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Not Heidi's JournalDisposal of auto-injector pens
Do you use auto-injector pens for administering meds to yourself? Without revealing what kind of medicine you use, can you tell me, please, how you dispose of your auto-pens? I can't find a pharmacy that will take them (which is a big surprise; I thought all pharmacies disposed of sharps).
One pharmacist offered me a small red box. When I explained why that wouldn't work, he didn't know what I was talking abut. I'm glad this was not my pharmacy.
Cross-posted to General Discussion
Disposal of auto-injector pens
Do you use auto-injector pens for administering meds to yourself? Without revealing what kind of medicine you use, can you tell me, please, how you dispose of your auto-pens? I can't find a pharmacy that will take them (which is a big surprise; I thought all pharmacies disposed of sharps).
One pharmacist offered me a small red box. When I explained why that wouldn't work, he didn't know what I was talking abut. I'm glad this was not my pharmacy.
Cross-posted to the Lounge.
I don't think this is off-topic. It's decidedly California. I need a hand with this.
Mods, replies probably won't take too long to come in.
My birthday is next month. My wife asked me where I'd like to go for dinner.
I want Japanese food. Sushi is not required.
I don't know where the restaurants are. Do you know of any Japanese restaurants in Orange County? Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Westminster, Garden Grove, other cities in the same vicinity.
Thank you for your response.
Price: mid-range. It's my birthday: we're not exactly splurging, but not skimping, either.
PS Perhaps of minor interest: I'll be 63 on February 22. I think this is known as a "platinum birthday" -- born in '63 and 63 years of age.
They Drank the Kool-Aid
We Americans are currently living a disgusting example of Drinking the Kool-Aid.
Innumerable non-thinkers have drunk the Kool-Aid from a golden vat marked Trump Vineyards. Of course, Trump's concoction isn't wine, but he has to pretend that it is so he can feel that all who line up for Kool-Aid think they're getting wine. The man's vanity knows no bounds.
*The Trump concoction isn't lethal, but it's having a terrifying effect on our country.
Invalid?
If a person stays in bed until 3:00 - 4:00 in the afternoon, is the person an invalid? And doesn't eat regular meals, but gets all his/her calories from sugar, is the person an invalid? The person eats three or four bites of dinner and no more - invalid? The only exercise the person gets is to use his/her rolling walker around the house.
This person spends every waking moment on his/her tablet: doing crosswords, playing solitaire and other games; watching YouTube and new videos, watching reels (and getting indignant at AI, but so do I; can't judge on that score). S/he doesn't read books. That's distressing to me. Reading books is one of the things that keeps me alive.
The person doesn't leave the house but for appointments: doctors, therapist, etc. I've asked this person to take a walk with me outside - but that prospect scares me because I fall. But I'll still go outside for a walk with this person, because I fear he/she will become fully bedridden, and I'm just plain terrified that s/he will give up. Just give up. He/she can't. He/she's elderly, and has eleven years on me.
Do have someone in your life who is an invalid? Is s/he, is the situation, hard to deal with?
How do you manage? Do you ever get angry? In my case that would be disastrous. He/she doesn't take well to expressions of anger. I feel I can't win.
If you're in this situation, will you tell me, please tell me how you cope. I need help.
Thanks.
PS Before you get the wrong idea: I do love this person, deeply. We've known each other for decades.
SubPilot: Why does an app that seems to have so much promise
. . . seem not to want your business at all?
Now of course, if we've signed up for an app, we'll know if we're being billed so much per month - or more. You may be one of those who keep meticulous lists of the apps and their fees. I'm not one of those who is smart enough to do that. It seemed that SubPilot was a good solution for me: for this lazy sod who never even considered that I might keep a simple spreadsheet listing my apps, their fees, and even an appendix with other information about my apps.
During the sign-up process for SubPilot, one creates a password and one enters the password twice. I did that. Then I was stopped in my tracks by this promising new app as it told me that I've entered the wrong password, and that I must go back a page and try again. I fought with this problem, creating six new passwords and using them to go through the sign-up process again - and again - etc.
