Posts by Joseph Taylor11

Fat-soluble vitamins—you know, A, D, and E—don't just get flushed out of your system.

The thing is, having way too much of them can actually be just as bad as not having enough.

I actually placed my order back on October 23rd.
But thanks anyway—I'll reach out to them and see what's up.
😉

My bank is basically telling me I have to chase down the merchant myself for a refund, but the seller is just ghosting my emails.

Honestly, I’m about two seconds away from taking this whole mess to the press.☕

It was an error—a total mistake on their end (there's no actual hold on my funds or anything). My bank told me they'd get back to me with instructions on how to handle it next...

But the seller actually messaged me saying THAT order was canceled.
So, I tried paying with my card twice—and both times it just threw an error at me.
I decided to wait a bit to see what would happen with the order, and within half an hour tops, the seller emailed me to say it was canceled.
(Since, obviously, the payment didn't go through).
After that, I just placed a new order and paid via PayPal.

The thing is, those two failed attempts are still sitting there somewhere... showing up on my Mastercard. And I'm pretty sure it's not just some temporary hold.

By the way, it’s using Stripe—I just double-checked.
Stripe isn't even working properly today, for example, on AT&T—I tried buying a gift card with my Mastercard too, but it wouldn't even redirect me to the Stripe page. I checked the chat and found out the issue is on Stripe's end.

Something is clearly broken over there...

Anyway, I guess I'll just see what happens tomorrow...😉

If that were the case, I would have been charged twice
+ plus, of course, it went through via PayPal...
It was just one of those transactions where it kept flashing "error" at me—yet somehow it processed perfectly fine and the money left my Visa account.

I guess I’ll see what happens once I get a hold of them tomorrow (either the bank or the merchant...)

Taylor Gray5 said:Are we talking about an official statement here? It’s entirely possible you're looking at a pending authorization hold from a transaction that didn't actually clear—you know, those annoying little ghost charges that hang around before the money finally settles back into your account. Honestly, it’s always probably a good idea to just give JPMorgan Chase a call and double-check the actual status of the transaction.

It wasn't a hold—the exact same amount was charged twice for two transactions that showed up as "failed" on my end, and I never even got the usual confirmation email. To top it off, the seller emailed me saying the order was canceled (probably because they didn't see the payment hit their system, who knows...).
Then I went ahead and paid via PayPal—which actually gave me a receipt—and that charge shows up on my statement too ($10 came out of my PayPal balance and the rest hit my Chase Mastercard...).
Basically, I've paid for this order three times now... ☕

I've already sent emails to both the bank and the seller.

I was trying to order some books from this one website.
The thing is, my Chase Mastercard wouldn't go through—the final step where you enter the security code from your token failed twice—so the seller just went ahead and canceled the order.
After that, I tried paying via PayPal instead, and that actually went through with a confirmation.

Now I’m looking at my Mastercard statement and I see I've been charged twice, even though I never even got a payment confirmation email for the card transaction!

I already sent an email to the seller, but should I also reach out to my bank? I'm with JPMorgan Chase...

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Honestly, I’m not sure if it’s just me, but based on everything I’ve seen online—and looking at the photos you posted—combined with my own experience from over twenty years ago, my money is on Pityriasis rosea.
About twenty years ago, I went through this exact same rash that spread all over my body. Honestly, it looked pretty gnarly at the time. My doctor prescribed some kind of medicated cream, and I also started using this herbal salve a cousin had given me. To top it all off, I actually went to a tanning salon two or three times. Yeah, you read that right—a tanning bed. ☕ I actually managed to get a referral for a dermatologist, but before I could even make it to the appointment, everything just cleared up on its own... probably took about four or five weeks.
It’s like it never even happened!

So, here we go again. After twenty years of nothing, I’ve suddenly started noticing these red spots over the last week or two. I’ve counted seven of them so far, ranging from tiny little dots about half a centimeter to some that are closer to an inch wide.
I’m honestly a little nervous that this rash is going to spread. I can't help but think back to last time, when everything just seemed to explode all at once in a matter of days. Fingers crossed it doesn't go down that same path.

