Bradley Barnes90, I have one serious question for you: Why on earth do you even bother getting drunk every once in a while? It’s obvious to anyone with half a brain that it's foolish, especially when you're dealing with consequences like these. Both Stephanie and steelsailor17 already gave you the answer. The damage is done, it's permanent for young people, and if you don't even know what you're doing while you're wasted... you should probably go find a decent psychiatrist who actually takes addiction and mental health seriously instead of just handing out prescriptions.
Jerry Moore2 said:I thought I’d offer a little comfort, since I just left my doctor today dealing with a similar issue (though mine had tonsils removed already)
For about two days now, the lower side of my neck has been feeling swollen—not right in the center, but off to the side where the muscles and nerves are. I can actually feel this tiny little pea-sized lump right there, and honestly, it hurts like hell.
My doctor told me it’s just a lymph node reacting to an infection, and said if you're losing weight, sweating excessively, or coughing constantly, then we really need to dig deeper; otherwise, it's nothing, as nodes swell up whenever the body feels threatened...
He just put me on some pain relief, noting that if the swelling or pain sticks around for more than two weeks, we need to run more tests.
Besides, when you're actually looking at a tumor, it usually doesn't even hurt.
If it doesn't clear up, you should definitely ask for a thyroid checkup. A goiter—which is just a general term for various thyroid issues—can be incredibly small. Personally, if I were in your shoes, I’d get it checked out via a nuclear scan. I say that from experience, because unfortunately, some doctors tend to overlook things until it's far too late.
It’s wild how many different ways people react to anesthesia. Even with general anesthesia, based on what I've been through, the experience isn't some universal constant; there are always these little "add-ons" involved. To be clear: when I had surgery on my thyroid, they used general anesthesia, and waking up was such a slow, grueling process. It was this incredibly unpleasant sensation of being totally numb, and that feeling just lingered way longer than it should have. For smaller procedures, like a biopsy, it’s still general anesthesia, but it's much shorter—unless they add an injection like vecuronium, in which case you're awake in a heartbeat like nothing even happened. With those shorter ones, you don't get that heavy, suffocating numbness during recovery that you do after the major stuff.
As for the Epidural, despite all the horror stories I heard from others, it turned out to be the best option for me. Even though the surgery lasted nearly two hours, my only real sensation was boredom, just wondering when it would finally be over. As the effect wore off, everything felt completely normal, and the feeling just steadily returned to my legs. Now, regarding tonsillectomies—even with all the sedatives they pump you full of, I think local anesthesia would be a total nightmare. Someone described it perfectly before. You're talking about your own throat, the positioning of your head, your mouth, and all that. For those kinds of procedures, I’ll vote for general anesthesia every single time, regardless of the risks. That leg wrapping thing is probably meant to prevent thrombosis, but I wonder if every hospital follows that same "protocol"? I mean, what happens during hip surgery? They don't wrap anything; instead, you just wiggle your toes as soon as the numbness fades and take anti-thrombosis shots, or you can just pray to God that you aren't one of the unlucky ones—especially for us older folks!
I went through rehab following hip surgery once. Honestly, the cardiac patients always seem to take priority over everyone else. They get two floors all to themselves, while us physical therapy patients are squeezed into just one. The accommodations aren't bad, though. From what I've gathered, the heart patients get admitted almost immediately—some even transfer directly from the cardiology ward at New Bedford. If you opt for private lodging, it’ll run you about $68 for a single room equipped with a TV and an ocean view, and you can still use your insurance referrals for all the medical services. Those of us waiting on standard physical therapy coverage end up on a six-month waiting list, but if you combine private housing with your insurance benefits, you can usually get in right away. They have a full staff of specialists, a lab, and everything necessary for complete patient diagnostics and follow-ups.
Your best bet is to call and ask for them at 206 600 (add the area code if you're calling from outside the region); lately, I've been speaking with Ms. Zauhar.
Mark Chase12 said:Look, you’re basically admitting you weren't born in America. That could be an issue. I’m not saying it definitely is, but it might be—the root cause of those unresolved internal struggles you see in so many people who just recently decided to become Americans. Being American isn't a choice; it's something you breathe like air. It has to be natural. You can't just decide you want it or don't.
😁 😁 😁 That’s what happens when you start making sweeping generalizations, isn't it? So, I was born outside of America. I spent my first two years in my hometown, and then I've spent the next 65 years living right here in America, which apparently makes me one of those "newly minted" Americans by your logic!🙄 And you honestly haven't the slightest clue about the conflicts I've been grappling with for the last six and a half decades—especially over the past fifteen years. Because, believe me, I would give anything to have been born somewhere else, maybe somewhere more Western, where I actually had relatives who could take me in!🙄 Or at least my descendants. Just so they could live like decent human beings while, say, popping into some high-end clubs in Europe once a week or once a month, all thanks to having actual money in their pockets.🙄 😁
Mark Chase12 said:since Jewish-Canadian-Herzegovinian themes are dominating everything, it’s obvious there aren't many Americans here
Where exactly were you born?
