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Well we had a rough night. Around 2am Rose went to the hospital. She has been battling abdomen pains for a few days. Ended up She has a big gallbladder stone,so as of now they are going to remove the gallbladder. πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–
Hope everything goes well!
 

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I work for Bethlehem Steel Ship repairs, and Maryland Drydock Ship repairs. Back to your talk about Bananas, we had a ship to repair that was hauling banana when it was damaged. We had to have someone stand fire watch while you were welding, they weren't worry about a fire. They were watching for the many Tarantulas that crawled out of the banana. I retired from the Maryland Port Administration as a Crane Mechanic.
Thats the reason why some fishermen don't want bananas on their boat. They bring bad luck.
 

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I think it's possibly Ray, that your guy is choosing to spend time re-bonding? I admit it sounds strange for one of our little friends but stranger things have happened?

It's funny how our physical goals back in the day were "Tomorrow" or "by next week".....and now "18 mos" seems just fine! LOL At 64.5, my former World class muscle mass is turning to fat so fast I'll soon have bigger boobies than Kerry! I'm not getting fat, I'm getting soft.....and for Superman, that comes with loads of humiliation. LOL

Da Nile, that river in Egypt I had to learn about about when I became friends with Bill 31 yrs ago? Yup, know it well...... Corn Ms Cathie? Really? You are allergic to CORN? Holy cow......never heard of that one before.

There's my "new thing for the day" and it's only 3AM! Oops, time to take the trash out and get in the shower for work..........! Yikes!
Yes corny isn't it. But yes I am allergic to corn. There's even a couple of support groups online. I may join one because it will help me find food, medications and everyday products that don't have derivatives of it. The allergy list is mind boggling. Aspirin is a weird one two. Anti histamines are my best help if they're not made with corn or even with a corn derivative if they can keep up... One of my doctors said once "oh yeah I keep forgetting you are on this weird diet" . I said "it's not so weird. I just have to eat real food 😜" he just looked at me funny 🀣
 

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Well we had a rough night. Around 2am Rose went to the hospital. She has been battling abdomen pains for a few days. Ended up She has a big gallbladder stone,so as of now they are going to remove the gallbladder. πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–
Wow I'll be sending prayers.and a bunch of them.
 

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Ray, all the best for your special one......you have been running into a whole stack of "crapcards" lately so I hope Rose gets this past her and feeling better soon and life can level out for you guys. And yes, there are millions of us.....I've heard. I used to make a point of finding a group no matter where I went but now, when they hear the years, they want you to speak. I did for a while but stopped after just a couple for two reasons. One, that I get more out of listening than speaking and two, that's not good for my ego...you know the saying; "don't entertain the boy".......yeah, like that. Did you get a pass to post her pic? You can get in trouble for that...............apparently<LOL>

I heard the stories of the spiders AFTER working down there though a couple guys teased me while we were working and I didn't know why at the time. It was far too cold for spiders on those days anyway. Had my throttle cable freeze up and lock open at 40mph on the Holabird ave exit from the tunnel....THAT was exciting in 25F temps......pumping the wrist while reaching under the fork to turn off the engine to slow down w/o skyreving the engine, at full lean, with black ice probable! I was quite warmy by the time I removed my shaking body from the bike at work! Fear will warm you quickly! LOL

Uh Oh Ms Cathie.....you're "one of them"? That must suck to be sensitive to so many things. I'm sorry that you deal with that. I've heard of folks who are hyper-sensitive to many things most aren't. I would guess that the "finding out" part of learning of an allergy is the worst part! Yikes!

Fans starting to rattle so have a good night folks..........still waiting on replacements...from China.
 

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Well we had a rough night. Around 2am Rose went to the hospital. She has been battling abdomen pains for a few days. Ended up She has a big gallbladder stone,so as of now they are going to remove the gallbladder. πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–
You are both certainly getting more than your fair share of health problems at the moment! Poor Rose - that must be really painful for her and I'm sending all good wishes to her for a very speedy recovery - get well soon Rose!!!!
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Good morning/afternoon all.
It's been cooler here the last few days and we've had some much needed rain but still need a load more.
I had a very pleasant evening with my nephew and his family yesterday - lot of cuddles and smiles from baby Isaac who is doing really well - he'll soon be crawling, then they'll have their work cut out! :)
I took the train to avoid the rush hour traffic which was very nice on the trip out, but the return train was full of very loud and obviously very tipsy ladies!
Lola has wandered outside but the grass is a bit wet so he doesn't stay long, he's had a lovely long summer of being able to go out and bask in the sun this year - he'll miss it when we have our normal weather.
Hope you all have a good Saturday.
 