I mean, I don't know... there might be another way to look at this. Honestly, I'm probably overthinking it—I'm definitely not the brightest bulb in the box. 🤔🤔

Melissa Cooper58 said:Hey everyone. So, I came down with Pityriasis Rosea a few days ago. It all started exactly a month back when I had surgery to remove my tonsils—my immune system took a hit right after, and here we are. First sign was this loud, hacking dry cough that lasted a week, then this red patch showed up on my stomach. About five days ago, the rash actually started spreading. It’s all over my abdomen, my back, and the backs of my thighs now. The itching? Absolutely unbearable. I haven't slept in five days. I'm losing my mind; if this keeps up for another week, I'll be checking myself into a psychiatric ward. To make matters worse, my first doctor—a specialist dermatologist—had no clue what was happening and prescribed Econazole, which just made everything worse. I ended up Googling the symptoms myself, eventually finding a second dermatologist today who confirmed it is indeed Rosea. I see people on these forums saying you shouldn't even bathe, but my doctor told me the exact opposite! She actually suggested I head to the coast and get about thirty minutes of sun exposure daily, claiming UV rays are great for Rosea. Currently, I'm using a corticosteroid topical from the pharmacy, Telfast tablets, and Eucerin shower oil. The plan is to shower daily in lukewarm water with the oil and then apply the steroid. A friend also mentioned that sun and olive oil helped her clear it up in three weeks. I just hope I can endure this. Tonsil surgery followed by this... all within one month. It's madness.

Well, my experience tells me the exact same thing. Though, full disclosure—I was getting my tan at a tanning salon.

So... I’m having this weird issue where Chrome just refuses to load CERTAIN websites... 🤷
🙂

For instance, if I go to avon.com... the homepage loads fine, but the second I try to log in, it just dies on me...
And my favorite clothing site won't even open at all...
Honestly, I have zero clue what's going on here.

Reddit (where you’d naturally expect similar headaches) works perfectly fine...

I'm accessing those other sites through my McAfee browser...

And yeah... I am running Windows 10... 🙂

Seriously though... why has this issue been dragging on for so long? 🙄
I just saw they extended the deadline to March 31st... 🤦

Mark Baker87 said:I’ve never actually bought a round-trip ticket before, so I’m a little lost. How does it work when I’m booking a trip from Cleveland to Washington, D.C., or Washington, D.C. back to Cleveland?
If I grab a round-trip, can I hop on any bus running between Cleveland and D.C. that day, or even one heading back from D.C. to Cleveland later? Can someone please walk me through how this works??

A round-trip ticket isn't just valid for a single day; if I recall correctly, it's good for about 30 days... 🤔... which means you don't necessarily have to head back the very same day you left.
I'm assuming you just have to stick with the same carrier, though.
That should be pretty much it.

So, I’m reading through this and honestly, it's getting ridiculous.
What gives?
Isn't this basically a violation of my right to privacy?

Anyway, mods and admins, could you just go ahead and delete my profile? It's pretty simple—I have no interest in posting under this handle anymore.
Thanks.

Linda Rodriguez38 said:Just bumping this thread so I don't have to start a whole new one.
So, does anyone else deal with spotting? I can't quite wrap my head around what it actually signifies... Google hasn't exactly been helpful here.
I've been dealing with it for ages. It first showed up when I was 23, right around day 10 of my cycle. Then nothing for a few months, then it popped up again, then silence, and now it's back on day 15. My OB-GYN tells me it's perfectly normal—just ovulation bleeding—but I don't get why it happens sporadically instead of every single month. Someone once suggested it’s because an egg fails to release (??), while another site blamed hormonal imbalances...
Then there's the spotting that happens during pregnancy... though from what I gather, that usually shows up around the time you'd expect your period.
And then there's implantation bleeding... which supposedly happens about 10 days after conception.
So, whenever I notice spotting, I end up spiraling into all these theories.
For the record, I'm not on any hormone therapy, though we have paused trying to conceive occasionally, which makes me wonder which type of spotting I'm actually experiencing...
And by the way, I'm not asking if I'm pregnant; I'm just curious to hear your thoughts and personal experiences with this stuff...

