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Windy, was it you who said once your goal was to be on "My 600 Pound Life"? LOL

Don't do it Windy! Step away from the fridge with your hands in the air!
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My fav diet plan:

Miss Piggy diet......Never eat anything you can’t lift.

Works for me. Buy you do have to buy larger clothes occasionally.
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CW, I don't think your thought process is wrong. I subscribe to the thought that a small is almost always a decent answer to any question. Of course, truly big problems require a snack of chocolate.
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Every time I bend at the waist I am reminded that there is a little extra padding there. That makes me think about changing my diet. And THAT makes me think of food. Hm, time for a snack?
Something is going wrong with this thought process.
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I wonder why that is? Although to be honest I think a lot of people aren't even aware of it. The way I found out was by accident but I'm so glad I did cause it's nice to be able to keep track of your own records. For instance, the Doctor I have now wasn't even aware that fasting before your cholesterol blood test can lower your percentages. Apparently, I've heard that a lot of younger Doctors tell their patients it's not required anymore but in my case, I'll continue to do so cause my readings were in the normal range when I fasted twelve hours before as opposed to not doing that. I may have been prescribed a medication that I didn't need.
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Interesting Gershun, it looks as though only one lab company is taking part in ON and not the one the samples were sent to. I've often wondered whatever happened to the big push for e-health records a decade or so ago,at least here in ON it seems like it was a billion dollar boondoggle that never got off the ground.
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That's too bad Booklover. I'm so glad we have this here and the lab I go to is right across from where I live too. They are really on the ball there. Once my Doc called with my cholesterol results and I had already read them online. I just played along and pretended I didn't know.

Maybe you better just move on over here! :)
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Gershun, I wish my clinic would post our lab results. I just had bloodwork done for my liver, kidney, thyroid and cholesterol. I logged into my account at the clinic, hit the lab result tab. Nothing. It was not downloaded. Yet, when the doctor was showing me the results, it showed on her computer screen. When I have time, I'm going to see what is required for me to also get copies of the lab results. I wish our clinic was as advanced as you guys in Canada.
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Madge, I agree. Having nothing to do is the worse. Especially for these poor old souls in Care facilities. People don't realize how debilitating an unengaged mind is. Probably ages one faster than a lot of things.
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CWille, I know you talked about this 11 days ago but here in Vancouver when you get the poop kit you can just drop it off at the lab yourself and have you heard of myehealth? It's a site where you can register and read your lab results online. The poop one too. In fact, I usually get my results as soon as the next day. If it's here in Vancouver, they may have it where you are too.

Just type myehealth. All one word.
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Since the Viking can no longer play with them, I donated some of her big piece jigsaw puzzles to the common area -
Today another resident was intently working one instead of pacing about trying to escape -
Idle hands aren't good for the demented and yet so many of the residents are just left to sit all day without anything to do -
Although it could be far worse, It's still a lousy situation
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Today, just for my own sanity, I am giving up on my hypervigilant role, he can just be okay, or not.
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Thanks Send that was my plan for tomorrow. that's what I did yesterday too tired after a 140mile round trip to see the pulmonologist to face another 70 miles. maybe invest in one of those self drive cars and see how many people I can kill.
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Veronica,
Skip a day, stay home, wait for his call.  He may not call.  No stress.
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Those Depends look the same. The cover for the pull-ups which you tear the sides makes it seem like it’s the one with the 2 or 3 tapes on the sides. I’ve learned to memorize the coloring. I think orange on green was the tabs. Red on green was the pull-ups. $21.00 mistake. Try using the pull-ups on a bedridden with a catheter and insists on wearing slacks 24/7.
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Here it comes!!!!!!!!!!! had a call from DH saying he was being discharged today. i had planned to visit today anyway and bring him some goodies but I did not bother with the goodies. When I got there he said it was not today he had the days mixed up.
I inspected his lunch tray which he said he could not eat and found macaroni and cheese and rice pudding. Total waste of a good three hours. Oh and I had purchased the wrong depends. I had gotten the ones that opened both sides instead of the ones with extra tabs you can tighten. He refused to let me show him how to fasten them and then put on. Oh well.
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A couple of years ago i had to collect a couple of days worth of highly offensive diarrhea in a pot which many explosions missed. I transferred it to the seond pot provided for extras and wrapped it in many layers of plastic before returning it to the office. I really pitied the poor tech who had to handle that.
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The HMO doctors face only the computer, that's it. No exam, it is the new "Standard of Practice".

And, how about the "Don't call us, we will call you only if the test is positive."
Uh....lost in the mail?
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Expanded medical practices! Mailing biohazardous waste in the U.S. mail, package only as safe as the sender's clean hands and sample collecting techniques. There outta be a law!
The only place is in the toilet!

Ignorance is dangerous, imo.

How good is it when that envelope ends up in the damaged in transit section of the post office.
Heh heh heh....or Returned to sender, not deliverable as addressed!  The lab has m o v e d .!!
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The best part is you mail your samples back to the lab, imagine being the postal worker delivering to that address.... yay! I get to deliver another bag of poop samples today. 😆
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Lol. I would never poop on a stick. Back in the day, when doctors were practicing medicine, and would do a physical exam, the gloved hand was sufficient to obtain a sample, get results right there for occult blood.
That reminds me....where am I storing all those test supplies....another thing I could throw out.
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Over a month ago I got a reminder in the mail that it was time for my colon cancer check, no colonoscopy, just the good old poop on a stick. Dr's office won't give me the kit unless I come in for an appointment, which was supposed to be today. I got a call that their computers are down and they are rebooking appts... somewhere 4 - 6 weeks from now. You're kidding right? All I want is the @#%! kit and an address for them to send the results (cause they won't send them to me, it has to be a doctor). And besides that, why can't I see the doctor today anyway, he shouldn't need a computer to practice medicine!!
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There is treatment for back and hip problems if not neglected and treated early.
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Is it really spring? We still have tons of snow and more in the weather forecast. Yuk!
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LOL

I have been running very little this spring... his old body is acting up and back and hip problems are getting in the way.
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Oh, Cwillie! Run! Run the first 50 miles! Then walk back.
Be sure to leave the Toblerone bar at home in the fridge or it will melt with all that running.

Wait, can you still run?
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Hm, I hear it calling to me now...
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I need the morning walk to counteract the toblerone bar I found on sale with the leftover easter candy, although I fear I will have to walk 100 miles before I wear off half the calories!
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Cwillie,
First, kudos to you for taking a morning walk !

I agree with Send, you are not out of the loop - it could just be mom has a bit more strength in the morning than other times of day

Sometimes the Viking won't even look at me if she's tired or zoned out, and when we say prayers she'll God bless Frick and Frack but not me
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Cwillie,
You showed up, that is what matters.
Sorry you feel out of the loop, but you are not. Instead, you are an integral part of your Mom's life, and I am so sorry there will be no rewards, awards, accolades, acknowledgement or thank you's coming from your Mom. That is why you have us, your caregiving buddies on AC.

You matter, your love for your Mom is apparent, and your concern for others does deserve a medal.

Maybe AC could put a medal amongst the possible "hugs" to send to you, because you deserve a good daughter medal and many hugs. imo.
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