical. It’s a heavy decision. Very deliberate. You have to sit with it. Just something on my mind! 😂

Yeah, total nonsense. 😂

You know, thinking about hypochondriacs brings back memories. I actually knew one once—and let me tell you, he was a total pro at it. It wasn't just that he worried; he was like a master craftsman when it came to his "ailments." He would nurture every little symptom, tending to them like they were prize-winning roses or something. He had this incredible, almost scary ability to take anyone around him—even the most level-headed, skeptical people—and convince them that he was truly, deeply ill. He could talk someone right into feeling faint just by describing his latest "crisis." It was quite something to witness, really.
So, he actually managed to talk his cardiologist—who, let’s be honest, wasn't exactly firing on all cylinders that day—into giving him a pacemaker. It’s wild when you think about it. The guy could basically command his own heart to skip a beat or just willpower his blood pressure up or down whenever he felt like it. Talk about having total control! Anyway, once you get one of those things installed, you’re looking at a battery change roughly every seven years, since, you know, running a human heart takes a bit of juice. Well, fast forward nearly eight years, and it turns out his battery was still sitting at 80%. That implies that over the last eight years, the device only had to kick in about five times. Just a little thing to keep in mind, I guess.

He was actually a total pro at hypochondria. A real master of the craft, honestly.


There isn’t a single technique out there that a man—or a total amateur, really—can't eventually master. I mean, at the end of the day, that’s what you call a "career," right? Just constant refinement.😁 Prouce knows every single ailment under the sun, I swear. It’s actually gotten so much easier lately, hasn't it? Just thanks to the internet. You can find a diagnosis for just about anything with a few clicks now. Honestly, some people are so convincing—they'll listen to you talk about what you're going through and suddenly they've caught it too. They’ll convince themselves they have the exact same thing you do, and then, if they really want to drive the point home, they’ll start adding on extra symptoms just to stay in the conversation. It's wild. 😉 Of course, I just read all about it on those medical blogs online.🙄

It’s really the families who end up taking the biggest hit from these sick individuals. It’s heartbreaking, honestly. They get talked into believing they have some illness they don't even know exists, all because someone they love—someone they trust completely—is feeding them that nonsense. And even if there actually is a medical issue involved, the person causing the chaos is always just a few steps ahead of them, pulling the strings while everyone else is left playing catch-up. It reminds me of that time my cousin got totally misled by a "wellness guru" online; it's just a mess when the people closest to you are the ones leading you astray.

So, if you ever happen to start questioning what they actually believe in... that's when things get weird. They immediately turn super offensive and just start acting out. It’s like they put on this whole performance. zrtvukojaI mean, I’ve been sitting here thinking about this, and honestly, there’s this one specific type of argument that just... nobody seems to actually get. It’s that thing where people start throwing insults at you, or worse, they go after your family, just to win a point. You know the vibe. It’s like when my cousin used to try and argue about politics during Thanksgiving dinner—he wouldn't even address what I was saying! He’d just pivot to some weird jab about my job or how my dad handles his business. It’s such a bizarre tactic. It’s like they think if they can make you defensive about your personal life, they've somehow won the debate. But they haven't. They just lost the plot entirely. It's just... yeah. It's a total conversational dead end. Either back up what you're saying with some actual proof, or just keep it to yourself.
And honestly, it’s just a bit much. I mean, you know how it goes—that person basically has an entire digital library of medical diagnoses tucked away in a file, just waiting to be used to try and convince absolutely everyone they run into.

People like that online... honestly, they just belong in a psych ward. I'm sorry, I can't assist with that request.Honestly, I really think their family should come forward and file a formal complaint against those sick individuals.

Gary Jones10, this is such a great topic!👍
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Jamie Clark74, I’ve seen enough spinal surgeries to know what I'm talking about, which is why I asked how you can sit for such long stretches?

I’m being completely serious here—please don't take this personally, because you aren't the only person out there dealing with chronic back pain.🙄

My aunt actually had to go through two massive surgeries after getting hardware installed in her lower spine. That first procedure was a lifesaver; it finally freed her from years of unbearable pain and that awful stage where she couldn't even dress herself without help. The second surgery really 👍 and basically gave her her life back, though she had to follow her specialist's orders to the letter. For someone with spinal issues, is pure poison. You need movement. Even if it’s just pacing around a single room, you have to keep moving.

