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  8. Posted

    10 hours ago, Tom Sewell said:

    Okay, but didn't you just say they didn't have a close relationship? They did confront the goo together, although Susan never actually fought it, even though she brought out her sword. Anyway, not ever being in Susan's house before is justifiable in several ways: Nanase reminds her of her traumatic experience in France; they don't go to the same school; maybe Nanase's mother wouldn't like it; maybe Susan doesn't want Nanase to notice how much her mother drinks. Maybe no friend except maybe Sarah has ever been over to Susan's house. But it's still kind of odd if they traveled to France together and were deliberately supposed to be always together, Nanase would be surprised that Susan lives in a rich neighborhood.

    I think it's her surprise that Susan STILL lives in such a rich neighborhood, given that her parents are divorced and her mother doesn't seem to be working.

  11. Posted

    13 minutes ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

    Bass clarinet in junior high school. It would have been tenor sax if the dumb arse director knew how to recognize that the low key pad was bent on the horn. Anyway, 3 years of bass clarinet, then bassoon and percussion in high school, then things kind of exploded from there in college, drum corps, and afterward.

    Nice!  I started with clarinet myself and branched out into the rest of the woodwinds in 8-12th grade.

  12. Posted

    On 8/30/2017 at 5:25 AM, ProfessorTomoe said:

    I'm good at those. Tested out of a whole semester of them at UT-Austin.

    Just as a diversion (and because I'm nosy tonight), what did you test out of if you went to college/university? I tested out of Math, Chemistry, and something for the life of me I can't remember (English? History? Must have been one of the two). I also tested out of a semester of Music Theory, something the professor said he hardly ever did. I only got the gumption to try after tying for 1st place in the UIL State Music Theory test earlier that year. If it weren't for my scales, I would have outright won (and tested out of a full semester).

    Insert your answer here.
     

    Lezzee, I should be able to remember this, since I'm still at university.

    I tested out of Physics I, Calculus II, all the Chemistry courses that an ME/EE needs to take, most of my English courses, Econ I, and all History credits.  (I took a LOT of AP courses).

     

    Music Theory, you say?  Which instrument was your first?

  14. Posted

    21 minutes ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

    I'm not sure which way to go here.

    Prednisolone is used primarily to treat MS and arthritis and a prescription is required.  So how that made it into a mouthwash is beyond me.

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    Things to avoid while using the steroid:

    • NSAIDs
    • aspirin
    • ketoconazoles
    • alcohol

    Things to be concerned about if you notice them (moderate-severe side effects of the steroid):

    • signs of an allergic reaction (hives, itching, swelling of face, tongue, or hands, etc.)
    • skin color changes
    • eye pain
    • uneven or irregular heartbeat
    • stomach pain

    The most common side effects of Prednisolone are increased appetite, weight gain, and a change in the salt/potassium level of your body.

    That said, you shouldn't notice any of these if you're not ingesting it (it's an oral steroid as you noted).  I would look for the signs of an allergic reaction and/or skin color changes as the only bad things it could cause you based on how you're using it.

  15. Posted

    49 minutes ago, CritterKeeper said:

    In a horse I'd call it "proud flesh" but I don't know if they use that in humans.  Could be an overexhuberant attempt at healing.

    *Sigh*  Now I get to decide whether to call my PCP or to try to see a podiatrist directly....

    That's exactly what it is.  What is sometimes called "proud flesh" in humans is more commonly referred to as granulated tissue.

  16. Posted

    39 minutes ago, mlooney said:

    My local doctors have a bad case of that as well.  It's like pulling teeth to get an appointment after 10:00.   Last time, when offered a 08:00 slot, I said that was a bit early, got anything else.  The Nice Lady™ must not have understood me, because she gave me a counter offer of "well, 07:00 is as early as we have open".  After asking about the afternoon, I got "Oh, all those are open, how about 3:30 PM?"

    I hate when that happens.  They'll try to tell me that there is only one time slot open every day for two months straight because the doctors want to get in at 6 and leave at noon.  I just smile at them and say, "No, it's not.  I can see your appointment book.  I am available from X:00 to Y:00 on Weekday afternoon.  Find me a spot then."  And then they can either do it or sputter an excuse as I leave and go to another care facility (my primary doctor works at three different places depending on the week).

  18. Posted

    1 hour ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

    For which I'm still eternally grateful. I should probably be looking at your Amazon Wishlist for all of the support you've given me. Shoot, I should be looking at everyone's wishlists.

    14 minutes ago, The Old Hack said:

    At the very top of mine is you getting better. Concentrate on that, old friend. All else will follow from there.

    I don't have an Amazon wishlist, but I'll start one just to put your good health on it.  Keep fighting the good fight, Prof.

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  20. Posted

    25 minutes ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

    12:35 p.m. CDT 20170525. Mrs. Prof changed her tune after the appointment with my primary care physician. He had apparently read a report from the podiatrist or the hospital, one or the other. In either case, he said what he'd thought were numerous fractures were actually signs of something called Charcot foot, where the bone demineralizes due to a "loss of good capillary flow" to said bone. It would explain the ease of my fracture, the avascular necrosis, and many other problems with my left foot as listed in the report I posted. Very nasty sounding, and not much I can do about it at the moment. It's going to be brought up with my podiatrist at tomorrow's appointment.

    In addition, he doubled my Abilify dose to 10 mg and wrote a note to get me out of Jury Duty. I'm e-mailing the Jury Duty note shortly.

    Well at least something good came of this.

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  22. Posted

    1 hour ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

    Of course, now that I mentioned the test results to Mrs. Prof, she has gone into full-bore argument mode, wondering why none of my other exams (including a CT-scan) have caught any of this. She has a nasty habit of doing an "anti-freak-out," as it were, acting as though I'm turning into a hypochondriac or something (I've never figured her out on that). Raised voices ensued. I think I've finally got things stopped down, but good grief—I didn't need one of these sessions at this hour of the morning (7:53 a.m. CDT 20170525).

    Speaking of things I didn't need, I hope I didn't need to stop drinking water after midnight for my blood tests today. The only non-water thing I've taken has been my hydrocodone, and there's no way in HELL I'm going without that again. Once last week was enough, thankyouverymuch.

    Even excessive amounts of water intake shouldn't have any effect on your blood so long as you make use of the lavatory before getting your blood drawn, so you should be alright in that regard.

  23. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Zorua said:

    I'm not sure if he does. I think he's still relatively new to Warframe.

    Ahh.  You can tell him to shoot a pm my way in-game if I'm ever online when he is if he needs help or a tutorial-esque thing.  Same name in Warframe as i have here.

  24. Posted

    4 minutes ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

    I got the post-op Three-View X-ray report on my broken toe. There's a lot of medicalese in it, but if you're interested in stuff like that, here it is:

    Read if you wish. I don't know exactly what it says, but terms like "avascular necrosis" make me wonder if I've got something else going on that might explain my Chronic Pain Syndrome.

    Owch.  Taking that as far toward layman's terms as possible, it lit up like a Christmas Tree.

     

    I would agree that the AVN is contributing to your CPS.  Lack of bloodflow to your bones (which are living tissue, after all, and thus require blood and oxygen) can cause them to become weak: prolonged restriction of bloodflow will cause the bones to die.  You will usually feel pain when you place any kind of pressure on the affected joint in the early stages of AVN.  In extreme cases, a surgical procedure may be required.