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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2016 21:45:23 GMT
I have put myself on the 3 day DL. My hips are really bothering me and my body is telling me to rest...so I am. I am not good at listening to my body but I need to and just be okay with not running for 3 days. That's good - rest will be worth it in the long run. These myrtl exercises are great post-run stretches and help me greatly with my hips. I do them immediately after long runs, in addition to my other static stretches. Thanks! I like that the link is a pdf - I can print it out!
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brandy327
Drama Llama
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Jun 26, 2014 16:09:34 GMT
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Post by brandy327 on Jun 2, 2016 22:58:59 GMT
Thanks for all the compliments ladies. Seeing those photos side by side REALLY makes me see the difference. I still see all the flaws but can see the changes. This day was VERY long. My appt was kind of a clusterf*. I wasn't originally supposed to be getting my implant changed (Implanon/Nexplanon) but when I got there, she was like "I have time, do you want to do it now". I TRIED to get it all done in one appt and they told me that I couldn't...so I was happy. Then she (midwife) says "to be honest, I've never removed one on my own before - I've always had someone with me". No big deal - I'm pretty tough and the last one came out SUPER easy. They didn't numb me up enough so I felt everything BUT the procedure went smoothly. Her saying that should've been the first indication that it wasn't going to go well. Couple that with the fact that we're in a TINY exam room without an exam table with the arm piece to lay your arm out on while they do the procedure, she asked if another midwife and a nurse could watch since they hadn't had the experience of seeing one removed, AND she picked up a wrapped package of instruments and said "hmmmm, I wonder what this is for?" Oh yes, she said that. It did NOT go easily...she use 2 complete syringes of lidocaine to numb it up since the first one didn't completely numb it (and I didn't want to repeat last time). She finds the implant VERY easily as it's RIGHT under the skin...I could actually grab it under my skin with my fingers and move it around. She made the incision and after 15 mins of digging around couldn't get it out. She had the other midwife lean across me (again, the room was SMALL and thank God I lost weight because she had me slide all the way to the right side of the exam table so my arm could lay on the left side of the table) and hold it at one end so she could grab it. 10-15 mins of THAT...meanwhile she's narrating the entire thing for the extra 2 people in there. Finally she asks who on staff is around that could help...the 2 ladies that normally do it aren't in. Doctors? Only one...and she happens to be a surgeon. PERFECT! She has this dr paged. 10-15 mins later, she's told me that I have a GREAT clotting factor since the TWO incisions (instead of just one small one) weren't even bleeding. The surgeon finally shows us...COMPLETELY covers my arm in betadine(sp?) and gets it out in 30 seconds. Midwife is impressed, says I'll be able to slip the other one right in, yada, yada, yada....she does get it in...but kind of halfway in and then has to PUSH it in the rest of the way. I'm a SUPER laid back person...and medical procedures do NOT bother me in the least, but all I could think of was "if this was someone else (like my BFF), she would've freaking flipped out" with all the rooting around they did in my arm and the fact that I was in that room for an hour and a half!!! I made it home barely in enough time to get my ds from school!!! But, I had no pain or really even discomfort...and I understand that she wanted the experience. I really hope her next one goes more smoothly. But I'm all set for 3 years. And I'm SURE my arm is going to look just great tomorrow. LOL I was there so long I didn't have time for lunch. I stopped quickly and got a refresher from Starbucks and really wanted to get a muffin but chose to skip it and just get the refresher. The refresher was 190 calories so I guess that WAS my lunch. The rest of my eating has been great today. No workout though...by the time I got back, I was/am pretty wiped out.
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Jun 2, 2016 23:22:04 GMT
Yes! Thanks, melissa . That's what it was. She's totally fine, but she had me completely freaked out. The way she was reacting to it, I was worried it might be asthma, or something with her heart. Her EKG was just fine, no other issues, so that's what the doctor dx'd. Anyway...I'm still working on grading tests and I just.want.to.cry. I'm so over it, but I have to get them done to pull the final data I need for my stupid SLO. Ugh! So...back I go!
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Post by mrsp on Jun 2, 2016 23:28:39 GMT
brandy327 - that story about your doctors appointment gave me the medical willies! I am a super huge chicken with aversions to being touched by strangers, blood, me getting cut open, shots, etc. I would have passed out! On a better note, you'd better wear that dress everywhere this summer because it won't fit next year!! YEA YOU!
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brandy327
Drama Llama
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Jun 26, 2014 16:09:34 GMT
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Post by brandy327 on Jun 2, 2016 23:38:30 GMT
brandy327 - that story about your doctors appointment gave me the medical willies! I am a super huge chicken with aversions to being touched by strangers, blood, me getting cut open, shots, etc. I would have passed out! On a better note, you'd better wear that dress everywhere this summer because it won't fit next year!! YEA YOU! That's EXACTLY what I was telling my BFF when I was telling her about it today. That I'm SUPER easy going, into medical stuff (when I was younger wanted to be a doctor), and willing to give anyone a chance. But someone a lot more squeamish than me wouldn't have handled it with ease and probably would've been pretty upset. I know - it doesn't really fit that well now. I LOVE that dress - I got it last year for less than $20 and it's soft and lightweight and PERFECT for summer. You can see in the pic how long the ties are now...they go almost to my knees!! LOL I think it's a size 2X and I'm wearing in between a L and XL currently.
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melissa
Pearl Clutcher
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Jun 25, 2014 20:45:00 GMT
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Post by melissa on Jun 3, 2016 15:25:53 GMT
My MIL was in the hospital last summer for a UTI and she had a hospitalist. Care to tell me more about what it is you do? I'm an ob/gyn hospitalist. Instead of private practice, I only work in the hospital. I take care of any clinic patient from the hospital and anyone who just shows up (more of those than you think). I also act as a consultant to anyone who needs one, that includes non-ob/gyn docs and ob/gyns alike. I am there for emergencies and assist other ob/gyns with non-scheduled procedures. I do have someone assigned to come in to assist me if need be as in when I need to do a c-section myself or other surgery. I also cover the ER for gyn related situations (ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, cysts, and other typical urgent/emergent situations). Emergencies are my specialty, things like extreme hemorrhages, etc. In addition, I am often hired by private practitioners to cover their patients while I am there. It makes it so I get even less sleep, but it does pay for my health insurance. I get zero benefits aside from malpractice insurance. Have not had a raise in over 10 years. It's not as lucrative as other things I could be doing but working shift work gives me great flexibility and a more relaxed lifestyle outside of work. I could not do even half of what I do if I had a normal ob/gyn position. I could not do freelance photography, I would not have been able to do costume design and now sewing for myself and dd, and so much more. While being at work can be stressful, I am able to leave that behind in a way that I never could in private practice.
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