Posts by Jerry Booth10

Matthew Perez said:Honestly, I don't care how far I have to travel or if I even have to pay out of pocket; I just need to get my tetanus shot. I'm already over a year overdue.

at my local primary care clinic

vividskipper15 said:I’m back again because I’m at my wit's end. I went to see my OB-GYN and told her straight up that these vaginal suppositories aren't doing a damn thing; this has been dragging on for nearly 8
months now, and the discharge is intense. Her response? Absolutely nothing, because apparently all my swabs came back clean. When I brought up whether there could be any connection to erythroplakia
she just dismissed it entirely!
I really ought to seek out a specialist privately, but my budget is currently non-existent.
Since February, I've had to visit this doctor five times already. We've done every swab under the sun, two Pap smears—everything comes back perfect—yet the discharge
is incredibly heavy and constant. I am genuinely at a loss for what to do next. I'm stuck. Help!!!

Do a little digging on erythroplakia online, and you'll see there is absolutely a connection; I'm not just throwing words around. I actually dealt with something similar myself, and once that was resolved, the discharge vanished. Regardless, you need to get that looked at, and once you address the underlying issue, things should stabilize. If they don't, then you might just have to accept that your body simply produces more mucus than average.

vividskipper15 said:I really appreciate everyone stepping up to help here. I’ve only recently started noticing this kind of discharge, which isn't typical for me since I don't usually deal with heavy flow. All
my tests have come back negative, yet my OB-GYN insists on inserting vaginal suppositories during every single visit.
On top of that, I've been diagnosed with erythroplakia, though my doctor didn't mention any potential link to the discharge... Is there actually any way to resolve this?

It certainly can be resolved; I dealt with this myself and managed to clear it up completely.😁😁😁😁

Think of it like maintenance: certain conditions require topical applications until they subside, while others—much like my own situation—require cauterization to actually fix the issue.

If you handle it properly, it shouldn't recur, though realistically, that might only happen after childbirth rather than before.

And honestly, I only found success by seeing a specialist at a high-end private clinic.

Lisa Barrett22 said:She really ought to run some diagnostic tests to rule out diabetes, especially if she’s dealing with persistent yeast infections.

Notice how she claims all her lab results came back negative? She’s under the impression that if she actually had a yeast infection, it would just show up on a standard swab.

Look, if you’ve gone through all five swabs and every single one of them came back negative, then you’re officially in the clear—there’s no infection present.

You have to understand that biological variability is a real thing; some women simply experience heightened cervical mucus production. For some, it peaks during ovulation, but for others, it’s a constant state regardless of where they are in their cycle.

There is another possibility that your doctor might not have even brought up: you could be dealing with erythroplakia—essentially a small lesion or "sore" on the cervix. These types of lesions can produce their own discharge, which interferes with your natural vaginal pH, potentially triggering an increased flow.

If there isn't any sign of erythroplakia on the cervix and those lab results are clean, then you aren't "sick" at all; you just happen to have high physiological mucus production. Unfortunately, that is just how your body is built, and there isn't a medical fix for it.

Chloe Carter said:I’m running into this exact issue and could really use some advice. I’ve tried every trick in the book, but nothing works. The pill just sticks to my tongue or the roof of my mouth and starts dissolving right there. On top of that, I have a massive fear of choking, so my whole body just locks up automatically.

Try splitting the tablet in half—assuming it isn't a capsule—and place it on your tongue. Take a good mouthful of water to help lift it off your tongue, hold it in your mouth for a moment, and then swallow it along with the water.

If that doesn't work, take half the pill and hide it inside a piece of bread—just enough bread to make it easy to swallow. Wrap the pill in the bread and swallow it that way; then just repeat the process with the other half.

Maria Grant42 said:HCV is primarily transmitted through blood transfusions or direct "blood-to-blood" contact, which means the odds of catching it from a partner are incredibly slim. While sexual transmission is theoretically possible, it’s exceptionally rare—usually only occurring if the individual with HCV is also dealing with another STI, such as HIV.

So, the answer is YES.

To be perfectly honest, this is the first time I’ve heard that the risk during sex is actually that minimal. It seems like every doctor who ever lectured me in medical school was talking nonsense.🙄

Look, if I find out someone has an infection before we even start a relationship, then I wouldn't go through with it. If it happens later with someone I'm already committed to, then I’d stay by their side.

The logic is simple: if there is a way to prevent a situation from happening, I'm going to take it. I won't enter a relationship knowing that person has Hepatitis. However, if it develops after we are already established—say, if we are heading toward marriage or are already married—I would stay. But if it's something known at the very beginning, I’d walk away before I ever let myself fall in love.

