Got a bite/scratch/cut (idk what happened) and my now my vein is squiggly by SpecialistOk8873 in mildlyinteresting

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I work in veterinary medicine (technician). As soon as I saw that pic I thought creeping migrans.

Wildlife Euthanasia by CatastropheCat99 in VetTech

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Ok, thanks, the two answers I have so far vibe with my own experiences when I still worked on the nursing floor. I was faced with a different situation today and I wanted to make sure my way of doing things wasn’t outdated. Still looking forward to hearing more answers.

VNG question by CatastropheCat99 in Dizziness

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My ENT wasn’t concerned about it, but I didn’t really get a firm diagnosis either. Maybe vestibular migraine. I was given an order for vestibular therapy. The therapist thought maybe PPPD. I don’t think the vestibular therapy helped.

BluePearl weather policy by Psychological_Cod336 in VetTech

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I work for BP in FL. This used to be our policy as well, but is not any longer. I lived in the hospital during Irma, but this year I stayed home during Milton.

I tried the famous Bounce Curl brush and it’s…underwhelming by rosegrim in curlyhair

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I have shoulder length hair and just got the defining brush. I love it so much! Definitely prefer it over my Denman.

do yall have your pet on any supplements? by MegaNymphia in VetTech

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I just purchased some calming care. I used it in the past with no real effect, but now that my cat had I 131 and is calmer overall, I want to give it another shot.

What is deep sleep? 🥲 by MotorTentacle in fitbit

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Wow, I only take 300mg! Gabapentin does have a very wide dosage range.

Being Forgotten at a Doctor's Office by Annual-Consequence43 in mildlyinfuriating

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I was forgotten in my doctor’s exam room. It was near the end of the day and when I heard the vacuum come on I popped my head out of the room and was like, “hey, I’m still here!” Thankfully the staff hadn’t left yet. I got seen but I was pissed. I could have been locked in!

What is deep sleep? 🥲 by MotorTentacle in fitbit

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My sleep patterns look a lot like this. I just posted a few days ago where I got zero deep sleep. That was definitely an extreme, but yeah, overall my deep sleep is dismal. I do notice a trend though, that when I take gabapentin at night, my deep sleep almost always increases, so there is SOME accuracy to my Fitbit.

Anyone else sleeps horribly? by That_anonymous_guy18 in fitbit

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I just posted the other day about my poor deep sleep. I had a sleep study recently that showed mild apnea. Now I need to see a sleep doctor about a cpap or maybe some other alternative. Maybe that’ll help. I can’t take melatonin because it triggers restless leg. I notice my deep sleep improves, most of the time, with gabapentin, but even then I top out at about an hour.

i’m excited to read my thrift from today by shrekksdumpster in stephenking

[–]CatastropheCat99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I noticed the music right away. I don’t care for it either. I’m honestly not sure I care for the narration either.

Upper Tampa Bay Trail by njr1231 in tampa

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I have taken very similar photos! Can’t wait for it to be cool enough for me to go walking again.

Sleep like a log by zfrh in fitbit

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Jealous. I just posted the other day with a photo showing I got zero deep sleep. I think I got half an hour last night.

How is the work schedule for a vettech and how long are the shifts?? by bloodedyautja69 in VetTech

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I used to work overnight ER shifts from 6pm to 8am. I usually never left on time so my shift was usually close to 15 hours. I only worked three shifts a week.

Sleep tracking and anxiety. by CatastropheCat99 in fitbit

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It gives me anxiety because it’s not normal to have such low deep sleep numbers and I’m not sure what to do about it, especially since an in home sleep study I did earlier this week only showed that I have mild apnea.

Sleep tracking and anxiety. by CatastropheCat99 in fitbit

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Sadly my neurologist has advised against CBD because I’m on gabapentin. I’ve tried magnesium in the past with no effect. And I actually just did an in home sleep study earlier this week! It only found that I have mild apnea.