Posts by crimsonpuma48

Charles Ramirez59 said:Honestly? I have zero clue how you pulled that off and made them vanish. 😕

It’s gotta be some kind of higher power messing with us.
Why are you guys always using emojis? 🙂🙂
I'm not feeling you guys. 🙂
Come back, please. 🙏🙏🙏
🙂🙂🙂

Just realized I can actually click on the rule of thumb regarding emojis 👏
They used to be right there on the right side of my screen while I was typing.
How do I get them back?😕

Everything was working perfectly yesterday, then I started messing around with the settings and now my emojis have vanished from my posts. And honestly, I actually miss them (clearly I missed out on this stuff growing up).
Could someone please walk a total newbie through this? Like, a step-by-step guide for the less tech-savvy among us...
Thanks

redhawk76 said:Susan Martin24
Why is it totally fine for people to bring doctors gifts, even just a box of chocolates, but then they act all offended when someone tries to show appreciation with perfume or sweets instead of just being a "taxpayer" through official channels?
...

Honestly, I’m guessing neither you nor anyone in your family has ever dealt with a real medical crisis.
When things get heavy, you stop caring about boundaries, bureaucracy, lawyers, or any of that legalistic nonsense. Your health is the only thing that matters. In a good doctor, you see a goddamn saint. My doctor walked me through everything—exactly what he was doing, why he was doing it, what my recovery would look like, and why we weren't taking the other route. He clearly knows his stuff, and I trust him implicitly. I used to be a nervous wreck getting blood drawn, but with this guy, I actually spent an entire ninety-minute procedure under local anesthesia just chatting away with him and the nurse.
Bottom line: not all doctors are cut from the same cloth, and some people truly deserve a little extra.
If a waiter at a diner gets a tip, why shouldn't a doctor who actually cares deserve something too?👍

Anthony Miller13 said:Can you please explain why it's bad to soak it if the wound is still weeping? And what do you mean by "weeping"? Like pus or...?

Susan Martin24 already laid it all out for you.
We’re lucky to have her😘 ; honestly, I just wish I’d stumbled onto this forum sooner.
I wouldn't even be wasting my time scrolling through the web if I hadn't torn up my leg. Between being out on medical leave and obsessively Googling scar treatments, I ended up landing on these pages.

The only thing I'm stuck on is these creams meant to speed up skin regrowth. I'm starting to think my scar ended up raised (hypertrophic) because of them. Or maybe it's just my genetics.😕

My mother had cancer, and she passed away because she put way too much faith in her doctors. She wouldn't even listen to a second opinion. She actually turned down a color Doppler scan just because her doctor didn't suggest it—even though we would've had to foot the bill ourselves. By the time we tried macrobiotics, she was already heavily hooked on morphine. We managed to get her off the heavy stuff, and those last two months were the first time she lived without constant pain.
It goes to show, diet really does matter.

I'm rooting for you—hope you have a fast and successful recovery.👍

If that wound is still oozing, don't go dousing it in water. You can dab some iodine on it, but honestly, using a Bepaten plus cream works wonders too.🙂

Gerald Kern77 said:I handled it by tracking down a bottle of vintage wine... my husband practically tore through every cellar in the neighborhood trying to find a bottle from the exact year this doctor was born—he's an absolute legend, by the way. We eventually dug up the date online. Long story short: he loved the gift, which was the whole point.

That’s a killer idea 👍 !!!

jadesailor14 said:So where exactly did they put the screws and plates?

In my leg. I can't exactly 🙂, but I'm walking fine 👏

brisknomad6 said:public shoutout 🙂
www.webmd.com

I thought about posting that, but honestly, I feel like the media would jump on anything negative way faster than anything positive.

I’m not totally done with treatment yet—still have to get some more screws and plates pulled out.

I'm just not the type to go naming names in public without getting the green light first, so this whole news outlet thing feels a bit 🙂

Anyway, thanks.👍

Sophia Martinez65 said:One more thing: crimsonpuma48, you don't owe anyone a damn thing. Only give if it's what you actually want and if it genuinely makes you happy!

I get it, I really do, but...

It’s like, he could stitch me up with three sloppy, crooked seams, but then he spends 45 minutes obsessing over the details just to make sure the internal stitches are perfect so the scar barely shows.

So I told him thanks, but still...

I think they’re open from about 7:30 to 3:00.
It’s always packed when you show up, but you’ll eventually get through the line.
Grab something to read to pass the time.
Just make sure you don't roll in right during their break around 11:00.

Hey everyone, I could really use some advice. I want to get a thank-you gift for my doctor—he absolutely crushed it and saved my skin—but I’m stuck on finding that sweet spot. I don't want it to look cheap, but I definitely don't want to go overboard and make things awkward.
First off, let's skip the booze. I'm not trying to fuel a potential addiction here, so bottles are out.
I know there are probably some doctors lurking in these threads, so if you're in the medical field, please weigh in! What actually works based on your experience?

Honestly, you’ve gotta give the guy credit for his sheer imagination.
I mean, telling someone their ear bone implant actually melted

🙂