tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post2428878456480977564..comments2024-03-29T00:53:18.760-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: How Do You Know? UpdateLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-48149845113178068512013-05-15T11:02:38.031-05:002013-05-15T11:02:38.031-05:00Same here.Same here.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-83806890613730527162013-05-14T23:16:31.093-05:002013-05-14T23:16:31.093-05:00That's a good story. Thanks for relaying it to...That's a good story. Thanks for relaying it to us. They must have packed really tight!I know your uncle was pleased. <br /><br />I have many small finger-sized turnips. It is too bad I hate turnips. I just wonder if the bolting of the turnip greens made the turnips taste bad. Okay, I think they taste bad, so I wonder if the turnips taste worse after they bolt.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-57007720647073125652013-05-14T22:15:46.205-05:002013-05-14T22:15:46.205-05:00I'll bet you are right.
One time ( 43 years ...I'll bet you are right. <br /><br />One time ( 43 years ago) my son and I flew to Arkansas to visit my grandparents. My grandma asked me to bring some turnip greens to my uncle out here in San Diego. She packed the greens in a clean feed sack then into a small spare suitcase. I mean she really packed and compressed them. When they were unpacked they covered the entire kitchen table and all of the kitchen counters! We tucked a bunch of turnips in my suitcase too! Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-80790874688914006332013-05-14T20:14:50.716-05:002013-05-14T20:14:50.716-05:00Janet,
I bought the seeds in a packet that said Tu...Janet,<br />I bought the seeds in a packet that said Turnips. And, there are turnips under the ground. It must be that turnips and mustard plants look similar. That's interesting. Thanks for adding that dimension. I like mustard greens, too.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-10781008693130052752013-05-14T18:59:10.519-05:002013-05-14T18:59:10.519-05:00Linda, That plant looks like Mustard greens to me...Linda, That plant looks like Mustard greens to me. They were my Dad's favorite.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-83886937193858359982013-05-14T17:48:51.970-05:002013-05-14T17:48:51.970-05:00Jane,
Tomorrow, I have a scheduled CT scan. Actual...Jane,<br />Tomorrow, I have a scheduled CT scan. Actually, I have "spells" where feel like I am going to faint. I am so familiar with referred pain! I don't think I have ovarian, kidney, and liver pain. I know something is causing pain, and I do not think it is all in my head from depression. The one thing I am sure of is that I am not depressed. Well, unless my extreme crankiness is the one sign that I have...lol. I ask exbf if I over-react when he sees incompetence that makes me cranky. He is as annoyed as I...lol. <br /><br />My thyroid function was a little low as shown on blood tests, so I started taking my levothyroxine regularly instead of my usual haphazard method.<br /><br />Now, I hesitate to mention I have fibro because one doctor said, "Oooohh." and turned away and did not discuss back pain that is explained fully by MRI. I feel I am being judged by the wrong criterion. And, he was going to be the surgeon!<br /><br />I do believe lots of my wiring is an alternate system because so much of what I experience puzzles doctors until they finally figure it out. I have never been wrong about a problem, just had it wrong about the nature of the problem. <br /><br />On a visit to a dermatologist, I showed her a brown patch on my face that eventually had a growth on the patch. She removed the middle of the patch and the growth. I had a brown ring left on my face. Now growths are on the ring. She spent 2 minutes on a full-body inspection. I am so disgusted!<br /><br />Like I said, my urologist and ob-gyn are the only two doctors who listen to me and do something about what I need or think I need. I don't mind being wrong, just figure out what it is that I am complaining about!<br /><br />Thanks for making me not feel like I am confused...lol.<br /><br />Well, other people did help me, too. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-70380902044277939342013-05-14T13:58:40.060-05:002013-05-14T13:58:40.060-05:00All I can offer is that I had unusual abdominal an... All I can offer is that I had unusual abdominal and nausea symptoms for quite some time, and my doctors never could find anything. I even had a normal gallbladder scan. Then one day, I almost fainted at work, and was admitted to the hospital. They removed a gangrenous gallbladder that almost killed me. The doctors had not considered this because I was 28 and slim. I was in the hospital for three weeks afterward.<br /> I have been fine since, however people with hypothyroidism often have gallbadder dysfunction. Also, occasionally people have atypical pain located in other regions than would be expected. "Referred pain" means that pain from the kidney for example, is usually referred to, and felt just below the scapula on that side. However, what if you are like me, or you, from what your describing ? God used an alternate wiring system on us, and our pain refers differently than is expected.<br /> JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-6505072608156612772013-05-14T08:36:56.994-05:002013-05-14T08:36:56.994-05:00Janie,
