Posts by stormyheron4

Susan Harris4 said:A little get-together for the crew😁

Awesome. Just make sure the main drink is that Clorox-treated water. 🙂

So, if you were stuck at some fancy dinner party you absolutely couldn't skip, and the menu was nothing but a mountain of stinky cheeses—we're talking Gorgonzola, Brie, Camembert, all that good stuff—who would you want sitting there with you?

Alright, so I just got back from a run and I was absolutely parched, so I basically chugged a ton of tap water. Now I feel like some kind of weird yellowish-green gas is actually evaporating right out of my skin 😱 What should I do? Is this that chlorine in the city water everyone keeps talking about? 😁

Anonymous said:I saw an article in USA Today today listing three pros and cons for Daylight Saving Time.
One of the reasons against it: it causes stress (and) for the critters 😲If I didn't burst out laughing right then🤣🤣

Seriously, now I totally get why every stray cat on the block and every bird in the trees has been acting so stressed out the last few days. 😂Poor little animals are basically dying from the struggle just because we moved the clocks forward. Yeah, right...😂

Carol Fisher3 said:This is insane!
My husband was in New York City yesterday seeing a specialist at one of the hospitals. He’s got this health issue that requires surgery, so he went in for his first consultation. He brought his referral, but then this guy has the nerve to tell him straight to his face that with that referral, he can basically do whatever he wants!!!😲
Look, sure, the guy has a private practice too, but if you're going to his hospital while he's on call, shouldn't they honor the referral?!
And then he actually let my husband know that he'd have to pay for the surgery too!!!!!!!!!!

He hasn't officially asked for the cash yet, but still....
I called other hospitals all over the US, and everyone just points us back to this specific hospital in New York City.
It's driving me crazy!
What's the point of having health insurance and supplemental coverage then!?
What are we supposed to do!? 😢

Is it possible something is wrong with the referral? Like maybe there's a typo making it invalid?

Brenda Rodriguez said:They aren't thinking straight.

So, here is the situation... I have been lying in a hospital here in the States for eight days now, dealing with sudden weight gain and massive water retention. I assume they’ve drawn about a liter and a half of blood from me over these last eight days. I managed to put on 30 pounds within a single year without changing my diet at all. Fortunately, I can still manage to burn some of it off...
I just hide my stomach and use some blush to mask the puffiness, and then I can tolerate being around people. But it is taking a toll on my health. I have stretch marks on my abdomen, high blood pressure, breathing issues, exhaustion even with minimal movement, and moments of fainting...

And while I have to wait a month or two for the hormone results, the doctor's diagnosis is simply that I am "healthy overweight."

I truly cannot believe it.😲

Please, I am asking for your help.
I need to get this fluid out of my system. And honestly, I'm exhausted...

How much do you weigh and how tall are you?

Sophia Long82 said:Hey there! Where is your practice located? 😉I can tell you really care about what you do, and honestly, I need someone with that kind of energy to finally fix my dental issues once and for all.

check your inbox

driftingfalcon62 said:Just quoting myself here in case anyone actually decides to reply this time... fingers crossed... maybe...
Thanks, everyone.

Look, there's a professional imaging studio run by Marotti on Broadway. It's in one of those buildings right before you hit the Republic of Austria area. I don't know the exact street number, but I know the building was put up about ten years ago. It has a grey facade and sits slightly recessed from the main street.

northernraven49 said:Is there seriously zero dental coverage from Brooklyn all the way to Queens?

Check your PMs

Sarah Reed3 said:So, about a month ago, I got this intense stabbing pain right near my heart, on the left side of my chest. It was brutal—felt like being stabbed with a knife—and lasted about 15 minutes. After that sharp part stopped, I was left with this dull ache in my chest that spread to my back near my shoulder blade. That stinging sensation hung around for about two weeks before moving to the center, just below my neck. That lasted two days and mostly hit me in the morning or whenever I moved around. Now, the pain has migrated to my right side and back by the shoulder blade again. It’s not unbearable, more like that nagging ache you get when you catch a draft or a chill. I actually went to see two different cardiologists because I was terrified it was my heart, but I've had four EKGs and everything looks fine. The doctors listened to my heart and everything sounds perfect. My blood work is clean, my echocardiogram is clear, and my chest X-ray came back normal too... They told me it's just prolonged myalgia. But I really wanted to see if anyone here knows anything about this, because this has been going on for a month now and the pain keeps wandering around my back..... I'm 26 years old...
Thanks in advance

I can think of two things here: either you're dealing with massive stress from some tough life stuff and it's manifesting physically, or you've got a pinched nerve in your spine causing all that radiating pain.

mellowscout11 said:Can anyone help me find a gym in San Francisco? If we're talking quality, I'm mostly looking for solid cardio equipment—weights and machines are always just weights and machines, right? I'm looking specifically in the neighborhoods around the Mission/Castro area (let's throw in some parts of SoMa too). Which one would be the best in that part of town? Please include the street name since I don't know the city all that well.

