I’m gonna be keeping a close eye on this thread—watching everything unfold with both eyes wide open... just so you guys know I'll be jumping in if things start turning into a total shouting match.
I honestly think NOT hitting up the store is pretty crucial here—you know how it goes, when you're starving or even just feeling a little peckish, you end up grabbing all kinds of junk food... so I’m thinking the park is definitely the safest bet😁
If you go into a store like Safeway or Target, you're gonna start smelling those Little Debbie snack cakes or maybe some Oreos or whatever your specific weakness happens to be...
Seriously, I was being as nice and polite as possible—asking everyone to please just stick to discussing recovery and the aftermath of circumcision surgery—and then he goes and does this. Now what am I supposed to do... ban him? If I do, he’ll just spend all day whining about how I’m being unfair...
Look, I know this thread is probably gonna go straight to hell and even if seven different moderators tried, they couldn't keep everyone from tearing it apart...
So, I’m asking you all—and Arslan, I’m looking right at you—can we please just focus on Sid’s actual issue? We're talking about POST-OP care here... let's stop pivoting to all those weird gymnastic "cures" for phimosis instead.
boldsailor52 said:don't give me that crap about them never seeing him—how "surprising." should I just tell you to "get lost" straight up, or should I wrap it in nice little gift paper first?
whatever works for you... you're clearly just here looking for whatever kind of answer makes you feel good about yourself👋
boldsailor52 said:I know, unfortunately... but does that necessarily mean it's the absolute worst case scenario? I get that making predictions is tough. He went in for surgery, so there's still a chance, right? It wouldn't have happened if things were totally hopeless.
What exactly are you looking for someone to tell you here?
Yeah, the illness is serious and the outlook isn't great. Neither mistyhound2 nor Scott Allen10—honestly, none of us—have ever actually met this person. If you're just looking for someone to give you a hollow "it'll all be fine," we can certainly do that for you...
Walter Myers4 said:Jose Miller3, what should I do?
I honestly feel like there isn't a single medication out there—even aspirin—that’s totally safe if you're popping them constantly over a long stretch of time in high doses... . It's already been proven that Vioxx causes heart issues if you take it every single day for more than a year. To me, all this talk about Voltaren feels like they're just trying to clear the way to sell us the next big thing that isn't an NSAID, but still... I wouldn't be surprised if it actually does bump up your risk of a heart attack if you're on it daily for years on end.
Personally, I would never stick to the same med for years—regardless of whether there's proof it increases my risk of a heart attack or not.
But hey, Walter Myers4, look at it this way: if Voltaren does increase your chance of a heart attack, it might simultaneously lower your chances of dying from cancer😎 ...
If someone tells me they didn't cry during Dancer in the Dark, honestly... I don't think we can be friends. I'm done. Life's too short for that kind of emotional detachment.
And then there's The Bodyguard—which is obviously a bit lighter and, let's face it, way dumber. But man, when she finally runs into his arms at the end and he’s sitting there in a cast, playing "I Will Always Love You"... it just hits home why I'm such a massive cliché myself. 😁
I was dealing with a low-grade fever—around 99.5°F—for over a year straight. I went through every single test you can imagine... everything from sinus scans to getting a lumbar puncture because some lab results hinted at something like meningitis, but honestly? Everything kept coming back totally fine. Eventually, I just stopped seeing the doctor and quit checking my temperature altogether. 😁If I actually bothered to grab the thermometer right now, it’d probably read about 99.0°F—just for the hell of it, really. It turns out there are just people whose baseline is naturally a bit higher than average, just like how some folks run naturally cold...
einherjer and Maria Nguyen4, a quick heads-up... you can talk about the pharma industry all you want—whether it's being honest or totally shady—but I'm not putting up with any xenophobia or insults in here.
Look, I’m fine with it. If they’re somewhere in their early 40s, you can actually have a real conversation—they’ll walk you through what’s going on and why, without being patronizing... I mean, if they just gave me some vague "wellness" buzzwords instead of actual clinical expertise, I’d rather just go hang out at the park than see someone who spent 15 years in medical school 🙄. Honestly, to me, it all comes down to respect. As long as there's that, I’ve got nothing but good things to say about him.
Casey Bishop26 said:and people will just keep handing him envelopes full of cash... that's just the way things work in America
Honestly, anyone who tries to bribe him after this—assuming he even gets back to work—actually deserves it. Like, they should take even more than what they offered!
I mean, if you're stupid enough to offer a bribe to someone who's already been caught red-handed, you're just as much of a criminal as that doctor would be for taking the money...
Casey Cook10 said:I guess the admins aren't doing their jobs if people are just throwing names around like this in public...
And what name exactly would you want me to scrub, honey?
Jane? The one being publicly accused of taking bribes—even if they're trying to sweep it under the rug? Or Agnes, who’s practically all over Fox News these days? 🤔