Thanks for the explanation. That is scary f...Janie,<br />Thanks for the explanation. That is scary for you and everyone who works, lives, or visits. I will never go into a nursing home. I have plans.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-39731989629194492572013-05-14T07:29:50.746-05:002013-05-14T07:29:50.746-05:00I worked in a nursing home. Infections ran rampant...I worked in a nursing home. Infections ran rampant. We had two isolation rooms, and sometimes we had as many as six patients who should have been in isolation. If we didn't have an isolation room open, the infected patient would stay in her own room with a "barrier" or laundry and trash barrels across the middle of the room. So what if we put the laundry and trash in the special red bags and wore gowns and masks? As soon as we removed the gown and mask we were exposed. And we were exposed to infections before they were diagnosed.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-43185216796349666212013-05-13T22:47:28.362-05:002013-05-13T22:47:28.362-05:00How were you exposed?How were you exposed?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-90740329537244655632013-05-13T21:52:51.307-05:002013-05-13T21:52:51.307-05:00Oh, my. MRSA is horrible. I've been exposed to...Oh, my. MRSA is horrible. I've been exposed to it many times and always wonder if it will colonize one of these days and I'll end up in the hospital. I have health insurance that just barely covers the basics. It doesn't cover hospitalization. I can't get a better policy because of pre-existing conditions. But it won't be long before I can have a better policy, thanks to Obamacare!Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-7163747347475658692013-05-13T16:42:23.617-05:002013-05-13T16:42:23.617-05:00Janie,
No, it is not too long. If I could not corr...Janie,<br />No, it is not too long. If I could not correlate the body pain with eating fatty foods, I might just think I needed an antidepressant. The pain never strikes out of nowhere.<br /><br />I have taken antibiotics about four times a year or more for swollen glands in my neck and sore throats that were swollen and red with fever. Finally, I was sent to an ENT who said that because of my allergies that my throat was trying to close shut. She explained that I could die. Now, I know an allergy is the problem most of the time. Allergy medication is the answer, but I should have an EPI pen, too. I have a friend that was diagnosed with the same thing about the same time--angioedema. (sp?)<br /><br />My urologist is wonderful, too. That must have been miserable having urethritis for so long, especially as a child.<br /><br />Thanks for telling me all this. It helps to hear others' journey. <br /><br />My friend suffered from sinus problems for a year. Finally, he found he had a MRSA infection in his sinuses. No one believed how sick he was for a year until he collapsed. MRSA can live in the nostrils, but this was worse.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-12810292312102089132013-05-13T15:18:49.990-05:002013-05-13T15:18:49.990-05:00I'm sorry you're in pain and so many peopl...I'm sorry you're in pain and so many people haven't taken you seriously. For almost 25 years I told doctors that I had a headache nearly every day. I was told they were sinus headaches and was prescribed an antihistamine/decongestant. I still had the headaches. Finally, Dr. X left me, and I saw a therapist. She said, You need to see your doctor right away about an antidepressant. I did. He started me on one. The headaches disappeared. I had no idea that headaches and sometimes body pain are symptoms of depression. I had a gall bladder infection about 30 years ago and was in the hospital for ten days. For a number of years afterwards, I had sharp pains in my right side if I ate anything fatty. I rarely have the pain now. Oh, gosh, this is getting long. I'm sorry. I also had trouble with undiagnosed UTIs. Finally, a gynecologist treated me for UTIs, and when I continued to get them frequently, he sent me to a urologist. It turned out I'd had urethritis since I was a child. The urologist treated me for a few years, and I've had no more trouble. That urologist was the kindest, gentlest doctor I've ever had.<br /><br />Love,<br />Janie Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com