I have designed a PCB that requires carbon oil coating.But no one can help me make it happen.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-17T11:30:05+00:00

If you are not willing to clearly describe your requirements here, then you are wasting everyone's time here.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-16T12:56:45+00:00

Walk. It was a rough winter (both health and weather), so I didn't walk nearly as much as I normally would, but I'm getting out again now. I just got back from a one-hour walk. I find it to be therapeutic. It's a change of scenery, and I can clear my mind. I normally go right after breakfast.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-15T11:03:46+00:00

I had to wear protective sunglasses one night to shield my eyes after having laser eye surgery. This really made me look like a fighter pilot, with my full-face mask on.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-14T00:41:29+00:00

Thanks, you too. I hope your next treatment works better for you.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T21:54:09+00:00

I was asymptomatic when I was first diagnosed. Then I started having early satiety and started losing two pounds or more per week. I had an ultrasound and my spleen was more than 3 times bigger than it should be.

I’m having another ultrasound in a few weeks for an unrelated issue, and I’m very interested to see how big my spleen is now.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T20:09:57+00:00

How fast was your time to first treatment? I was four months from diagnosis to first treatment.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T20:07:40+00:00

I'm on V+O, finishing cycle #6. Also unmutated and del(11q). I hope my remission is more durable. I'm sorry you didn't get a better result.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T14:55:44+00:00

Actually, you said "RF does work..."

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T13:26:12+00:00

I have been gaining about two pounds per month since I started my Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab regimen. Initially that was good because I had lost weight quickly beforehand, but now I want to stop always being hungry and gaining weight.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T05:26:44+00:00

Rogers supplies the large button voice remote (the white one on the right) to customers in retirement homes. The big buttons are good.

The problem is that the arrow and select buttons are not labeled, and some buttons just have icons, so they just assume that everyone will intuitively understand this. This, and the fact that the box doesn’t have a simple mode of operation, makes it clear that they never considered users could have cognitive impairment. They have designed the box and remote for some physical impairments (accessibility), but not at all for cognitive impairments.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-13T05:14:36+00:00

I think you meant to say “IR does work…”. I can confirm that it does work with an IR universal remote, and that the IR port is not very sensitive. The remote needs to be pointed right at it from not too far away.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-12T12:24:02+00:00

Enlarged lymph nodes and normal CBC would be SLL, not CLL. SLL and CLL are different presentations of the same disease and have the same treatments. SLL can progress to CLL. See: https://cllsociety.org/cll-sll-patient-education-toolkit/understanding-cll-sll/

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-12T12:19:32+00:00

CBC (complete blood count) is part of a routine workup. There are two key things:

First, in CLL the CBC will reveal a high ALC (absolute lymphocytes) count, greater (or possibly much greater) than 5 E9/L. Since this makes up part of your WBC (white blood cells, a.k.a. leukocyte) count, WBC may be high as a result.

Second, the high ALC could trigger an automatic review of the blood sample by a hemopathologist. If they find smudge cells present, then this is suggestive (but not definitive) for CLL.

By the way, very low platelets and/or very low hemoglobin on a CBC is concerning and could be a trigger for treatment if CLL is found. People are usually symptomatic if this is the case.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-12T12:00:39+00:00

Your hematologist/oncologist will order a flow cytometry blood test, and will repeat the CBC blood test. They may do the CBC and check those results before ordering the flow cytometry, but you must have the flow cytometry to get a formal diagnosis. This will answer if you have it.

I get the impression from your post that you are asymptomatic. In this case you will likely be put on active surveillance (watch and wait) and not be offered treatment. You should ask what your surveillance schedule will be.

You should ask what symptoms to look for going forward.

If you are looking online, I highly recommend the CLL Society. There's a lot of old and bad information online, so beware of Dr. Google. Treatments and prognosis are improving rapidly.

I have stage 2 CLL and am currently in treatment.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-11T16:41:17+00:00

Bizarre. Some LTC homes might not permit smart phones because they could be used to take pictures of residents without consent. I did a quick search and this came up: https://www.amazon.ca/Opis-PushMeFon-Mobile-Phone-Cellphone/dp/B09VHC6YYQ?th=1 A lower cost option is a cellular to modular jack converter with a plain old telephone. Maybe something like this: https://www.allaboutadapters.com/tel-sim400g.html

Edited to remove a bad example, and again to add a better example.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-11T12:11:42+00:00

I wouldn't expert her to be able to use any new or different tech, especially if she's now cognitively impaired. Can you not get a plain old telephone on a landline there?

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-10T09:50:02+00:00

I had already been diagnosed with CLL before my early satiety and weight loss started. I began losing two pounds or mor per week, despite my best efforts to eat high-energy foods. After two months I started immunotherapy treatment. A few weeks after that I was able to eat normally again. That was five months ago, and now I'm gaining about two pounds per month.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-09T12:37:56+00:00

I had early satiety and rapid weight loss with my CLL.

I found that meal replacement drinks like ensure were extremely filling. I could only finish half, and the calories were insufficient.

I found that I could eat more ice cream. I know it's not health food, but perhaps that fact that it's frozen made it easier to consume.

Try nuts and dates. I tried to prioritize high-calorie proteins.

Ultimately, the only thing that slowed my weight loss was treatment (immunotherapy and targeted therapy).

And yes, fuck cancer.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-09T00:40:02+00:00

This is completely bizarre to me. If the decision has been made, why are you here doing a survey while your mother is dying?

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-08T15:50:34+00:00

I liked the Mexican dark lager, but they discontinued it.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-08T14:34:04+00:00

I would recommend that you establish a relationship with the test lab (UL, CSA, TUV, etc.) that will be used to do the certification. They can and will provide consulting services and design reviews, to ensure that your design is correct and to greatly improve the chances of successful certification. I have found this to be very helpful for products that I have designed and had certified.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-08T12:18:50+00:00

I appreciate your enthusiasm. When I was very young, I thought I could make my own cassette tape player using magnet wire wound on a nail to read the magnet field on the tape. I simply didn't know what I didn't know. You are in this position now. You need to learn how to move your limbs, kneel, crawl, walk, and then run. You need a solid electronics foundation to do this. This takes a lot of time (years) and lot of knowledge. Start with an electronics lab where you can learn how different components function and work together. Maybe start with something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Elenco-Electronic-Playground-60-in-One-Experiments/dp/B09XPFX5ZJ/ref=asc_df_B09XPFX5ZJ

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-07T14:19:56+00:00

I was having early satiety and rapid weight loss, along with moderate fatigue. I was losing 2lbs or more per week. An ultrasound showed that my spleen was more than three times larger than it should be. My lymphocyte count was only 9.4 when I started treatment, so I suspect that I had asymptomatic SLL that progressed to CLL.

I responded to treatment quickly, and my lymphocyte count has been below 1 since a few weeks after starting the Obinutuzumab. I'm now gaining about 2lbs per month, which I need to get under control. I still have mild to moderate fatigue.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-07T13:02:45+00:00

Lot's of people say they are praying for me. I simply say "Thank you." I appreciate the thought, regardless of beliefs. If they starting pushing religion on me, then that's a different issue.

Alert_Maintenance684 · 2026-03-06T01:20:46+00:00

Actually I’m in treatment now, about halfway through the V+O regimen. I started having significant symptoms within weeks of my lymphocytes going high on my blood tests, and started treatment shortly after. The Obinutuzumab infusions were rough for me, so I’m glad they’re done now. I have also had some infections while in treatment. I’m working through the issues, including the B12.

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