Why?

Because I have no desire to live a life defined by constant anxiety, wondering if I'll catch something and having to be perpetually on guard when the risk could have been avoided entirely. But, as I mentioned, if it's a partner I truly love, I would choose to be careful and protect us while staying with them. For instance, if I found out my husband had it, I wouldn't just leave him.

jadewalker13 said:I noticed people were talking about something similar on the forum, so I figured I’d start this thread—hopefully in the right spot. I’m trying to figure out if what happened to me today is just a freak occurrence or if this is just how things work around here now.

So, I called today to try and schedule a UTZ abdominal scan, and I basically got treated like a recruit in basic training. They told me to just leave my name and number, they'd put me on a waiting list, and then they'd call me when they have an opening—but warned me it wouldn't be within the one-month window before my referral from the primary care doctor expires. When I mentioned that I'm rarely home to pick up the phone, I got this blunt, dismissive response that I should just save their number and call them back myself. I honestly can't believe it! What do you guys think? Has anyone else dealt with this, or has your experience been even worse?😠

Well, what did you expect? Unfortunately, that's just the way things work around here.🙄

If you actually manage to get an appointment within three months, consider yourself lucky.

briskstag13 said:Does anyone have a rough idea of what private clinics charge for an abdominal and urinary tract ultrasound, and how long the wait times usually are?
And if I'm not exempt from copays, what’s the cost at a local community health center?

A private abdominal ultrasound usually runs about $83. Just keep in mind that some places include the urinary tract in the same session, while others will bill you separately for it.

Matthew Harris22 said:So, you’re telling me that staying home for a mere four weeks constitutes some kind of existential crisis? Is that really where we draw the line now? Apparently, being stuck within your own four walls for a month is considered some sort of catastrophic threat to your very existence. It seems we've reached a point where minor inconveniences are being treated like national emergencies. 😲

I have to hand it to you for actually replying to her—especially since you waited five whole years after that original post just to quote her.😂

Zachary Davis5 said:He was in the hospital with me dealing with hepatitis B, and he was on the exact same interferon regimen I was.

That’s precisely my point. There is no such thing as "spontaneous recovery" in this context; if you actually clear the virus, it requires medical intervention. If you need therapy to get better, then calling it spontaneous healing is a fallacy. David Sanchez6 wrote about his hepatitis recovery as if he were just fighting off a common cold rather than battling hepatitis B.

I honestly can't wrap my head around how anyone could frame it that way.

David Sanchez6 said:I suspect she was referring to addiction🙂

On a separate note, hepatitis B is self-limiting—at least, that’s my experience.
You contract it, you live with it, and then you move past it.
As for hepatitis C, I should know if it’s curable in about six months.

Don't talk nonsense; hepatitis B isn't "self-healing." It’s not like a common cold that just wanders in and out of your system.😂,I haven't heard such a nonsensical claim in quite some time.😂,Besides, if it were truly self-correcting, nobody would bother with vaccinations.

Stop feeding false hope to the gullible. Don't disregard medical science like this; you risk people avoiding necessary treatment because they mistakenly believe they'll just recover on their own.

On the other hand, if by "self-healing" you meant completing a course of medication and then being cured, fine—but let's be clear, that isn't "self-healing."

Susan Wood3 said:she had legs like tree trunks and curves like two watermelons, and I kissed her endlessly 🙂

Just pulling your leg a bit 😉

My partner hasn't offered any feedback yet... but seeing as he's also an active user here and follows my little ramblings from time to time, I expect a comment to pop up sooner rather than later 😂

I am genuinely curious😂

cosmicmaker30 said:I need some help here... which catheter size is used for what...

What do you mean, "used for what"? It all comes down to whether you're inserting the line yourself or using a butterfly needle, and it depends entirely on the vein. If the vein is thin, you aren't going to force the green one—which is the thickest—into it; you’d go with blue, or maybe pink. The green is typically reserved for blood transfusions because the viscosity of the blood requires it. For standard IV fluids or administering medication through a butterfly needle, honestly, it doesn't matter much. Essentially, you make your call based on your assessment of the patient's vein length and quality, but when a transfusion is on the table, you grab the green one.

Blue is for those thin, fragile veins.

Pink is for average veins, though you can use it on thinner ones if they aren't prone to blowing.

Green is for blood transfusions, thick veins, or cases where the blue or pink lines might clog, preventing medication or fluids from flowing properly.

And just so you know, at Mayo Clinic, we usually defaulted to the green one because you never truly know if a patient is going to need blood or if their condition will suddenly deteriorate. You don't have the luxury of time to come back and poke them again, so you just go straight to the green one to be safe.

