I lost a friend last week. He was 35.
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I lost a friend last week. He was 35.
That's rough. Sorry DD.
Awfully quiet around here.
Sorry DD about your friend. The lose of a friend is always terrible but when they are so young it makes it even worse.
I got called away to count fish, fish nests, and cut up a bunch of rotting salmon. It was kind of awesome.
I also managed to cut myself pretty well. Got blood all over the place. Doggone finger cuts bleed like crazy.
My feet hadn't fully healed from hiking, and now they have to heal even more. I need a break.
You sure a break is a good idea. The last break you took is how your feet got injured. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Seriously, if your dealing with infections be very diligent. You REALLY don't want the injury to go septic.
Yeah, I'm opposed to that. You might even say that I'm antiseptic.
I go back to work to recover from my vacations, but now I need a vacation to recover from my work. At this point, I'm not sure what to do...
Don't get old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
I got put on blood thinners last year, and became paranoid about any cuts or bruises because the warnings are pretty dire. Even bought a bracelet mentioning the drug involved so paramedics are forewarned if need be. Needless to say I'm super cautious about yard work, especially stuff involving ladders like cleaning out rain gutters.
I can't imagine engaging in the things I had in the past. Doctor told me even bicycling injuries can be very serious. I'm super cautious now with scissors and of course even more with utility knives, saws, and axes.
Those blood thinners might save you from a vampire one day ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dilettante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifXgtsdO_9g
Good to know.
My mom was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood condition known as protein – S deficiency and was put on blood thinners when I was about five or six. I vividly remember her cutting herself with a knife while trying to peel an apple, and we had to rush her to the emergency room because she could not stop bleeding. It was particularly scary because we lived in a rural part of the state and the closest emergency room was 20 minutes away.
By the time my youngest brother was 18, she already had 22 DVTs and just stopped counting. He’s 24 now and we guess she’s at like 30-ish. I don’t know what she’s on now, but I know it isn’t warfarin, and it’s been like a year since her last DVT.
She still gets superficial clots regularly, but those aren’t anything to worry about.
I was tested when I was a teenager, in my PT reading was borderline. But my youngest brother is full blown and diagnosed. Apparently if affects men worse than women, but his PT was better than my mom’s, but who know with all the variables (age, health, etc.)
I barely remember what DVD is, so I'm not sure what DVT is.
I could make something up for it, though.
Deep vein thrombosis.
Or Dairy Rich Thirst if you’re from Wisconsin.
They spell 'rich' with a v?