Then there was another case in my family involving a degenerated disc in the neck. Every single specialist turned them away because the risk was too high—they were looking at potential paralysis from the neck down since the disc was sitting way too close to the skull and the spinal cord. BUT THE ONLY REAL CURE WAS MOVEMENT, AND SITTING WAS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.😕

So, yeah... that's why I'm just genuinely confused about how you manage to sit so much.
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Jamie Clark74 said:

It’s honestly a shame the moderators aren't stepping in here......
Look, I’ve put my full name and address out there, shared all my detailed specialist diagnoses... I’ve gone through two grueling spinal surgeries and spent 25 years living with unbearable, chronic pain just to make sure my kids could stand on their own two feet. I have absolutely nothing to hide, and I’ve been posting on this site for years!🙂 😉 😎

And someone like Kokica shouldn't be allowed to just wander around spreading lies and fabrications.
But hey, why am I even stressing? Everyone knows the truth, and if things don't change, they'll probably be banned by Monday, if not sooner
!🙂 🙂

Hey, just take a breath 🙄 I’m genuinely curious—how on earth can you sit in a car and drive 5,000 miles when you're in that much pain? For any normal person who has dealt with even the slightest spinal issue, DOCTORS strictly forbid SITTING down for long periods, yet you, Vilkec, if you aren't behind the wheel, you're spending hours typing out these massive posts online😁

Seriously, how do you manage to do that while being so sick????😕
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Jamie Clark74 said:I think if you look under my signature, you can find the thread detailing exactly how and where I live!
We’re probably the only seniors from an assisted living facility out there traveling the world for weeks at a time and driving ourselves
through 5.0 miles...during our travels.

The signatures are just showing off the intelligence of some Canadian woman who calls herself the biggest American patriot and ultra-nationalist!

Honestly, I feel like the moderators should really look into removing people like that from the Health forum, because they honestly just show up to stir the pot.
The moderator has been notified.

Jamie Clark74

Jamie Clark74, why do you get so offended when someone just tells you the truth?😕 Man, you basically wrote it all yourself in those memoirs you drag around like a heavy backpack.🤣

And here I was thinking you were suffering from chronic spinal pain, or whatever you said about your lower back,😲 based on what you wrote,😉
now I'm genuinely curious—HOW are you even able to drive while being that sick?5.0 miles??????😁

HOW, Jamie Clark74??
Were those stories about being ill told before, maybe right before you hit retirement?😬

It's all right there in your memoirs, and I have an incredibly good memory; plus, catching people trying to pull the wool over my eyes is kind of my specialty.😍

Oh, and since I'm already here, let me just add:😉 Jamie Clark74 has studied every single illness that might benefit him, specifically ones he could play well to secure a bigger pension. Don't be ashamed of it.😁
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fadedheron18 said:A few years back, I ended up at the Mayo Clinic because of some issues with my foot. I’d been limping for months, but whenever I complained, my primary care doctor—who, thank goodness, isn't my doctor anymore—would just brush it off, saying I probably just stepped on something sharp and didn't notice 😲 😕. Eventually, she did send me to an orthopedist, and an ultrasound finally showed some weird tissue growing right in the middle of my foot. I arrived at the hospital early in the morning, fasting, and wasn't even allowed to sip water for two hours before surgery. They had it scheduled for the morning, but they kept pushing it back due to "emergencies," always by an hour or two. In the meantime, I couldn't eat or drink anything since they could call me into surgery at any second. It went on for over 20 hours like that. By then, I was so dehydrated they actually had to start an IV. When it was finally my turn, I had to practically beg them just to let me keep my underwear on (I had surgery under general anesthesia recently and stayed in my pajamas the whole time 🙄). They decided to give me a spinal block instead of a local injection in the heel because they claimed the heel shot was too painful to deal with. Some intern who was doing it for the first time was the one administering it, and he ended up poking my spine six different times 😠. Right after that, they wrapped my leg in this super tight bandage. While I was lying there, they hooked an IV up to one arm and a blood pressure/heart rate monitor to the other. Only *then* did they remember to flip me onto my stomach, kind of like a laying Jesus pose 🤣. While they were moving me, the IV needle slipped and dug into my arm, but when I complained, they just waved me off. Later, in the hallway, the doctor ran his finger over my foot; I felt it and said something, but he just mumbled, "Oh, it's just like that, I guess..." Then he made an incision in my foot, and honestly, tears just welled up in my eyes—I couldn't even scream, but my blood pressure shot through the roof. Everyone started arguing amongst themselves about whether the injection timing was wrong or if the bandage was applied too early... In the end, the doctor just gave me that heel injection they were trying to avoid at the start 🙄 👎. After the surgery, I had to stay in bed with the IV, and the doctor told me not to put any weight on that foot for a month. About an hour later, a physical therapist showed up—I was on her list for walking exercises. First, she tried to convince me, and then she basically pressured me into getting out of bed and standing on that foot, even though I kept trying to explain that I'd *just* had surgery! Of course, it hurt like hell, and it started bleeding like crazy again, so she just left me alone. Five minutes later, the doctor comes back: "Why is this bleeding? What did you do?" So, more bandaging... On top of all that, they didn't have enough crutches, so I had to track some down myself through various channels—I ended up needing them for over a month. And through it all, nobody ever actually told me what they found in my foot.

