Posts by Sandra Jackson5

Michael Torres80 said:I'm headed to the doctor in a few days because I've been seeing blood in my stool for quite a while now... back when my diet was pretty poor, it would just show up on the toilet paper, but now it's actually in the stool itself. Today, when I went to the bathroom, it was really painful and there were streaks of blood in my stool... I'm honestly terrified it might be Stage 4 and that I'll end up needing surgery.
Can anyone tell me what an exam for hemorrhoids is actually like? And does it hurt?

My main issue is that whenever my stool gets firm, the bleeding starts.
But I don't get why it's showing up in the stool now instead of just on the paper.

Back before I started hitting the gym, when I wasn't eating much fiber, I used to see blood on the paper quite often. It hasn't been on the paper for about two years, so this sudden appearance in the stool just doesn't make sense to me.

Blood mixed into the stool isn't something you want to ignore. Go get a colonoscopy done; trust me, it's much easier than dealing with chemo or surgery.😉

There are also private gynecologists where you don't have to wait for an entire month...🙄
And it was already an infection before...

I honestly don't know why, but I just can't bring myself to buy into threads like this anymore...😢

If you can still go out and have sex, you might as well head to the gynecologist...
Unless, of course, you’re looking to trade a little yeast infection for something much worse...

Look, when you're shopping for a water heater, you're better off picking one without an exposed heating element. Go for the ones where the heating element is integrated into the base—usually just a flat metal bottom.
As for cleaning it, you could head over to a place like Walmart and grab some specialized descaling sachets specifically made for kettles. Alternatively, you can just use citric acid; just toss two or three teaspoons into about two cups of water, boil that mixture inside, and then give everything a good rinse with plain water.
After that, things should be looking pretty clean, unless the buildup has gotten really bad.

Phepheronca, do you have any particular trick for cleaning those coils?

My grandfather had to undergo surgery twice... after the first procedure, they handed him about two thousand dollars...
Whether they should have or not, it felt like they almost let him slip away after that first round. He was an old man, and wounds just don't heal the way you'd want them to at that age... things like that.
My mother kept bringing in cookies for the nurses, coffee, chocolates, you name it... but they didn't even glance his way. Meanwhile, the patients in the next room? They were getting all the attention.
What a joke.

I’m not exactly a fan of Brad Pitt...
but I absolutely loved this movie from the very first time I saw it.