I guess I'm a poor learner. I tried so hard, paying what I thought was due attention. Nothing I did got me signed up. I decided to give up. At that moment I checked my bank account to see that at least they'd paid themselves the proper fee.
They'd asked $40. Their debit was $69.99. There was a second debit of $19.99. I didn't remember anything about a second fee, and going back through all the sign-up pages, I couldn't find it.
I know this isn't the best description of the process or the problem, but I hope you can understand it. The point is that SubPilot promises something it's unable or unwilling to provide.
I'm going to review all my scribbled notes to be sure I have everything in a document I can refer to when I make my plea to Paypal to get my money back. I've never had to do this. I'm a little nervous.
Got any advice for a woman who used to be sharp as a tack, but who now is embarrassingly clueless?
---> Also, is there a better forum in which to post this?
Do you know of a site for aquarists where I can get advice for my aquarium?
I need help.
Thanks!
it truly is an addiction
Warning: TL;DR
I have to do something to get this anxiety out, so I write, and post it. Please know that I don't wish to offend anyone who has lived through addiction. Mine may be ridiculously mild compared to others, but it's hard to fight. I know it's not as hard to kick as other addictions, but in my life, it's the real thing.
I realized how bad it is because of what began last Thursday when my wife, Kathy, was admitted to the hospital. I always drink cola,* but beginning that day I started guzzling it. Truly guzzling it. Kathy was released today; on the way home she asked for a treat from 7-11. I also grabbed a bottle of cola. It was gone before we got home. It didn't take long for the craving to set in again.
Here I am, sitting in bed and trying hard to ignore the colas in the garage. The effort to quell the craving finally drove me to the meds for a prescribed anxiety pill. It hasn't kicked in yet.
* I won't use its name for fear of threats of lawsuits for defamation.
Mounjaro
For the unaware, Mounjaro is a once per week self-injected weight-loss drug.
A few weeks ago, after giving me the good news about my latest round of tests, my cardiologist shared that he'd recently lost over 60 pounds with Mounjaro. He recommended that I look into it, which I have done. So far my only misgiving is the side effects. Ooh, can't wait. 
Last week, I joined a gym (Planet Fitness). I haven't exercised for years. I'm nervous about it, mostly because my gait and balance are poor. I'm a constant threat to trip and fall while walking. One of my sisters won't let me walk beside her unless she's holding my arm; the other just says "go get PT before you break bones." I have a video appointment with my PCP on Monday; I'm going to ask her for an order for PT. At the gym, I'll avoid the treadmill and the stair steppers, probably others.
If you're using or have ever used Mounjaro, I'd like to hear about your experience, if you'd care to tell about it. I'd especially like to hear about side effects: what they are, their severity, whether they go away after a time, etc. Thank you.
Cross-posted in the Lounge for a wider audience.
Mounjaro
For the unaware, Mounjaro is a once per week self-injected weight-loss drug.
A few weeks ago, after giving me the good news about my latest round of tests, my cardiologist shared that he'd recently lost over 60 pounds with Mounjaro. He recommended that I look into it, which I have done. So far my only misgiving is the side effects. Ooh, can't wait.
Last week, I joined a gym (Planet Fitness). I haven't exercised for years. I'm nervous about it, mostly because my gait and balance are poor. I'm a constant threat to trip and fall while walking. One of my sisters won't let me walk beside her unless she's holding my arm; the other just says "go get PT before you break bones." I have a video appointment with my PCP on Monday; I'm going to ask her for an order for PT. At the gym, I'll avoid the treadmill and the stair steppers, probably others.
If you're using or have ever used Mounjaro, I'd like to hear about your experience, if you'd care to tell about it. I'd especially like to hear about side effects: what they are, their severity, whether they go away after a time, etc. Thank you.
Cross-posted in Health. Posted here for a wider audience.
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Name: K.J. HeidebrechtGender: Female
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
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Current location: Fountain Valley, CA
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