That was the standard protocol we followed at the hospital.

Oh, and I can't quite recall which is thicker between the pink and the blue. If the blue is larger, then pink would be the substitute for it. It's been a while since I practiced, so my memory regarding these color-coded sizes is a bit rusty.

Look, Nicole Parker93, I don't know what your deal is, but my breasts are tiny—and I mean one of them is so small that if I stretch my arm out, it practically disappears into my torso, almost looking masculine. That’s why I never bother lifting my arms like that.😁The other one is pretty much the same situation; even when I do lift my arm, it's fine, but honestly, I think the larger one is just a B-cup, and if you ask me, the smaller one isn't just slightly smaller—it feels like it's half the size. It's definitely an A.

And you know what? If I actually had money to burn, I wouldn't even be looking at breast augmentation, lipo, or anything like that (maybe later), but my very first priority would be leg shortening surgery. I have these incredibly long legs; they aren't technically "giant," but choosing pants is a total nightmare because everything turns out too short. Plus, once I put on heels, I end up taller than half the men in the country, if not more. To make matters worse, in heels, I look like a literal flagpole or an earthworm because I'm built like a toothpick—no curves, no bust, no butt to speak of to give me any shape. It’s a living hell.😂

I'm not even that tall, only about 5'8", but I feel terrible about it. Combine that with being skinny, and I just look like a walking pole whenever I wear heels.🤣

There are days when I'm okay with myself, but then there are those moments where I really regret having such a small chest. I can't wear low-cut tops because there's nothing to show, and I can't wear those shirts with the keyhole cutouts because, again, there's nothing to fill them out. The only solution might be to somehow migrate this second one toward the center, though God knows how I'd pull that off—hahahhahahah lol lol.
Of course, I'm joking.

Good grief, would you look at this crowd? It’s absolutely staggering just how many of us there actually are...

When it comes to our laws, people generally breeze through them just like they do the Constitution. From what I gathered, I only really absorbed a handful of sentences from the Constitution itself. I stuck to the absolute basics—you know, the Great Seal, the American flag, and those opening lines stating that the United States is a sovereign, indivisible nation... something along those lines. Then there’s the stuff about who actually runs the country, how we elect the President, how long the term lasts, and what specific powers are on the table... things like that.

As for the actual statutes, I learned the same way: just the essentials. Like the fact that everyone has a right to first aid, the legal obligation to assist someone in distress, or that you have to respect the wishes and decisions of someone if they follow a different religion or something similar. All that stuff is tucked away in the first few pages. Believe me, I didn't bother reading any further into those laws, let alone studying them.

Someone should probably learn about the various types of healthcare coverage available—like socialized options versus what an employer covers when you're on the clock. And they ought to look into the standard care protocols for the first year, specifically the breakdown between primary, secondary, and tertiary care.

Honestly, I didn't study anything beyond that.

I even had a woman asking me the other day about the different kinds of leave available, like vacation time, maternity leave, and all that sort of thing.

So, basically, from the Constitution, one should learn the fundamental principles regarding the nation.

And from the laws, just the most critical points concerning healthcare, as I mentioned before.

Lisa Barrett22 said:My boyfriend (almost certainly) caught on, though he wouldn't dream of admitting it. When I finally broached the subject by mentioning that my left one—in my case, 😉—seems a bit larger, his response was just: "So what? It's not like both legs are the same length!" 😂 But I could tell right then... he actually prefers the larger one... ☕

Mine is incredibly noticeable, and when we were out walking, my husband actually had the nerve to tell me he preferred the smaller side. Yet, whenever he gets his hands on me, it's always the larger one he reaches for. 😂 Honestly, men are just terrible at lying, aren't they? 😂

restlesshound27 said:I’m wondering if it’s actually normal for one breast to look significantly different from the other—like, almost a full size difference in shape or volume? I only just noticed this recently, and I don't think it was quite like this a few years back (I didn't really notice looking in the mirror, but I was comparing some older shirtless photos to how things look now), so I'm curious if this points to some kind of hormonal imbalance or something else entirely? Do I need to go get checked out by a doctor?

It's completely normal.

The human body isn't perfectly symmetrical; one side rarely matches the other, and breasts are no exception when it comes to size or shape.

Some women have nearly identical breasts, while others don't at all. In fact, you might remember seeing news stories about how brands like Victoria's Secret have even designed bras with different cup sizes on each side specifically to account for this reality.

I experience the exact same thing. Whenever I put on a push-up bra, it becomes incredibly obvious that one side is smaller; the larger side fills out beautifully, whereas with the smaller side, there's enough extra space that you could practically fit a finger inside the cup.

Don't worry about it.