Posts by feralgardener503

Hey! Thanks so much for getting back to me. I was wondering if you could do me a huge favor and snap a couple of photos for me?

1. A shot of the little cabin
2. One of that wooden dowel

I’d really appreciate it!!!

Hey everyone. Does anyone remember that little old weather station display? You know, the one where an old lady with an umbrella would peek out during the rain, and some grandpa with a cane would stroll out when the sun was shining? I've got a similar little model here, but it's missing a part. I can't figure out what kind of lever used to push the lady out of the house—specifically, what kind of material expands when it gets damp?

Thanks a million for the help!!!

Sophia Peterson33 said:Who am I even supposed to talk to about this?

How does that whole process actually work? I guess it's all just a bit of a mess, really.

If you're trying to track down a medication that’s unavailable here but can be easily picked up with a prescription in other EU countries—like the Netherlands or the Czech Republic—I guess you'd need to look into the official import channels. It seems like there are specific ways to handle that, maybe through a specialized pharmacy or by working with the FDA to clear things. It's a bit of a headache, I suppose.

My health has been a total mess lately. Dealing with some pretty intense arthritis and gout issues over the last month or so—my uric acid levels are through the roof, which I guess is causing all that buildup in my hands and feet. It’s just constant pain.

I managed to get my hands on the only medication available here, but I guess it’s useless. Neither Allopurinol nor Meloxicam seems to touch the pain.

I guess I stumbled upon some info suggesting that over in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, they have access to a medication that actually handles arthritis and gout effectively. Maybe.

I guess the real question is who you even talk to around here to actually track down that medication? Maybe there's a way through Medicare, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
So, what does it actually take to get it? I guess it depends.

Does anyone actually know the process for getting any kind of medication from the EU? I guess it’s all pretty complicated.
So now that we're part of the system, does everything go through the Department of Health? I guess maybe.

I wonder which agency handles that? Maybe the FDA, I guess.

And what exactly does that require? I guess we'll see.

Hey. How’s it going? Have you actually checked in with your primary care doctor yet? If you have, I wonder what they told you. I guess if you look at any medical report, it says that if your specific medication is out of stock, your doctor is supposed to prescribe a similar alternative. Maybe that helps.

Maria Fisher46 said:What’s the big deal if someone has to wait six months to see a specialist about LASIK? Is laser eye surgery some kind of life-or-death emergency that just can't wait?

I guess you can read just about anything on this board.

I really hope they finally implement that model where people get billed heavily for showing up at the ER when it isn't actually an emergency. That would be something.

Good afternoon! Now that we're part of the European Union, I'm fairly certain things will finally get organized. Up until now, doctors and medical staff weren't being held accountable, and nobody really knew what they were doing. Now, someone else will be overseeing them.

Daniel Cooper40 said:I'm not sure where to post this, so I guess I'll just leave it here.

For ten years, I've been going to the same eye clinic at the Mayo Clinic for checkups. Every single time I call to schedule, they give me a date that’s maybe a month or a month and a half out from when I called.

I finally managed to get through to someone this morning—after about a thousand calls, really—and the woman gives me a date of January 14, 2014. 🙏

Can someone please explain what is happening? How did the wait jump from a month to six months? To make matters worse, I lost my glasses, and she just had the nerve to tell me they can't see me sooner and that if I don't want the appointment, I shouldn't book it. Has anyone else dealt with them? I’d go somewhere else, but I really value Dr. Juratovac and wanted to consult him about laser surgery. But by January 14th, who knows if I'll even be around.

Hey! How's it going? Look, I don't know how much this will help, but this is what I did: I didn't have these exact issues, it was more my retina acting up (not going to bore you with the details), but basically, on a day that your doctor, Juratovac, is actually working, just get up early and head straight to the Mayo Clinic emergency room. They'll take you in and the doctors on duty will examine you; you'll get some paperwork, and with that paper, you can bypass the line to see that specific doctor. Tell them you lost your glasses and your eye hurts—basically, that you can't function. They're supposed to see you. That's how I handled it, so maybe give it a shot. I know exactly what you mean; usually, you're looking at a one to three-month wait. Is that even reasonable?

Hey everyone. This movie is actually solid—it’s being hailed as a top-tier remake, which I guess is rare. If you're curious, you might want to check out the original Man of Fire from 1987:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093489/

Personally, I think the 2004 version of Man of Fire was better.