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Good morning/afternoon all.
It's been cooler here the last few days and we've had some much needed rain but still need a load more.
I had a very pleasant evening with my nephew and his family yesterday - lot of cuddles and smiles from baby Isaac who is doing really well - he'll soon be crawling, then they'll have their work cut out! :)
I took the train to avoid the rush hour traffic which was very nice on the trip out, but the return train was full of very loud and obviously very tipsy ladies!
Lola has wandered outside but the grass is a bit wet so he doesn't stay long, he's had a lovely long summer of being able to go out and bask in the sun this year - he'll miss it when we have our normal weather.
Hope you all have a good Saturday.
That's nice ☺️ Sapphire has had a good long season of the outdoors also. I was able to start him earlier this year. We had a few days that got in the 50's during the night lately but we at least have Indian summer coming.πŸ€—
 

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That's nice ☺️ Sapphire has had a good long season of the outdoors also. I was able to start him earlier this year. We had a few days that got in the 50's during the night lately but we at least have Indian summer coming.πŸ€—
Oops and since he's a little Russian πŸ€— I just carry him out daily and back in at night. 🀣 I've only forgotten once that he was still outside. I remembered about 3am and had to find a Tortoise in the dark 😜 I don't wanna do that again.😁
 

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Oops and since he's a little Russian πŸ€— I just carry him out daily and back in at night. 🀣 I've only forgotten once that he was still outside. I remembered about 3am and had to find a Tortoise in the dark 😜 I don't wanna do that again.😁
Opo slept outside the other night. He was near one of the security cameras but I still didn't sleep well.
 

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I am dumbfounded! Doctor comes in to see Rose today. Rose asked what's going on with the gallbladder. Doctor says he THINKS she was constipated. They had her on a liquid diet and she has had 3 bowel movements. She said if that's all it was then send me home.
Doctor said let me consult with the other doctors. A little later they came in and did a x-ray. Now I am sure she will have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
How do they diagnose gallbladder stones and surgery to constipated?
I mean it will be great if that's all it was,but how does it take 4 days to figure out.
Sorry I am just venting!πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–
 

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I am dumbfounded! Doctor comes in to see Rose today. Rose asked what's going on with the gallbladder. Doctor says he THINKS she was constipated. They had her on a liquid diet and she has had 3 bowel movements. She said if that's all it was then send me home.
Doctor said let me consult with the other doctors. A little later they came in and did a x-ray. Now I am sure she will have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
How do they diagnose gallbladder stones and surgery to constipated?
I mean it will be great if that's all it was,but how does it take 4 days to figure out.
Sorry I am just venting!πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜–
Well... that's possibly good news because I didn't want to see her go through surgery so soon after covid and I'm sure all of your family felt the same even more. So yeah!!! But since I've been through the misdiagnosed things so many times it doesn't surprise me and either one of hers is not really good. She could have been impacted. As many improvements as they've made in health care, they still aren't perfect. My prayers are still going on for the both of you. Everytime you and yours cross my mind I say a little prayer.
 

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Opo slept outside the other night. He was near one of the security cameras but I still didn't sleep well.
I'm bad about it. I'm the worst helicopter mom. I even check his room at night especially since I forgot that one time. I wake up through the night anyway so might as well do a quick check πŸ€—
 

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Well... that's possibly good news because I didn't want to see her go through surgery so soon after covid and I'm sure all of your family felt the same even more. So yeah!!! But since I've been through the misdiagnosed things so many times it doesn't surprise me and either one of hers is not really good. She could have been impacted. As many improvements as they've made in health care, they still aren't perfect. My prayers are still going on for the both of you. Everytime you and yours cross my mind I say a little prayer.
Rose is finally home! 😁😁
To tell you the truth, I am not exactly sure where the stones were. I just asked her what about the stones in the gallbladder. Rose said the doctor said they are located somewhere else. When I asked kidneys, Rose wasn't sure. So she has medicine and the doctor says the stones are small enough to pass. They did find she has hyperthyroidism so we will get her to the correct specialist. I suffered from hyperthyroidism, so hopefully that is what has been contributing to some of her dizziness and feeling worn out.
I know when they straightened out my thyroid. It explained why I was off and not feeling normal. What ever normal is!πŸ€ͺπŸ€ͺπŸ€ͺ
 

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I'm bad about it. I'm the worst helicopter mom. I even check his room at night especially since I forgot that one time. I wake up through the night anyway so might as well do a quick check πŸ€—
Me too! That night he slept outside, I had the security camera. So I could monitor Opo from my phone. But I went outside about 3 times during the night. Thinking if there was any critter lurking around. My presence would scare them away.
Who would have ever thought 5 yrs. ago that a little 48 gram tort. Would influence my life as much as Opo!😁
 

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I also have security cameras to watch Sammy, inside the house and outside.
Told my my wife that I was building Sammy an outside hide next year, she said that was fine. But Sammy was not sleeping outside at night, just during the day. We have a little rodent problem here, Taking care of that problem one at a time.
 

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Me too! That night he slept outside, I had the security camera. So I could monitor Opo from my phone. But I went outside about 3 times during the night. Thinking if there was any critter lurking around. My presence would scare them away.
Who would have ever thought 5 yrs. ago that a little 48 gram tort. Would influence my life as much as Opo!😁
Even dreams of Sapphire wake me up. I can be half dead...😁 so I better keep him going as best I can.😜
 

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I also have security cameras to watch Sammy, inside the house and outside.
Told my my wife that I was building Sammy an outside hide next year, she said that was fine. But Sammy was not sleeping outside at night, just during the day. We have a little rodent problem here, Taking care of that problem one at a time.
🀣 Listen to wifey πŸ€—
 

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