Posts by rustymoose54

Gerald Palmer3 said:Can anyone recommend a decent gynecologist or OB-GYN covered by insurance? Like, someone I can just walk in to see without a massive headache—or at least someone where I won't be sitting in a waiting room until my hair turns gray? Ideally in the city area, preferably a female doctor, but I'm not picky about gender if they're good.

Dr. Wahid over at the community clinic in the Trnje district—I think he’s still taking on new patients.

I gotta be honest though, he’s never actually performed an exam on me... I mostly just go to him to get my referrals sorted out, but the guy is sharp, super smart, and actually stays current on everything...😉

Hey, can you actually define what you meant by "poor insulin sensitivity"? Like, specifically when you wrote that first post... were you talking about "high" or "low" sensitivity?

And look, you don't need to give me a lecture on how insulin works in the metabolism—I get it, really, no need 😬

By the way... maybe crack open a physiology textbook once in a while and read up a bit on basal metabolic rate. Just a thought...

Steven Green2 said:The real kicker is probably just having a hyperactive metabolism combined with crappy insulin sensitivity... which basically means you need to slow things down a bit and force those cells to actually listen to the insulin again.

Look, "bad insulin sensitivity"—aka insulin resistance—isn't actually what causes someone to be skinny... 😁 😬

Sophia Martinez65 said:Man, I feel for you... really. It sucks that you're going through all this crap right now—it's honestly gut-wrenching to see—but I truly hope that despite everything being such a total mess, you’re still out there living life to the absolute fullest... you know? Like, actually breathing, feeling everything, and not letting any of this bullshit hold you back from just... being free. 👍

I mean... honestly? Just let me fill it up. Whatever. I'm just gonna go ahead and fill it. 😁 Honestly, lately I feel like I’m living with double lungs... seriously, my chest is working overtime. Mashallah... 😍

jadesailor14, I can't even get a tax refund for this stuff because—get this—my doctor actually told me that for my regulation to stay on track, I need exactly what Medicare covers and not a single cent more... which is basically just 40% of what I actually need. So yeah, total joke. Plus, I’m not even putting the pharmacy receipts in my own name right now... though I guess I could start doing that down the road if I felt like dealing with the headache... 🙂

Look, honestly... it’s not even about the money. Like, I didn't marry up just for the paycheck—though, let's be real, marrying into wealth is a pretty sweet deal... but that's not the point! It's not some massive drama over cash, it's just... yeah, I married rich. End of story. 🤣

Look, I don't really care if we go off-topic... honestly, when is it ever actually *on* topic around here? Everything feels like a tangent anyway... Whatever... 😬

Sophia Martinez65 said:I wear soft contact lenses and go for my annual eye exam—plus I pay for the lenses myself$200 along with eye drops about five times a year at $33 plus enzymes. All that adds up to roughly $433 a year. Why doesn't Medicare cover my contacts? Whatever, fine! I know, I could just wear those cheap government-issue glasses with the basic frames... but no. I’m paying for this stuff out of my own pocket, and I'm not exactly looking for a handout. 🙂

Ugh, tell me about it. Every single month I’m shelling out for necessary meds and supplies $433, and that’s even before you factor in the private insurance premiums I have to cough up too. Of course, my monthly bill is higher because I’m considered "high risk"—classic.

beat that! 🤣

rustymoose54 said:Yeah, sure, everyone knows you gotta wash up *after* hitting the restroom,
but I've only really noticed guys washing their hands *beforehand* for the last few years—and honestly, if that's what they're doing, fine by me.

Hmm. Look, if you're wiping after you pee, are you really gonna use hands that were just grabbing a filthy handrail on the subway? Even if there's paper in between... theoretically... it still feels gross, right?

What I'm trying to say is, women should be washing their hands before they go too.

Achilles said:And then comes my reply.

Seriously though, thanks for this incredible 4th-grade biology lesson. Truly.

You’re not gonna believe this—maybe you skipped 3rd grade?—but fruit development is straight-up dictated by the genetic material baked into it from the start. If weed messed with the father's fertility (which it does, obviously), then the odds of conception drop. But if the baby actually gets conceived, then we're looking at a whole different ballgame—stuff scientists are still sweating over—like how the fetus develops and what the long-term fallout looks like...

As for your post, which honestly missed the mark by a mile... you were just whining about how parents can't stay clean during pregnancy. Like, the pregnant woman didn't even touch an onion, let alone smell one. And the idea that what the dad eats, drinks, or smokes after conception doesn't matter? Unless he's blowing smoke right in her face, it's a non-issue. I don't think anyone else has ever bothered to point that out before...

Oh great, now we’re gonna sit here and debate the actual meaning of a thread titled "marijuana use and conception."

Einherjer said:The question is literally about what kind of impact marijuana has on fetal development (development!, development!), not necessarily any potential issues during conception itself.

