Charles,

Sounds like you could use a stiff drink brother... Do you have any kids? Do CS>you have any siblings?? My prayers are with you AND your mother, you 2 need CS>em!

Well, I was never one to pick up the vices of tobacco (smoking,
e-cigs, etc.) or alcoholic beverages. However, when I eat a meal, I have
to have quite a lot of beverage to drink, to wash the food down...so,
"I'm into heavy drinking" <G>. My late wife would eat her food
FIRST...then, wash it down with her beverage "to fill up the nooks and crannies". I told her in that regard "You're nuts!!".

Also, when we ordered pizza, she would tell them "I want every anchovy
you have in the place!!"...to which I replied "You can have those nasty things!!". They are extremely salty, and if you have a heart condition
(as she did), you don't need to be drowning yourself in salt.

Here in Ohio, we had 'kinda' bad rain/thunderstorms, lost power while I was CS>sleep, didn't even know it, and I wouldn't hvae known if it wasn't for the CS>fact that the kitchen clocks don't autoset! lol!

The last time I was in Ohio was for a ham radio event 11 years ago.
Lately, with getting my Mom into a nursing home, I was hoping to get
"some money" to take a "reward train trip" to a ham radio event in
Orlando, Florida next February...I had "sacrificed" that trip 2 years
ago, when my Mom had a pacemaker put in.

However, because of having to pay for:

1) My brother's funeral when he dies (he didn't pre-arrange...my Mom, my
late father, and I did...what I got from my Dad's death paid for my late
wife's funeral). A bare bone cremation funeral nowadays can run $15,000.

2) Personal Property Tax

3) State and Federal Income Tax

4) Car Insurance and other bills

I will ONLY get my Mom's house (I moved back in here from my apartment
in early October)...her car (she's not going to ever drive again...let
alone come home)...and my possessions. But, I will get no extra
money...but my brother will get his. I warned him that "if you blow it,
don't come crying to me for help, as I'll have none to give you". And,
with the Medicaid rules, they have to make the patient "bankrupt",
taking what assets, pensions, they have, to pay for the long term care.

So, once again, as so many times in my life, I got the shaft...and the
lowest most disgraceful job that no one else wanted. My brother can't
even balance his own checkbook, so all these finances, and the move,
fell on my shoulders...as if I didn't have enough issues already.

I go to see a female nurse practitioner at Arkansas Urology on the
Monday after Thanksgiving. I don't have any new kidney stones, but may
have Low-T -- and that can lead to a host of other male problems. I know
very little about treatment, but from what I found, it was:

A) A lubricating gel in the groin area <EWWW!>

B) An injection (I hope elsewhere besides the groin)

C) A suppository

I'll find about all that when I see her. She'll get a claim to "dig
for gold" <BG>. I want to tell her "if you find any, it's mine". <G>

But, if it's an injection, I'll let the medical folks do it. My hands
shake from the nervous system damage, that I'd likely repeatedly stab
myself.

Daryl

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On 10/31/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, I was never one to pick up the vices of tobacco (smoking,
e-cigs, etc.) or alcoholic beverages. However, when I eat a meal, I have to have quite a lot of beverage to drink, to wash the food down...so,
"I'm into heavy drinking" <G>. My late wife would eat her food FIRST...then, wash it down with her beverage "to fill up the nooks and crannies". I told her in that regard "You're nuts!!".

I can say three prolly isn't any kind of 'beverage' I haven't atleast tried! Now that I'm older, I don't have the young iron guts anymore. Hell, warm
orange juice hurts now! LOL! But I do have a Digestive disorder I've had
since my teen years, Chron's/Colitus, and GERD. If I took better care of
myself when I was younger I wouldn't have as many problems now, but what's
the fun in THAT! :)

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Charles,

I can say three prolly isn't any kind of 'beverage' I haven't atleast tried! CS>Now that I'm older, I don't have the young iron guts anymore. Hell, warm CS>orange juice hurts now! LOL! But I do have a Digestive disorder I've had CS>since my teen years, Chron's/Colitus, and GERD. If I took better care of CS>myself when I was younger I wouldn't have as many problems now, but what's CS>the fun in THAT! :)

Well, I have IBS, Diverticulitis, and GERD. When I first had rectal
bleeding, I thought it was colon cancer. However, the doctor said
"you've got the same thing women get from having babies...hemorrhoids".
I understand that those who sit in one place for a long time (such as
over the road truck drivers), tend to develop them as well.

Daryl

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On 11/03/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, I have IBS, Diverticulitis, and GERD. When I first had rectal bleeding, I thought it was colon cancer. However, the doctor said
"you've got the same thing women get from having babies...hemorrhoids".
I understand that those who sit in one place for a long time (such as
over the road truck drivers), tend to develop them as well.

Me and you should donate our bodies to Medical Science after we pass! I think if they could prolly find a cure for EVERYthing! hehe!

I'm about to get ready and dressed to go to my pain management doctor this morning. Every since the 'Opioid Epidemic' Doctors are kinda afraid to prescribe certain opioids that will work to patients. I'm one of them. I've been on a opioid of some type since I as 14, I have had times where I abused them, at a younger age, I was also suffering depression too. I have learned (and STILL learning) to accept my aliments and love me for me. It's been a uphill battle for the last 3 years... finally! :)

Regards

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Charles,

Me and you should donate our bodies to Medical Science after we pass! I thin CS>if they could prolly find a cure for EVERYthing! hehe!

It'd be cheaper than a funeral!! My late father, and my Mom had
pre-arranged theirs...and what I got from my late father's passing paid
for my wife's funeral. It was bare bones, cremation, but still cost
around $7500 in 2007. Shortly after she died, I felt I should set up pre-arrangement on mine, and after 10 years of paying around $109 a
month, my funeral is paid for. Unfortunately, my brother, who has lived
for the present, and for himself, did not pre-arrange...so, I'll have to
pick up the cost of his funeral, unless I can get a cremation only, with
no viewing, service, etc. -- or get the body donated to science. In some
areas, that process can be rather difficult, from what I've head.

I'm about to get ready and dressed to go to my pain management doctor this CS>morning. Every since the 'Opioid Epidemic' Doctors are kinda afraid to CS>prescribe certain opioids that will work to patients. I'm one of them. I'v CS>been on a opioid of some type since I as 14, I have had times where I abused CS>them, at a younger age, I was also suffering depression too. I have learned CS>(and STILL learning) to accept my aliments and love me for me. It's been a CS>uphill battle for the last 3 years... finally! :)

The main pain meds I have are:

1) Tylenol Gel Caps (OTC). I take these a week before a procedure where bleeding might be an issue.

2) Ibuprofen. 400 mg prescription strength tablet. No more than 2 a day,
even though it's not addictive like other meds.

3) They have given me some stronger stuff for kidney stone pain, but I
avoid that unless I absolutely have to have it...because I can be asleep
in less than 10 minutes (and am very groggy after I wake up), plus, it's
so addictive.

I drink 1 to 2 liters of flavored water a day to keep the kidneys
flushed out.

If, on a scale of 1 to 10, the pain level is 1, or no more than 2,
I'll live with it, and just tough it out.

Daryl

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