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  1. minkydog

    What doctor would you see?

    I'd start with an ENT. He/she can take xrays that will let them see what's going on inside your sinuses. If the ENT can't help or doesn't seem to resolve the headaches I recommend you see a neurologist. It's possible you may be having migraines.
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    Osteoarthritis - rheumatologist

    I have osteoarthritis in my knees and psoriatic arthritis in my feet & hands. My rheumatologist primarily treats the PsA. All 10 of my fingers have deformities, from mild to severe. Surprisingly, I have little pain. Just stiffness and poor grip strength. My feet get tired easily and I have...
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    Are you traveling to see the eclipse?

    Yes! We will be headed to our camper in the North GA mountains, right in the path of the eclipse. We'll be right on a mountaintop, so hopefully the weather will hold and we'll be able to see it. Even if we can't, we'll still have fun being in the mountains.
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    (Spinoff poll) Do you enjoy colouring books?

    You know, I really want to like coloring. I love all the books and pencils! But every time I pick one up, imagining how much fun I would have with it, I realize that I would rather slit my wrist than spend my time coloring. Foo!
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    Dis Breast Cancer Survivors Part IV - GAGWTA

    Thanks, Pea-n-me. I'm doing pretty well. My husband had aggresive prostate cancer over the summer, so much fun. It was a rough go, but they got it all, no mets, and he's doing much better. I am scheduled for a full hysterectomy in October due to gene mutations that are going to try to kill me...
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    Dis Breast Cancer Survivors Part IV - GAGWTA

    I have a question for y'all. I see some people post that they've hit the 1 year mark or the 5 year mark, or more. How do you count that? From the date you were diagnosed? From the date of your surgery, completion of rads or chemo? I'm just wondering for my own sake how I should count my...
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    Foods you Hate

    Oysters. They are just nasty-wasty.
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    What is the worst mistake you have ever made?

    :guilty: I'm sure you meant well. There are good reasons that I won't consider moving my mother in with me. Oil and water. We would all be miserable.
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    What is the worst mistake you have ever made?

    My worst mistake was definitely the time I clipped a restaurant with my RV. I tore out their awning, my awning, and 20-ft of our roof. Did I mention it was a BRAND NEW RV? Oh, yeah. We decided to go inside and get lunch while the insurance company hashed it all out with the owner. That was a...
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    What's your first world problem?

    Oreos or Fig Newtons?
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    S/O: adult children, college expenses

    ^^^This. We did not have college funds in place for the kids, but here in GA they could qualify for the HOPE scholarship, which pays 90% if you have a 3.0GPA in HS. Unfortunately, neither of them accomplished that. DD went away to college for one year and was able to qualify for a bunch of...
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    Fond memories of being broke

    There aren't a lot of fond memories of growing up poor, being on welfare, having social service organizations giving us Christmas presents that weren't appropriate to our ages, and eating those fat lima beans at every meal. Sorry. But there are two instances during my married life when we were...
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    Selling the house

    Metro-Atlanta/Cobb Co--I know some of you have bought and sold house several times, so I want to pick your brain. We have a 3BR, 2BA split level that is listed on Zillow at around $170,00. The surrounding homes are well worth over $250,000 (ours is the smallest house in the neighborhood.)...
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    Minkydog where are you??

    Thank you all so much for your kind words. You'll never know how much it means to me. I will be sure to pass all your good words to my husband as well. I have to say, I come from hardy stock. My grandmother had cancer 5 times, including breast cancer uterine cancer and colon cancer (twice!)...
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    Minkydog where are you??

    Oh my goodness, y'all, you're making me cry! I got a note from Dizbelle today via snail-mail asking me to come back to the DIS. I am astonished to see a three-page thread with so many good wishes. Thank you so much for your prayers and healing energies. Even though I haven't been around in...
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    Worst Christmas movie?

    Scrooged. I despise that movie.
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    Leaving your oven on while you sleep

    No, I'm not a fan of leaving appliances on overnight. I once had the oven catch fire when I was cooking a pizza--someone had left drippings in the broiler pan and I didn't know it. Flames were shooting up the wall behind the stove! Scared the bejesus out of me. Thankfully, we were able to get...
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    Have you ever been on a Vacation

    No, I don't think we've ever been on vacation right ON the holiday. We've been to WDW three times at New Years. We don't travel at the holidays now--we usually have Christian come home for a few days at Thanksgiving and Christmas and we can't really travel with him anymore.
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    Anyone else have no one to spend the holidays with?

    I love this picture, but I don't think it represents the majority of Americans. It certainly doesn't represent me or anyone in my family. We are so far-flung that it's unusual for any of us to have more than 6 people at the Thanksgiving table. I suspect there are more people who just have...
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    The Wisdom Thread

    Someone gave me this piece of advice when we were going through a really hard time with our oldest son. He was about 15, angry at the world and filled with hate. I was at my wits' end with him and just about at the end of my rope, when my friend gave me three words: "Just love him." That's all...




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