But wait, looking at it again, the question actually goes like this:

pojzn ajvi said:Does anyone know if the male partner consuming marijuana has any effect on conception and the baby, and how long of an abstinence period is recommended when planning a pregnancy to avoid any potential negative effects on the child?

For those hearing this for the first time—everything both parents consume, plus anything they're exposed to right before and around the window of conception (you know, when the sperm meets the egg), can influence how the fetus develops. How?

It's pretty simple—the sperm provides one set of genes, the egg provides the other. If the sperm is defective but somehow still manages to fertilize the egg, the embryo can end up defective too. It inherited bad genes, obviously... and bad genes can definitely mess with development.

It happens where someone smokes weed occasionally, has sex in the meantime, and then boom—conception occurs. What the OP was really asking was whether the kid will be damaged in that scenario, or more specifically, if they're actively planning a pregnancy, how long should a guy abstain BEFORE CONCEPTION 😉 to dodge any potential bad vibes from THC.

Ein-something, I asked you nicely not to lump me in with the "forces of evil." The forces of evil—meaning the people who make up his army—are Satanists. Seriously, stop joking around with that, it isn't funny or clever at all.

rapidheron said:Good grief, EFoK on the strike 🙂

The question is about fetal "development." Basically, what happens after conception. Assuming the mother is carrying the baby, the father smoking weed is really just a side note...

You’re being seriously nasty calling me "devilish forces"—I don't know where you get off labeling me a Satanist or whatever. Honestly, if you pull that again, I might just have to report you to the admin.

The way the question is phrased, it's pretty obvious to anyone reading it that we're talking about how marijuana use affects a fetus conceived from sperm from a dad who smokes, paired with an egg from a mom who doesn't touch the stuff.

There have actually been American scientist studies using mice to try and answer this exact thing—basically, how does paternal exposure to The Coca-Cola Company products? No, wait, let me restart—how does the fact that the father was exposed to THC before conception affect development?

Anyway, you clearly didn't read the first post, and labeling me as some kind of Satanic force isn't gonna help your case... 🙂

rapidheron said:Look, "using" drugs...

Man, if you can't pull yourself together and ditch the weed while you're pregnant, just forget it... honestly. Normal people just give up smoking—it's not some massive philosophical debate on a forum.
The world doesn't need another unfortunate kid—maybe even one born with defects through no fault of anyone's, but still—born to parents who couldn't bother to kick a bad habit for even a year.
Get that kid on their feet first; then you can worry about other stuff.

The question isn't actually about the mother, but the father. Like, does THC (the active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol) mess with sperm enough to damage cells and potentially cause chromosomal defects in a baby conceived from an egg by a mother who didn't use marijuana, but using the father's sperm?

There are American scientist studies that indirectly confirm sperm damage happens, though we don't know exactly how. Female mice fertilized with sperm from male mice exposed to THC had a harder time staying pregnant, and they even found defects showing up by the third generation.

Sometimes it’s actually worth reading the original post... 😉

I’m with Sophia Martinez65 on this one—I didn't read her post as some kind of unnecessary panic attack, more like a reality check for people who trust random internet trolls way more than actual medical pros.

Hypothyroidism, regardless of how you ended up with it, is probably the easiest chronic condition to deal with out there. You just pop your Synthroid pill in the morning and boom—you're good to go. 🙂

Scott Allen10 didn't say anything factually wrong, per se, but his whole vibe was just... super unhelpful and condescending. 😁

Jose Miller3 said:look, if this was actually meant to be funny, mission accomplished...

so college 😂

so a PhD 😂

so just pure stupidity 😂

this one didn't even have a doctorate 😁 I get where you're coming from

but seriously—carrying chestnuts in your left pocket is actually kind of a hilarious bit of nonsense. Ayurveda isn't just some random collection of tips; it's an entire, highly structured system, so you can't just lump it together with random superstitions. Honestly, I’m just baffled by how people latch onto these well-organized alternative lifestyles—regardless of whether they have a degree or not. It’s all about that inherent need for spirituality (you know, the emotional stuff, searching for something metaphysical...) and, obviously, ideology.

putting chestnuts in your pocket is just straight-up trash superstition

Gary Jones10 said:rustymoose54, I wouldn't say they're mocking them, per se... but man, sometimes they are just exhausting to be around.