Has nobody ever bothered to explain to you what being an American actually means? Does it really matter where you were born? You can have an American who is a Jew, or an American living in Canada, and so on. I don't fall into any of those categories myself, so I don't particularly care, even though I was born abroad 🙄 , but honestly, posts like this just get under my skin!👎
Thomas Diaz6 said:Here’s the situation. I broke my right thumb, an open fracture, and some guy at the ER just popped it back into place and called it a day. Now, I have absolutely no clue when I'm supposed to go back for a follow-up. He probably mentioned it, but honestly, I was in no state to process anything since it was a Saturday night.😁 My medical history is all here, but I can't make heads or tails of it because the handwriting is total gibberish.😁 So, can someone tell me, when do you normally go back for a check-up after a break like this?🤔
Man, quit being embarrassed. Just pick up the phone with your good hand and be honest—tell them you were disoriented and in shock, so you missed the details... then just ask. There's no shame in asking for answers.🙂
Scott Allen10 said:If you ask me, the situation is actually even more dire than what’s been described here. When you look at emergency response times and quality, the average level of competence is, quite frankly, abysmal. I’m not trying to drag emergency services through the mud for the sake of it; I’m providing a brutally honest assessment of the reality on the ground. Most ERs are staffed by junior doctors who view emergency medicine as nothing more than a temporary pit stop on their way to some other specialty. You see the exact same lack of experience with the mid-level staff. The pre-hospital emergency care is performing at an incredibly low standard. Basic resuscitation techniques—like securing an airway, establishing IV access, or even just providing proper immobilization during transport—are handled with shocking incompetence. I have personally witnessed people being rushed into the hospital ER only to die because the paramedics failed to secure the airway of a comatose patient. They basically just scoop up a victim, toss them into the ambulance like a sack of potatoes, and dump them at the hospital. In those critical 10 to 15 minutes, they haven't performed an intubation or any real resuscitation... the patient ends up aspirating stomach contents or simply suffocating. We are beyond fed up with how these crews behave. Sometimes it feels like the staff is more concerned with looking cool, leaning their elbows out the window, and acting like tough guys while having absolutely no clue what to do in a legitimate life-or-death crisis. And then they just move on to the next call like nothing happened. Don't get me wrong, not every unit is like this, but the vast majority certainly are.
I don't think it's a systemic structural issue; it's quite simply a massive deficit of actual expertise when things get critical. It is completely unacceptable that an emergency team might struggle with endotracheal intubation, inserting a nasogastric tube, or establishing peripheral or central lines—skills that should be second nature, yet are treated as rare exceptions in our hospitals.
Just look at the average age of the staff and everything will make sense. Most ER shifts are covered by young residents and trainees who lack any significant field experience. It’s the same story with the crews running the ambulances. I won't even go into how, at major accidents, the police usually arrive first, and if you're lucky, the paramedics show up maybe thirty to sixty minutes later. Unlike in some other countries where police officers and firefighters are fully trained in advanced resuscitation, here, even the medical staff isn't consistently equipped with that level of knowledge. Sometimes, a person is saved by pure luck alone! Look at how they do things elsewhere; some places have even implemented paramedic motorcycle units. Now that's something. They can reach a scene incredibly fast and come fully equipped with everything needed.
Akcija2 said:(In all seriousness) most of today's politically active SUH-ovacs (AARP types) totally wrecked this country back when they were actually capable of working.
It’s glaringly obvious right now during these local elections—half of you😉 used to be socialist directors or former party bureaucrats; basically people who never held a real job in their lives.
The absolute peak of absurdity is seeing young people on the AARP ballot, only being there because those old retirees didn't have enough of their own people to fill out the roster. What exactly are they representing? What is their goal? To advocate for the interests of pensioners? 😁
And honestly, the biggest idiots are the ones voting for the AARP at the local level hoping for... what exactly? 🙄, and knowing your track record of political wisdom as displayed on these forums... 😁
Point 1. The vast majority of those who have held power over the last 15 years under various banners (Republican Party, Democratic Party, Liberal Party, Independent Party, Conservative Party, etc.) actually ruined this country while they were all operating under a single banner: the Socialist Party. And yet, we keep electing them! 🙄 Point 2. Those former socialist directors have rebranded themselves as capitalist executives, private entrepreneurs, tycoons, and high-ranking officials. 😛 (Or did the people I just listed arrive from Mars in 1990?) Point 3. The youth. A tiny fraction is far too smart to waste their potential on politics. The larger group just sits around cafes in resignation, doing nothing because they don't even know where to start.