I believe every single word you're saying, unfortunately. My mom went through something almost identical when they called her in for gallbladder surgery. She was hungry and thirsty from morning until night waiting, and eventually, she just fled home because the woman she was waiting with told her they had operated on the wrong breast and now she's waiting for a second surgery 😈

God help anyone who falls into their hands 👎
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Jamie Clark74 said:

First off, maybe take a second to think before you type? It’s usually better that way.

"Let the words I speak today be soft and tender, for tomorrow I may have to eat them"


What makes you think I "don't know anything"?
As a father of two, I’ve seen how things go. My wife gave birth back in 1963 in Washington, D.C. at the Lascina hospital. She had a doctor who was clearly intoxicated, and he didn't administer the local anesthesia properly because she was just so overwhelmed by the labor... she felt every single stitch. It ended up tearing and getting infected... they never actually closed it up right... she was left with an opening stretching from her vagina all the way to her anus.

She gave birth again in 1974 in Australia, and she had complications and tearing again... but this time, they were able to close the old opening and fix the new one with plastic surgery.
By the way, my wife is known for being able to handle a lot of pain; she’ll grit her teeth and just endure it without screaming... but honestly, everyone's pain tolerance is different.

On another note, I've been a chronic patient for 36 years now, with pain levels ranging from 1 to 10... at least a 6 most days, but if I walk too much or move the wrong way, it jumps straight to a 7 or 10... absolutely unbearable.

I've had two back surgeries. The first was in 1972—a 30 cm incision for a Laminectomy L5-S1 with fusion... while others might have quit working, I pushed through the pain for 20 years on narcotics... just to keep my family on their feet.

The second surgery was in 2004, L5-L4, L4-L3, and the stenosis in that area left me in the same state, if not worse. Now I have a pinched nerve at L4 and S1... and there isn't much that can be done about it. My walking distance depends on how much rest I get—maybe 200 to 400 meters before I need to stop... after about 150 or 200 meters, the sharp pains, cramps, and spasms hit me immediately.

The pain just keeps getting worse... I've been through everything you can imagine: pain clinics, lectures, and I even help out with the rehabilitation of new patients.

To top it all off, I have a whole laundry list of issues, with asbestosis, Apnea, and Arachnoiditis being the worst of the bunch.

http://www.arachnoiditis.co.uk/symptoms.htm

http://www.arachnoiditis.info/images/arachdiagbig.jpg
If you want a better view, expand the window.

http://www.arachnoiditis.info/conten...rd_injury.html

Back in 2001, my kids actually paid for me to attend medical school as an older student... I completed 18 months of coursework... but I can't finish. When the pain hits, my concentration just vanishes. Still, I've gained enough knowledge about these diseases to follow along and understand what's happening, especially regarding medications, since I've been on about 25 or 30 different types.

So, don't judge people like that... just because something doesn't sit right with you. I wasn't accusing you or saying you were lying... it just strikes me as strange that something like that could happen in a hospital, even in a country like ours.
First, you didn't even mention that your mother received the local injection ... you only brought it up in a separate post later.

I hope you've calmed down a bit... this kind of writing doesn't lead to communication, it just leads to insults. I know you're dealing with personal stuff, but please don't take it out on someone who has nothing to do with it.


I wish you nothing but the best for the future!

🙂 😉 😎


😂 Dr. Jamie Clark74 🤣The kids basically dumped him in a nursing home, and now they’re running a little racket, selling off his blankets—except they've got them all pumped full of various sedatives and painkillers. ;;;;;; The old man is basically living on legal drugs 👍 just trying to stay afloat 😬