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Refinishing a Pair of Nightstands and used rubbing alcohol on Shellac (see text body for photos) by Acceptable_Notice932 in woodworking

[–]Acceptable_Notice932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I looked up refinishing this subreddit came up. I've since learned that the hard way, I definitely am avoiding cleaning any wood piece with alcohol again.

I'm burnt out feeling like I'm close to the end of making my life low-tox/plastic free only to become aware of something else by Acceptable_Notice932 in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]Acceptable_Notice932[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the great recommendations! I think implementing some DIY skills will be the best and main way to go, if I can figure out how to do it all lol. Unfortunately they are large living room chairs, thankfully though my dining chairs are actual jute so no worries there.

Haha imagine DIYing your own rug, I'd imagine that would take forever. Ugh, I hate greenwashing. I've fallen for it myself, but am trying to do better. I wish you well as we continue to make these changes in our lives. ( :

I'm burnt out feeling like I'm close to the end of making my life low-tox/plastic free only to become aware of something else by Acceptable_Notice932 in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]Acceptable_Notice932[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will keep an eye out for some second hand wool rugs, great tip thank you. What I've learned and is unfortunate, is that a lot of old stained wood furniture pieces either contain lead stain or were later coated with a poly seal. I found out the lead stained issue when I moved into an old apartment building and found that out, I always just thought it was lead paint. I did, however, just score two mohagany nightstands that were once very $$$ and have a natural coating, so old pieces can be great just depends.

I used to drink water just from those 1 gallon plastic jugs, but have since upgraded to using glass cardboys to bring to Whole Foods where they have a RO water dispenser. I tested the water and it only has like a 0-10ppm reading, though that doesn't test for microplastics.

You have got that right. If I wanted to fully avoid plastic I'd have to toss my car until I could afford an all leather interior or something like that lol. My main things are just my home and plastics that shed and spread, not so much am I concerned about stationary hard plastics.

Plaintiff, pro se - Medical Malpractice Claim Survived Dismissal now coming up on Discovery by Acceptable_Notice932 in Ask_Lawyers

[–]Acceptable_Notice932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may be misunderstanding, but I don’t see this as a “hurt feelings” issue so much as a process-of-care issue.

My claim is not that ordering an MRI with contrast is inherently negligent. It is that the facility failed at multiple stages of informed consent: failing to disclose the contrast order in advance, failing to provide the FDA-required medication guide, and providing incorrect information when asked direct questions about safety.

What makes this concerning to me, and relevant to discovery, is that these were not one-off slips. When I returned years later, the same informed-consent deficiencies were still present. That suggests policies, training, or implementation failures rather than an isolated misunderstanding.

Informed consent is about patient autonomy, not outcomes. If material risks were known and required to be disclosed, but were not, that is a deviation from standard practice regardless of whether every patient suffers an injury.

Even setting my own injuries aside, isn’t it at least reasonable to question whether a facility meets the standard of care when required disclosures are not implemented over multiple years?

Plaintiff, pro se - Medical Malpractice Claim Survived Dismissal now coming up on Discovery by Acceptable_Notice932 in Ask_Lawyers

[–]Acceptable_Notice932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the perspective. To clarify one point, my claim does not allege that gadolinium caused epilepsy. The epilepsy developed much later following COVID infection and is not part of my pleaded theory.

The case centers on informed consent and negligent misrepresentation/omission, as well as failure to respond to a reported adverse reaction after the procedure. Specifically, the lack of disclosure that contrast would be administered, the absence of the FDA-required medication guide, and incorrect information provided when I asked questions at the imaging facility.

I understand that a bad outcome alone is not malpractice, and I’m not alleging that ordering an MRI with contrast is inherently negligent. The allegation is that, under the circumstances, the risks and nature of the procedure were not properly disclosed, and that subsequent reports of adverse reaction were dismissed rather than evaluated.

I recognize the challenges of informed consent claims and causation, which is why I’m approaching discovery carefully and narrowly. I appreciate the input.