What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 292

DanaC · 05-05-2012, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueflare

We will have to trek over to the garage to get anything frozen though, lol. I bet we keep this arrangement up for about the next five years.

That would be my strategy :p

Only if the thing in question is totally unusable do I generally arse about getting replacements.

Unless friends and family nag me into it of course. There's always that :p

It's amazing how quickly something like that just becomes incorporated into one's daily existence.

limey · 05-06-2012, 03:33 PM

Mattress.

Sent by thought transference

footfootfoot · 05-06-2012, 04:57 PM

Plumbing is not actually a hobby.

DanaC · 05-06-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by limey

Mattress.

Sent by thought transference

Bitch, I just choked on my tea:p

BigV · 05-11-2012, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Plumbing is not actually a hobby.

"It's an adventure!"

jimhelm · 05-11-2012, 02:19 PM

beardruff. holy shit. it's a goatee, ferfuxache. no WAY this much snow should fall from such a small patch of whiskers. And I'm wearing a black shirt!

infinite monkey · 05-11-2012, 02:26 PM

I'm giggling at this image of you, beardruff falling falling falling, until a cow orker comes to your office and you're buried under a pile of snow.

jimhelm · 05-11-2012, 03:28 PM

and you're not far from the truth of it! I'm going to have to start using dandruff shampoo on my little beard. I usually use Dr Bronners Eucalyptus soap to wash my face... I guess that's causing it. I just combed it backwards to try to get it all out, and it JUST KEEPS COMING.

infinite monkey · 05-11-2012, 03:34 PM

My friend has a really tall and sleek male black labrador retriever. He's amazing, like the quintessential black lab. Seriously. I try to steal him. He's like a horse, he's so sleek.

But he has that same issue.

I'll see what his doctor prescribed him.

SteveDallas · 05-15-2012, 10:47 AM

I had a fun visit with my ophthalmologist yesterday. I apparently have retinoschisis in my left eye--a separation of the retina from the rear wall of the eye.

I'm sure many of you have heard of detached retinas. This is NOT a detached retina. Unlike a detached retina, where prompt, aggressive treatment is indicated, retinoschisis hardly ever gets worse. I'll be seeing a retina specialist for a full evaluation, but the end result is almost certainly going to be more frequent visits for followup monitoring, and not much else. Hence, "mildly irritating."

My doctor thinks that if this were a recent development, I would have noticed a change in my vision. Since I haven't, he says it's likely that I've had it for a long time, possibly my entire life. The only really surprising thing is that it's my left eye, since my right eye is the worse one and the one I've had retinal issues with in the past.

glatt · 05-15-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

My doctor thinks that if this were a recent development, I would have noticed a change in my vision. Since I haven't, he says it's likely that I've had it for a long time, possibly my entire life.

And he never noticed it in a previous exam?

SteveDallas · 05-15-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

And he never noticed it in a previous exam?

He says the surface evidence is too subtle to be noticed amongst all the other abnormalities on my retina. It showed up now because he ran OCT on me, something that's relatively new.

classicman · 05-16-2012, 08:54 PM

SD - from my bro the doctor - FWIW
"There are two forms of retinoschisis - adult and juvenile. I presume this guy has the adult form. It is generally an incidental finding and usually doesn't cause any problems. In a normal patient - ie two healthy eyes - it might checked every 6 months for a year or two but then simply every year. I have never seen adult retinoschisis progress to the point where it needed to be treated. "

SteveDallas · 05-17-2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

SD - from my bro the doctor - FWIW
"There are two forms of retinoschisis - adult and juvenile. I presume this guy has the adult form. It is generally an incidental finding and usually doesn't cause any problems.

Yeah, that's where we're at. Extra tests to monitor it, but no intervention.

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In a normal patient - ie two healthy eyes

My eyes are not normal and healthy.

classicman · 05-17-2012, 01:06 PM

Free second opinion offered from him. If you want it send me a PM.

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05-11-2012, 02:19 PM	#4371
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	beardruff. holy shit. it's a goatee, ferfuxache. no WAY this much snow should fall from such a small patch of whiskers. And I'm wearing a black shirt! __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

05-11-2012, 03:28 PM	#4373
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	and you're not far from the truth of it! I'm going to have to start using dandruff shampoo on my little beard. I usually use Dr Bronners Eucalyptus soap to wash my face... I guess that's causing it. I just combed it backwards to try to get it all out, and it JUST KEEPS COMING. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

05-16-2012, 08:54 PM	#4378
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	SD - from my bro the doctor - FWIW "There are two forms of retinoschisis - adult and juvenile. I presume this guy has the adult form. It is generally an incidental finding and usually doesn't cause any problems. In a normal patient - ie two healthy eyes - it might checked every 6 months for a year or two but then simply every year. I have never seen adult retinoschisis progress to the point where it needed to be treated. " __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-11-2012, 02:26 PM	#4372
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I'm giggling at this image of you, beardruff falling falling falling, until a cow orker comes to your office and you're buried under a pile of snow.

05-11-2012, 03:34 PM	#4374
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	My friend has a really tall and sleek male black labrador retriever. He's amazing, like the quintessential black lab. Seriously. I try to steal him. He's like a horse, he's so sleek. But he has that same issue. I'll see what his doctor prescribed him.

05-15-2012, 10:47 AM	#4375
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I had a fun visit with my ophthalmologist yesterday. I apparently have retinoschisis in my left eye--a separation of the retina from the rear wall of the eye. I'm sure many of you have heard of detached retinas. This is NOT a detached retina. Unlike a detached retina, where prompt, aggressive treatment is indicated, retinoschisis hardly ever gets worse. I'll be seeing a retina specialist for a full evaluation, but the end result is almost certainly going to be more frequent visits for followup monitoring, and not much else. Hence, "mildly irritating." My doctor thinks that if this were a recent development, I would have noticed a change in my vision. Since I haven't, he says it's likely that I've had it for a long time, possibly my entire life. The only really surprising thing is that it's my left eye, since my right eye is the worse one and the one I've had retinal issues with in the past.

05-17-2012, 01:06 PM	#4380
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Free second opinion offered from him. If you want it send me a PM. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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