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This is so crazy, but it’s easier to explain it in bullet format. Long story short, I’m suspected of having a rare blood disorder. -In December for a run after not running for a while. -Ouch, quads and hamstrings are sore for a whole. Pain at the back of the left knee persists. -Knee MRI ordered. Shows moderate to several patellofemoral syndrome, unusual for my age and size. I start PT -I am referred to ortho. but I keep asking why the pain is mostly back of the knee -One ortho says it sounds like sciatica. Lumbar spine MRI ordered -No real problems on the lumbar spine...except that the bone marrow signal is low. -Labs are ordered, including a smear. All negative except for platelets, which are 2 points over the top of the normal range. -Referred to two general oncoligists who dismiss it. I hoped they were right, but I wanted to make sure. -I set a phone appt with my old hematologist across the country. He says the comination of this MRI finding and w/no iron deficiency means a rare blood disorder (caused by acquired gene mutations) needs to be ruled out. -He orders a few genetic and other lab tests for this rare disorder. -I can’t help but go into my 23 and Me raw data. Took me a while to sort it out, but looks like i have one of the mutations and thus the rare blood disorder. Assuming the 23 and me lab didn’t screw this up, looks like I have this rare blood disorder, which can cause clots and sometimes eventually morphs into leukemia. I’m hoping 23 and Me is wrong, but I have a bad feeling about this. I’m pretty upset. You all have been very supportive so I thought I’d talk about this here. Edit: I really appreciate the support. I don’t want to present this as something it’s not. Depending on what this is, it may not affect lifespan. But it certainly puts me at higher risk.

The 1985 TWA hijacking. I remember coming back from swim temy arm watching the latest updates. The Loma Prieta earthquake The TV movie The Day After. Erich Honecker amd his gold bathroom fixtures

Shhh. Stop talking for a moment as the image enters my mind. I’m seeing a physician. Maybe an internist or cardiologist. You trained under a mentor who was rather clinically conservactive and thorough. How am I doing?

I went to one in my early twenties after seeing a $5 for one question sign at the door. She told me that neither of my current dating relationships would work out. She then offered two more questions for another $5. I passed.

Me over the last 2 weeks.

The Tiffany Ingram story may have put a damper on that. http://www.theciviljusticeblog.com/2015/07/anesthesiologist-disparages-patient-and-she-ends-up-paying-for-it/

Southwest has made a Statement about the Incident, which they are very Sorry about. ״Our corporate Culture is built on a tenet of treating others with concern and dignity and the comments are inconsistent with the professional behavior and overall respect that we require from our Employees, This situation was an isolated incident involving a single Employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hardworking, respectful People of Southwest Airlines."

I‘m so sorry. I never had the chance to meet him, but he worked hard to run this board, and my life is better for it. RIP.

I thought it was pretty funny, though pilots are not supposed to chit chat before the plane reaches 10K feet. I wonder what happened on the ground that prompted this. Mask rules? Got rejected by someone who drives a Hyundai? The interviews with earnest passengers are funny too.

https://abc7news.com/southwest-airline-pilot-rant-on-hot-mic-explicit-bay-area-san-jose-mineta-airport/10448674/

Both would have made me angry. The second one is worse because you made a special effort to hold the door instead of being on your way.

Taking glasses off to kiss is a huge turn on.

There’s almost no limit as to how late women can give birth using a transferred embryo and hormones. (Of course, risks skyrocket after a certain point.) I can’t imagine a spontaneous pregnancy happening that late. Maybe at 45. Of course, for men, the sky’s the limit. But again, risks of certain problems increase after 40.

Investment banking analyst for a rough shop. I had a (usually shared) window office, and the firm subsidized crazy expenses to keep us working. But it wasn’t worth the perks.

I’m entirely on iOS but was considering switching to 1Password. Is it worth the cost?

Just wanted to throw in another word of thanks for @Cooper for his work on this.

Wishing Daddy the very best as he fights COVID.

I‘d hire a Lyft. Hitler and Pol Pot hate Uber.

I agree 100 percent with Lookin. For Mayo, you could call financial services and see if they could reduce the cost of a consult. Have you tried calling the doctor’s office and trying to get the appointment moved up. You could explain the situation and ask them to talk to the doctor directly. They should be able to squeeze you in early this week. I think an advocate is a great idea. You could even conference someone in virtually.

I am really sorry to hear about the insurance, Tyro. This is a long shot, but do you qualify for Medicaid?

@tyro You’re in the Midwest, right? How is your insurance? Could you ask your doctor refer you to someone at Mayo who is doing cutting edge work? Being assertive with medical staff is difficult in the best of times and more so when you’re worried and not feeling your best. But it’s often the best way to get results.

I wondered about this too.

So glad to see yo again, Tyro. I sometimes wondered where you had gone. I’m very sorry to hear about the scans. I will be thinking of you as you see your doctors. You are smart and educated, which will help a great deal.

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I come from a family of non-drinkers. There were little bottles of airline liqueur at home but no one drank them. Bottles wine etc. sat around for years, untouched. We were allowed to drink red wine on holidays if we wished, but I found the taste repulsive.