Today in the Twitterverse:
- 10:27 @zack_a Veterans Day celebrates living veterans as well as those who have died; Memorial Day is to honor the dead #
- 10:40 @zack_a that I do not know #
- 14:34 Remembering a great-uncle fallen in Normandy, 1944 bit.ly/29bTl3 #
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Today in the Twitterverse:
- 14:06 @sundaynights (((hugs))) #
- 18:10 @woops I haven't got a clue either LOL #
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Today in the Twitterverse:
- 15:41 RT: @BarackObama: House vote on health reform is imminent. This is a once-in-a-generation moment. Be part of it: bit.ly/3AEkDz #
- 20:47 RT @timryan House passes historic reform to provide health care for every American. Congratulating my colleagues on the floor. #
- 21:03 R-E-S-P-E-C-T ♫ blip.fm/~g1a32 #
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Today in the Twitterverse:
- 13:07 watching the pouring rain as I am about to go out and run some errands - <3 Seattle #
- 19:34 Funnel cloud caps off stormy 24 hours bit.ly/tu0Rs #
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Today in the Twitterverse:
- 21:50 RT @muhajabah: The Holy Quran teaches that whoever kills an innocent it is as if he has killed all mankind. bit.ly/2JxafV #
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Today in the Twitterverse:
- 12:57 @sarahsosiak dumb phone on T-Mobile + iPod Touch is working for me #
- 15:06 @woops let your Essence shinn! #
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Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
Today in the Twitterverse:
- 01:07 ah, it's 1 am again! I love to "fall back" and get the extra hour. "Spring forward", not so much. #
- 01:57 Hello again, 2 am #
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Today in the Twitterverse:
- 13:58 @woops w00t!!! Awesome job! #
- 17:04 @iambrianna aww, thanks! #
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I've been having a few health issues lately. Nothing serious I suspect, but enough to seek medical attention. I had an appointment last week with some lab tests, another one today and another tomorrow. Three different doctors in the same (giant) medical group, a medical group with a good reputation. But as far as I can tell they don't deserve it. Tomorrow will tell with the third doctor, a specialist, but the first two doctors I've seen have seemed rushed, disengaged and generally on auto-pilot. Like the pilots who missed the airport at Minneapolis/St. Paul International.
Today's doc wrote me a prescription for an anti-inflammatory when I told her I was taking 2-4 Advil per day for joint pain. I asked her why it would be better to take the prescribed meds than what I was doing. Her answer was something about it being more convenient for me to just take one pill that lasted all day. Convenience wasn't an issue for me, but uh...okay.
I filled the prescription at the pharmacy, but before taking anything, I do what I always do, read the warning label. Whoa, this was some powerful stuff! After reading what Walgreen's had to say about it, I went to the Internet for more. On WebMd there was a big warning at the top of the page, not in the fine print.
This drug may infrequently cause serious (rarely fatal) bleeding from the stomach or intestines. Also, related drugs rarely have caused blood clots to form, resulting in heart attacks and strokes. This medication might also rarely cause similar problems. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about the benefits and risks of treatment, as well as other possible medication choices.
If you notice any of the following rare but very serious side effects, stop taking and seek immediate medical attention: black stools, persistent stomach/abdominal pain, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, chest pain, weakness on one side of the body, sudden vision changes, slurred speech.
On other sites there were more reasons to suspect that this was
probably not the drug for me. I'm not sure what she was thinking or if
she was thinking actually.
I'll just stick with the morning dose of two Advil. And see what the doctor tomorrow has to say, assuming I can get more than 15 minutes of his time and undivided attention.
