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@Demolishun > "oh my, bless her heart..."
She's a nurse, like a one of those superhero nurses you see on TV (170 IQ, smarter than the doctors, etc). She watches those dramatic medical shows like they are comedies (points out all the things they do wrong).
Last week her mom fell (she's almost 80) and hit her head on concrete, my wife was there and figured out/diagnosed/controlled the issue immediately. Had to call 911 (it was bad) and when the paramedics eventually got there they were like "Good job in keeping her still and not moving until we got here. At her age and this kind of fall, a neck injury could have paralyzed her if she tried to get up." and they jibber-jabbed a bunch of other medical words I didn't understand. They were quite impressed with her ability to asses and take control of the situation.
I pretty sure we complement each other since I still use super glue to cover up cuts on my fingers. Apparently that is is a "stupid user" thing medical people make fun of. -
@PaperTrail that is what super glue was originally designed for though. Why is it stupid?
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Even Mayo isn't against it:
https://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/...
A lot of the medical field pisses me off. I asked a question during a birth for one of my kids. The nurse accused me of reading wives tales stories. When in fact I had read a book from a top OBYGN from the east coast who had delivered over 10K babies. Many have a fucking god complex. If they don't know about it, and a patient asks about, it is obviously wrong. -
@jestdotty they use some sort of rubberized goo it seems. Kinda neat that it stays on so long.
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@Demolishun I had a spinal tap and my doctor, who i liked and was smart, told me if I don't recover from it to come in for a blood patch
all a blood patch is? they take your blood and put it on the wound so that it clots over. the problem with a spinal tap is you lose pressure in your spinal fluid and brain, and your body is supposed to rehydrate and remake it, but with some people they're still leaking spinal fluid because your body doesn't expect to have to heal small needle hole that was made in your spine
anyway it was 2 weeks and I still couldn't stand. if I did I got a killer headache. so I went to the hospital. I waited 12 hours, for a doctor who came in and flaunted how he was delivering babies, only to then insult my doctor for doing the spinal tap, tell me I "knew what I was getting into" and saying he felt uncomfortable with doing the procedure. then he left. whaaaat the fuuuuck
the ER doc on staff was even horrified. people are such dicks -
@jestdotty what a pos
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@Demolishun > "Why is it stupid?"
I'm told it's not sterile and not the same medical grade they use in the hospital. I'm putting some dangerous chemical directly into my blood stream.
So what I got an infection *once* from where I used superglue. I say the cut would have gotten infected anyway. "You should have gotten stitches!....You should have kept the wound clean!" blah ...blah...blah.
I'm a senior software developer darn it! I know what I'm doing! :) -
@PaperTrail if the cut is big enough for needing stitches I am going to get stitches. Super glue should be for small things or temporary IMO. We mostly use it for split finger tips because of dry air in winter. Or really minor cuts to hold them close. We don't put it in the wound either. Pinch the wound together and put some to hold the skin together. Bigger stuff is bandage after cleaning and urgent care or hospital.
Mother-in-law was visiting this morning (love her, lovely woman) and being a good son-in-law, I set out/up the coffee maker before leaving for work (I knew she'll want coffee).
About an hour I get a text message from my wife.
W: "Mom is here and wants some coffee. How do I make coffee in that thing on the countertop?"
<It's a Keurig>
Me: "First, press the power button to get the water up to the brewing temperature."
W: "I know that, I'm not stupid. Where is the power button?"
Me: "The top row of buttons, the first button, it looks just like the power button on the remote control."
W: "Got it. Now what? Its not working"
Me: "You need to wait until it's done warming up. Takes about 30 seconds."
W: "Is it supposed to make that sound? Something is wrong."
Me: "No, its normal. Be patient."
W: "No, something is wrong. Its not supposed to be that loud."
Me: "Sounds like a jet engine taking off, yes, been using it for almost 10 years, this isn't new."
W: "Stop being mean. Never mind. It stopped. What now?"
Me: "Put the pod in the little basket, pull down the handle, and press the second button from the top."
W: "Not working"
Me: "Did you pull the handle all the way down, so it locks?"
W: "Still not working. Now what?"
Me: "Weird. Send me a picture, I can't see what you see."
W: "Never mind, its working now. This would have gone a lot faster if you told me what to do from the start."
My prayer today is thanking Jesus for patience. Amen.
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keurig; tech support