A few years back, I used to get spotting for about 3 or 4 days right before my period started... eventually, it just seemed to resolve itself. But lately, it's started acting up again. For instance, right after a check-up with my doctor, I noticed some discharge with a little blood, and I immediately started overthinking everything. Then it settled down, and just as I was due for my period—there it was again. Honestly, my ultrasound was fine and my Pap smear came back clear, so I'm trying not to let it stress me out too much anymore. Actually, I've noticed a pattern where it seems to happen more often when I'm under a lot of pressure... I also figure since I'm over 35 now, maybe my hormones aren't playing by the old rules, or my ovulation isn't as consistent. It's a bit discouraging, really...😁... anyway, as long as there isn't an organic cause (like an infection, CIN, polyps, etc.), I'm not doing anything about it.

Aaron Garcia36, it’s definitely not just a coincidence... I was actually just chatting with a colleague about this, and she’s been dealing with cysts because of the pill too. Her OB-GYN confirmed it was the culprit.🤷
I honestly think almost any gynecologist would tell you to stop taking birth control if you're dealing with cysts, but still... I don't know. 😕

bluemason44 said:Speaking from my own experience, I am absolutely against birth control pills today. I used them for ten years—strictly under medical supervision from day one—until I had surgery for a breast tumor six years ago.

Three endocrinologists and a surgeon all gave me the exact same opinion: those pills were the cause!
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Hey everyone, I feel like I need to weigh in here too 😉. Personally, I’m strictly against the pill... I mean, sure, I’ve read plenty about the "benefits," but somehow... I don't know... They claim they "help" with cysts, yet they're supposedly bad for breast health...
I’m over 30 now, and I’ve never dealt with cysts in my ovaries or my breasts, and obviously, I’ve never touched the pill...

So, here’s the deal:
I have a colleague, she's 26, and she’s dealing with a suspicious breast cyst (ultrasound, biopsy, the whole works). I told her straight up—stop taking the pill—but she insists her OBGYNs tell her there’s no reason to stop...
I don't know, I have my doubts that they're actually telling her that. Even the fine print on the pill instructions says they aren't recommended for people with breast disease... In my opinion, it seems pretty irresponsible of her to keep going, but then again, I haven't done a ton of deep reading on this specific topic, so who knows...

Rachel Taylor said:Just wanted to weigh in here. I did some digging online a few months back and kept seeing claims that this vaccine is dangerous—some places even said it was pulled from the market because it wasn't sufficiently tested.
Nobody is claiming HPV doesn't exist or doesn't cause cervical cancer, but the data suggests this vaccine just isn't reliable. It gets marketed like some kind of miracle cure, which probably just means they need more guinea pigs.
My advice to any single women out there? Just wait until this stuff is actually proven safe. In the meantime, stick to condoms.

Look, a vaccine is a product just like anything else, and products need to sell, which is why you see all this heavy advertising... notice how they never mention the downsides (in this case, side effects)!
Every vaccine can have side effects, and sometimes they can be pretty serious. You really have to weigh whether the benefits actually outweigh the risks, just like you would with any other medication.
While HPV is linked to cervical cancer, some people argue the connection isn't quite that straightforward. We don't know nearly enough about HPV, and when information is scarce, it’s incredibly easy for people to manipulate the narrative.

Do you have a preference when it comes to seeing a female or male gynecologist?

p.s. Saying I "love" going is probably a bit much 😁, if we're being honest. I'd say I just endure it (once a year) 😂🤣

Unfortunately, you find all sorts of people in these forums, including doctors... personally, I don't really care if they're male or female, as long as they actually know what they're talking about. My biggest gripe isn't gender, though—it's more about how everyone seems to have their own personal diagnosis for everything, but I guess that's a whole different conversation for another thread. 🤷

Jacob Richardson5 said:I’ll admit, I tend to be pretty reserved with my coworkers, but I can feel that lack of connection. It gets lonely during those eight-hour shifts. Some people grab coffee together during breaks and hang out, but I’m just not the type to share my private life—I wouldn't dream of it. Still, I miss having even that basic, surface-level rapport. Right now, I don't even have that.

Try sticking to neutral ground... or just listen to their stories, show some empathy, and be someone they can trust—meaning, you aren't going to go gossiping about what they said later on. 😉
That's basically my playbook.
Beyond that, there are certain things you *can* share. People generally tend to be sympathetic if, say, you're dealing with a health issue or need surgery; everyone knows life happens. But stuff like "my husband and I got into a fight because he stayed out too late"? Yeah, forget about it. 😉
Or just talk about skincare, fashion, or whatever's trending on Netflix... there are plenty of safe topics out there. 👍