Posts by James Cox6

First thing’s first—get your guy to go get a semen analysis and do some reading yourself... there's plenty of solid advice out there

Look, you can see what's happening here—these are cheap shots. It's what people do when they run out of actual arguments; they just get emotional and start crying once they hear the truth...
The rest of the group basically tore her apart in that thread—they didn't hold back at all...
Then she tries to backtrack, claiming she didn't mean it the way it came across, and all that other nonsense...
Look, I’m not trying to dig up old ghosts or revive dead drama... it’s just that this whole conversation hit a nerve regarding a situation I dealt with a long time ago... so, here we are...😢

Zachary Gray35 said:I remember once seeing a woman on here say that some acquaintance of hers deserved whatever tragedy hit her just because of how she acted.
It honestly sickened me to see one woman wish that kind of thing on another, regardless of what she’d done.
I wondered what kind of mindset you have to possess to even think that, let alone type it out. But look, this is a public forum; we can't see facial expressions or real-time reactions, we only see the words on the screen. That’s why it’s smart to think twice before hitting post—we don't all process things the same way. What might seem like a harmless jab to you feels like nothing but a nasty comment from one woman to another to me, especially since you only know people on MiM through their writing. 🤷

A smarter woman would have just said: God forbid she ever has to go through what I went through, and may she have an easy life with zero problems.

That’s exactly what I wished for that user mentioned earlier, and I hope that's what actually happened. 😉

I’m not the type to talk behind people's backs, so I’ll just be direct about how I saw and felt this situation.
MiM wrote something—likely without thinking it through—that wasn't exactly classy. My guess? She was just angry and phrased it clumsily, which made the whole context look bad.

Furthermore, Anthony Watson35, I don't think there's any point in fanning the flames, and that's exactly what you're doing right now, which I'm not a fan of. 😉

Actually, a mother of four wrote that to me right here on this forum—about three months after I suffered a stillbirth during one of these online discussions..
She told me I clearly deserved to lose my baby in the third trimester and that God knows who He chooses to bless with children.
It was a long time ago—three years back—but whenever those words cross my mind, I get chills. Even today, it honestly gives me chills..😢

Angela Wright said:Like the title says—I’ve lost all sensation on the right side above my scar, covering about 8 square cm. I’ve read online that this can happen since deep cuts can sever nerves, but I haven't found many people sharing similar experiences.
I'm wondering if anyone else is dealing with this? It’s a bizarre feeling—sometimes the area itches, but when I scratch it, there's absolutely nothing there.
Is there anything I can actually do to try and get some feeling back? It feels awful. Everything was perfect four months ago.

For me, sensation started returning around the one-year mark—mostly around the incision, though it's hit or miss...

The peripheral nerves were cut, so that sensation isn't coming back—not ever.

My OB-GYN told me this a long time ago...

The moment you sleep with a man for the first time, you’re sleeping with every single woman he's ever been with before...
And obviously—that goes both ways, too.😁

Here’s an article on pregnancy tests... maybe it’ll help someone out.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures...06&article=154

Angela Wright said:It’s hard to say where her mother lived or what kind of chemicals she was exposed to. For instance, people living near old asbestos plants have much higher lung cancer rates.
But let's be real—most lung cancer cases come from smoking.
I agree about triggers—that's exactly why we need to cut out the ones we know exist. Smoking, a garbage diet, and being sedentary are definitely in the top three.

Where did she live?
In Santa Barbara, right next to a Thalassotherapy center (ironic, considering it's a clinic for bronchial issues)
Chemical exposure? Her whole life was spent as a school professor—not a single trace of chemical contact...

Honestly, I don't believe in much anymore, except for the theory that we all carry cancer within us and the idea of environmental triggers.

A good friend of mine... hasn't even hit 30 yet, someone who has never been sick a day in her life... gets diagnosed with stomach cancer...

My mother never touched a cigarette in her life, yet she died from lung cancer.😢
No one else in our family ever dealt with cancer, so my mother just succumbed to it out of nowhere.
A pulmonologist I saw in Jordan told me to get checked annually for tumor markers—there are four types we track here—and to get a chest X-ray every two or three years.

I’m firmly convinced that cancer is an autoimmune issue (we all carry it), but we don't all have the same trigger. Just because someone dies from lung cancer doesn't mean their child or close relative won't end up fighting something else, like stomach cancer, for example...

Every time I open this thread, my heart just sinks 😢
Good luck to everyone 🙂

Back during my first pregnancy, Dr. Kos used to mention this specific method—something done every three years that's standard practice across the European Union...
I assume he was referring to 🤷

I'm just waiting for some woman on here to actually go through with that procedure—then maybe we'll finally get some actual details on what it entails and how it works.👋

Though, honestly, private clinics in Washington, D.C. and other major US cities will probably jump on this first—partnering up with private cytologists...

Either way... I’m genuinely curious to see how this actually plays out here.🙂

I don't know... my OB-GYN didn't mention anything about it at all...

