Posts by lonejackal71

Hello everyone, I picked up a new mobile internet dongle today (an Alcatel One Touch Link W800). I’ve been using Verizon Wireless until now, but I recently decided to switch over to T-Mobile US.

Operating system — Windows 8.

So, I followed all the setup instructions for the initial connection, located my network, and successfully connected to it. However, I still can't actually get online; even when I'm connected, it just says "no internet access." It also shows the network status as "limited." According to the help files, this means my PC successfully linked up with the router, but hasn't been assigned a valid IP address. Honestly, even after searching through Google, I can't make heads or tails of what that actually means or where the issue lies. 😁

I thought later on that maybe I should uninstall the old AT&T software, so I did, but that didn't solve anything. When I try to search for links manually, I can find them all, but I can't connect to a single one—it's completely useless.

Where is the probleeeeeeeeeem? I've been Googling this for four hours straight and my level of confusion has reached its absolute peak. 🤷

mellowraven32 said:I'm not entirely sure what specific term they're referring to here, but just speaking from experience... "open etiologies" basically means they haven't pinpointed the exact cause yet. On the bright side, the fact that there's no post-contrast opacification is actually a good sign—it suggests the mass isn't being heavily vascularized. Usually, those types of findings turn out to be quite benign.

Thanks so much for the help!! 🙂

Hello everyone!
Could someone please help me interpret a few lines from this report? I am finding myself a bit lost in all these medical terms. 😕

"Increased glucose metabolism in the right paravertebral musculature at the level of Th2, likely non-specific in nature.

On CT, a sharply demarcated, highly hypodense formation is visible in a marginally enlarged liver, located subcapsularly anteriorly in segment IVa near the venous ligament, showing no significant post-contrast opacification, no increased radiopharmaceutical accumulation, and an undetermined etiology."

What exactly is a hypodense formation?????? Is it some kind of cyst??? 😢
And what does it mean when they say something is "non-specific in nature" or has an "undetermined etiology"?

To be honest, I don't really understand any of this, so I would be truly grateful for any insight you can offer!!