Look, they aren't even real hypochondriacs—honestly, they totally deserve a little ribbing. 😉

Anyway, back when I was in high school (like, wayyyy before now...), I knew this middle-aged woman—totally healthy, but she had this whole "obsessive wellness" thing going on, you know? Super intense. One time, she got a tiny hangnail... just a little thing! First, she tried soaking it in some fancy "energized" alkaline water or whatever, but then she eventually realized she actually had to go see a surgeon for a consultation 🙄 because apparently, it was a "medical emergency."

velvetgull9 said:rustymoose54 😲 is just... 😲 😲 my mom sleeps with chestnuts under a yoga mat and she's an architect... 🤣

Nah, this architect is basically keeping a literal balloonist in her left pocket—and it’s not even my mom. 😁 Call me a snob if you want, but I just can't wrap my head around how someone with an engineering degree actually buys into this kind of nonsense

I’ve never been much of an active trainer or anything—honestly, I can’t even begin to wrap my head around pulling seven hours of workouts a day 😁

But, you know, back when I used to deal with those brutal menstrual cramps... walking around actually helped ease the spasms. The whole damn problem was that most of the time, I could barely even move, let alone go for a stroll 🤣

brisknomad6 said:Hypochondria is a nasty psychological disorder, and those folks need actual help, not just being mocked. What you’re talking about here isn't strictly hypochondria, though I guess it falls under the same umbrella...

Most of what we’ve been going over isn't actual hypochondria—you know, the real clinical mental health issue that needs serious medical attention.

We're talking about the types of people you run into every single day—the ones who act like they're "experts" on every possible ailment just because they had some encounter with it once, usually involving some totally made-up story from their own experience. It's honestly such an unbearable trait... especially when we aren't even talking about minor annoyances.

And yeah, we're also touching on the people who actually *are* sick, but they end up listening to advice from these "experts," no matter how insane or bizarre that advice might be... 😁

Look, if someone is dealing with symptoms caused by genuinely imagining illnesses—to the point where it ruins their life—that’s a whole different ballgame. That shouldn't be laughed at or just tossed around casually on a forum. But that's not really what we were getting at here.

You gotta tell a real story from your life, this isn't nearly interesting enough

So, I used to know this woman who was dealing with some serious rheumatoid arthritis or something similar, right? And someone actually convinced her that if she just carried a few chestnuts in her left pocket—like, tucked right into her coat—it would help her 😁 because apparently, the pain would just "vanish into thin air" after a few months 🤣

And this lady—who, mind you, was highly educated and smart (?)—was an actual architect by trade... she spent her time picking up wild chestnuts from some random park like a total pauper. Honestly, I have no clue if the pain ever actually vanished

Meanwhile, I’ve had all sorts of characters hitting on me (and even my parents back when I was younger) peddling these "miracle cures" for diabetes, claiming they "used to have issues, but look at us now." The real kicker is that diabetes doesn't exactly hurt, so their subjective feeling of being "healthy" didn't actually mean a damn thing. It was a double whammy because they were talking about a completely different illness while trying to help me out. They even had the nerve to lecture my parents for "allowing me to be put on insulin"🙄

Ugh, okay, one more story. My husband's grandfather is super old, and he's never been sick a day in his life, but it looks like he survived a bad kidney infection and now his kidneys are pretty damaged. We've taken him to every specialist under the sun—his condition is somewhat stable, but there's always that looming threat that things could take a turn for the worse. But nope, he's decided his kidneys are perfectly fine, and the *real* issue bothering him is just gallstones. He went to see some private practitioner for an ultrasound, and the guy basically confirmed there was a tiny stone, and boom—case closed, Grandpa is cured. Now he's all happy and chipper because he finally knows what's "wrong" with him. All those other doctors who poked and prodded him are just butchers who don't know anything, whereas this one guy with the ultrasound machine is the real deal... he healed him! 😁

I mean, it really depends on who we're talking about. Generally speaking, oral contraceptives are a solid option—the hormone doses these days are actually pretty tiny compared to what they used to be—but still, there’s definitely a significant number of women out there for whom they just aren't an option.

On the flip side, painkillers like Voltaren—you know, those NSAIDs—work wonders in most cases, and they aren't inherently "bad" unless you've got a super sensitive stomach lining. If that's the case, I guess the fix is switching to shots or suppositories instead.

I used to deal with these brutal periods... nothing that ever landed me in the ER at the hospital, but honestly, I was basically a zombie for a day or two without meds. For me, the sweet spot was taking Voltaren Rapid about half a day before the bleeding even started. Then, I had this pregnancy that ended in a miscarriage at 11 weeks, and they had to do a D&C. Weirdly enough, after that happened, all my period pains and cramps just... vanished.

I don't know, Big Mama, you're acting like some kind of holiday saint or something, just tossing out chances to people whenever you're feeling generous... 🤣

So, come on, define what "giving someone a shot" actually means to you?

Kyle Nelson2 said:look... I don't know if you're actually an expert on diabetes stuff...
but I was watching this guy on TV who is...
and he was saying something else entirely... and he totally missed the mark...

so...
now you tell me—who's actually getting it right here?

Yeah, the guy you saw was Dr. Zeljko Metelko, the director over at the university clinic in Philly. He was arguing that obesity is the main driver behind the rise (and probably a full-blown epidemic soon) of type 2 diabetes.

Just keep in mind that his point doesn't clash with the fact that you still need certain genes to trigger type 2 diabetes. 😉

Think about it: if that weren't true, then EVERY single overweight person would have it.