I honestly had no clue what it even was...
but once she walked me through all the benefits of this method—I'm actually really grateful she brought it up...😍 so I figured I'd share it with you guys here.

Like the headline says, I want to point out a new method starting to be used here—a replacement for the standard Pap smear that most women get. Honestly, the old way is pretty outdated compared to the newer tech coming out.

One of these methods is called Liquid-based cytology

The error rate for Liquid-based cytology is only about 5%, whereas the standard Pap smear currently being used has an interpretation error rate of 30%.

Of course, nothing is perfect. Right now, it's mainly being used in San Francisco, but it should be rolling out to other Mayo Clinic locations across the US soon.
😢The downside? It’s more expensive. So, once again, we'll likely see either the privileged getting access first, or those who already had suspicious results from a classic Pap smear.
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Anyway, regardless of how it rolls out, ladies—it is your right to advocate for this method when you see your doctor. Let them know you're aware of it and, just like with the swabs I mentioned before, insist on thorough checkups.

You won't have to deal with that classic excuse we've all heard: "If I do a Pap, I can't do the swabs because the sample isn't high quality enough." With this method, a single sample allows for both swabs and analysis—you can actually run up to 15 different tests from one swab, and you get the results in a few days.
😘Good luck, everyone🙂 and fight for your health.

I’ve got a retroverted uterus too—got pregnant on the first try both times.
It’s got nothing to do with fertility. 🙂

Hey everyone 😘
Since my mom passed, I haven't really felt like posting here—though I still read through this thread constantly...

I had this sinking feeling recently. I went to see a pulmonologist and laid out my mother's entire medical history. He ran some lung scans and a spirometry test, and everything came back fine.
But, just to be safe, he sent me over to Springfield General to get bloodwork done for tumor markers.
I haven't gone yet—planning to head there in the next few days.

Just when I was finally starting to feel okay again, a close friend dropped a bombshell on me. Stomach cancer. They operated immediately—removed a third of her stomach and 17 lymph nodes because the tumor had already metastasized.
She’s finished 9 rounds of chemo and 9 rounds of radiation.

I'm at her place all the time now. If I ever need to be there for someone, it's her. 🙂

In your experience, what are the actual chances of recovery here?

Fibrinogen alone doesn't mean a thing... it's just one factor in the coagulation cascade—it can spike on its own or just be a sign of inflammation or some other underlying issue.
You never look at it in a vacuum... you need to see it alongside D-dimer, Protein C, and Protein S.

Go see a hematologist to get the actual testing done (they'll know which ones you need)—only then will you have a clear picture to take to your OBGYN.

There’s no such thing as rescinding or canceling a contract in this specific legal context 🙂
I’m assuming we’re talking about declaring a contract void. There isn't a statute of limitations for declaring something void—if a court finds one or more grounds for nullity, then legally speaking, that contract never existed in the first place. You can't miss a deadline to file a lawsuit to have a contract declared void.

But alcoholism isn't a valid reason... Generally, the grounds for revocation are:

a) if the donor falls into a situation where their health is jeopardized due to extreme financial hardship
b) because of ingratitude from the recipient (for instance, if the recipient threatens the donor's life)
c) if the gift was made specifically to dodge an existing obligation
d) if the gift violates the donor's duty of support
e) if the gift infringes upon a forced heirship share
f) if the gift harms the rights of a child born later

Can someone please clarify this for me...

My 7-month-old just had blood work done:

Lymphocytes came back high at 74 (normal range is 18-60)
Granulocytes are low at 17 (normal range is 23-66)

What could this mean?

nimbletrucker72🙂 sorry, I know exactly how you feel😢

urbangull25 said:Thanks for taking the time to get back to me and everyone else... My only real worry now is what happens if I have a panic attack right there at the desk.😲😕

That’s exactly what gave me the most anxiety—it was pretty much the biggest thing on my mind.

Look, the umbilical cord connecting the placenta to the baby isn't some kind of "antenna"—if that's even the right way to put it—for sensing or reacting to shifts in blood pressure.
I found out during my first pregnancy—it can lead to major complications sometimes, though it doesn't happen all that often.
I was trying to stay calm... honestly, I was terrified my blood pressure would spike or my heart would start racing. I kept worrying about how all that stress would hit the baby—you know, how it messes with the pressure and circulation. I was absolutely exhausted by the end of it. 😲

My operator and I reached an agreement that my bedsheet would just pulse until the cycle finished. I wasn't about to hand over any master station codes—not under those typical "North American conditions" where if you even raise your voice, the hospital basically washes its hands of you. So, we decided to just wait it out until the pulsing stopped.

I’ve been diving deep into the medical side of things lately—specifically umbilical cord stem cells—and comparing the Anglo-Saxon approach versus the European school of thought. Honestly, the American style of medicine feels much more intuitive to me. That said, waiting for the placenta to pulsate can be nerve-wracking. If that doesn't happen within a minute, it just drags out the C-section process—which, frankly, only ramps up my panic levels.

Since I don’t have any issues with anesthesia—had four surgeries under my belt already—they decided to go straight to general anesthesia pretty quickly in my case.