Conclusion: we are missing a revolutionary, active generation of young people. Why aren't they here? Is it perhaps because: -we raised them (the very people who already broke the country), or because they see how the current lot (a slightly younger generation than mine) is breaking it now, so why bother trying? 👋
Akcija2 said:Screw a country where retirees call all the shots on local politics and a forum where mods like graniteowl88, silentridge8, and Taylor Sullivan64 basically manufacture public opinion 🙄
What's your actual problem with seniors?🙂 Didn't we used to have tribal elders acting as wise leaders back in the day or something? Ccccc......: I mean, let's be honest, you aren't even that far off from holding that kind of status yourself...😛 😁
I’m just skimming through all the entries here, so if I end up repeating myself... Look, if you're in NYC, Dr. Rotkov is an excellent private gastroenterologist. A colleague from San Francisco highly recommended him.
Generally speaking, based on what I've gathered from asking around, there's a real difference between getting a scope at a hospital versus seeing a private specialist. Private doctors usually offer some kind of mild sedative—something safe and affordable that actually makes these uncomfortable procedures bearable, whereas hospitals just don't bother with it.
Olivia Nguyen4 said:Are you guys seeing this???!!!!???
What’s the big deal? The concept of bankruptcy was practically unheard of before. Losing your job? That's just pure fantasy. Working hard but never actually getting paid? Impossible. Employers skipping out on Social Security and healthcare taxes for their staff? Doesn't exist.
Sure, we all lived like drunken millionaires for a while... but now the government has left us with a massive debt, and who knows how deep that hole goes?
Bankruptcy? It's just part of daily life. Actually finding a job? Total myth. And even if you manage to land one, actually receiving a paycheck? Good luck with that! Having an employer who consistently pays into your retirement and health insurance? You'd have to be the luckiest person alive.
Bradley Wells4 said:I’m calling for this lunatic to be banned immediately because they’re out here doxxing people and leaking private info on this Reddit! 😁
Besides that, why does Samedi get top billing in the title while I’m stuck sitting in second place?
...We’ve got our eyes on you, boohooo. 😂
Give me a break, seriously. When that first thread popped up about your whole group suddenly vanishing, I actually sent you a DM and even wrote a letter to the admins. I was genuinely worried about whether you guys were still alive over there in that "volatile Middle East" region! But now😕 I have to wonder if I 🙂 and if I really should 😵
northernbison63 said:Looking at their recent activity, Baron Samedi, Bradley Wells4, Rambi, and UmpaUmpa have proven themselves to be nothing more than standard-issue trolls representing the absolute worst of the American far-right—basically a collection of caricatures modeled after the likes of Bill O'Reilly, Luka Podrug, the most radical elements of the far-right fringe, and people like Mladen Schwartz and Ana Lucic, all those who have spent the last fifteen years poisoning this country with their extremist rhetoric.
Their supposed defense of Israel against "unjust" attacks is clearly just transparent agitprop; it was nothing more than a calculated campaign designed to undermine the most toxic factions in American society and, by extension, smear both specific individuals and the nation as a whole.
From the very beginning, they've fit in perfectly with the most hardline right-wingers on Reddit.
😕 I wouldn't know. But isn't it strange how they all decided to resurface at once right after vanishing into thin air?😲
I’m asking you again, Casey Palmer5. What on earth is it? As I get older, honestly, the fear of catching the flu every single year starts to weigh on me more and more. My doctors won't even recommend the shot because of my allergies—which seem to pop up out of nowhere as I age—so I'm left looking for alternatives. My husband got vaccinated years ago, back before he was an old man😁, and he ended up getting hit with such a brutal reaction after eight days that we collectively decided against ever doing it again. So, besides just eating raw vegetables😁, does anyone have actual advice on what else can boost my immune system?
I don't think you'll find anything like this in the States. It isn't just about how much these machines cost, but the whole process of prepping isotopes and everything else involved. Why not try reaching out to a place in Vienna? I'm not talking about a private clinic, but rather a major hospital like Massachusetts General Hospital where you can pay for services. The people who were in a real bind—you know, needing surgery right this second instead of waiting months here at home—they all got it sorted out perfectly over at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Banning isn't exactly a walk in the park, is it? I'm sure the mods will be tied up with cleanup duty again this morning. It wouldn't hurt if they actually issued a warning before pulling the plug—you know, explaining exactly which post crossed the line, something guys like Obelx and Pallas would definitely know how to handle. Of course, I'm not talking about the usual suspects like Expres or those endless little "debates" Bronx holds with himself using two different accounts. In those cases, it’s obvious why they eventually get wiped out, or at least I assume they will. The quality of conversation here is basically stuck at a prehistoric level of rudeness.🙄 🙄