Thanks

You've got an ExxonMobil facility over near Muddy Creek, I'm not sure which street exactly, but it's right above the hospital in the Neighborhood. Then you've got options right by the water in the Neighborhood, just below that Ecuador cafe. Also, there's a Quattro gym over by Isaac Newton. There are probably others, but those three are likely your best bets in that area.

Google it for the specifics. If you can't find what you need, just hit me up and me or someone else will dig up all the details for you.

restlessmarlin13 said:Look, I’m not out here fishing for advice on how to quit. That’s not the point. I just want to hear from an actual doctor or someone who’s been through the exact same thing. I highly doubt I’m going to find the specific answer I need buried somewhere in a hundred-plus pages of this thread.

People have already brought up what you're asking about.

restlessmarlin13 said:Hey! I'm 23. Been smoking since I was 14 and I go pretty heavy on it.
I find myself getting incredibly winded whenever I try to do anything physically active.
So now I'm wondering, roughly how long does it take to get back to a more or less normal state if I quit or drastically cut back? I'm not talking about all the other nasty health stuff smoking causes—just the shortness of breath.

You can't just "cut down" on smoking. It's all or nothing. You either smoke like you always have, or you don't smoke at all.

As for how long it takes before you stop gasping for air? Well, first you deal with nicotine's effect on vasoconstriction, which wears off relatively quickly. Then there's the recovery of red blood cells because of the carbon monoxide buildup, which takes a bit longer. Finally, there's the lungs themselves, which need even more time to heal up.

If you quit cold turkey right now and start training lightly for maybe a month or two, you could feel a massive improvement. Within a few months, you could actually be in pretty decent shape. But obviously, everyone is different. This is just coming from my own experience.

Bradley Taylor2 said:I think I covered all my bases in my first post.

Bradley Taylor2 said:So, we’re back to this whole equality debate where women are being dragged through the mud and dismissed as nothing more than glorified incubators... honestly, it’s disgusting how some absolute bottom-feeders can just get together and openly discuss how women are essentially useless, have zero value, and shouldn't even exist... oh, and of course, they think they’re the absolute cream of the crop, the pinnacle of humanity... I truly believe this is blatant gender discrimination, and frankly, the whole topic has spiraled completely out of control. It seems like the moderators only step in to delete posts if someone dares to hold an opinion that differs from their own, while they let this kind of garbage stay up just to satisfy the whims of these bitter, sexually frustrated Neanderthals who probably missed out on enough motherly affection growing up... Beautiful. Just keep going exactly like this. Next, it'll be the LGBTQ+ community, Jews, vegetarians, non-smokers... you'd never guess we were actually living in the 21st century...

So, here you go. You literally said this exact thing in your first post, and now you’re acting like this supposed hatred toward the CIA is something only you can see. Total contradiction.

Bradley Taylor2 said:And then you look at the Women's Corner and everything is just absolutely bursting with nothing but pure love for those pumps

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

Bradley Taylor2 said:It was the hate that bothered me.

Where exactly are you seeing hate? Honestly, it’s the complete opposite over there. The whole place is just overflowing with pure love for those little incubators.

redmarlin3 said:That's just a pleonasm. 😁

hehehe exactly 🤣

I honestly think the best title is "offensive topic on MC"🤣

Bradley Taylor2 said:Look, I’ve read the rules ☕, but it seems like women aren't allowed to do anything around here... I mean, am I even allowed to breathe at this point?

allowed. Just breathe.

Roger Smith64 said:Does anyone know a way or something I can use to dye my teeth black... besides just using a permanent marker?

Nail polish, car lacquer, model boat paint, primer for metal...

Come on, use your imagination. You've even got those tiny model kit paints lying around.