Subj : Another Day In The ER To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Oct 24 2020 21:32:00 Barry, BM> I remember that ad from almost the black-and-white days! Gerber used BM> to be the 'agent' or at least seemed like the Gerber Baby was BM> predominantly displayed, and I think at the time it was almost if BM> you're not feeding your baby Gerber baby food your were feeding it BM> garbage. Anyway, back to the insurance offer, yes, it has nothing to BM> offer you so may as well toss it into recycle it so someone else can BM> get the offer on the recycled paper. I saw it on the floorboard of the car when I had to go out today to pick up an antibiotic, as a result from a visit to the ER last night. The first part of the day was stormy, with severe weather just to my north...but we still had a lot of lightning and heavy rain here. Over the last few weeks, I had been having possible deep vein thrombosis (DVT (blood clots in the legs)), symptoms. So, I had called my PCP, and the nurse finally called back...recommending I go to either Urgent Care, or the ER. Well, I decided to drive there (as I was able to do so), so I didn't have to worry about ambulance or taxi costs. As I left the house, I started getting abdominal pain and testicular pain...and I thought "Here we go again!!"...as sometimes, the testicular pain can be a precursor of kidney stones. The ER was packed...I got there at 5pm, and it was 3am this morning before I was released. In discussion of my symptoms, they determined I was "at a moderate risk for a DVT". Plus, in telling them of testicular pain, they also asked if I still had my appendix and gallbladder (I said "yes"). They drew blood (and ended up having to do it twice), plus put in an IV. They also wanted a urine sample...for the women, they give them a cup...but for the men, it's "a test tube" (are you kidding me??!!). So, they did an ultrasound of both legs, and of the groin/scrotum area (at least the gel was warm!!). Then, they did a CT scan...and the IV had the contrast dye injected, which gave "a nice warm feeling" (I thought I'd pee and poop on the table at the same time). The diagnosis was (thankfully) NOT a DVT...but severe epididymytis, which is a regular occurrence in men who have had vasectomies (I had one in 2003). But, I was not about to go the area Walgreens 24 hour pharmacy at 3am...I wanted to get home, get the BBS back up, and get some sleep. I picked up the doxycycline before lunch today. BM> The grandparent step is easy: without children you're not a parent and BM> so no grandchildren - directly. You forgot about the possibility of BM> marriage to someone with children, so now you suddenly have children! In this case, it's step-children. Hmmm...sounds like the title of a TV sitcom (Married With Children). DS> Or where the parishoner tells the priest "Forgive me father, DS> for I have sinned. I murdered several members of Congress". DS> The priest said "I asked for confession of your sins...not of DS> your public service". BM> Now that's a good one! I thought you'd like that one. BM> I wonder if Elsie and Elmer ever had a pig? They'll never tell. :P DS> The proctologist fainted dead away. BM> Oh sure! Where was that one yesterday when I had my colonoscopy?! My next one is in late April, 2021. I hope I can talk my gastroenterologist into letting me do a different prep work. The last time, the My-Lytely reacted so bad with the severe stomach acid, that it was burning my throat and esophagus. Daryl .... Birds of a feather flock to a newly washed car. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .